Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-08-04

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 4
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
823 head
▲ 433 vs last sale 390▲ 131 vs year ago 692 · +18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 65▲ 4 vs year ago 105 · +3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 22▼ 14 vs year ago 36 · −38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-8.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher; 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 $159.90/cwt on 389 head.
Average price
$159.90
389 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$21.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.65
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1606161.71979325
Medium and Large 1-2499151.2875561
Large 1575140.008053thin
One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $174 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 sale389 hd
159.90
—
MO average11 barns · 6,858 hd
162.56
−2.65
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—High1,77396.641,71411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48975.841,1306thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16371.2582857
CowsLean 85-90%Average94855.525269thin

Every lot

75 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 1268191.37/cwt185.00–200.005133
Steers—Medium and Large 1333176.43/cwt170.00–182.5058812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363154.49/cwt150.00–160.005618
Steers—Medium and Large 1383180.61/cwt170.00–186.006928
Steers—Medium and Large 1427180.86/cwt172.00–190.0077222
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy433200.00/cwt200.00–200.008665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438160.29/cwt150.00–165.007026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475152.65/cwt140.00–165.0072510
Steers—Medium and Large 1487177.94/cwt170.00–184.0086734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed491141.00/cwt141.00–141.006924
Steers—Medium and Large 1522170.75/cwt166.00–179.0089128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541154.32/cwt152.00–159.0083519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567143.43/cwt137.00–157.0081314
Steers—Medium and Large 1568165.72/cwt154.00–171.0094142
Steers—Large 1575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008053
Steers—Medium and Large 1622155.70/cwt142.00–165.0096853
Steers—Medium and Large 1675149.66/cwt141.00–152.001,01019
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full688149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0253
Steers—Medium and Large 1731149.92/cwt140.00–153.501,09637
Steers—Medium and Large 1783148.48/cwt146.00–151.001,1639
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added790147.75/cwt147.75–147.751,16733
Steers—Medium and Large 1815142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1573
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy829140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,16511
Steers—Medium and Large 1930125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1633
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263147.00/cwt147.00–147.003873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328171.38/cwt157.00–174.0056213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377160.05/cwt155.00–167.0060310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378132.00/cwt132.00–132.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400132.00/cwt132.00–132.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy420178.00/cwt178.00–178.007485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435161.11/cwt148.00–174.0070120
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463134.31/cwt130.00–140.006229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471155.65/cwt147.00–169.5073351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508130.00/cwt130.00–130.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526150.27/cwt139.00–156.0079028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573148.25/cwt137.00–156.5084964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573135.16/cwt121.00–147.507748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601129.98/cwt121.00–133.007814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622143.41/cwt135.00–148.0089218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672138.02/cwt136.00–143.0092721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725127.00/cwt127.00–127.009213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728137.88/cwt135.00–139.001,0047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0933
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378158.79/cwt152.00–161.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435161.00/cwt150.00–171.0070012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473155.92/cwt150.00–167.0073819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1502159.00/cwt159.00–159.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518137.65/cwt125.00–148.0071317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570139.96/cwt135.00–145.0079813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2581134.60/cwt134.00–135.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630136.80/cwt129.00–142.0086211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631111.20/cwt110.00–115.007024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1684127.35/cwt123.00–134.008715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1729126.15/cwt122.00–130.009206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775118.00/cwt118.00–118.009153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778123.00/cwt123.00–123.009573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830114.00/cwt114.00–114.009463
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41281.79/cwt72.50–93.001,1553
Bulls——1,909102.21/cwt94.00–108.001,9518
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79563.00/cwt63.00–63.005011
Cows—Lean 85-90%96754.59/cwt46.00–59.505288
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12268.47/cwt59.00–74.0076838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24476.81/cwt72.50–82.0095619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46070.79/cwt68.50–73.001,0342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50478.37/cwt76.50–81.501,1794
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28501,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.009,9881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2834820.46/cwt750.00–875.006,8434
Bred Cows—Large 2945775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,3241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,1631
Bred Cows—Medium 2975650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,3381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1901,087.19/cwt1,025.00–1,260.0012,9384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2201,034.49/cwt760.00–1,175.0012,6218

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.