Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-03-11

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
754 head
9 vs last sale 745 754 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
64 vs last sale 19 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
34 vs last sale 51 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers sold 1.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.18/cwt on 388 head.
Average price
$154.18
388 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.21
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542158.60859313
Medium and Large 1-2555135.7375475
One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $105 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 sale388 hd
154.18
MO average17 barns · 8,461 hd
149.97
+4.21
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
BullsAverage1,54472.291,11615
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47060.158846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15551.6559741
CowsLean 85-90%High92735.5733022

Every lot, as filed

69 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
BullsMedium and Large 1680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008163
BullsMedium and Large 1424146.32/cwt125.00–165.006209
Bulls1,46169.59/cwt60.00–75.001,0177
Bulls1,14053.45/cwt50.00–57.006092
Bulls1,77681.72/cwt77.00–88.001,4516
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2600900.00/cwt900.00–900.005,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,300735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,5551
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,035850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,7981
HeifersMedium and Large 1514137.42/cwt134.50–144.0070622
HeifersMedium and Large 1426150.02/cwt136.00–157.0063949
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2658111.73/cwt110.00–117.007354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510122.46/cwt115.00–136.0062510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2686120.07/cwt118.00–130.0082412
Bred CowsMedium 2740600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,4401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,118712.19/cwt700.00–725.007,9622
Bred CowsMedium 2890625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,5631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,165656.76/cwt600.00–725.007,6513
Bred CowsMedium 21,195700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,3651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,144603.50/cwt535.00–700.006,9044
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,083655.48/cwt550.00–775.007,0992
HeifersMedium and Large 1622123.76/cwt118.00–128.5077011
HeifersMedium and Large 1336148.26/cwt145.00–157.0049822
HeifersMedium and Large 1580130.97/cwt122.00–136.0076041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2320154.00/cwt154.00–154.004933
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361138.51/cwt130.00–141.005009
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575120.07/cwt110.00–126.0069013
HeifersMedium and Large 1764119.81/cwt118.00–121.009155
HeifersMedium and Large 1658131.93/cwt130.00–133.0086815
HeifersMedium and Large 1484143.63/cwt131.00–149.0069523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288134.00/cwt134.00–134.003863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712105.51/cwt102.00–112.007516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2409130.10/cwt121.00–131.0053212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473126.04/cwt121.00–134.0059617
HeifersMedium and Large 1713111.55/cwt110.00–116.007954
BullsMedium and Large 1469144.49/cwt136.00–156.0067811
BullsMedium and Large 1385154.71/cwt140.00–167.005967
BullsMedium and Large 1-2459136.04/cwt125.00–140.006244
BullsMedium and Large 1571126.74/cwt120.00–137.007247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2339143.06/cwt140.00–146.004856
SteersMedium and Large 1-2280146.00/cwt146.00–146.004093
SteersMedium and Large 1727134.85/cwt122.00–137.5098042
SteersMedium and Large 1608142.67/cwt133.00–148.5086722
SteersMedium and Large 1328162.69/cwt156.00–175.0053412
SteersMedium and Large 1813122.00/cwt122.00–122.0099210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2537143.16/cwt130.00–148.0076913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481148.10/cwt138.00–159.007129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2810112.00/cwt112.00–112.009073
SteersMedium and Large 1471170.53/cwt160.00–179.0080343
SteersMedium and Large 1420171.58/cwt165.00–184.0072124
SteersMedium and Large 1371182.93/cwt165.00–190.0067919
SteersMedium and Large 1286172.41/cwt163.00–185.0049311
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy380196.00/cwt196.00–196.007455
SteersMedium and Large 1-2592139.31/cwt131.50–142.5082514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623123.88/cwt110.00–130.0077211
HeifersMedium and Large 1380150.55/cwt146.00–155.0057214
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15249.92/cwt41.00–55.0057529
CowsLean 85-90%94849.27/cwt47.00–52.004672
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00835.56/cwt30.00–43.503582
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33349.54/cwt49.00–50.006602
CowsLean 85-90%86825.39/cwt23.00–28.002207
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19559.90/cwt57.50–65.5071610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53865.46/cwt58.00–71.501,0074
CowsLean 85-90%95538.95/cwt31.00–46.0037213
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy414191.52/cwt191.00–192.0079319
SteersMedium and Large 1776131.80/cwt124.00–133.501,02311
SteersMedium and Large 1561152.29/cwt147.50–160.0085420
SteersMedium and Large 1661142.00/cwt132.50–145.0093927
SteersMedium and Large 1534164.51/cwt151.00–170.0087848
SteersMedium and Large 1-2414149.85/cwt145.00–155.006204

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.