Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-03-17

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 17
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
942 head
21 vs last sale 921 772 vs year ago 170 · +454.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
99 vs last sale 169 7 vs year ago 77 · 9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
19 vs last sale 39 3 vs year ago 23 · 13.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher, the rest of the 600-700 lbs offering sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls not tested; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.28/cwt on 518 head.
Average price
$154.28
518 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$12.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.51
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570156.59893423
Medium and Large 1-2520144.0474995
One grade step is worth $12.55/cwt here — about $144 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 sale518 hd
154.28
MO average16 barns · 9,494 hd
149.78
+4.51
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
BullsLow1,69081.751,3815thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37762.328585thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12856.9164224
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02041.6742515

Every lot, as filed

64 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
SteersMedium and Large 1820121.00/cwt121.00–121.009923
SteersMedium and Large 1-2431153.37/cwt140.00–160.0066115
HeifersMedium and Large 1420142.37/cwt132.00–152.0059840
HeifersMedium and Large 1633127.91/cwt118.00–133.5081036
BullsMedium and Large 1406151.57/cwt145.00–167.006155
BullsMedium and Large 1607122.51/cwt118.00–135.0074412
HeifersMedium and Large 1365148.67/cwt141.00–156.005439
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384153.78/cwt148.00–160.005916
SteersMedium and Large 1625151.56/cwt135.00–160.0094779
HeifersMedium and Large 1270149.80/cwt145.00–157.004045
SteersMedium and Large 1569153.54/cwt145.00–163.0087453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,135550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,2431
SteersMedium and Large 1526166.13/cwt152.00–170.0087432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008173
SteersMedium and Large 1676143.87/cwt135.00–159.0097340
SteersMedium and Large 1381173.98/cwt165.00–185.0066320
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07253.36/cwt50.00–58.0057213
CowsLean 85-90%1,02033.10/cwt30.00–36.003384
BullsMedium and Large 1464155.00/cwt155.00–155.007194
HeifersMedium and Large 1524132.53/cwt128.00–135.0069444
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy815111.00/cwt111.00–111.009053
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy393192.00/cwt192.00–192.007553
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,330723.61/cwt600.00–785.009,6243
HeifersMedium and Large 1769117.24/cwt115.00–119.0090211
HeifersMedium and Large 1333150.17/cwt143.00–157.005006
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19561.10/cwt59.00–62.0073011
Bulls1,12555.00/cwt55.00–55.006191
CowsLean 85-90%1,04551.50/cwt51.00–52.005382
Bulls1,83188.44/cwt85.50–92.001,6194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2001,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0013,3202
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2900950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,5501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2765105.51/cwt105.00–106.008072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527147.62/cwt130.00–155.0077829
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,395775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,8111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,129712.35/cwt610.00–810.008,0424
Bred CowsMedium 2770649.68/cwt600.00–700.005,0034
CowsLean 85-90%1,01443.30/cwt35.00–51.004399
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476129.31/cwt125.00–137.0061618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572123.87/cwt118.00–130.0070914
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32559.00/cwt59.00–59.007821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39063.15/cwt62.00–64.508784
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2537125.28/cwt118.00–133.0067312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685121.13/cwt118.00–131.008304
SteersMedium and Large 1478168.04/cwt155.00–177.0080384
HeifersMedium and Large 1695128.00/cwt128.00–128.008905
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full598122.00/cwt122.00–122.007303
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,218709.77/cwt650.00–735.008,6453
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479144.42/cwt130.00–155.0069214
SteersMedium and Large 1-2608121.78/cwt119.00–130.007405
HeifersMedium and Large 1711118.74/cwt117.00–120.008444
SteersMedium and Large 1328174.45/cwt162.50–187.0057217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2682113.30/cwt110.00–115.007733
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2609111.69/cwt110.00–118.006806
BullsMedium and Large 1-2590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006793
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement730134.00/cwt134.00–134.009784
SteersMedium and Large 1769133.30/cwt124.00–144.001,02536
HeifersMedium and Large 1565132.26/cwt120.00–140.0074769
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586139.28/cwt127.00–150.0081622
BullsMedium and Large 1500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007354
HeifersMedium and Large 1483137.23/cwt130.00–141.0066352
SteersMedium and Large 1423178.88/cwt165.00–184.0075724
SteersMedium and Large 1720139.45/cwt130.00–144.001,00432

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.