Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-09-22

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 22
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
836 head
▼ 923 vs last sale 1,759▼ 753 vs year ago 1,589 · −47.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 128▲ 27 vs year ago 68 · +39.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 22▼ 37 vs year ago 52 · −71.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 6.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady: Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.26/cwt on 276 head.
Average price
$140.26
276 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.68
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535141.80759243
Large 1685129.868907thin
Medium and Large 1-2549128.6870726
One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $52 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 sale276 hd
140.26
—
MO average13 barns · 5,768 hd
143.94
−3.68
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—Average1,75184.791,4857thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41667.1295015
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18259.9470940
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05040.3242311

Every lot

74 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1317174.18/cwt170.00–180.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2348155.00/cwt155.00–155.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 1378169.60/cwt165.00–177.006418
Steers—Medium and Large 1431168.08/cwt162.00–173.507249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481140.52/cwt139.00–145.506765
Steers—Medium and Large 1483159.40/cwt150.00–170.0077023
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510169.63/cwt163.00–175.008659
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy519140.00/cwt140.00–140.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519137.01/cwt125.00–146.0071117
Steers—Medium and Large 1533153.70/cwt152.00–160.0081920
Steers—Medium and Large 1559157.32/cwt149.00–160.0087924
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy568172.50/cwt172.50–172.5098013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571144.81/cwt140.00–148.008277
Steers—Medium and Large 1618144.66/cwt135.00–152.5089418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620131.00/cwt131.00–131.008123
Steers—Large 1625138.00/cwt138.00–138.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy642135.98/cwt132.50–138.008738
Steers—Medium and Large 1668143.86/cwt135.00–148.0096127
Steers—Medium and Large 1718142.07/cwt135.00–145.001,02020
Steers—Medium and Large 1784137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0788
Steers—Medium and Large 1820132.47/cwt130.00–135.001,0866
Steers—Medium and Large 1935120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328154.31/cwt150.00–162.0050612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366153.07/cwt144.00–161.0056020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385137.00/cwt137.00–137.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431144.80/cwt138.00–152.5062423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477144.77/cwt135.00–151.0069126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477130.00/cwt130.00–130.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506133.39/cwt131.00–138.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520142.68/cwt133.00–149.0074263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555133.00/cwt133.00–133.007387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566137.72/cwt130.00–147.0077918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy568152.00/cwt152.00–152.008636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578126.56/cwt118.00–130.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy612130.00/cwt130.00–130.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622134.74/cwt127.50–149.0083830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622123.65/cwt120.00–127.507697
Heifers—Large 1645131.00/cwt131.00–131.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655138.18/cwt125.00–146.0090511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008673
Heifers—Large 1715129.00/cwt129.00–129.009224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721129.29/cwt120.00–140.009329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1804130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,0495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1882130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361158.21/cwt155.00–170.005716
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426158.16/cwt150.00–165.0067417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480146.10/cwt140.00–155.0070118
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503125.00/cwt125.00–125.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512140.40/cwt140.00–142.0071915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572134.99/cwt133.00–137.007726
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573132.76/cwt130.00–145.0076113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600112.00/cwt112.00–112.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626133.06/cwt125.00–135.0083310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669131.46/cwt129.50–138.008799
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755126.12/cwt124.00–128.009528
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71881.84/cwt77.00–85.001,4065
Bulls——1,83392.18/cwt87.50–96.001,6902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%91548.00/cwt48.00–48.004391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04330.00/cwt30.00–30.003133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05243.07/cwt35.00–53.504537
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05552.00/cwt52.00–52.005491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17656.32/cwt47.50–61.0066223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20865.88/cwt60.00–72.0079616
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21552.00/cwt52.00–52.006321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43068.20/cwt62.00–77.0097514
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,225987.50/cwt875.00–1,100.0012,0972
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,5001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0018,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2875700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,118968.82/cwt800.00–1,075.0010,8319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1351,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0012,7691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,225775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,4941

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.