Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-08-25

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 25
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▼ 431 vs last sale 826▼ 9 vs year ago 404 · −2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 139▲ 51 vs year ago 40 · +127.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 30▲ 9 vs year ago 20 · +45.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers sold 3.00-6.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 1.00-6.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.53/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$143.53
177 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$770
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$10.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.40
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552146.05806134
Medium and Large 1-2488135.6966243
One grade step is worth $10.35/cwt here — about $143 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 sale177 hd
143.53
—
MO average14 barns · 4,577 hd
149.93
−6.40
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—Average1,70287.391,48710
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37668.609449thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24966.1382622
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05154.885775thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285182.50/cwt182.50–182.505203
Steers—Medium and Large 1324189.03/cwt177.50–192.506124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326158.00/cwt145.00–161.005156
Steers—Medium and Large 1382180.17/cwt173.00–188.006889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395167.50/cwt167.50–167.506621
Steers—Medium and Large 1420178.09/cwt165.00–185.0074820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423153.50/cwt150.00–160.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 1459176.55/cwt172.50–181.0081010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472156.61/cwt150.00–160.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 1524162.69/cwt156.00–175.0085213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526153.90/cwt152.50–157.008105
Steers—Medium and Large 1571166.75/cwt158.00–175.0095213
Steers—Medium and Large 1612151.37/cwt140.00–161.0092616
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620160.00/cwt160.00–160.009923
Steers—Medium and Large 1672152.91/cwt145.00–169.001,0288
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added674163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1721149.88/cwt135.00–154.501,08127
Steers—Medium and Large 1813133.50/cwt132.00–134.001,0854
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315130.48/cwt125.00–145.004114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340164.24/cwt157.50–168.005589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387148.46/cwt140.00–152.505753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408138.11/cwt122.00–145.005635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425152.85/cwt149.00–165.0065026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467147.91/cwt145.00–155.0069118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480141.33/cwt134.00–145.0067812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516132.54/cwt125.00–139.006847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524147.83/cwt140.00–157.0077519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567145.12/cwt133.00–148.0082317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584130.52/cwt120.00–138.0076210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622142.18/cwt137.00–151.0088416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660124.03/cwt120.00–128.008192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680142.69/cwt125.00–148.009709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730136.91/cwt132.50–145.0099911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735130.00/cwt130.00–130.009563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1843123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,0413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1988118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1663
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377159.30/cwt151.00–165.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472161.65/cwt150.00–168.0076311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518132.09/cwt130.00–138.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530146.02/cwt143.00–150.007746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580142.00/cwt142.00–142.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673130.00/cwt130.00–130.008754
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58065.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0271
Bulls——1,70483.79/cwt81.00–87.501,4284
Bulls——1,72594.75/cwt92.00–100.501,6345
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96849.00/cwt49.00–49.004742
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10758.80/cwt57.00–60.006513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23170.06/cwt68.00–73.008628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25963.89/cwt57.00–67.0080414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31871.39/cwt69.00–75.009416
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49363.02/cwt62.00–65.009413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,012709.35/cwt675.00–750.007,1793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060709.19/cwt675.00–800.007,5174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,119820.55/cwt800.00–900.009,1826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,369873.44/cwt800.00–950.0011,9579
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,7881
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2301,145.00/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0014,0845
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2881,187.50/cwt1,175.00–1,200.0015,2952
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,8751

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.