Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-10-13

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 13
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
640 head
▼ 279 vs last sale 919▼ 274 vs year ago 914 · −30.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 88▼ 19 vs year ago 117 · −16.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 31 · −12.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven, from 1.00 lower to 4.00 higher, heifers sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; 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 $135.09/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$135.09
253 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.33
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499140.39701165
Medium and Large 1-2453125.1556788
One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $134 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 sale253 hd
135.09
—
MO average13 barns · 5,771 hd
145.42
−10.33
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—High1,58677.681,23217
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39160.4684110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05654.0057036
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01237.8538318

Every lot

77 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1281178.80/cwt175.00–180.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2281150.30/cwt142.00–162.0042211
Steers—Medium and Large 1330173.51/cwt167.00–182.505738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343155.00/cwt155.00–155.005323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374150.85/cwt140.00–157.005646
Steers—Medium and Large 1375172.82/cwt167.00–177.006483
Steers—Medium and Large 1425172.38/cwt166.00–184.0073311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425146.30/cwt135.00–155.0062212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned443150.00/cwt150.00–150.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned465155.00/cwt155.00–155.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475146.64/cwt138.00–155.0069713
Steers—Medium and Large 1477165.83/cwt154.00–174.0079115
Steers—Large 1508128.00/cwt128.00–128.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 1525158.35/cwt150.00–170.0083122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned525154.00/cwt154.00–154.008093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529129.14/cwt120.00–145.0068310
Steers—Medium and Large 1571160.04/cwt154.00–166.0091420
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571136.42/cwt130.00–149.0077910
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full596149.00/cwt149.00–149.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned613138.00/cwt138.00–138.008464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615123.56/cwt121.00–131.007604
Steers—Medium and Large 1631146.21/cwt138.00–157.0092321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660123.69/cwt120.00–126.008163
Steers—Medium and Large 1670143.14/cwt135.00–148.0095913
Steers—Medium and Large 1723140.57/cwt139.00–142.001,0167
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full735128.00/cwt128.00–128.009414
Steers—Medium and Large 1783132.77/cwt131.00–138.001,0405
Steers—Medium and Large 1858130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1158
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265150.50/cwt145.00–155.003997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285131.87/cwt122.50–137.0037615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1307148.17/cwt137.00–157.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337124.03/cwt123.00–125.004186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366134.25/cwt130.00–137.0049111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369151.70/cwt141.00–159.0056031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424126.52/cwt120.00–130.0053610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427144.04/cwt134.00–148.0061525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475144.61/cwt142.00–147.006876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475121.29/cwt118.00–131.0057611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned488128.00/cwt128.00–128.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507123.75/cwt120.00–125.0062712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529137.02/cwt125.00–144.0072524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573120.71/cwt118.00–125.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574133.39/cwt130.00–138.0076630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned578120.00/cwt120.00–120.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622117.82/cwt105.00–130.0073316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662135.55/cwt125.00–140.0089728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009433
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379150.23/cwt147.00–157.005695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428152.21/cwt145.00–165.0065117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466150.30/cwt140.00–159.0070019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518142.15/cwt136.00–148.0073610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573128.39/cwt128.00–130.007365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578131.03/cwt125.00–137.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1639126.80/cwt120.00–129.008104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673126.70/cwt125.00–128.008537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1769113.79/cwt112.00–119.008754
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31467.80/cwt55.00–78.508917
Bulls——1,77684.59/cwt79.00–90.501,50210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70535.00/cwt35.00–35.002471
Cows—Lean 85-90%96049.14/cwt48.00–50.004722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01150.44/cwt42.00–56.0051022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03936.53/cwt30.00–43.0038015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12759.60/cwt56.00–67.0067214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38061.35/cwt57.00–64.508479
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49052.50/cwt52.50–52.507821
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2765622.22/cwt475.00–800.004,7603
Bred Cows—Medium 2785600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,7101
Bred Cows—Medium 2790500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,9501
Bred Cows—Medium 2800485.00/cwt485.00–485.003,8801
Bred Cows—Medium 2850525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,4631
Bred Cows—Medium 2851727.06/cwt535.00–800.006,18711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,038550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,7092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,065837.79/cwt775.00–900.008,9222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,070500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,080800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,6401

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.