Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-04-21

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 21
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,267 head
3 vs last sale 1,270 598 vs year ago 669 · +89.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
32 vs last sale 174 42 vs year ago 100 · +42.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
6 vs last sale 34 8 vs year ago 20 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs heifers sold 2.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.80/cwt on 587 head.
Average price
$163.80
587 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$893
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.84
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547166.82913500
Medium and Large 1-2531146.4477887
One grade step is worth $20.37/cwt here — about $135 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 sale587 hd
163.80
MO average17 barns · 10,342 hd
157.96
+5.84
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
BullsAverage1,62283.801,35911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39568.8096014
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14663.1672476
CowsLean 85-90%High99647.4547218

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1570160.94/cwt152.00–170.0091758
HeifersMedium and Large 1321152.84/cwt145.00–160.0049114
BullsMedium and Large 1514146.54/cwt144.00–157.0075310
HeifersMedium and Large 1535137.16/cwt130.00–141.0073445
SteersMedium and Large 1481173.42/cwt160.00–178.0083442
SteersMedium and Large 1427178.96/cwt170.00–185.0076440
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added428193.17/cwt188.00–196.0082725
HeifersMedium and Large 1673123.60/cwt121.00–126.0083215
HeifersMedium and Large 1472145.55/cwt135.00–153.0068761
SteersMedium and Large 1373189.87/cwt177.50–197.5070825
SteersMedium and Large 1320189.37/cwt177.50–198.0060623
HeifersMedium and Large 1731123.17/cwt117.00–124.0090018
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added578139.19/cwt137.50–142.0080552
SteersMedium and Large 1629146.74/cwt143.00–152.0092352
SteersMedium and Large 1701138.50/cwt138.50–138.509715
SteersMedium and Large 11,059114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2074
SteersMedium and Large 1755135.50/cwt134.00–136.001,0234
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added559185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,03726
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy332177.50/cwt177.50–177.5058911
SteersMedium and Large 1522165.13/cwt150.00–174.0086235
SteersMedium and Large 1668142.78/cwt138.50–149.0095433
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added522142.00/cwt142.00–142.0074112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added393159.00/cwt159.00–159.006254
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added452186.00/cwt186.00–186.008419
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,093625.97/cwt600.00–650.006,8422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,123687.47/cwt675.00–700.007,7202
SteersMedium and Large 1922123.95/cwt123.50–125.501,14313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added484151.00/cwt151.00–151.0073134
BullsMedium and Large 1445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006683
BullsMedium and Large 1375160.95/cwt160.00–162.006042
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy568183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,03923
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy348202.00/cwt202.00–202.007033
SteersMedium and Large 1962125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,20713
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 21,0151,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.0011,0131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22044.00/cwt40.00–47.505372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18768.80/cwt65.00–77.0081738
CowsLean 85-90%91357.26/cwt56.50–58.005232
Bulls1,38779.39/cwt74.00–85.501,1017
CowsLean 85-90%1,00646.22/cwt39.00–55.0046516
Bulls2,03491.51/cwt89.00–94.501,8614
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,1501,062.50/cwt900.00–1,200.0012,2194
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,100825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,0751
Bred CowsMedium 2895806.84/cwt625.00–975.007,2212
Bred CowsMedium 2919720.16/cwt625.00–825.006,6185
Bred CowsMedium 2895800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,1601
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38070.27/cwt68.00–73.0097011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45263.42/cwt60.00–65.009213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09958.27/cwt50.00–65.0064036
SteersMedium and Large 1-2619129.74/cwt129.00–130.008034
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623118.81/cwt110.00–126.007403
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy512175.00/cwt175.00–175.0089635
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,137731.95/cwt600.00–825.008,3225
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,3851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,085716.06/cwt600.00–850.007,7694
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375146.70/cwt139.00–155.005504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275161.83/cwt160.00–162.504454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2479132.11/cwt120.00–139.006336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374137.52/cwt120.00–142.005146
SteersMedium and Large 1-2514143.94/cwt126.00–155.0074015
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006954
SteersMedium and Large 1-2866123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0656
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678123.28/cwt120.00–130.008366
SteersMedium and Large 1-2318155.00/cwt155.00–155.004932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2516125.90/cwt123.00–130.0065011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428160.30/cwt155.00–165.006868
BullsMedium and Large 1638133.79/cwt123.00–137.0085410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2578147.30/cwt132.00–157.0085119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480155.76/cwt145.00–165.0074819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2561128.23/cwt121.00–137.0071910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581125.16/cwt122.50–126.007274
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2308134.02/cwt130.00–140.004133
SteersMedium and Large 1276187.53/cwt175.00–205.0051817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475139.00/cwt139.00–139.006605
BullsMedium and Large 1-2684107.00/cwt107.00–107.007324
BullsMedium and Large 1486146.41/cwt145.00–152.007129
HeifersMedium and Large 1563134.14/cwt127.50–139.0075562
HeifersMedium and Large 1995108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0753
SteersMedium and Large 1821134.66/cwt134.00–136.001,10615
BullsMedium and Large 1665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007983
HeifersMedium and Large 1429145.54/cwt138.00–155.0062436
BullsMedium and Large 1558134.37/cwt130.00–137.007503
HeifersMedium and Large 1621123.32/cwt120.00–134.5076642
HeifersMedium and Large 1378150.57/cwt140.00–162.0056938

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.