Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-01-20

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 20
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
725 head
80 vs last sale 645 79 vs year ago 646 · +12.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
33 vs last sale 106 18 vs year ago 55 · +32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
0 vs last sale 21 1 vs year ago 20 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.97/cwt on 389 head.
Average price
$139.97
389 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$37.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.20
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1631141.16890341
Medium and Large 1-2538133.3371745
Large 1845104.008793thin
One grade step is worth $37.16/cwt here — about $11 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 sale389 hd
139.97
MO average18 barns · 14,603 hd
142.17
−2.20
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
BullsHigh1,80679.331,43313
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,27553.376808thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16549.7858029
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00237.0637111

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
BullsMedium and Large 1469151.33/cwt140.00–160.0071011
HeifersMedium and Large 1475132.74/cwt127.00–140.0063141
HeifersMedium and Large 1422134.16/cwt130.00–139.0056624
HeifersMedium and Large 1674123.70/cwt122.00–126.5083418
SteersMedium and Large 1520153.52/cwt140.00–159.0079831
BullsMedium and Large 1575125.38/cwt122.00–131.007218
SteersMedium and Large 1585146.15/cwt134.00–152.0085566
HeifersMedium and Large 1576126.35/cwt123.50–130.0072821
HeifersMedium and Large 1540126.87/cwt120.00–132.0068527
SteersMedium and Large 1255178.00/cwt178.00–178.004543
HeifersMedium and Large 1628124.12/cwt119.00–126.5077938
SteersMedium and Large 1802125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0075
SteersMedium and Large 1959115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,1084
SteersMedium and Large 1308174.00/cwt174.00–174.005363
SteersMedium and Large 1919113.04/cwt112.50–115.001,03924
SteersMedium and Large 1773127.25/cwt122.00–130.0098417
CowsLean 85-90%99935.15/cwt31.00–44.003517
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40556.74/cwt53.50–60.007975
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,05747.75/cwt45.00–50.505053
SteersMedium and Large 1732128.79/cwt125.00–132.0094345
SteersMedium and Large 1376167.34/cwt162.00–176.006295
SteersMedium and Large 1669134.47/cwt123.00–140.0090050
BullsMedium and Large 1512130.29/cwt120.00–140.006673
BullsMedium and Large 1375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006193
BullsMedium and Large 1432153.37/cwt138.00–158.006634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12347.34/cwt43.00–52.0053220
Bulls1,92082.60/cwt74.00–89.001,58610
Bulls1,42868.45/cwt65.00–73.009773
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,300800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2900725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2800850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,8001
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy673118.00/cwt118.00–118.007943
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,128703.37/cwt685.00–725.007,9343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,299728.48/cwt535.00–925.009,4638
Bred CowsMedium 2733785.00/cwt785.00–785.005,7542
Bred CowsMedium 2830585.00/cwt585.00–585.004,8561
SteersLarge 1845104.00/cwt104.00–104.008793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2592113.74/cwt112.00–119.006734
SteersMedium and Large 1-2539137.71/cwt135.00–140.007427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470141.88/cwt134.00–148.0066715
CowsLean 85-90%97347.22/cwt45.50–48.504593
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25855.19/cwt53.00–58.506949
CowsLean 85-90%1,11020.00/cwt20.00–20.002221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576130.51/cwt125.00–140.007525
HeifersMedium and Large 1325139.67/cwt133.00–143.004543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618124.98/cwt120.00–130.007722
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,265903.87/cwt810.00–1,000.0011,4342
Bred CowsMedium 2920700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,4401
Bred HeifersMedium 2825760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,2701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008883
HeifersMedium and Large 1376137.37/cwt132.00–143.0051710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2534114.97/cwt110.00–122.006144
SteersMedium and Large 1-2437131.51/cwt120.00–140.0057510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475124.96/cwt120.00–128.005947
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy864101.50/cwt101.50–101.508778
HeifersMedium and Large 1775117.86/cwt117.00–121.009139
SteersMedium and Large 1479158.65/cwt158.50–160.0076013
HeifersMedium and Large 1265157.00/cwt157.00–157.004163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421120.29/cwt116.00–125.0050612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340128.00/cwt128.00–128.004353
SteersMedium and Large 1-2895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009853
SteersMedium and Large 1435161.82/cwt153.00–170.0070429
SteersMedium and Large 1618143.44/cwt130.00–147.5088646

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.