Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-11-18

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 18
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
1,029 vs last sale 1,653 327 vs year ago 951 · 34.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
42 vs last sale 134 34 vs year ago 126 · 27.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
4 vs last sale 22 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale next week due to Thankgiving ( NOV 25) Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.85/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$120.85
218 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$84
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$24.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.03
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535126.11675123
Medium and Large 1-2505114.5857991
Large 1580102.005924thin
One grade step is worth $24.11/cwt here — about $84 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 sale218 hd
120.85
MO average19 barns · 11,570 hd
133.89
−13.03
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
BullsAverage1,51067.861,02510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44356.0480910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13547.4353837
CowsLean 85-90%High87435.7431236

Every lot, as filed

74 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
SteersLarge 1530148.00/cwt148.00–148.007843
BullsLarge 1425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004685
HeifersLarge 1580102.00/cwt102.00–102.005924
SteersLarge 1605123.00/cwt123.00–123.007443
Bred CowsMedium 2960350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,3601
Bred CowsMedium 2797491.27/cwt325.00–650.003,9152
SteersMedium and Large 1420158.50/cwt150.00–164.0066612
SteersMedium and Large 1373168.94/cwt160.00–175.006307
HeifersMedium and Large 1622115.46/cwt110.00–121.0071815
HeifersMedium and Large 1415128.14/cwt120.00–135.0053212
BullsMedium and Large 1643112.00/cwt112.00–112.007203
BullsMedium and Large 1585121.05/cwt111.00–135.007086
BullsMedium and Large 1522131.57/cwt128.00–140.006879
SteersMedium and Large 1626140.22/cwt129.00–148.0087819
SteersMedium and Large 1327163.98/cwt162.00–167.005368
HeifersMedium and Large 1717123.06/cwt117.50–126.5088211
SteersMedium and Large 1819123.73/cwt122.50–127.501,0134
SteersMedium and Large 1731133.09/cwt122.50–138.5097326
BullsMedium and Large 1384150.43/cwt140.00–157.0057812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,125875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,8441
SteersMedium and Large 1530156.23/cwt150.00–163.008288
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578110.73/cwt107.00–119.0064011
HeifersMedium and Large 1528132.23/cwt122.00–140.0069826
HeifersMedium and Large 1329135.25/cwt134.00–137.004454
SteersMedium and Large 1570148.32/cwt139.00–153.5084523
SteersMedium and Large 1480156.90/cwt149.00–161.0075313
HeifersMedium and Large 1361129.60/cwt125.00–137.004687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532118.49/cwt106.00–130.0063018
HeifersMedium and Large 1479125.81/cwt125.00–127.006035
HeifersMedium and Large 1587125.40/cwt118.00–130.0073624
SteersMedium and Large 1679137.01/cwt131.50–141.0093036
SteersMedium and Large 1859128.00/cwt125.00–129.001,1004
HeifersMedium and Large 1664119.44/cwt117.00–125.007939
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423139.78/cwt130.00–149.005912
BullsMedium and Large 1-2736101.26/cwt100.00–105.007454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571110.84/cwt100.00–120.006339
SteersMedium and Large 1786130.82/cwt122.50–134.001,02813
HeifersMedium and Large 1263136.02/cwt135.00–137.003586
HeifersMedium and Large 1-282894.95/cwt90.00–100.007866
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669107.18/cwt105.00–114.007175
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481117.42/cwt111.00–121.0056523
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519119.55/cwt117.00–120.006207
BullsMedium and Large 1418148.30/cwt142.00–156.0062011
BullsMedium and Large 1479138.27/cwt131.50–154.0066219
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy514118.00/cwt118.00–118.006074
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383118.67/cwt110.00–127.0045513
HeifersMedium and Large 1-261998.42/cwt90.00–105.006099
SteersMedium and Large 1-2268145.00/cwt145.00–145.003896
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418120.00/cwt120.00–120.005026
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470125.12/cwt120.00–131.005888
Bred CowsMedium 2910634.18/cwt500.00–700.005,7714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,262827.79/cwt575.00–1,185.0010,4473
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2331118.97/cwt118.00–122.003944
BullsMedium and Large 1-2421127.92/cwt120.00–136.005396
SteersMedium and Large 1-2591135.15/cwt130.00–137.007997
SteersMedium and Large 1-2682117.29/cwt106.00–125.008006
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47049.00/cwt49.00–49.007201
Bulls1,36868.09/cwt60.00–74.009316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388149.17/cwt140.00–152.005794
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2273134.00/cwt134.00–134.003663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2332144.21/cwt132.00–148.004794
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618112.56/cwt106.00–117.006965
CowsLean 85-90%78844.24/cwt44.00–44.503492
Bulls2,11382.12/cwt79.50–85.001,7352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0001,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,298789.79/cwt725.00–875.0010,2513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,065850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,0531
Bulls1,33352.91/cwt50.00–55.007052
CowsLean 85-90%73520.00/cwt20.00–20.001471
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11145.27/cwt40.00–51.0050327
CowsLean 85-90%88335.70/cwt30.00–44.0031533
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20053.28/cwt44.00–57.5063910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44056.82/cwt52.00–62.008189

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.