Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-24

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 24
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
869 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 830▲ 474 vs year ago 395 · +120.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 97▲ 19 vs year ago 91 · +20.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 29 · +3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (Sep 7 ) due to labor day*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher with most of the gains in the 600-800 lbs feeders with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and the 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 $170.24/cwt on 358 head.
Average price
$170.24
358 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$955
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.33
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573174.721,002275
Medium and Large 1-2521155.4081083
One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $192 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 sale358 hd
170.24
—
MO average14 barns · 6,249 hd
177.57
−7.33
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—Average1,569111.861,75513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44985.311,23611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18079.9994447
CowsLean 85-90%High94464.336077thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$1,1252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,0684thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)830$8036
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)873$1,20511
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,113$1,1634thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285205.00/cwt205.00–205.005843
Steers—Medium and Large 1325202.45/cwt200.00–210.006586
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy340232.00/cwt232.00–232.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy368224.44/cwt222.00–226.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 1378211.22/cwt202.00–224.0079811
Steers—Medium and Large 1418206.91/cwt201.00–212.0086511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy430219.31/cwt215.00–223.0094311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444173.75/cwt170.00–185.007718
Steers—Medium and Large 1454207.38/cwt205.00–208.009425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008053
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy491210.17/cwt210.00–211.001,03211
Steers—Medium and Large 1524191.14/cwt185.00–195.001,0028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533169.14/cwt160.00–180.009029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566169.34/cwt160.00–180.0095812
Steers—Medium and Large 1586186.34/cwt182.00–196.001,09218
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy592198.00/cwt197.00–199.001,1726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy621197.32/cwt195.00–199.001,2257
Steers—Medium and Large 1621192.33/cwt191.00–195.001,1949
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy665199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,3234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665163.37/cwt160.00–168.001,0867
Steers—Medium and Large 1671185.59/cwt179.00–188.001,24538
Steers—Medium and Large 1713183.94/cwt160.00–186.251,31192
Steers—Medium and Large 1774172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3318
Steers—Medium and Large 1868172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,49320
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317179.50/cwt175.00–182.005699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373163.44/cwt157.00–172.006104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375179.09/cwt170.00–187.0067219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412184.95/cwt182.00–190.0076221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426162.43/cwt148.00–167.0069213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy438192.00/cwt192.00–192.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466162.12/cwt147.00–167.0075515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474183.33/cwt170.00–187.0086931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524180.35/cwt170.00–185.0094542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527155.51/cwt141.00–166.0082020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,00115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564153.59/cwt140.00–162.0086623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565176.06/cwt167.00–184.0099511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1644174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,12115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy652181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655144.50/cwt144.00–146.009464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned669170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,13740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669167.33/cwt156.00–175.001,11921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722161.64/cwt140.00–166.001,16717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1817150.63/cwt147.00–157.001,23117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy820159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3046
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380181.91/cwt170.00–222.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420193.17/cwt170.00–199.0081113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy425205.00/cwt205.00–205.008713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475192.10/cwt160.00–205.0091211
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3488160.00/cwt160.00–160.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528164.66/cwt150.00–184.0086920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575156.82/cwt152.00–170.009025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638152.18/cwt145.00–160.009718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670151.53/cwt149.00–154.001,0156
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,276100.70/cwt94.00–107.001,2854
Bulls——1,699116.82/cwt110.00–124.001,9859
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93862.22/cwt50.00–69.005846
Cows—Lean 85-90%98077.00/cwt77.00–77.007551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15978.23/cwt70.00–87.0090735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24087.40/cwt85.00–91.001,08411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25060.00/cwt60.00–60.007501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37780.57/cwt74.00–85.001,1093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47687.09/cwt85.00–90.001,2858
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2760763.16/head725.00–850.007635
Bred Cows—Medium 2900835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2031,145.46/head885.00–1,300.001,1453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,203.13/head1,125.00–1,350.001,2038
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2850900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0671,211.67/head1,085.00–1,450.001,2123
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,250.00/head1,000.00–1,550.001,2503

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.