Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2021-05-26

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 26
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
501 vs last sale 1,149 48 vs year ago 600 · +8.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
11 vs last sale 78 5 vs year ago 84 · +6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
1 vs last sale 22 5 vs year ago 16 · +31.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.25/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$134.25
236 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$724
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$87
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$9.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.38
vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546136.44745180
Large 1510130.006633thin
Medium and Large 1-2518127.0465853
One grade step is worth $9.40/cwt here — about $87 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 sale236 hd
134.25
MO average15 barns · 8,130 hd
138.62
−4.38
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
BullsAverage1,66491.881,52913
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54268.891,0629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17366.6378250
CowsLean 85-90%Average99049.284889thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1566132.21/cwt120.00–137.0074836
SteersMedium and Large 1627142.75/cwt132.00–148.008959
BullsMedium and Large 1478143.26/cwt125.00–153.0068520
SteersMedium and Large 1534156.51/cwt154.50–159.0083619
HeifersMedium and Large 1704121.51/cwt120.00–123.008556
HeifersMedium and Large 1655126.00/cwt120.00–129.008253
HeifersMedium and Large 1270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004053
HeifersMedium and Large 1473145.36/cwt136.00–155.0068816
HeifersMedium and Large 1338154.40/cwt150.00–158.0052215
SteersMedium and Large 1480163.91/cwt154.00–171.0078728
SteersMedium and Large 1413161.64/cwt155.00–170.0066811
SteersMedium and Large 1660138.91/cwt135.00–140.509179
SteersMedium and Large 1801133.36/cwt132.50–134.001,0687
BullsMedium and Large 1572134.93/cwt130.00–142.0077225
HeifersMedium and Large 1523136.12/cwt129.00–139.0071240
BullsMedium and Large 1520146.13/cwt130.00–154.0076023
HeifersMedium and Large 1636132.28/cwt118.00–135.0084132
SteersMedium and Large 1772125.00/cwt125.00–125.009655
SteersMedium and Large 1712127.50/cwt127.50–127.509083
HeifersMedium and Large 1432147.51/cwt137.50–157.5063713
HeifersMedium and Large 1766121.15/cwt118.00–122.5092810
SteersMedium and Large 1260182.50/cwt182.50–182.504753
SteersMedium and Large 1386169.51/cwt159.00–177.006547
BullsMedium and Large 1669119.81/cwt111.50–123.5080210
BullsMedium and Large 1427154.08/cwt140.00–162.006587
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21368.84/cwt64.00–74.5083536
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07160.94/cwt54.00–65.0065314
CowsLean 85-90%1,00951.38/cwt45.00–55.005188
SteersMedium and Large 1319159.42/cwt155.00–175.005098
SteersMedium and Large 1563154.26/cwt151.00–159.0086826
CowsLean 85-90%83532.50/cwt32.50–32.502711
Bulls1,40582.06/cwt77.00–88.001,1535
Bulls1,82698.02/cwt89.00–105.001,7908
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,2751,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,3002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,0001,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,5001
SteersLarge 1606131.00/cwt131.00–131.007946
HeifersLarge 1510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006633
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54470.92/cwt69.00–73.001,0957
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53361.77/cwt61.00–62.509472
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy865107.00/cwt107.00–107.009263
SteersMedium and Large 1-2624129.33/cwt122.00–139.008079
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,8701,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0021,5051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,287825.65/cwt600.00–1,000.0010,6263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,310825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,8081
Bred CowsMedium 2976813.19/cwt700.00–950.007,9374
Bred CowsMedium 2754691.79/cwt650.00–800.005,2164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006723
Dairy SteersLarge 369755.00/cwt55.00–55.003833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2664130.08/cwt128.00–132.508646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2327145.27/cwt140.50–150.004756
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575121.80/cwt115.00–130.0070015
BullsMedium and Large 1615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009103
Bred CowsMedium and Large 21,153875.16/cwt800.00–950.0010,0912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423135.82/cwt132.00–139.005759
BullsMedium and Large 1-2619113.95/cwt112.00–116.007056
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715105.22/cwt100.00–109.007528
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007487
HeifersMedium and Large 1360157.50/cwt157.50–157.505673
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526141.79/cwt131.00–154.007465
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367147.30/cwt134.00–155.005416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475148.10/cwt140.00–156.007037
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571139.82/cwt133.00–149.007984
BullsMedium and Large 1369152.08/cwt140.00–162.0056123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327132.99/cwt130.00–146.004355
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485136.48/cwt127.00–145.006627
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450134.00/cwt134.00–134.006033
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625116.98/cwt116.00–118.007312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2653117.00/cwt117.00–117.007643
BullsMedium and Large 1745112.00/cwt112.00–112.008344
BullsMedium and Large 1905122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1043
BullsMedium and Large 1777114.00/cwt114.00–114.008863

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.