Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-17

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 17
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
830 head
▲ 541 vs last sale 289▲ 4 vs year ago 826 · +0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 120▼ 42 vs year ago 139 · −30.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 20▼ 25 vs year ago 30 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.51/cwt on 348 head.
Average price
$175.51
348 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.61
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557178.12992309
Medium and Large 1-2496154.8076839
One grade step is worth $23.32/cwt here — about $224 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 sale348 hd
175.51
—
MO average12 barns · 5,803 hd
173.89
+1.61
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—High1,576112.511,7748thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39085.771,19212
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08380.9687739
CowsLean 85-90%Average91261.625626thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,1194thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005003
Steers—Medium and Large 1325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2348183.00/cwt183.00–183.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 1357215.36/cwt200.00–225.007697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006753
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy408228.16/cwt223.00–229.0093118
Steers—Medium and Large 1422205.31/cwt190.00–220.0086612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439175.00/cwt175.00–175.007685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472175.73/cwt170.00–182.008296
Steers—Medium and Large 1481189.90/cwt182.00–210.0091314
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy491209.81/cwt207.00–215.001,03032
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added502210.12/cwt195.00–217.001,05532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511179.53/cwt172.00–182.009174
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy530197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0444
Steers—Medium and Large 1535192.68/cwt187.00–198.001,03115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574161.03/cwt152.00–177.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1235
Steers—Medium and Large 1579186.66/cwt180.00–195.001,08123
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy603195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607158.15/cwt155.00–162.009609
Steers—Medium and Large 1612178.65/cwt176.00–185.001,0938
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1995
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added666183.75/cwt183.75–183.751,22469
Steers—Medium and Large 1670181.09/cwt175.00–189.001,21316
Steers—Medium and Large 1727186.18/cwt174.00–193.001,35413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0835
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1296163.00/cwt163.00–163.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327191.38/cwt190.00–192.006269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355177.19/cwt167.00–181.006298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371156.84/cwt147.00–167.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy392190.48/cwt190.00–192.007478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422158.76/cwt155.00–160.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430184.18/cwt175.00–189.0079234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469179.81/cwt171.00–187.0084323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy478190.00/cwt190.00–190.009083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484148.62/cwt146.00–150.007195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512182.47/cwt182.00–183.0093422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523154.51/cwt135.00–161.0080819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534178.59/cwt168.00–181.0095424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572179.24/cwt175.00–188.001,02546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576156.55/cwt145.00–160.009026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623181.75/cwt181.75–181.751,13281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628169.61/cwt159.00–177.001,06512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671154.66/cwt153.00–156.001,0387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added763164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,25112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added842153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,28811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422201.04/cwt199.00–202.008486
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516172.57/cwt170.00–183.008905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577151.40/cwt145.00–160.008748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671144.27/cwt141.00–153.009685
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2831
Bulls——1,598115.72/cwt110.00–120.001,8497
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82550.00/cwt50.00–50.004131
Cows—Lean 85-90%90862.43/cwt55.00–67.005674
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01570.00/cwt70.00–70.007111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08278.81/cwt70.00–85.0085328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08686.42/cwt85.00–90.0093911
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34580.39/cwt75.00–85.001,0814
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41288.46/cwt85.00–92.001,2498
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2835950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2900775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1671,233.33/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2333

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.