Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-09-21

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 21
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,107 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 997▲ 271 vs year ago 836 · +32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 197▼ 12 vs year ago 95 · −12.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 23▼ 1 vs year ago 15 · −6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-9.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; 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 $162.43/cwt on 514 head.
Average price
$162.43
514 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$37.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.39
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579167.73972388
Medium and Large 1-2498146.50729123
Large 1605130.007873thin
One grade step is worth $37.73/cwt here — about $185 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 sale514 hd
162.43
—
MO average12 barns · 5,610 hd
168.82
−6.39
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—High1,643102.581,68510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43880.961,1645thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19978.9694634
CowsLean 85-90%Average94154.7951615

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)1,125$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$8173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,1216
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,0802thin

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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1269202.26/cwt195.00–205.005444
Steers—Medium and Large 1331196.25/cwt182.00–217.0065017
Steers—Medium and Large 1374193.33/cwt177.00–207.0072312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy390217.00/cwt217.00–217.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418177.02/cwt172.00–180.0074013
Steers—Medium and Large 1423182.41/cwt175.00–190.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy428208.08/cwt202.00–220.0089115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added448221.00/cwt221.00–221.009903
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy460205.00/cwt205.00–205.009433
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481154.76/cwt142.00–164.007448
Steers—Medium and Large 1486191.52/cwt182.00–200.0093118
Steers—Medium and Large 1516181.95/cwt172.00–195.009394
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0873
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy526203.77/cwt200.00–208.001,0727
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540150.25/cwt144.00–159.0081118
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568205.21/cwt204.00–206.001,16613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575155.10/cwt150.00–167.0089212
Steers—Medium and Large 1586181.95/cwt172.00–194.001,06628
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy602192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,15633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613154.11/cwt142.00–158.0094514
Steers—Medium and Large 1618179.86/cwt165.00–191.001,11220
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added653194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,26713
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy662193.74/cwt192.00–196.001,28323
Steers—Medium and Large 1678171.70/cwt162.00–180.001,16437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684149.15/cwt140.00–155.001,02018
Steers—Medium and Large 1711170.85/cwt155.00–182.001,21524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added716177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,26712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy758178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,35336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1315
Steers—Medium and Large 1810157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2727
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy821170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,40010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1533
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2291156.84/cwt150.00–162.004567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336165.49/cwt157.00–170.005568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360172.00/cwt172.00–172.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388148.24/cwt140.00–155.0057513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416146.26/cwt135.00–157.0060817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418163.73/cwt150.00–179.0068424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468161.12/cwt153.00–170.0075436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468148.09/cwt137.00–155.0069327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528181.76/cwt178.00–182.0096049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530151.33/cwt142.00–155.0080218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537167.45/cwt159.50–180.0089918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565172.00/cwt172.00–172.009723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572145.82/cwt138.00–155.0083425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575164.84/cwt158.00–175.0094848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy577171.00/cwt171.00–171.009873
Heifers—Large 1605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617177.71/cwt172.00–178.251,09693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621157.25/cwt145.00–167.0097746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632136.47/cwt130.00–140.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669133.13/cwt130.00–136.008919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675156.98/cwt150.00–163.001,06011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added678158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy689168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708130.00/cwt130.00–130.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729141.65/cwt140.00–145.001,0336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772154.43/cwt148.00–159.001,19228
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370162.00/cwt162.00–162.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479155.47/cwt152.00–160.007457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515144.58/cwt135.00–152.007457
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583139.99/cwt135.00–142.008168
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632145.00/cwt145.00–145.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1743131.00/cwt131.00–131.009733
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51895.24/cwt92.00–99.001,4466
Bulls——1,830113.59/cwt107.00–122.002,0794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91158.41/cwt55.00–62.005327
Cows—Lean 85-90%95448.85/cwt45.00–53.004667
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06071.00/cwt71.00–71.007531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16976.52/cwt70.00–81.0089522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25383.42/cwt82.00–86.001,04512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38778.94/cwt78.00–80.001,0953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2860750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,120850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,120850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2800835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0331,133.33/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2001,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.