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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 8

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

998 head

▼ 1,669 vs last sale 2,667▼ 331 vs year ago 1,329 · −24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 180▲ 4 vs year ago 117 · +3.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 0▼ 19 vs year ago 33 · −57.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower with lower quality in the offering than last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.71/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$140.71

387 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$14.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.59

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	145.64	808	259
Medium and Large 1-2	530	130.74	693	128

One grade step is worth $14.89/cwt here — about $115 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 sale387 hd

140.71

—

MO average18 barns · 15,472 hd

152.30

−11.59

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,690	80.01	1,352	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	58.98	853	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	53.81	675	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	38.26	368	26

Every lot

83 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	286	172.38/cwt	165.00–195.00	493	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	522	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	177.67/cwt	170.00–182.00	595	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	150.71/cwt	142.00–162.00	553	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	180.08/cwt	175.00–185.00	672	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	150.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	180.16/cwt	165.00–185.00	775	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	172.42/cwt	162.00–178.00	824	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	147.31/cwt	144.00–148.00	709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	155.14/cwt	150.00–162.00	810	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	166.28/cwt	160.00–176.00	878	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	164.68/cwt	149.00–170.00	935	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	147.39/cwt	132.00–155.00	853	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	152.99/cwt	141.00–165.00	945	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	134.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	858	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	148.57/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,009	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	149.38/cwt	135.00–153.50	1,083	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	141.01/cwt	138.00–142.49	1,073	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	141.18/cwt	130.00–143.50	1,152	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	135.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,158	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,209	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	958	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,245	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	380	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	155.60/cwt	150.00–167.00	513	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	433	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	141.78/cwt	136.00–155.00	520	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	161.48/cwt	155.00–170.00	602	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	135.94/cwt	129.00–150.00	572	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	154.15/cwt	148.00–163.00	669	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	135.88/cwt	124.00–145.00	645	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	151.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	723	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	508	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	136.11/cwt	126.00–145.00	709	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	148.22/cwt	141.00–151.00	781	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	143.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	807	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.91/cwt	125.00–147.00	753	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	142.10/cwt	129.00–147.00	888	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	121.72/cwt	115.00–130.00	762	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	658	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	823	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	139.10/cwt	125.00–142.50	928	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	127.64/cwt	118.00–130.00	860	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	114.31/cwt	110.00–120.00	818	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	136.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,070	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,079	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,055	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,143	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	169.54/cwt	165.00–177.00	646	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	165.46/cwt	151.00–181.00	695	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	484	157.29/cwt	155.00–162.00	761	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	159.45/cwt	152.00–170.00	831	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	147.95/cwt	142.00–165.00	843	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	133.05/cwt	125.00–142.00	842	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	135.75/cwt	131.00–138.00	920	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	115.12/cwt	108.00–122.00	835	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	923	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,566	73.43/cwt	65.00–77.00	1,150	6
Bulls	—	—	1,875	89.89/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,685	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	24.81/cwt	22.00–27.00	215	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	38.70/cwt	30.00–46.00	374	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	48.74/cwt	46.00–50.00	508	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	487	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	52.01/cwt	46.00–56.00	649	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	59.29/cwt	56.00–62.00	757	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,359	53.59/cwt	50.00–56.00	728	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	62.62/cwt	57.00–67.00	942	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,680	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,226	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	860	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,450	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	945	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,796	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	953	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,671	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,208	797.86/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,638	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,938	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Dec 8, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 998Last week 2,667Year ago 1,329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 180Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 33

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower with lower quality in the offering than last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	125.00–147.00	130.91
10	—	521	126.00–145.00	136.11
7	—	716	110.00–120.00	114.31
10	—	367	136.00–155.00	141.78
20	—	674	118.00–130.00	127.64
14	—	626	115.00–130.00	121.72
3	—	750	115.00	115.00
3	—	288	132.00	132.00
6	—	338	128.00	128.00
23	—	421	129.00–150.00	135.94
15	—	475	124.00–145.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	564	140.00–150.00	143.08
20	—	434	148.00–163.00	154.15
16	—	667	125.00–142.50	139.10
4	—	811	133.00	133.00
4	—	900	127.00	127.00
53	—	625	129.00–147.00	142.10
16	—	373	155.00–170.00	161.48
8	—	785	130.00–140.00	136.26
5	—	879	120.00	120.00
3	—	295	167.00	167.00
47	—	527	141.00–151.00	148.22
33	—	477	145.00–160.00	151.54
11	—	330	150.00–167.00	155.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	122.00	122.00
3	—	508	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	603	130.00	130.00
4	—	658	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	125.00	125.00
12	—	639	130.00–140.00	134.23
14	—	419	150.00–155.00	150.36
6	—	481	144.00–148.00	147.31
18	—	367	142.00–162.00	150.71
12	—	579	132.00–155.00	147.39
3	—	318	164.00	164.00
14	—	522	150.00–162.00	155.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	188.00	188.00
3	—	450	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	170.00–182.00	177.67
8	—	679	143.00–152.00	148.57
5	—	286	165.00–195.00	172.38
25	—	373	175.00–185.00	180.08
12	—	816	130.00–143.50	141.18
9	—	909	133.00	133.00
66	—	618	141.00–165.00	152.99
36	—	478	162.00–178.00	172.42
24	—	528	160.00–176.00	166.28
35	—	725	135.00–153.50	149.38
25	—	430	165.00–185.00	180.16
17	—	568	149.00–170.00	164.68
9	—	761	138.00–142.49	141.01
7	—	853	130.00–140.00	135.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	484	155.00–162.00	157.29
12	—	420	151.00–181.00	165.46
13	—	521	152.00–170.00	159.45
3	—	678	131.00–138.00	135.75
19	—	570	142.00–165.00	147.95
9	—	381	165.00–177.00	169.54
6	—	725	108.00–122.00	115.12
16	—	633	125.00–142.00	133.05
3	—	765	120.00–122.00	120.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	22.00–27.00	24.81
20	—	966	30.00–46.00	38.70
3	—	1,043	46.00–50.00	48.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,277	56.00–62.00	59.29
30	—	1,248	46.00–56.00	52.01
1	—	1,160	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,505	57.00–67.00	62.62
8	—	1,359	50.00–56.00	53.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,566	65.00–77.00	73.43
4	—	1,875	84.00–94.00	89.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	860	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	700.00–850.00	797.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.