Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-02-05

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Feb 5
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
42 vs last sale 374 416 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
12 vs last sale 52 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
12 vs last sale 18 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply very light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.99/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$148.99
134 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$5.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.30
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543150.24815106
Medium and Large 1-2439144.2663328
One grade step is worth $5.98/cwt here — about $182 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 sale134 hd
148.99
MO average16 barns · 10,605 hd
148.68
+0.30
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
BullsHigh1,68466.891,1268thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40353.637527thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19350.5760328
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01638.713939thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1741130.20/cwt125.50–133.009655
SteersMedium and Large 1808130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0505
SteersMedium and Large 1525147.93/cwt145.50–156.007776
SteersMedium and Large 1284167.36/cwt160.00–170.004757
SteersMedium and Large 1337164.59/cwt155.00–172.005559
SteersMedium and Large 1465164.11/cwt156.00–170.007639
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003973
HeifersMedium and Large 1683124.00/cwt124.00–124.008473
HeifersMedium and Large 1713127.00/cwt127.00–127.009063
HeifersMedium and Large 1250138.00/cwt138.00–138.003453
HeifersMedium and Large 1334138.14/cwt137.00–142.004614
HeifersMedium and Large 1600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007204
HeifersMedium and Large 1431132.97/cwt126.00–135.0057315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2582117.67/cwt115.00–120.006859
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422124.64/cwt120.00–125.0052613
HeifersMedium and Large 1373137.20/cwt130.00–141.005125
HeifersMedium and Large 1469138.08/cwt128.00–146.0064817
HeifersMedium and Large 1590122.95/cwt120.00–128.0072521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618107.53/cwt105.00–115.006654
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483123.95/cwt121.00–126.005993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2353131.49/cwt130.00–132.004644
HeifersMedium and Large 1805121.50/cwt121.50–121.509783
HeifersMedium and Large 1513124.48/cwt121.00–132.506397
HeifersMedium and Large 1775118.60/cwt115.00–123.5091911
CowsLean 85-90%90831.63/cwt28.00–35.002872
CowsLean 85-90%95547.65/cwt46.50–49.004552
CowsLean 85-90%1,08437.96/cwt35.00–41.004115
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17146.60/cwt38.00–52.0054614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30348.54/cwt47.00–50.006322
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44355.66/cwt51.50–60.508035
BullsMedium and Large 1430153.39/cwt150.00–160.006609
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005633
Bulls1,80576.00/cwt75.00–77.501,3722
Bulls1,67566.62/cwt60.00–71.501,1165
Bulls1,48550.00/cwt50.00–50.007431
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21554.55/cwt49.50–58.0066314
BullsMedium and Large 1619132.60/cwt125.50–135.008214
BullsMedium and Large 1370147.43/cwt146.00–150.005455
BullsMedium and Large 1523145.96/cwt141.00–151.007636
BullsMedium and Large 1-2532122.00/cwt122.00–122.006493
BullsMedium and Large 1-2429131.15/cwt120.00–135.005634
BullsMedium and Large 1566131.15/cwt120.00–137.007428
Bred CowsMedium 2910565.93/cwt470.00–650.005,1502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,190600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,1404
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,030600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,1802
SteersMedium and Large 1388170.29/cwt158.00–172.0066113
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,150910.00/cwt910.00–910.0010,4651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1701,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,208600.08/cwt540.00–650.007,24910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,193726.68/cwt650.00–875.008,6693
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,160573.24/cwt535.00–725.006,6508
SteersMedium and Large 1-2318149.98/cwt135.00–158.0047716
SteersMedium and Large 1422161.06/cwt159.00–165.0068018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465150.00/cwt150.00–150.006983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2565136.55/cwt130.00–140.007723
SteersMedium and Large 1673134.19/cwt127.00–140.0090310
SteersMedium and Large 1769128.82/cwt128.00–131.0099111
SteersMedium and Large 1555151.00/cwt151.00–151.008383
SteersMedium and Large 1890125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1133
SteersMedium and Large 1937125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1713
SteersMedium and Large 1615133.00/cwt133.00–133.008184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009303

How this sale compares

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.