Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-03-23

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 23
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▼ 646 vs last sale 1,066▼ 85 vs year ago 505 · −16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 114▲ 12 vs year ago 88 · +13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 26▼ 6 vs year ago 16 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week, steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-9.00 lower with lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.46/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$170.46
171 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.29
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1605171.731,039137
Medium and Large 1-2465165.3376834
One grade step is worth $6.40/cwt here — about $271 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 sale171 hd
170.46
—
MO average16 barns · 10,684 hd
175.75
−5.29
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—Low1,59599.721,59010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40887.211,22812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12079.6689230
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06560.4464411

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288177.00/cwt177.00–177.005103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374168.05/cwt165.00–170.006295
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy388225.00/cwt225.00–225.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423169.26/cwt165.00–175.007167
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy428215.11/cwt205.00–222.0092112
Steers—Medium and Large 1430197.00/cwt197.00–197.008473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469174.96/cwt170.00–180.008216
Steers—Medium and Large 1477188.88/cwt180.00–197.0090112
Steers—Medium and Large 1519177.08/cwt170.00–185.0091917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531152.92/cwt147.00–165.008127
Steers—Medium and Large 1579179.74/cwt173.00–185.001,0417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610145.00/cwt145.00–145.008853
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy612177.32/cwt172.00–180.001,08517
Steers—Medium and Large 1640152.03/cwt148.00–160.009739
Steers—Medium and Large 1667159.10/cwt145.00–163.001,06127
Steers—Medium and Large 1718150.45/cwt146.00–155.001,0806
Steers—Medium and Large 1758148.50/cwt145.00–151.001,12624
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325176.03/cwt175.00–177.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343161.46/cwt160.00–162.0055411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy409189.29/cwt180.00–205.007748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423141.91/cwt135.00–150.006009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466161.74/cwt155.00–170.0075415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527153.14/cwt140.00–158.0080723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539140.63/cwt140.00–141.007588
Heifers—Large 1547131.00/cwt131.00–131.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562134.00/cwt132.00–135.007539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563154.00/cwt154.00–154.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007923
Heifers—Large 1615135.00/cwt135.00–135.0083010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620149.80/cwt142.00–152.0092923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685142.60/cwt139.50–149.009779
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2694133.00/cwt133.00–133.009235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1742143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440122.00/cwt122.00–122.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522141.67/cwt135.00–150.007406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529126.55/cwt120.00–130.006699
Bulls—Medium and Large 1551145.00/cwt145.00–145.007994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610151.00/cwt151.00–151.009213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1656142.43/cwt135.00–145.009344
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34895.12/cwt90.00–104.001,2825
Bulls——1,40572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0121
Bulls——1,951112.39/cwt109.00–114.002,1934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01540.00/cwt40.00–40.004061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05160.61/cwt50.00–68.006378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10475.24/cwt70.00–81.0083118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14386.30/cwt82.50–92.0098612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14570.00/cwt70.00–70.008022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39574.98/cwt70.00–80.001,0462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41189.66/cwt83.00–94.001,26510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2795800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,3602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,139927.72/cwt750.00–1,050.0010,5674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,215900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,9351
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0016,8001

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.