Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 300 higher on a light test due to weather. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.82/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$125.82

136 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$8.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	127.24	707	112
Medium and Large 1-2	498	119.21	594	24

One grade step is worth $8.03/cwt here — about $113 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 sale136 hd

125.82

—

MO average15 barns · 7,350 hd

131.62

−5.80

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	1,617	77.78	1,258	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	53.18	734	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	52.18	631	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	38.56	396	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	143.47/cwt	130.00–149.00	895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.29/cwt	124.00–128.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	134.40/cwt	132.00–143.00	898	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	133.16/cwt	130.00–137.50	575	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	124.30/cwt	113.00–129.00	782	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	177.22/cwt	167.00–185.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	115.35/cwt	111.00–120.00	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	140.02/cwt	132.00–142.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.85/cwt	123.00–135.50	675	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.34/cwt	141.00–161.00	874	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	44.49/cwt	44.00–45.00	428	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	36.58/cwt	32.00–39.50	383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	131.74/cwt	131.00–132.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	174.55/cwt	166.00–183.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	116.34/cwt	113.00–118.00	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	156.20/cwt	155.00–160.00	720	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	54.23/cwt	53.00–55.50	715	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	796	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	79.72/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,043	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	650	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	5,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	132.21/cwt	127.00–136.00	640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	170.80/cwt	165.00–182.00	719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	126.73/cwt	120.00–129.00	783	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	129.07/cwt	126.00–133.00	733	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	142.87/cwt	140.00–145.00	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	123.29/cwt	118.00–126.00	768	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	751	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	117.46/cwt	110.00–121.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	124.14/cwt	124.00–125.00	534	7
Steers	Large 1	—	508	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	711	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	698.30/cwt	610.00–775.00	6,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	111.68/cwt	106.00–115.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.17/cwt	130.00–141.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	853	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	147.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	132.38/cwt	120.00–137.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	144.28/cwt	135.00–157.00	684	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	56.49/cwt	52.00–63.50	734	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	47.43/cwt	40.00–52.00	526	10

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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