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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 21

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,267 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 1,270▲ 598 vs year ago 669 · +89.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 174▲ 42 vs year ago 100 · +42.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 34▲ 8 vs year ago 20 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs heifers sold 2.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate to heavy.

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 $163.80/cwt on 587 head.

Average price

$163.80

587 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$20.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.84

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	166.82	913	500
Medium and Large 1-2	531	146.44	778	87

One grade step is worth $20.37/cwt here — about $135 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 sale587 hd

163.80

—

MO average17 barns · 10,342 hd

157.96

+5.84

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	—	Average	1,622	83.80	1,359	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	68.80	960	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	63.16	724	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	47.45	472	18

Every lot

84 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	161.83/cwt	160.00–162.50	445	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	276	187.53/cwt	175.00–205.00	518	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	189.37/cwt	177.50–198.00	606	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	348	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	189.87/cwt	177.50–197.50	708	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	146.70/cwt	139.00–155.00	550	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	178.96/cwt	170.00–185.00	764	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	193.17/cwt	188.00–196.00	827	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	160.30/cwt	155.00–165.00	686	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	841	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	155.76/cwt	145.00–165.00	748	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	173.42/cwt	160.00–178.00	834	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	896	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	143.94/cwt	126.00–155.00	740	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	165.13/cwt	150.00–174.00	862	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	559	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,037	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,039	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	160.94/cwt	152.00–170.00	917	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	147.30/cwt	132.00–157.00	851	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	129.74/cwt	129.00–130.00	803	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	146.74/cwt	143.00–152.00	923	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	142.78/cwt	138.50–149.00	954	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	123.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	836	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	971	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	135.50/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,023	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	134.66/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,106	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,065	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	123.95/cwt	123.50–125.50	1,143	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,207	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,059	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,207	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	134.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	413	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	152.84/cwt	145.00–160.00	491	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	332	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	589	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	137.52/cwt	120.00–142.00	514	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	150.57/cwt	140.00–162.00	569	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	393	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	145.54/cwt	138.00–155.00	624	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	145.55/cwt	135.00–153.00	687	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	132.11/cwt	120.00–139.00	633	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	484	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	731	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	125.90/cwt	123.00–130.00	650	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	522	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	741	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	137.16/cwt	130.00–141.00	734	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	134.14/cwt	127.50–139.00	755	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	139.19/cwt	137.50–142.00	805	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	125.16/cwt	122.50–126.00	727	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	123.32/cwt	120.00–134.50	766	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	118.81/cwt	110.00–126.00	740	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	123.60/cwt	121.00–126.00	832	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	123.17/cwt	117.00–124.00	900	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	995	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,075	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	160.95/cwt	160.00–162.00	604	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	486	146.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	712	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	146.54/cwt	144.00–157.00	753	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	134.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	128.23/cwt	121.00–137.00	719	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	638	133.79/cwt	123.00–137.00	854	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	732	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,387	79.39/cwt	74.00–85.50	1,101	7
Bulls	—	—	2,034	91.51/cwt	89.00–94.50	1,861	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	57.26/cwt	56.50–58.00	523	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	46.22/cwt	39.00–55.00	465	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,099	58.27/cwt	50.00–65.00	640	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	68.80/cwt	65.00–77.00	817	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	44.00/cwt	40.00–47.50	537	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	70.27/cwt	68.00–73.00	970	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,452	63.42/cwt	60.00–65.00	921	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	895	806.84/cwt	625.00–975.00	7,221	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	895	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	919	720.16/cwt	625.00–825.00	6,618	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	716.06/cwt	600.00–850.00	7,769	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,093	625.97/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,842	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,123	687.47/cwt	675.00–700.00	7,720	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,137	731.95/cwt	600.00–825.00	8,322	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,385	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,015	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,013	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,062.50/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,219	4

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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,267Last week 1,270Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 174Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 34Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	570	152.00–170.00	160.94
42	—	481	160.00–178.00	173.42
40	—	427	170.00–185.00	178.96
25	—	373	177.50–197.50	189.87
23	—	320	177.50–198.00	189.37
52	—	629	143.00–152.00	146.74
5	—	701	138.50	138.50
4	—	1,059	114.00	114.00
4	—	755	134.00–136.00	135.50
35	—	522	150.00–174.00	165.13
33	—	668	138.50–149.00	142.78
13	—	922	123.50–125.50	123.95
13	—	962	125.50	125.50
17	—	276	175.00–205.00	187.53
15	—	821	134.00–136.00	134.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	428	188.00–196.00	193.17
26	—	559	185.50	185.50
9	—	452	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	568	183.00	183.00
3	—	348	202.00	202.00
35	—	512	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	129.00–130.00	129.74
4	—	375	139.00–155.00	146.70
4	—	275	160.00–162.50	161.83
15	—	514	126.00–155.00	143.94
6	—	866	123.00	123.00
6	—	678	120.00–130.00	123.28
2	—	318	155.00	155.00
8	—	428	155.00–165.00	160.30
19	—	578	132.00–157.00	147.30
19	—	480	145.00–165.00	155.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	321	145.00–160.00	152.84
45	—	535	130.00–141.00	137.16
15	—	673	121.00–126.00	123.60
61	—	472	135.00–153.00	145.55
18	—	731	117.00–124.00	123.17
62	—	563	127.50–139.00	134.14
3	—	995	108.00	108.00
36	—	429	138.00–155.00	145.54
42	—	621	120.00–134.50	123.32
38	—	378	140.00–162.00	150.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	578	137.50–142.00	139.19
12	—	522	142.00	142.00
4	—	393	159.00	159.00
34	—	484	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	332	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	110.00–126.00	118.81
3	—	280	130.00	130.00
6	—	479	120.00–139.00	132.11
6	—	374	120.00–142.00	137.52
11	—	516	123.00–130.00	125.90
4	—	581	122.50–126.00	125.16
3	—	308	130.00–140.00	134.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	514	144.00–157.00	146.54
3	—	445	150.00	150.00
2	—	375	160.00–162.00	160.95
10	—	638	123.00–137.00	133.79
9	—	486	145.00–152.00	146.41
3	—	665	120.00	120.00
3	—	558	130.00–137.00	134.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	135.00	135.00
10	—	561	121.00–137.00	128.23
5	—	475	139.00	139.00
4	—	684	107.00	107.00

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)	2	—	1,093	600.00–650.00	625.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	675.00–700.00	687.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,137	600.00–825.00	731.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,085	600.00–850.00	716.06

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	625.00–975.00	806.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	919	625.00–825.00	720.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,085.00	1,085.00

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	4	—	1,150	900.00–1,200.00	1,062.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	40.00–47.50	44.00
38	—	1,187	65.00–77.00	68.80
36	—	1,099	50.00–65.00	58.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	56.50–58.00	57.26
16	—	1,006	39.00–55.00	46.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,380	68.00–73.00	70.27
3	—	1,452	60.00–65.00	63.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,387	74.00–85.50	79.39
4	—	2,034	89.00–94.50	91.51

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.