Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-10-05

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 5
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,163 head
▲ 180 vs last sale 983▲ 244 vs year ago 919 · +26.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 98▼ 85 vs year ago 88 · −96.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 2▲ 135 vs year ago 6 · +2,250.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower with lower quality in the offering and a lot of unweaned calves selling at a discount because it's October. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold 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 $170.78/cwt on 518 head.
Average price
$170.78
518 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.17
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1601178.461,073337
Medium and Large 1-2518156.48811181
One grade step is worth $21.98/cwt here — about $262 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 sale518 hd
170.78
—
MO average12 barns · 8,315 hd
179.95
−9.17
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—High1,53493.501,43513
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35471.819729thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17170.7782937
CowsLean 85-90%High99854.1554030

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)1,205$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$8022thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)800$1,1501thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274160.30/cwt155.00–175.004394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318155.63/cwt147.00–165.004959
Steers—Medium and Large 1326180.51/cwt177.00–190.005885
Steers—Medium and Large 1374199.93/cwt182.00–209.007485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380154.97/cwt145.00–170.0058921
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added386219.00/cwt219.00–219.0084517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427157.65/cwt150.00–170.0067316
Steers—Medium and Large 1432183.94/cwt177.00–190.0079512
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy441200.58/cwt198.00–207.0088510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472166.85/cwt155.00–170.0078811
Steers—Medium and Large 1476178.73/cwt170.00–197.0085110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy482202.86/cwt200.00–210.0097818
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0054
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned523165.00/cwt165.00–165.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 1530180.70/cwt170.00–192.0095847
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531161.58/cwt150.00–170.0085862
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555202.22/cwt197.00–207.001,12227
Steers—Medium and Large 1571181.16/cwt160.00–189.001,03417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583159.72/cwt140.00–165.0093118
Steers—Medium and Large 1616168.66/cwt148.00–181.001,03926
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623146.12/cwt137.00–155.0091020
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy630187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1784
Steers—Medium and Large 1665167.07/cwt152.00–180.001,11125
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy672157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675146.01/cwt140.00–151.0098614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added718166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 1719158.38/cwt151.00–173.001,13913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743125.00/cwt125.00–125.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added759169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,28337
Steers—Medium and Large 1765155.13/cwt148.00–160.001,18710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1173
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added810162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,31212
Steers—Medium and Large 1858150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2873
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added879155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3627
Steers—Medium and Large 1947143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3543
Steers—Medium and Large 1965134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2933
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278152.52/cwt150.00–155.004246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285139.71/cwt137.00–145.003983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314142.39/cwt130.00–147.004474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy325177.00/cwt177.00–177.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330151.46/cwt147.00–155.005007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380155.45/cwt150.00–165.0059117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387135.55/cwt130.00–150.0052522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy392187.00/cwt187.00–187.0073322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420159.96/cwt150.00–174.0067218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429140.36/cwt130.00–149.0060220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467139.23/cwt132.50–148.0065025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471156.48/cwt148.00–170.0073745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added495167.00/cwt167.00–167.0082726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512152.89/cwt139.00–163.0078328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532134.51/cwt130.00–147.0071615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added539174.00/cwt174.00–174.0093823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568153.38/cwt142.00–162.0087133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573136.79/cwt128.00–157.0078418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622147.68/cwt146.00–152.009197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added624158.00/cwt158.00–158.0098622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625133.29/cwt125.00–142.0083316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662136.64/cwt135.00–140.009055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724153.81/cwt152.00–158.001,11410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1931133.20/cwt129.00–143.001,24013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367161.16/cwt155.00–172.005918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385159.00/cwt159.00–159.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422137.37/cwt135.00–140.005807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Gaunt448155.00/cwt155.00–155.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473141.89/cwt137.00–145.006719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523155.25/cwt152.00–157.008128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563154.41/cwt150.00–155.008699
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622147.78/cwt145.00–150.0091913
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18571.14/cwt65.00–78.008432
Bulls——1,575104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,6382
Bulls——1,60396.14/cwt84.00–102.001,5419
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90342.95/cwt40.00–45.003887
Cows—Lean 85-90%91065.00/cwt65.00–65.005921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03257.22/cwt46.00–65.0059122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15971.01/cwt65.00–76.0082334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25065.00/cwt65.00–65.008131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26363.59/cwt62.00–65.008032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35076.46/cwt76.00–77.001,0322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37371.39/cwt68.00–74.009806
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,0701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,115802.47/head750.00–850.008022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.