Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to December 16 sale, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls not well tested; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.12/cwt on 655 head.

Average price

$140.12

655 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$10.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.62

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	141.78	880	548
Medium and Large 1-2	560	131.63	738	107

One grade step is worth $10.15/cwt here — about $143 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 sale655 hd

140.12

—

MO average15 barns · 17,725 hd

142.74

−2.62

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,635	73.61	1,204	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	52.18	756	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	47.43	570	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	35.79	366	21

Every lot, as filed

75 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	131.95/cwt	127.50–134.00	955	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	103.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	671	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	141.86/cwt	130.00–147.75	880	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	136.25/cwt	129.00–146.00	921	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.46/cwt	119.00–132.50	730	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	147.04/cwt	141.00–161.00	778	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	144.32/cwt	140.00–158.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	155.04/cwt	150.00–161.00	755	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	129.04/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,010	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	165.41/cwt	150.00–170.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	136.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	523	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	125.12/cwt	115.00–128.00	837	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	133.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.18/cwt	125.00–129.00	717	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,335	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	746	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	126.44/cwt	115.00–132.50	789	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	159.89/cwt	157.00–163.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	128.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,054	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	45.44/cwt	41.00–50.50	549	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	25.29/cwt	20.00–29.00	249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.15/cwt	150.00–171.00	653	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	120.35/cwt	119.50–123.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	146.84/cwt	143.00–153.00	852	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	162.77/cwt	162.00–163.00	855	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	122.52/cwt	122.00–124.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	654	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	46.25/cwt	45.00–47.50	438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	38.05/cwt	30.00–44.00	399	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	55.08/cwt	53.50–58.50	827	7
Bulls	—	—	2,125	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,743	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	750.00/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.39/cwt	150.00–175.00	605	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	129.80/cwt	127.00–134.00	622	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	118.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.85/cwt	127.00–147.50	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	140.21/cwt	135.00–146.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	132.90/cwt	123.00–140.00	567	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	132.04/cwt	120.00–138.00	778	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	120.86/cwt	111.00–130.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	112.66/cwt	111.00–116.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	113.50/cwt	100.00–118.00	781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	103.45/cwt	102.00–108.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,291	869.98/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,231	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	134.75/cwt	120.00–143.00	648	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	134.95/cwt	125.00–140.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	117.74/cwt	113.00–122.50	923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	114.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.17/cwt	126.00–141.00	719	25
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,227	1,004.65/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	12,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	115.71/cwt	110.00–127.00	426	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	116.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	547	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	47.11/cwt	40.00–50.50	640	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	55.06/cwt	50.50–62.00	673	8
Bulls	—	—	1,472	70.81/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.44/cwt	120.00–127.50	827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	117.53/cwt	110.00–125.00	485	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	37.06/cwt	34.00–40.00	412	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	835	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,680	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	844	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,596	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	542.18/cwt	535.00–550.00	6,712	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,179	741.01/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,737	4

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.

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