Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-09-14

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 14
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
997 head
▲ 287 vs last sale 710▼ 762 vs year ago 1,759 · −43.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 130▲ 69 vs year ago 128 · +53.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 30▲ 1 vs year ago 22 · +4.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 lower with lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.66/cwt on 328 head.
Average price
$156.66
328 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$197
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$19.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.04
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532162.61865228
Medium and Large 1-2467143.10668100
One grade step is worth $19.51/cwt here — about $197 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 sale328 hd
156.66
—
MO average15 barns · 9,936 hd
173.70
−17.04
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—Average1,42399.701,41922
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31381.821,0747thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09976.1683757
CowsLean 85-90%Low90258.4452717

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)1,075$1,1222thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,135$9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)848$8032thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)910$6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)770$6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,4055
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)837$71511

Every lot

84 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 1326186.74/cwt180.00–190.006096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340173.00/cwt173.00–173.005883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365177.00/cwt177.00–177.006463
Steers—Medium and Large 1379189.64/cwt180.00–202.0071911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405182.00/cwt182.00–182.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 1411177.16/cwt170.00–187.007286
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy420212.47/cwt210.00–216.0089211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468169.74/cwt152.00–175.0079415
Steers—Medium and Large 1485188.12/cwt180.00–200.0091226
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy486202.46/cwt201.00–212.009847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519171.75/cwt166.00–177.008916
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy534203.51/cwt203.00–204.001,0876
Steers—Medium and Large 1535186.31/cwt178.00–200.0099722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed558196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0948
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574169.22/cwt165.00–171.009717
Steers—Medium and Large 1582176.56/cwt172.00–193.001,02839
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy617202.50/cwt196.00–209.001,24923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620150.79/cwt150.00–152.009355
Steers—Medium and Large 1626171.74/cwt165.00–185.001,07521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663146.58/cwt140.00–150.009726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy667193.34/cwt180.00–199.001,29024
Steers—Medium and Large 1675160.00/cwt151.00–172.001,08016
Steers—Medium and Large 1721160.48/cwt148.00–170.001,15726
Steers—Medium and Large 1764154.93/cwt145.00–160.001,1843
Steers—Medium and Large 1815143.14/cwt132.50–150.001,16710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1663
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273165.90/cwt162.00–170.004538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273137.00/cwt137.00–137.003743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313173.26/cwt170.00–182.005428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331154.68/cwt150.00–167.0051210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377144.30/cwt135.00–155.0054411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381166.51/cwt164.00–170.0063412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421158.67/cwt152.00–170.0066813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421140.84/cwt134.00–152.0059320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474142.00/cwt136.00–152.0067324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476160.64/cwt150.00–170.0076534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy481178.81/cwt176.00–180.0086010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed498181.00/cwt181.00–181.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522137.92/cwt125.00–142.0072012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523162.65/cwt150.00–175.0085130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy529178.00/cwt178.00–178.0094218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578148.53/cwt140.00–155.0085914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580163.83/cwt150.00–172.0095044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606148.57/cwt141.00–169.009009
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy635166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688154.68/cwt151.00–163.001,06410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707134.19/cwt120.00–137.009496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719143.90/cwt130.00–161.001,03510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763143.11/cwt142.00–145.001,0928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1930135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2563
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365186.48/cwt180.00–190.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393145.00/cwt145.00–145.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428135.00/cwt135.00–135.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433175.89/cwt162.00–187.0076213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472152.44/cwt150.00–155.007206
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481167.74/cwt156.00–172.0080725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510147.71/cwt144.00–152.007539
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520161.51/cwt150.00–170.0084016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560140.49/cwt139.00–142.007876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575153.77/cwt150.00–162.0088413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632153.65/cwt147.00–157.009713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1656139.95/cwt134.00–145.009186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711142.76/cwt142.00–145.001,0158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0533
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11078.18/cwt75.00–80.008683
Bulls——1,35096.37/cwt84.00–105.001,30112
Bulls——1,683114.62/cwt107.00–123.001,9297
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78846.33/cwt40.00–50.003654
Cows—Lean 85-90%93762.16/cwt52.00–66.0058213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05860.48/cwt60.00–61.006402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09983.63/cwt72.00–89.0091912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10174.80/cwt69.00–81.0082443
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26878.54/cwt72.00–82.009964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37386.19/cwt84.00–89.001,1833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2770625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium 2848802.51/head750.00–850.008032
Bred Cows—Medium 2910650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0751,121.74/head950.00–1,300.001,1222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,135975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2800650.00/head650.00–650.006509
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2805800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,475.00/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,358.33/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2101

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.