Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2022-10-26

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 26
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
▼ 1,176 vs last sale 1,591▼ 249 vs year ago 664 · −37.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 214▼ 27 vs year ago 167 · −16.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 23▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower: Demand lower and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.70/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$146.70
165 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$21.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.57
vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533150.90804132
Medium and Large 1-2571129.8874233
One grade step is worth $21.03/cwt here — about $62 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 sale165 hd
146.70
—
MO average16 barns · 6,136 hd
159.27
−12.57
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—High1,57988.151,39212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37866.4291519
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17064.0674940
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03147.7449218

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)882$8323thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$7502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)998$7402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$7501thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340192.00/cwt192.00–192.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 1369182.30/cwt177.00–185.006734
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423153.40/cwt150.00–157.006496
Steers—Medium and Large 1435174.41/cwt165.00–180.0075915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481151.90/cwt130.00–167.007317
Steers—Medium and Large 1522176.20/cwt167.00–178.009208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528165.00/cwt165.00–165.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562144.37/cwt137.00–150.008115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008483
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy590188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,10912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602145.00/cwt145.00–145.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0883
Steers—Medium and Large 1630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned670143.00/cwt143.00–143.009583
Steers—Medium and Large 1678167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1324
Steers—Medium and Large 1723157.16/cwt156.00–162.001,1365
Steers—Medium and Large 1759155.22/cwt142.00–158.501,1785
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,2814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0483
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331168.55/cwt160.00–175.0055814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380154.80/cwt145.00–165.0058812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415155.42/cwt145.00–169.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428137.56/cwt135.00–140.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469150.39/cwt146.00–155.0070514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473130.00/cwt130.00–130.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517142.72/cwt140.00–150.0073819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529135.47/cwt132.00–139.0071711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned545131.00/cwt130.00–132.007146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564152.00/cwt152.00–152.008579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571134.64/cwt130.00–138.007696
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned594142.00/cwt142.00–142.008434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy618165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618155.00/cwt155.00–155.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622144.12/cwt130.00–156.0089616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned654140.00/cwt140.00–140.009164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,1043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676157.34/cwt150.00–161.001,0649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685123.13/cwt120.00–129.008435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720141.03/cwt137.00–145.001,0152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783102.00/cwt102.00–102.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386174.86/cwt173.00–181.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417159.70/cwt140.00–184.0066614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482150.78/cwt140.00–167.0072711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516127.47/cwt122.00–132.006587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535143.67/cwt138.00–149.007698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568138.44/cwt132.00–148.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2589133.50/cwt132.00–135.007866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623130.74/cwt125.00–142.008158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1654131.02/cwt127.00–137.008575
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723109.47/cwt102.00–117.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008653
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54184.12/cwt75.00–90.001,2968
Bulls——1,65496.20/cwt94.00–99.001,5914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87835.00/cwt35.00–35.003072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05049.33/cwt40.00–58.0051816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16361.56/cwt51.00–68.0071628
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18569.88/cwt68.00–71.0082812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33361.09/cwt52.00–68.008149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41971.22/cwt68.00–76.001,01110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2790650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium 2865700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium 2882832.02/head760.00–935.008323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,205830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,215800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2800850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.