Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-08-31

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 31
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
710 head
▼ 159 vs last sale 869▼ 107 vs year ago 817 · −13.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 110▲ 46 vs year ago 84 · +54.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 30▲ 14 vs year ago 16 · +87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale (Sep 7) due to labor day

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, heifers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; 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 $190.11/cwt on 274 head.
Average price
$190.11
274 head · 588 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,117
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$28.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.94
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1593197.731,172200
Medium and Large 1-2567169.6096258
Large 1598169.251,01216thin
One grade step is worth $28.48/cwt here — about $161 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 sale274 hd
190.11
—
MO average15 barns · 7,310 hd
194.05
−3.94
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—High1,478102.491,51511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45083.251,20714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11978.2387560
CowsLean 85-90%Low93561.3957418

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)1,251$1,0604thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$1,0325
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$1,72114
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,41710

Every lot

78 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1298212.00/cwt212.00–212.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330182.46/cwt180.00–185.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 1332210.95/cwt207.00–213.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy370222.00/cwt222.00–222.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy420219.00/cwt219.00–219.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 1425205.58/cwt200.00–211.0087413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425175.33/cwt162.00–185.007453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470184.67/cwt168.00–191.008688
Steers—Medium and Large 1475205.07/cwt192.00–210.0097420
Steers—Large 1484176.00/cwt176.00–176.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy495212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0492
Steers—Medium and Large 1528191.02/cwt190.00–192.001,0092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531173.98/cwt170.00–180.0092412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy533210.31/cwt207.00–212.001,12110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy575209.22/cwt205.00–213.001,20316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585173.85/cwt170.00–175.001,01715
Steers—Large 1594172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605162.44/cwt160.00–173.0098311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy612207.94/cwt200.00–213.001,27319
Steers—Medium and Large 1623194.13/cwt189.00–199.001,20928
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned623172.42/cwt170.00–175.001,0746
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy655206.72/cwt202.50–209.001,35426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667139.98/cwt135.00–155.009344
Steers—Medium and Large 1678185.60/cwt182.00–196.001,25822
Steers—Large 1694160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1105
Steers—Medium and Large 1728170.31/cwt162.00–176.001,24016
Steers—Medium and Large 1762166.80/cwt165.00–171.001,2715
Steers—Medium and Large 1830162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2908142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2893
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270180.00/cwt180.00–180.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324173.26/cwt172.00–177.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338151.04/cwt140.00–167.005118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370156.08/cwt145.00–162.0057721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1394174.19/cwt174.00–175.006865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417155.45/cwt150.00–165.006489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430179.38/cwt167.00–195.0077124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481173.35/cwt167.00–183.0083419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481160.75/cwt150.00–165.0077311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514172.75/cwt169.00–177.0088818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy525179.00/cwt179.00–179.009403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528158.13/cwt150.00–168.0083516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580156.85/cwt148.00–165.0091010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584171.61/cwt170.00–175.001,00228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623148.92/cwt140.00–160.0092814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624165.07/cwt157.00–177.001,03032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677150.65/cwt150.00–152.001,0203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715157.36/cwt150.00–163.001,12512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732136.93/cwt132.00–142.001,0023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767155.38/cwt150.00–172.001,1924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2848136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy927150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3916
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384188.64/cwt180.00–200.0072412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419173.00/cwt173.00–173.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486163.22/cwt150.00–173.007937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1493185.44/cwt180.00–200.009149
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516180.45/cwt170.00–185.009317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1594160.53/cwt156.00–162.009544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668142.00/cwt142.00–142.009492
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38897.56/cwt92.00–105.001,3547
Bulls——1,635111.11/cwt107.00–114.001,8174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83047.73/cwt45.00–50.003962
Cows—Lean 85-90%92461.27/cwt55.00–66.0056613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05571.02/cwt68.00–75.007493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09365.00/cwt65.00–65.007102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12085.77/cwt84.00–89.0096112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12076.84/cwt70.00–84.0086146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43485.57/cwt84.00–87.001,2277
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46580.93/cwt80.00–82.001,1867
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2790875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0701,136.33/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2511,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0604
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,754.55/head1,650.00–1,800.001,75511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0441,447.22/head1,100.00–1,600.001,4479
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003

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.