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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 28

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

712 head

▼ 555 vs last sale 1,267▲ 112 vs year ago 600 · +18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 142▲ 41 vs year ago 68 · +60.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 28▼ 11 vs year ago 22 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower 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 $149.37/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$149.37

279 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$15.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

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	152.44	834	225
Medium and Large 1-2	525	136.58	717	54

One grade step is worth $15.86/cwt here — about $117 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 sale279 hd

149.37

—

MO average16 barns · 8,134 hd

150.62

−1.25

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	1,632	85.98	1,403	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	67.39	1,064	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	64.26	764	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	876	50.76	445	13

Every lot

73 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	265	184.97/cwt	155.00–205.00	490	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	150.02/cwt	145.00–160.00	441	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	311	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	606	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	168.33/cwt	162.00–175.00	559	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	146.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	487	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	168.75/cwt	162.00–175.00	629	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	144.87/cwt	140.00–165.00	558	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	167.38/cwt	155.00–177.00	705	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	146.01/cwt	132.00–153.00	628	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	142.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	669	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	161.50/cwt	150.00–170.00	775	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	153.28/cwt	145.00–164.00	805	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	128.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	911	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	137.20/cwt	130.00–144.00	778	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	147.22/cwt	140.00–157.00	852	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	144.43/cwt	137.00–152.00	906	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	132.97/cwt	130.00–142.00	900	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	124.82/cwt	120.00–128.00	884	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	117.80/cwt	117.00–118.00	859	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	126.53/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,048	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	994	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	119.57/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,116	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	147.34/cwt	135.00–156.00	480	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	130.32/cwt	129.00–132.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	126.96/cwt	121.00–135.00	477	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	146.07/cwt	132.00–155.00	552	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	144.76/cwt	131.00–156.00	599	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	136.23/cwt	125.00–152.00	653	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.00	624	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	131.93/cwt	125.00–145.00	679	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	129.90/cwt	125.00–137.50	740	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	122.07/cwt	118.00–127.50	697	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	119.23/cwt	118.00–122.00	730	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	829	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	157.53/cwt	147.00–160.00	531	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	147.12/cwt	146.00–150.00	636	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	126.15/cwt	122.00–137.00	545	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	145.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	133.93/cwt	128.50–140.00	703	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	138.88/cwt	135.00–143.00	810	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	116.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	122.73/cwt	115.00–137.00	758	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	114.19/cwt	105.00–116.00	753	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	78.46/cwt	71.00–85.50	1,030	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	92.24/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,631	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	824	47.62/cwt	38.00–55.00	392	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	994	57.81/cwt	56.00–59.00	575	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	61.18/cwt	54.00–65.00	703	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	67.59/cwt	63.00–73.00	833	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	60.44/cwt	57.50–64.00	914	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,584	67.99/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,077	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,705	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	885	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,284	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	892	777.66/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,937	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,811	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	1,055.79/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,363	725.88/cwt	560.00–875.00	9,894	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,368	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,423	2

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 1,267Year ago 600

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 142Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 28Year ago 22

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	122.00–137.00	126.15
6	—	659	105.00–116.00	114.19
3	—	525	134.00	134.00
4	—	586	115.00–122.00	116.76
3	—	755	101.00	101.00
4	—	633	110.00	110.00
3	—	465	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	525	128.50–140.00	133.93
12	—	469	140.00–150.00	145.28
5	—	337	147.00–160.00	157.53
3	—	725	105.00	105.00
3	—	668	125.00	125.00
7	—	583	135.00–143.00	138.88
14	—	432	146.00–150.00	147.12
18	—	618	115.00–137.00	122.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	414	131.00–156.00	144.76
12	—	570	125.00–137.50	129.90
17	—	326	135.00–156.00	147.34
3	—	298	145.00	145.00
40	—	479	125.00–152.00	136.23
13	—	612	118.00–122.00	119.23
26	—	378	132.00–155.00	146.07
34	—	515	125.00–145.00	131.93
3	—	657	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	120.00–130.00	124.84
6	—	512	120.00–124.00	121.91
3	—	437	125.00–130.00	127.34
11	—	571	118.00–127.50	122.07
6	—	376	121.00–135.00	126.96
3	—	328	129.00–132.00	130.32
3	—	768	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	265	155.00–205.00	184.97
6	—	828	123.00–130.00	126.53
57	—	525	145.00–164.00	153.28
18	—	421	155.00–177.00	167.38
16	—	579	140.00–157.00	147.22
11	—	373	162.00–175.00	168.75
5	—	708	120.00–128.00	124.82
26	—	480	150.00–170.00	161.50
13	—	933	118.00–125.00	119.57
13	—	677	130.00–142.00	132.97
3	—	880	121.00	121.00
3	—	772	120.00	120.00
13	—	332	162.00–175.00	168.33
25	—	627	137.00–152.00	144.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	195.00	195.00
3	—	552	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	140.00–165.00	144.87
9	—	430	132.00–153.00	146.01
3	—	600	127.00	127.00
3	—	333	142.00–150.00	146.27
3	—	294	145.00–160.00	150.02
5	—	729	117.00–118.00	117.80
4	—	864	115.00	115.00
12	—	567	130.00–144.00	137.20
6	—	469	140.00–147.00	142.74
4	—	540	120.00–135.00	128.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,149	54.00–65.00	61.18
25	—	1,232	63.00–73.00	67.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	994	56.00–59.00	57.81
9	—	824	38.00–55.00	47.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,584	65.00–72.00	67.99
2	—	1,513	57.50–64.00	60.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	63.50	63.50
2	—	1,313	71.00–85.50	78.46
6	—	1,768	83.00–99.00	92.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,050	1,210.00	1,210.00

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	—	892	700.00–850.00	777.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,368	835.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,055.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	835.00	835.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,363	560.00–875.00	725.88

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.