Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-03-02

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 2
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
998 head
▼ 1,028 vs last sale 2,026▼ 262 vs year ago 1,260 · −20.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 97▲ 34 vs year ago 86 · +39.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 4 vs year ago 14 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher, the offering over 600 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, 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 $181.73/cwt on 426 head.
Average price
$181.73
426 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$946
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.55
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535188.281,007292
Medium and Large 1-2489167.46820134
One grade step is worth $20.82/cwt here — about $188 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 sale426 hd
181.73
—
MO average14 barns · 9,023 hd
181.18
+0.55
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—Average1,65198.881,63210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39579.261,10611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15272.9784130
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05356.4159414

Every lot

72 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1272194.70/cwt192.00–200.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2282175.97/cwt172.00–180.004968
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy329216.61/cwt215.00–220.007136
Steers—Medium and Large 1331206.41/cwt192.00–215.0068312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335178.72/cwt160.00–187.0059913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy371224.23/cwt217.00–232.0083220
Steers—Medium and Large 1375205.69/cwt190.00–212.0077112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378172.55/cwt170.00–180.006524
Steers—Medium and Large 1412190.47/cwt185.00–200.007858
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy422218.76/cwt210.00–230.0092320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423173.27/cwt167.00–185.0073316
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy467211.24/cwt202.00–217.0098614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479172.41/cwt167.00–185.0082636
Steers—Medium and Large 1481193.52/cwt184.00–200.0093135
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy504207.25/cwt200.00–210.001,0458
Steers—Medium and Large 1525194.35/cwt188.00–197.001,02027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528171.14/cwt160.00–177.0090423
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy573195.17/cwt194.00–196.001,11812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582162.25/cwt158.00–175.0094413
Steers—Medium and Large 1587182.00/cwt178.00–193.001,06826
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy618185.81/cwt183.00–187.001,14810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619141.53/cwt135.00–150.0087613
Steers—Medium and Large 1625167.88/cwt159.00–176.001,04929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658151.00/cwt150.00–152.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 1672159.06/cwt155.00–163.001,06911
Steers—Medium and Large 1718145.58/cwt141.00–149.001,04518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0346
Steers—Medium and Large 1775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 1821142.18/cwt140.00–144.001,16711
Steers—Medium and Large 1869139.10/cwt136.00–142.001,2097
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276145.84/cwt140.00–150.0040314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316170.89/cwt162.00–180.005409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345159.00/cwt150.00–162.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy361182.76/cwt182.00–187.006607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382171.72/cwt165.00–180.0065626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385162.00/cwt162.00–162.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421143.45/cwt135.00–150.0060414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423169.62/cwt156.00–179.0071732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy438185.00/cwt185.00–185.008105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472166.84/cwt160.00–176.0078739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475144.29/cwt137.00–157.0068518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518139.89/cwt130.00–147.0072517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520164.88/cwt149.00–173.0085751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569139.51/cwt135.00–140.0079410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575159.72/cwt157.00–164.0091835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630150.09/cwt139.00–159.0094611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665146.00/cwt146.00–146.009713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy681152.72/cwt150.00–158.001,04018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717137.69/cwt135.00–142.0098710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1791136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,0804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2973127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2365
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy414201.62/cwt197.00–215.008354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414175.88/cwt170.00–182.007286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466169.73/cwt168.00–175.007914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577149.94/cwt148.00–152.008656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1643143.00/cwt143.00–143.009194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705137.00/cwt137.00–137.009663
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62089.39/cwt84.00–95.001,4484
Bulls——1,671105.20/cwt97.00–114.001,7586
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04453.54/cwt46.00–60.0055912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10573.60/cwt72.00–76.008132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12373.11/cwt59.00–78.0082120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18480.72/cwt79.00–84.009567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27353.91/cwt50.00–59.006863
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31877.50/cwt74.00–79.001,0214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43980.27/cwt78.00–82.001,1557
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2825850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,0131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,092965.16/cwt600.00–1,110.0010,5405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2281,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,2804
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0011,0001

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.