Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-10-20

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 20
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,002 head
▲ 362 vs last sale 640▲ 229 vs year ago 773 · +29.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 98▲ 20 vs year ago 91 · +22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 27▼ 27 vs year ago 46 · −58.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; 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 $156.27/cwt on 398 head.
Average price
$156.27
398 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.17
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542160.61870312
Medium and Large 1-2496140.5569786
One grade step is worth $20.06/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 sale398 hd
156.27
—
MO average15 barns · 7,449 hd
159.44
−3.17
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—High1,63374.541,2178thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40058.5582019
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17055.5264944
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00844.1544521

Every lot

69 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277148.87/cwt145.00–152.004123
Steers—Medium and Large 1323174.81/cwt165.00–185.005657
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341147.21/cwt140.00–155.005027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369152.59/cwt140.00–160.005638
Steers—Medium and Large 1373174.52/cwt170.00–175.0065110
Steers—Medium and Large 1422173.70/cwt160.00–179.0073317
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added423180.00/cwt180.00–180.007613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435150.07/cwt142.00–157.006537
Steers—Medium and Large 1470166.01/cwt157.00–175.5078047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484147.08/cwt140.00–152.0071212
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490171.01/cwt170.00–177.0083820
Steers—Medium and Large 1520159.59/cwt150.00–170.0083067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531136.60/cwt125.00–149.0072518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568134.11/cwt120.00–146.0076226
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added569166.00/cwt166.00–166.0094516
Steers—Medium and Large 1577159.33/cwt154.00–168.0091937
Steers—Medium and Large 1618153.71/cwt140.00–165.0095039
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650152.00/cwt152.00–152.0098810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655125.60/cwt125.00–128.008235
Steers—Medium and Large 1669147.21/cwt133.00–156.0098520
Steers—Medium and Large 1711138.54/cwt133.00–142.009859
Steers—Medium and Large 1751143.33/cwt135.00–145.001,0769
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278130.00/cwt130.00–130.003613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280147.33/cwt142.50–157.004133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338147.84/cwt147.00–157.0050012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370137.60/cwt130.00–146.0050912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388150.00/cwt150.00–150.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414143.47/cwt138.00–151.0059428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429129.44/cwt125.00–138.0055520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476133.36/cwt129.00–138.0063520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480141.78/cwt136.00–151.0068167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520140.50/cwt131.00–145.0073148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534122.48/cwt121.00–128.0065410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564139.12/cwt130.00–144.0078541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572123.38/cwt110.00–133.0070619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621136.88/cwt130.00–144.0085018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626144.00/cwt144.00–144.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629118.90/cwt110.00–121.0074830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added678144.00/cwt144.00–144.0097610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687128.88/cwt128.00–138.0088522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715135.58/cwt120.00–140.009695
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440151.08/cwt145.00–159.0066510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477138.83/cwt138.00–140.006627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483133.66/cwt132.00–136.006469
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525137.53/cwt132.00–141.0072219
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526129.96/cwt129.00–133.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560126.02/cwt125.00–128.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562143.61/cwt132.00–148.0080715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623126.91/cwt120.00–132.0079117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1676122.01/cwt115.00–127.008258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733102.00/cwt102.00–102.007483
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60072.28/cwt70.00–75.001,1566
Bulls——1,73381.33/cwt78.00–85.001,4092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80525.00/cwt25.00–25.002011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01554.54/cwt54.00–55.005542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01944.06/cwt37.00–49.0044918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12551.84/cwt46.00–55.0058324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22359.93/cwt57.00–70.0073320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39959.43/cwt56.00–69.0083116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40553.83/cwt51.00–55.007563
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2824750.00/cwt650.00–900.006,1805
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2914590.64/cwt570.00–625.005,3984
Bred Cows—Medium 2950750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,060850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,106821.51/cwt775.00–900.009,0866
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,245800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,9601

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.