Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-09-28

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 28
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
983 head
▼ 124 vs last sale 1,107▲ 165 vs year ago 818 · +20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 83▼ 21 vs year ago 119 · −17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 14▼ 24 vs year ago 26 · −92.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 -2.00 lower; Demand lower 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 $171.04/cwt on 407 head.
Average price
$171.04
407 head · 569 lb average
Value per head Derived
$974
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.14
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575177.721,021286
Medium and Large 1-2557155.25864121
One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $157 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 sale407 hd
171.04
—
MO average17 barns · 9,939 hd
184.18
−13.14
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—High1,695101.071,7138thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45578.801,14628
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13673.9184016
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02162.6164018

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,0351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$1,0001thin

Every lot

70 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 1280176.63/cwt172.00–185.004956
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy308215.00/cwt215.00–215.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 1321181.33/cwt177.00–190.0058212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335172.00/cwt172.00–172.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377168.96/cwt165.00–172.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 1389185.68/cwt180.00–190.007226
Steers—Medium and Large 1422181.38/cwt172.00–187.0076511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435157.31/cwt150.00–165.006848
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy443201.98/cwt198.00–206.0089514
Steers—Medium and Large 1465182.10/cwt167.00–195.0084723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477154.23/cwt140.00–165.0073622
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy508199.30/cwt199.00–200.001,01210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527162.12/cwt145.00–169.0085420
Steers—Medium and Large 1529179.26/cwt167.00–192.0094823
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned532160.31/cwt156.00–168.0085311
Steers—Medium and Large 1580189.15/cwt175.00–193.001,09735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580159.44/cwt147.00–169.0092539
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy607193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617140.88/cwt135.00–150.008697
Steers—Medium and Large 1633172.11/cwt157.00–189.001,08933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2653139.99/cwt135.00–145.009145
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,16613
Steers—Medium and Large 1677161.59/cwt155.00–172.001,09422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0147
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added722170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,23144
Steers—Medium and Large 1736159.51/cwt144.00–168.001,17413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780150.23/cwt149.00–154.001,1724
Steers—Medium and Large 1781155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800123.00/cwt123.00–123.009843
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285155.89/cwt150.00–162.004446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329147.49/cwt140.00–152.004858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339167.19/cwt156.00–170.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378163.11/cwt150.00–170.0061714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379146.43/cwt135.00–157.0055513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421143.70/cwt140.00–155.0060516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned424148.00/cwt148.00–148.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426166.40/cwt157.00–174.0070945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480160.19/cwt150.00–170.0076951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481141.68/cwt132.00–150.0068128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526154.56/cwt147.00–160.0081343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527140.61/cwt130.00–150.0074112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561138.85/cwt132.00–144.0077921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577146.83/cwt140.00–152.0084719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614132.42/cwt128.00–135.008138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627150.39/cwt135.00–156.0094315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657136.65/cwt132.00–139.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy833148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,2379
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383151.93/cwt150.00–155.005825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387171.56/cwt162.00–185.0066412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418174.12/cwt162.00–185.0072820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2441130.00/cwt130.00–130.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455149.13/cwt145.00–150.006796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472165.36/cwt140.00–180.0078019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525156.18/cwt140.00–190.0082016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527144.67/cwt140.00–152.0076210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564148.38/cwt138.00–155.008377
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625137.06/cwt133.00–140.0085710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672133.00/cwt133.00–133.008945
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,660107.00/cwt105.00–111.001,7764
Bulls——1,72995.13/cwt90.00–100.001,6454
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01661.81/cwt51.00–67.0062816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06569.00/cwt69.00–69.007352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13673.91/cwt69.00–80.0084016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44382.08/cwt82.00–83.001,18413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46575.96/cwt71.00–80.001,11315
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351

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.