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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 17

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

942 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 921▲ 772 vs year ago 170 · +454.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 169▼ 7 vs year ago 77 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 39▼ 3 vs year ago 23 · −13.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher, the rest of the 600-700 lbs offering sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls not tested; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.28/cwt on 518 head.

Average price

$154.28

518 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$12.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.51

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	156.59	893	423
Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.04	749	95

One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about $144 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 sale518 hd

154.28

—

MO average16 barns · 9,494 hd

149.78

+4.51

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,690	81.75	1,381	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	62.32	858	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	56.91	642	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	41.67	425	15

Every lot

64 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	174.45/cwt	162.50–187.00	572	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	173.98/cwt	165.00–185.00	663	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	153.78/cwt	148.00–160.00	591	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	393	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	178.88/cwt	165.00–184.00	757	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	153.37/cwt	140.00–160.00	661	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	168.04/cwt	155.00–177.00	803	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	144.42/cwt	130.00–155.00	692	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	166.13/cwt	152.00–170.00	874	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	147.62/cwt	130.00–155.00	778	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	153.54/cwt	145.00–163.00	874	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	139.28/cwt	127.00–150.00	816	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	121.78/cwt	119.00–130.00	740	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	151.56/cwt	135.00–160.00	947	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	143.87/cwt	135.00–159.00	973	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	121.13/cwt	118.00–131.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	139.45/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,004	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	133.30/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,025	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	149.80/cwt	145.00–157.00	404	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	150.17/cwt	143.00–157.00	500	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	148.67/cwt	141.00–156.00	543	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	142.37/cwt	132.00–152.00	598	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	129.31/cwt	125.00–137.00	616	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	137.23/cwt	130.00–141.00	663	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	132.53/cwt	128.00–135.00	694	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	125.28/cwt	118.00–133.00	673	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	132.26/cwt	120.00–140.00	747	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	123.87/cwt	118.00–130.00	709	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	598	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	111.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	680	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	127.91/cwt	118.00–133.50	810	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	773	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	118.74/cwt	117.00–120.00	844	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	807	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	117.24/cwt	115.00–119.00	902	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	151.57/cwt	145.00–167.00	615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	464	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	607	122.51/cwt	118.00–135.00	744	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,831	88.44/cwt	85.50–92.00	1,619	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	43.30/cwt	35.00–51.00	439	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	33.10/cwt	30.00–36.00	338	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	51.50/cwt	51.00–52.00	538	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,072	53.36/cwt	50.00–58.00	572	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	61.10/cwt	59.00–62.00	730	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	782	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	63.15/cwt	62.00–64.50	878	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	770	649.68/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,003	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,129	712.35/cwt	610.00–810.00	8,042	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,243	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,218	709.77/cwt	650.00–735.00	8,645	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,330	723.61/cwt	600.00–785.00	9,624	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,395	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,811	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Mar 17, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 942Last week 921Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 169Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	121.00	121.00
79	—	625	135.00–160.00	151.56
53	—	569	145.00–163.00	153.54
32	—	526	152.00–170.00	166.13
40	—	676	135.00–159.00	143.87
20	—	381	165.00–185.00	173.98
84	—	478	155.00–177.00	168.04
17	—	328	162.50–187.00	174.45
36	—	769	124.00–144.00	133.30
24	—	423	165.00–184.00	178.88
32	—	720	130.00–144.00	139.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	431	140.00–160.00	153.37
6	—	384	148.00–160.00	153.78
29	—	527	130.00–155.00	147.62
4	—	685	118.00–131.00	121.13
14	—	479	130.00–155.00	144.42
5	—	608	119.00–130.00	121.78
22	—	586	127.00–150.00	139.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	420	132.00–152.00	142.37
36	—	633	118.00–133.50	127.91
9	—	365	141.00–156.00	148.67
5	—	270	145.00–157.00	149.80
44	—	524	128.00–135.00	132.53
11	—	769	115.00–119.00	117.24
6	—	333	143.00–157.00	150.17
5	—	695	128.00	128.00
4	—	711	117.00–120.00	118.74
69	—	565	120.00–140.00	132.26
52	—	483	130.00–141.00	137.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	115.00	115.00
2	—	765	105.00–106.00	105.51
18	—	476	125.00–137.00	129.31
14	—	572	118.00–130.00	123.87
12	—	537	118.00–133.00	125.28
3	—	350	120.00	120.00
3	—	682	110.00–115.00	113.30
6	—	609	110.00–118.00	111.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	598	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	145.00–167.00	151.57
12	—	607	118.00–135.00	122.51
4	—	464	155.00	155.00
4	—	500	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,330	600.00–785.00	723.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,129	610.00–810.00	712.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	650.00–735.00	709.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	770	600.00–700.00	649.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,072	50.00–58.00	53.36
11	—	1,195	59.00–62.00	61.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	30.00–36.00	33.10
2	—	1,045	51.00–52.00	51.50
9	—	1,014	35.00–51.00	43.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,390	62.00–64.50	63.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,831	85.50–92.00	88.44

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.