Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-10-12

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 12
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
775 head
▼ 388 vs last sale 1,163▲ 135 vs year ago 640 · +21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▲ 213 vs last sale 3▲ 118 vs year ago 98 · +120.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 137 vs last sale 141▼ 23 vs year ago 27 · −85.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand uneven 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 $145.90/cwt on 361 head.
Average price
$145.90
361 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$48.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.63
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556153.84855225
Medium and Large 1-2525133.82702131
Large 1495105.005205thin
One grade step is worth $48.84/cwt here — about $335 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 sale361 hd
145.90
—
MO average15 barns · 6,641 hd
158.53
−12.63
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—Average1,68296.211,61814
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41671.851,01825
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18666.6479079
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03753.9956029

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$9132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,0001thin

Every lot

83 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 1273191.19/cwt181.00–200.005229
Steers—Medium and Large 1323180.97/cwt177.00–190.0058510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343170.00/cwt170.00–170.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366137.26/cwt132.00–152.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 1388195.00/cwt195.00–195.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423165.81/cwt157.00–171.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1434173.55/cwt167.00–182.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472158.15/cwt150.00–168.007468
Steers—Medium and Large 1483186.90/cwt177.00–190.009034
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy501198.00/cwt198.00–198.0099217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515154.84/cwt143.00–167.0079716
Steers—Medium and Large 1525171.98/cwt160.00–181.0090325
Steers—Medium and Large 1558178.92/cwt165.00–185.0099810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578156.50/cwt149.00–167.0090528
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600146.00/cwt146.00–146.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0687
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619145.00/cwt145.00–145.008984
Steers—Medium and Large 1622160.02/cwt155.00–165.009959
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy666182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,21513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670135.34/cwt130.00–145.0090714
Steers—Medium and Large 1674171.77/cwt170.00–174.001,1587
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy730167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,2235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2753135.99/cwt132.00–140.001,0242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1603
Steers—Medium and Large 1930141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293140.00/cwt140.00–140.004103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308140.00/cwt140.00–140.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327164.95/cwt152.00–170.0053912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368153.77/cwt146.00–165.005665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380138.48/cwt125.00–147.0052619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420171.00/cwt171.00–171.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422156.27/cwt147.00–167.0065925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2446135.60/cwt125.00–145.006058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned468125.00/cwt125.00–125.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy469167.36/cwt162.00–170.007859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476133.41/cwt120.00–145.0063521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485157.37/cwt152.00–162.0076313
Heifers—Large 1495105.00/cwt105.00–105.005205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521171.00/cwt171.00–171.0089128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521141.63/cwt131.00–155.0073832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532155.12/cwt145.00–165.0082533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570132.22/cwt122.00–141.0075418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576152.78/cwt145.00–163.0088013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy587162.00/cwt162.00–162.0095117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624145.91/cwt132.00–156.0091017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy638142.00/cwt142.00–142.009064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671143.48/cwt137.00–150.0096313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680122.49/cwt115.00–133.0083318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721149.03/cwt145.00–150.001,0755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763105.00/cwt105.00–105.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815131.49/cwt130.00–132.001,0724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2873127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy911129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,17514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375166.52/cwt165.00–167.006244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2386162.87/cwt150.00–167.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427138.33/cwt135.00–142.005918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428163.55/cwt150.00–175.0070020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476138.43/cwt125.00–145.0065915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483151.86/cwt145.00–157.0073316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512154.48/cwt147.00–162.0079112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536134.08/cwt130.00–137.0071912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562140.04/cwt136.00–144.007875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607135.22/cwt133.00–140.0082110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638113.49/cwt112.00–115.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673117.00/cwt117.00–117.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2698110.00/cwt110.00–110.007683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55590.08/cwt80.00–98.001,40110
Bulls——1,998111.55/cwt104.00–119.002,2294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94061.24/cwt60.00–62.005763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04354.53/cwt48.00–60.0056923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09042.57/cwt40.00–45.004643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17973.01/cwt70.00–76.0086122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18764.33/cwt56.00–71.0076456
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29556.00/cwt56.00–56.007251
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35868.48/cwt62.00–73.0093010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45574.10/cwt72.00–76.001,07815
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,025650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,090912.79/head850.00–975.009132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.