Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-02-10

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Feb 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▼ 859 vs last sale 1,101▼ 1,371 vs year ago 1,613 · −85.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 95▲ 7 vs year ago 47 · +14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 15▼ 17 vs year ago 23 · −73.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher on a very light test due to weather. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, bulls not well tested Demand good and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.94/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$142.94
133 head · 672 lb average
Value per head Derived
$960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.92
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1671144.23968120
Medium and Large 1-2680131.0089113thin
One grade step is worth $13.23/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale133 hd
142.94
—
MO average11 barns · 5,760 hd
147.86
−4.92
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,45082.761,2004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06359.8163618
CowsLean 85-90%High86858.485074thin

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1509170.00/cwt170.00–170.0086511
Steers—Medium and Large 1569159.00/cwt159.00–159.0090514
Steers—Medium and Large 1636149.00/cwt149.00–149.0094839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.0089113
Steers—Medium and Large 1738134.42/cwt120.00–137.0099247
Steers—Medium and Large 1801120.50/cwt120.50–120.509656
Steers—Medium and Large 1880120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0563
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308136.05/cwt135.00–138.004193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310126.00/cwt126.00–126.003913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415135.98/cwt125.00–140.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445124.00/cwt124.00–124.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460129.00/cwt127.50–132.005933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518140.90/cwt125.00–146.0073013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579131.11/cwt122.00–133.0075928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608110.00/cwt110.00–110.006696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1642133.00/cwt133.00–133.0085413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670133.03/cwt120.00–134.0089143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795115.50/cwt115.50–115.509183
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602108.00/cwt108.00–108.006505
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00065.00/cwt65.00–65.006501
Bulls——1,60088.68/cwt88.00–89.501,4193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86063.97/cwt63.50–64.505502
Cows—Lean 85-90%87552.99/cwt49.00–56.504642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04458.34/cwt50.00–65.0060915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15867.17/cwt66.00–69.007783
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,178980.00/cwt975.00–985.0011,5442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,243800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,9442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,350785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,5981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,420850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,0701

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.