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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 31

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

963 head

▲ 458 vs last sale 505▼ 89 vs year ago 1,052 · −8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 88▲ 0 vs year ago 103 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 16▼ 23 vs year ago 45 · −51.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 10.00-13.00 higher, heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good 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 $169.89/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$169.89

405 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.09

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	172.91	905	341
Medium and Large 1-2	479	153.77	737	64

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $168 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 sale405 hd

169.89

—

MO average17 barns · 12,773 hd

159.79

+10.09

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	1,724	90.57	1,562	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	67.77	978	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	61.62	671	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	45.69	458	14

Every lot

78 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	202.27/cwt	192.00–207.50	570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	187.94/cwt	182.00–195.00	594	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	150.33/cwt	140.00–160.00	493	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	329	207.02/cwt	205.00–212.00	681	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	203.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	744	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	188.31/cwt	172.00–200.00	725	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	167.46/cwt	162.00–175.00	645	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	162.41/cwt	152.00–180.00	674	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	180.62/cwt	167.00–188.00	766	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	431	191.07/cwt	189.00–192.00	824	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	156.35/cwt	145.00–167.00	724	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	190.07/cwt	186.00–192.50	886	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	182.69/cwt	172.00–187.50	875	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	178.47/cwt	170.00–184.00	928	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	152.63/cwt	146.00–167.50	809	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	184.64/cwt	184.00–185.00	988	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	167.43/cwt	164.00–170.00	959	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	146.22/cwt	130.00–151.00	863	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	157.23/cwt	144.00–169.00	978	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	129.87/cwt	129.50–131.00	864	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	147.49/cwt	140.00–155.00	984	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	132.88/cwt	130.00–143.50	955	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,001	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,094	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	163.90/cwt	150.00–175.00	438	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	139.06/cwt	130.00–150.00	452	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	167.50/cwt	150.00–173.00	563	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	166.45/cwt	150.00–173.00	618	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	136.70/cwt	133.00–150.00	515	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	158.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	662	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	136.21/cwt	125.00–150.00	580	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	156.36/cwt	140.00–162.00	727	44
Heifers	—	Large 1	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	139.34/cwt	126.00–149.00	669	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	486	161.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	785	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	142.44/cwt	132.00–148.00	742	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	136.16/cwt	127.50–145.00	780	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	124.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	713	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	129.33/cwt	120.00–134.50	802	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	118.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	790	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	129.37/cwt	120.00–133.00	872	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	123.37/cwt	118.00–129.00	889	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	114.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	938	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	172.14/cwt	162.00–174.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	173.02/cwt	150.00–179.00	739	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	166.93/cwt	152.00–173.00	790	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	143.55/cwt	135.00–150.00	699	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	158.29/cwt	155.00–163.00	806	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	131.53/cwt	127.00–136.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	147.46/cwt	139.00–165.00	839	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	129.73/cwt	120.00–145.00	745	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	126.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	828	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	960	61.47/cwt	60.00–63.00	590	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	80.18/cwt	70.00–85.50	1,280	5
Bulls	—	—	1,869	97.91/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,830	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	44.86/cwt	40.00–59.00	446	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	57.07/cwt	51.00–62.00	596	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	630	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	67.87/cwt	63.50–73.00	779	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	69.44/cwt	66.00–71.50	996	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	61.64/cwt	60.00–63.00	912	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	760	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	805	668.49/cwt	550.00–735.00	5,381	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,598	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,083	913.40/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	9,892	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,183	926.65/cwt	885.00–985.00	10,962	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	1,191.21/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	14,235	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,800	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 963Last week 505Year ago 1,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 88Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	157.50	157.50
6	—	512	127.00–136.00	131.53
6	—	487	135.00–150.00	143.55
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
10	—	574	120.00–145.00	129.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	124.00	124.00
3	—	617	120.00–130.00	126.54
12	—	569	139.00–165.00	147.46
19	—	473	152.00–173.00	166.93
6	—	387	162.00–174.00	172.14
19	—	427	150.00–179.00	173.02
5	—	509	155.00–163.00	158.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	667	140.00–155.00	147.49
6	—	823	131.00–135.00	132.98
3	—	900	120.00	120.00
41	—	622	144.00–169.00	157.23
9	—	316	182.00–195.00	187.94
30	—	385	172.00–200.00	188.31
27	—	573	164.00–170.00	167.43
28	—	719	130.00–143.50	132.88
3	—	282	192.00–207.50	202.27
25	—	424	167.00–188.00	180.62
3	—	760	130.00–132.50	131.66
40	—	520	170.00–184.00	178.47
32	—	479	172.00–187.50	182.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	365	200.00–205.00	203.75
14	—	431	189.00–192.00	191.07
11	—	535	184.00–185.00	184.64
15	—	329	205.00–212.00	207.02
22	—	466	186.00–192.50	190.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	130.00	130.00
7	—	463	145.00–167.00	156.35
14	—	385	162.00–175.00	167.46
4	—	665	129.50–131.00	129.87
7	—	415	152.00–180.00	162.41
11	—	530	146.00–167.50	152.63
12	—	590	130.00–151.00	146.22
7	—	328	140.00–160.00	150.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	721	118.00–129.00	123.37
9	—	267	150.00–175.00	163.90
44	—	465	140.00–162.00	156.36
35	—	573	127.50–145.00	136.16
28	—	417	150.00–165.00	158.65
11	—	336	150.00–173.00	167.50
10	—	819	110.00–117.00	114.47
46	—	521	132.00–148.00	142.44
21	—	674	120.00–133.00	129.37
3	—	790	115.00	115.00
26	—	620	120.00–134.50	129.33
25	—	371	150.00–173.00	166.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	486	160.00–165.00	161.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	118.00	118.00
3	—	477	125.00	125.00
3	—	365	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	125.00–130.00	128.99
26	—	426	125.00–150.00	136.21
10	—	325	130.00–150.00	139.06
41	—	480	126.00–149.00	139.34
4	—	669	115.00–119.00	118.03
5	—	377	133.00–150.00	136.70
14	—	573	120.00–128.00	124.37

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,083	750.00–1,100.00	913.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,191.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,183	885.00–985.00	926.65

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)	3	—	805	550.00–735.00	668.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,434	66.00–71.50	69.44
3	—	1,480	60.00–63.00	61.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,148	63.50–73.00	67.87
33	—	1,045	51.00–62.00	57.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	56.50	56.50
13	—	994	40.00–59.00	44.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	60.00–63.00	61.47
15	—	1,869	89.00–99.50	97.91
5	—	1,596	70.00–85.50	80.18

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.