Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-09-29

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 29
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
818 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 836▼ 2 vs year ago 820 · −0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 95▲ 38 vs year ago 81 · +46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 29 · −10.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 1.00 higher, heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven 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 $152.88/cwt on 327 head.
Average price
$152.88
327 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$841
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.00
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1554154.85857290
Medium and Large 1-2524137.4572037
One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $138 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 sale327 hd
152.88
—
MO average16 barns · 8,702 hd
155.88
−3.00
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—Average1,46579.381,16310
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,21579.509661thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42763.9291213
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10257.6263563
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01642.9543613

Every lot

66 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 1318175.68/cwt167.00–180.0055913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341155.16/cwt140.00–160.005294
Steers—Medium and Large 1367171.75/cwt164.00–179.0063017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375144.60/cwt137.00–152.005422
Steers—Medium and Large 1420164.00/cwt150.00–177.0068927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430144.07/cwt131.00–155.0062013
Steers—Medium and Large 1476160.94/cwt154.00–167.0076663
Steers—Medium and Large 1524157.19/cwt152.00–166.0082436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530127.68/cwt127.00–129.006773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575136.37/cwt125.00–144.007848
Steers—Medium and Large 1581154.23/cwt144.00–159.5089641
Steers—Medium and Large 1623145.01/cwt139.00–150.0090322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628121.58/cwt115.00–125.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 1682145.36/cwt130.00–149.5099129
Steers—Medium and Large 1712141.48/cwt129.00–145.001,00713
Steers—Medium and Large 1760137.25/cwt134.00–139.501,04310
Steers—Medium and Large 1827134.18/cwt130.00–137.501,11016
Steers—Medium and Large 1868130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2898116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0424
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278152.82/cwt140.00–160.004257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315142.10/cwt135.00–150.004486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366148.13/cwt141.00–160.0054210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2391135.30/cwt130.00–137.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417142.97/cwt131.00–147.0059635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438128.28/cwt125.00–135.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469139.46/cwt130.00–145.0065444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473130.33/cwt120.00–138.0061615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518134.71/cwt128.00–140.0069836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524123.92/cwt120.00–130.0064916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561132.44/cwt128.00–140.0074321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576129.33/cwt125.00–132.0074518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy613125.00/cwt125.00–125.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618119.90/cwt115.00–124.007418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626135.90/cwt128.00–140.0085114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy658145.00/cwt145.00–145.0095422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672130.36/cwt125.00–135.0087622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724134.62/cwt128.00–137.509756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768124.95/cwt120.00–130.009606
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370165.22/cwt157.00–169.006113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414158.71/cwt150.00–163.0065711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480148.42/cwt142.50–155.0071227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518140.88/cwt135.00–145.0073018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577123.82/cwt116.00–130.007147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1589138.18/cwt135.00–140.008148
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621125.26/cwt118.00–133.007785
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39476.62/cwt70.00–84.001,0688
Bulls——1,75090.41/cwt88.50–92.001,5822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82031.00/cwt31.00–31.002541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00356.40/cwt55.00–57.505662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03841.45/cwt35.00–47.5043010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06853.81/cwt45.00–60.0057538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15463.41/cwt60.00–67.0073225
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,21579.50/cwt79.50–79.509661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39964.45/cwt60.00–67.5090212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76057.50/cwt57.50–57.501,0121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2955698.17/cwt650.00–750.006,6682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090750.92/cwt725.00–775.008,1852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,430896.08/cwt675.00–1,100.0012,8145
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5151,235.00/cwt1,235.00–1,235.0018,7101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28501,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0010,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,011.67/cwt900.00–1,085.0010,1173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,075818.75/cwt500.00–1,100.008,8024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,100858.33/cwt750.00–1,025.009,4423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2501,125.00/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0014,0632

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.