Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-12-16

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 16
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
727 head
602 vs last sale 1,329 294 vs year ago 433 · +67.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
2 vs last sale 117 16 vs year ago 99 · +16.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
0 vs last sale 33 17 vs year ago 16 · +106.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*(No sales Dec23 and 30 due to Chistmas)* Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 lower with less quailty than the past two weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.67/cwt on 307 head.
Average price
$137.67
307 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.82
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1613140.28860243
Medium and Large 1-2577127.7673764
One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $123 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 sale307 hd
137.67
MO average17 barns · 11,268 hd
147.49
−9.82
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
BullsLow1,72174.151,27618
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43650.8273018
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24148.3460053
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10040.854499thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613104.82/cwt100.00–114.006436
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43953.01/cwt48.00–57.5076314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008443
BullsMedium and Large 1-2518117.12/cwt110.00–127.006077
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561119.24/cwt118.00–124.006695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2479123.16/cwt121.00–130.005904
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627114.01/cwt108.00–116.007154
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,406886.99/cwt725.00–1,025.0012,4716
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522115.82/cwt110.00–121.0060534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2378117.60/cwt111.00–127.504459
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477119.62/cwt110.00–123.0057113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2683106.72/cwt101.00–111.0072911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2676117.86/cwt115.00–126.007978
HeifersMedium and Large 1-277392.00/cwt92.00–92.007113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2715116.28/cwt115.00–120.008314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524129.92/cwt122.00–140.0068113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2883112.00/cwt112.00–112.009895
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467140.04/cwt135.00–145.006543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2283157.00/cwt157.00–157.004443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568128.50/cwt118.00–139.0073019
BullsMedium and Large 1-2655107.00/cwt107.00–107.007013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2612113.00/cwt113.00–113.006923
BullsMedium and Large 1-2432129.23/cwt120.00–135.005588
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,62535.00/cwt35.00–35.005691
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,450821.75/cwt775.00–860.0011,9152
Bred CowsMedium 2858666.02/cwt600.00–725.005,7143
CowsLean 85-90%1,08043.45/cwt42.00–45.004692
CowsLean 85-90%1,10640.11/cwt35.00–42.004447
BullsMedium and Large 1-2733100.00/cwt100.00–100.007333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427116.54/cwt111.00–123.0049810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373146.24/cwt140.00–150.005455
HeifersMedium and Large 1670115.79/cwt112.00–122.5077618
BullsMedium and Large 1556141.72/cwt129.00–144.007889
BullsMedium and Large 1526136.60/cwt130.00–144.0071923
BullsMedium and Large 1629116.84/cwt115.00–125.007359
BullsMedium and Large 1439150.46/cwt140.00–156.0066115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567114.04/cwt109.00–120.0064726
HeifersMedium and Large 1626117.49/cwt115.00–120.0073518
SteersMedium and Large 1427160.53/cwt156.00–165.0068516
HeifersMedium and Large 1475129.14/cwt120.00–137.0061323
HeifersMedium and Large 1516130.52/cwt121.00–136.0067319
SteersMedium and Large 1940117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1053
HeifersMedium and Large 1329128.89/cwt123.00–137.004249
SteersMedium and Large 1621136.35/cwt127.00–145.0084731
SteersMedium and Large 1667131.31/cwt125.00–135.0087628
SteersMedium and Large 1723127.71/cwt122.50–130.2592326
HeifersMedium and Large 1576123.60/cwt120.00–131.0071211
HeifersMedium and Large 1389128.24/cwt125.00–134.004994
SteersMedium and Large 1527151.62/cwt139.00–158.0079943
SteersMedium and Large 1867120.41/cwt120.00–120.501,04416
SteersMedium and Large 1478158.09/cwt150.00–166.0075625
SteersMedium and Large 1774127.25/cwt127.25–127.2598515
SteersMedium and Large 1830122.77/cwt120.00–126.501,0197
SteersMedium and Large 1578142.19/cwt139.00–143.008225
SteersMedium and Large 1373159.61/cwt152.00–164.005954
BullsMedium and Large 1468142.42/cwt140.00–150.006678
BullsMedium and Large 1679113.35/cwt110.00–120.007705
BullsMedium and Large 1392168.00/cwt168.00–168.006593
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy778105.00/cwt105.00–105.008173
Bulls1,63958.57/cwt55.00–61.009604
SteersMedium and Large 1330164.16/cwt158.00–170.005423
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy785123.00/cwt123.00–123.009663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,405700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,8351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,345730.52/cwt710.00–750.009,8252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2890600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,3401
SteersMedium and Large 1285158.18/cwt150.00–160.004515
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy579136.50/cwt136.50–136.5079013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36045.90/cwt45.00–48.006243
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28652.26/cwt49.00–58.6067227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19544.27/cwt39.00–49.0052926
Bulls1,74380.28/cwt72.00–85.501,39912
Bulls1,75368.56/cwt67.00–70.001,2022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1501,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0016,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,3501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0014,1751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0001,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0010,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0011,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,232770.38/cwt610.00–900.009,49113

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.