Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-04-20

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 20
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,116 head
▲ 647 vs last sale 469▼ 151 vs year ago 1,267 · −11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 100▲ 9 vs year ago 142 · +6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 4 vs year ago 28 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand good 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 $181.90/cwt on 461 head.
Average price
$181.90
461 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$948
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.34
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528186.01982381
Medium and Large 1-2489162.3679480
One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $189 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 sale461 hd
181.90
—
MO average14 barns · 6,970 hd
179.56
+2.34
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—Average1,599105.631,68913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52484.221,2849thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17679.8694037
CowsLean 85-90%Low95160.3157420

Every lot

87 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1267200.12/cwt185.00–215.005346
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280168.75/cwt165.00–170.004734
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006413
Steers—Medium and Large 1320182.50/cwt170.00–192.0058411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323183.16/cwt182.00–185.005925
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed359217.00/cwt217.00–217.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy360217.00/cwt217.00–217.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1377191.56/cwt190.00–195.0072216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377176.58/cwt160.00–180.006669
Steers—Medium and Large 1408186.96/cwt180.00–200.007637
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed412212.00/cwt212.00–212.0087314
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy413200.54/cwt200.00–202.0082812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433174.78/cwt160.00–182.0075714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469166.08/cwt140.00–182.0077913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed471212.00/cwt212.00–212.0099915
Steers—Medium and Large 1471190.06/cwt180.00–197.0089565
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy489202.00/cwt202.00–202.009885
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0355
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy523195.24/cwt194.00–197.001,02123
Steers—Medium and Large 1524187.49/cwt175.00–195.0098249
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533156.06/cwt146.00–169.0083210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed543201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561156.76/cwt146.00–170.008797
Steers—Medium and Large 1574182.00/cwt172.00–189.001,04535
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added604179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0815
Steers—Medium and Large 1619166.94/cwt150.00–176.001,03313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624142.86/cwt126.00–152.0089111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy634182.26/cwt176.00–193.001,15625
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660174.31/cwt172.00–177.001,15016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671139.03/cwt125.00–145.009337
Steers—Medium and Large 1691157.09/cwt146.00–164.001,08525
Steers—Medium and Large 1734156.33/cwt144.00–162.001,14710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy752160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2033
Steers—Medium and Large 1790147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1612
Steers—Medium and Large 1838141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1822
Steers—Medium and Large 1935132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2343
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286171.86/cwt165.00–177.004927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326164.21/cwt160.00–170.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365175.25/cwt155.00–185.0064012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379150.47/cwt137.00–162.005706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed383190.00/cwt190.00–190.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy422184.70/cwt183.00–187.0077920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422164.90/cwt147.00–178.0069648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425178.24/cwt177.00–179.007588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442152.00/cwt152.00–152.006723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy460176.02/cwt175.00–177.0081018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479161.78/cwt145.00–170.0077535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481146.20/cwt135.00–150.007038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512130.00/cwt130.00–130.006663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528152.86/cwt140.00–162.0080744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy530169.00/cwt169.00–169.008963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566148.67/cwt140.00–155.0084122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580137.76/cwt132.00–142.0079922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy604160.00/cwt160.00–160.009663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627146.78/cwt140.00–152.0092011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673134.72/cwt130.00–138.0090710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679147.84/cwt140.00–158.001,00441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755140.91/cwt140.00–142.001,06411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415151.79/cwt142.00–155.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421164.60/cwt162.00–170.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483159.80/cwt159.00–162.007727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518158.19/cwt151.00–173.0081910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564142.51/cwt137.00–148.008046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650136.67/cwt130.00–140.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1757119.00/cwt119.00–119.009013
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53496.10/cwt85.00–102.001,4746
Bulls——1,654113.79/cwt110.00–117.001,8827
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87374.50/cwt74.50–74.506502
Cows—Lean 85-90%90049.24/cwt45.00–51.004434
Cows—Lean 85-90%97761.44/cwt55.00–73.0060014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12577.34/cwt70.00–82.0087021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15568.00/cwt68.00–68.007851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25084.19/cwt82.00–90.001,05215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,1502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55485.14/cwt83.00–88.501,3237
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2600925.00/cwt925.00–925.005,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28501,062.50/cwt875.00–1,250.009,0312
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0015,9381
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2671,225.00/cwt1,025.00–1,325.0015,5213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2820700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7401
Bred Cows—Medium 2823759.50/cwt700.00–775.006,2514
Bred Cows—Medium 2855750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,4131
Bred Cows—Medium 2924782.95/cwt700.00–825.007,2344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,140943.90/cwt800.00–1,035.0010,7607

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.