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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 5

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

703 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 712▼ 149 vs year ago 852 · −17.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 109▲ 31 vs year ago 71 · +43.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 8.00 higher, heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.84/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$130.84

311 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$8.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	132.39	733	256
Medium and Large 1-2	527	123.61	651	55

One grade step is worth $8.78/cwt here — about $81 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 sale311 hd

130.84

—

MO average18 barns · 6,477 hd

135.43

−4.59

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	—	High	1,408	83.77	1,180	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	67.53	1,009	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	62.99	781	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	44.01	536	5thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	164.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	635	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	141.25/cwt	141.00–142.00	552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	140.08/cwt	135.00–150.00	565	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	167.15/cwt	160.00–175.00	695	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	144.98/cwt	137.00–157.00	665	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	163.16/cwt	150.00–168.00	795	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	157.24/cwt	150.00–165.00	821	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	547	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	919	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	159.62/cwt	156.00–164.00	897	24
Steers	—	Large 1	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	131.96/cwt	120.00–140.00	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	141.92/cwt	130.50–146.00	894	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	966	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	136.25/cwt	130.00–142.00	901	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	123.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	824	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	129.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	938	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	126.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	969	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	994	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,057	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	149.85/cwt	145.00–152.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	147.63/cwt	136.00–157.50	565	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	146.16/cwt	137.00–155.00	621	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	130.26/cwt	124.00–137.00	610	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	138.27/cwt	132.00–150.00	654	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	133.98/cwt	127.50–143.00	703	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	120.57/cwt	113.00–125.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	129.00/cwt	125.00–141.00	747	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	127.05/cwt	118.00–130.00	786	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	756	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	123.20/cwt	120.00–125.50	819	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	114.99/cwt	105.00–118.00	822	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	109.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	912	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	162.81/cwt	162.00–164.00	606	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	439	140.35/cwt	138.00–150.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	148.07/cwt	132.00–163.00	693	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	629	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	136.35/cwt	130.00–142.00	725	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	123.53/cwt	121.00–126.00	760	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	109.27/cwt	100.00–115.00	679	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	816	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	976	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	79.91/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,003	11
Bulls	—	—	1,829	94.38/cwt	86.50–99.00	1,726	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	49.09/cwt	47.00–50.00	571	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	56.44/cwt	52.50–62.00	694	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	66.92/cwt	64.00–69.50	834	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	36.38/cwt	35.00–38.00	473	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	67.53/cwt	64.50–71.00	1,009	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	970	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,063	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,073.32/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	12,773	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,240	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,920	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 712Year ago 852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 109Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 11Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,017	96.00	96.00
3	—	330	166.00	166.00
6	—	650	124.00–127.00	125.50
4	—	800	108.00	108.00
5	—	372	162.00–164.00	162.81
3	—	585	136.00	136.00
6	—	615	121.00–126.00	123.53
5	—	439	138.00–150.00	140.35
18	—	532	130.00–142.00	136.35
17	—	468	132.00–163.00	148.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	110.00	110.00
7	—	621	100.00–115.00	109.27
3	—	484	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	425	137.00–155.00	146.16
11	—	383	136.00–157.50	147.63
53	—	525	127.50–143.00	133.98
29	—	473	132.00–150.00	138.27
3	—	332	145.00–152.00	149.85
14	—	665	120.00–125.50	123.20
14	—	715	105.00–118.00	114.99
4	—	837	108.00–112.00	109.00
58	—	579	125.00–141.00	129.00
22	—	619	118.00–130.00	127.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	638	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	113.00–125.00	120.57
2	—	425	130.00	130.00
3	—	695	106.00	106.00
10	—	509	120.00–125.00	123.28
10	—	392	130.00–135.00	131.98
5	—	646	115.00–120.00	117.01
11	—	468	124.00–137.00	130.26
3	—	305	140.00	140.00
3	—	720	109.00	109.00
3	—	915	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	661	130.00–142.00	136.25
21	—	724	125.00–132.00	129.57
19	—	818	120.00–123.00	121.50
15	—	765	120.00–127.50	126.66
5	—	896	118.00	118.00
3	—	310	167.50	167.50
24	—	562	156.00–164.00	159.62
21	—	416	160.00–175.00	167.15
16	—	487	150.00–168.00	163.16
3	—	285	170.00	170.00
10	—	386	160.00–168.00	164.40
14	—	630	130.50–146.00	141.92
23	—	522	150.00–165.00	157.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	170.00	170.00
40	—	653	148.00	148.00
19	—	547	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	141.00–142.00	141.25
6	—	666	120.00–130.00	123.65
12	—	459	137.00–157.00	144.98
3	—	403	135.00–150.00	140.08
2	—	623	120.00–130.00	124.90
7	—	528	130.00–140.00	134.67
5	—	582	120.00–140.00	131.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,246	64.00–69.50	66.92
15	—	1,229	52.50–62.00	56.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	47.00–50.00	49.09
2	—	1,300	35.00–38.00	36.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,494	64.50–71.00	67.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,829	86.50–99.00	94.38
11	—	1,255	70.00–83.00	79.91

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,190	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,073.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00

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)	1	—	970	625.00	625.00

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.