Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-02-10

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Feb 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
859 vs last sale 1,101 1,371 vs year ago 1,613 · 85.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
41 vs last sale 95 7 vs year ago 47 · +14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
9 vs last sale 15 17 vs year ago 23 · 73.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher on a very light test due to weather. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, bulls not well tested Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.94/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$142.94
133 head · 672 lb average
Value per head Derived
$960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$13.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.92
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1671144.23968120
Medium and Large 1-2680131.0089113thin
One grade step is worth $13.23/cwt here — about $77 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 sale133 hd
142.94
MO average11 barns · 5,760 hd
147.86
−4.92
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
BullsAverage1,45082.761,2004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06359.8163618
CowsLean 85-90%High86858.485074thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 1579131.11/cwt122.00–133.0075928
HeifersMedium and Large 1518140.90/cwt125.00–146.0073013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005583
SteersMedium and Large 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.0089113
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2608110.00/cwt110.00–110.006696
SteersMedium and Large 1636149.00/cwt149.00–149.0094839
HeifersMedium and Large 1670133.03/cwt120.00–134.0089143
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,178980.00/cwt975.00–985.0011,5442
Bulls1,00065.00/cwt65.00–65.006501
Bulls1,60088.68/cwt88.00–89.501,4193
CowsLean 85-90%86063.97/cwt63.50–64.505502
CowsLean 85-90%87552.99/cwt49.00–56.504642
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04458.34/cwt50.00–65.0060915
BullsMedium and Large 1510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006123
HeifersMedium and Large 1795115.50/cwt115.50–115.509183
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15867.17/cwt66.00–69.007783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,243800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,9442
SteersMedium and Large 1738134.42/cwt120.00–137.0099247
SteersMedium and Large 1801120.50/cwt120.50–120.509656
SteersMedium and Large 1509170.00/cwt170.00–170.0086511
SteersMedium and Large 1569159.00/cwt159.00–159.0090514
HeifersMedium and Large 1415135.98/cwt125.00–140.005644
HeifersMedium and Large 1308136.05/cwt135.00–138.004193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2602108.00/cwt108.00–108.006505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2445124.00/cwt124.00–124.005523
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2310126.00/cwt126.00–126.003913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,420850.00/cwt850.00–850.0012,0701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,350785.00/cwt785.00–785.0010,5981
HeifersMedium and Large 1460129.00/cwt127.50–132.005933
HeifersMedium and Large 1642133.00/cwt133.00–133.0085413
SteersMedium and Large 1880120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0563

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.