Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, the 600-800 lbs offering sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.12/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$121.12

245 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$8.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	123.68	704	174
Medium and Large 1-2	543	114.83	624	71

One grade step is worth $8.86/cwt here — about $80 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 sale245 hd

121.12

—

MO average19 barns · 15,844 hd

129.99

−8.87

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	—	Average	1,705	75.36	1,285	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	54.73	806	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	49.34	594	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	35.94	370	20

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	123.14/cwt	120.00–134.00	711	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	129.36/cwt	124.00–133.00	613	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	119.32/cwt	114.00–124.50	804	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.92/cwt	137.00–145.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	117.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	114.40/cwt	114.00–114.50	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	128.67/cwt	122.00–133.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	159.68/cwt	150.00–167.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	134.15/cwt	126.00–147.00	369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	121.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	124.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	891	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	139.92/cwt	134.00–146.00	820	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	123.49/cwt	118.00–124.50	1,021	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	173.03/cwt	165.00–177.50	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	131.74/cwt	124.00–145.00	574	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	134.74/cwt	125.00–140.00	699	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	115.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	133.07/cwt	127.00–136.50	834	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.92/cwt	151.00–162.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	130.50/cwt	125.00–133.00	752	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	28.46/cwt	25.00–31.00	260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	130.66/cwt	125.50–133.50	866	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.03/cwt	151.00–164.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	36.07/cwt	30.00–42.00	387	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	42.81/cwt	41.50–44.00	407	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,454	65.05/cwt	60.00–70.00	946	4
Bulls	—	—	1,905	83.61/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,593	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	985.00/cwt	885.00–1,085.00	12,214	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	54.10/cwt	51.00–59.50	674	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	45.68/cwt	39.50–51.00	535	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	112.60/cwt	108.00–119.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	124.62/cwt	123.00–125.00	471	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	634.96/cwt	485.00–700.00	8,032	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	813	488.22/cwt	375.00–700.00	3,969	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,142	638.65/cwt	425.00–735.00	7,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	116.12/cwt	111.00–120.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	834	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,540	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	55.32/cwt	51.00–60.00	812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	120.37/cwt	120.00–121.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	106.94/cwt	103.00–114.00	654	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	120.38/cwt	116.00–126.00	577	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	578.13/cwt	400.00–700.00	6,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	119.06/cwt	117.00–122.00	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.56/cwt	114.00–127.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.93/cwt	128.00–136.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	111.08/cwt	108.00–119.00	643	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.79/cwt	128.00–145.00	638	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	119.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	752	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	135.92/cwt	126.00–139.00	712	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	131.96/cwt	129.00–137.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	136.93/cwt	131.00–143.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	105.20/cwt	105.00–106.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	136.81/cwt	135.00–138.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	149.03/cwt	140.00–157.00	781	15

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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