Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-05-19

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 19
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,149 head
▲ 659 vs last sale 490▲ 257 vs year ago 892 · +28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 129▲ 0 vs year ago 78 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 18▼ 20 vs year ago 42 · −47.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs heifers sold 9.00-20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.27/cwt on 530 head.
Average price
$150.27
530 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$23.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.18
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1581153.14890414
Medium and Large 1-2537140.26754113
Large 1553130.007193thin
One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $171 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 sale530 hd
150.27
—
MO average17 barns · 12,869 hd
154.44
−4.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,74589.871,56815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43169.1999011
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17362.6773543
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04146.544847thin

Every lot

76 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270158.00/cwt158.00–158.004273
Steers—Medium and Large 1285191.40/cwt182.50–200.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2312154.94/cwt153.00–160.004834
Steers—Medium and Large 1328181.31/cwt175.00–185.005957
Steers—Medium and Large 1373169.77/cwt160.00–180.0063313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375156.00/cwt156.00–156.005855
Steers—Medium and Large 1418166.72/cwt161.50–177.5069714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423148.49/cwt145.00–150.0062810
Steers—Medium and Large 1467168.39/cwt155.00–177.0078645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474149.60/cwt146.00–156.0070912
Steers—Medium and Large 1514164.11/cwt151.00–172.0084457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520139.71/cwt130.00–150.0072621
Steers—Large 1553130.00/cwt130.00–130.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 1571158.91/cwt144.00–168.0090780
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571142.25/cwt130.00–153.0081224
Steers—Medium and Large 1615145.88/cwt125.00–154.0089798
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626122.67/cwt120.00–130.0076813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663131.72/cwt128.00–135.0087319
Steers—Medium and Large 1669142.05/cwt135.50–149.0095041
Steers—Medium and Large 1722133.71/cwt130.00–137.5096536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009442
Steers—Medium and Large 1774130.72/cwt128.50–132.001,0129
Steers—Medium and Large 1825124.00/cwt120.00–126.001,0239
Steers—Medium and Large 1960112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0803
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278157.03/cwt155.00–157.504375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333170.62/cwt160.00–177.5056812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376167.45/cwt158.00–175.0063030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390132.00/cwt132.00–132.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412135.00/cwt135.00–135.005563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433153.69/cwt143.00–159.5066528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469150.08/cwt142.00–163.5070478
Heifers—Large 1480127.50/cwt127.50–127.506126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483133.64/cwt127.50–137.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526128.29/cwt120.00–136.0067521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531137.84/cwt131.00–143.0073287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577137.25/cwt127.00–161.0079241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585126.39/cwt116.00–133.0073923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement589160.00/cwt160.00–160.0094214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy598128.00/cwt128.00–128.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613119.10/cwt118.00–121.0073011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618128.62/cwt120.00–133.0079547
Heifers—Large 1624120.37/cwt110.00–125.0075110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671126.69/cwt126.00–128.0085017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677119.75/cwt117.00–124.0081119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714127.24/cwt125.00–128.009084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement715134.00/cwt134.00–134.009583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement722123.00/cwt123.00–123.008883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722112.57/cwt105.00–120.008136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2764113.53/cwt110.00–117.0086712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009484
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434151.73/cwt145.00–163.0065912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467148.77/cwt145.00–151.506957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520144.00/cwt144.00–144.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520141.41/cwt134.00–145.507359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574131.63/cwt126.50–137.507568
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629116.09/cwt115.00–118.007308
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656114.49/cwt110.00–116.007514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785107.00/cwt107.00–107.008403
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11075.00/cwt75.00–75.008331
Bulls——1,45482.17/cwt70.00–86.001,1955
Bulls——1,97795.80/cwt89.50–100.001,8949
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00558.50/cwt58.00–59.005882
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02944.07/cwt39.00–49.004534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08857.84/cwt51.00–63.0062920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16032.50/cwt32.50–32.503771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24666.87/cwt63.00–71.5083323
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43169.19/cwt66.00–73.0099011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2750650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2800775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0016,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2845600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,0701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,316861.97/cwt825.00–910.0011,3447
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,318870.31/cwt785.00–1,050.0011,4719

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.