Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.53/cwt on 614 head.

Average price

$148.53

614 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.69

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	149.98	910	547
Large 1	543	140.00	760	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	135.81	764	54

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $146 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 sale614 hd

148.53

—

MO average18 barns · 12,119 hd

144.84

+3.69

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	1,676	84.87	1,422	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	62.52	897	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	58.01	710	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	47.74	495	17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	118.37/cwt	110.00–121.00	920	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	145.48/cwt	133.00–153.00	617	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	169.95/cwt	164.00–177.50	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	146.01/cwt	140.00–152.50	696	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	154.46/cwt	140.00–162.00	582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	148.07/cwt	140.00–153.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	135.27/cwt	128.00–148.00	716	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	128.40/cwt	127.50–129.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	146.59/cwt	146.00–148.00	412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.70/cwt	132.00–142.00	656	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	173.65/cwt	164.00–182.00	736	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	152.14/cwt	147.25–168.00	882	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	148.43/cwt	132.00–156.00	941	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.98/cwt	156.00–178.50	788	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	729	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	117.55/cwt	116.50–118.00	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.92/cwt	170.00–182.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	141.53/cwt	135.00–150.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	114.21/cwt	109.00–116.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	135.25/cwt	125.00–140.00	972	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	159.56/cwt	153.00–169.00	831	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	866	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,328	830.73/cwt	685.00–950.00	11,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	46.42/cwt	38.00–53.00	473	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	56.92/cwt	55.00–59.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.77/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	122.82/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,059	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	31.41/cwt	30.00–33.00	315	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	63.57/cwt	59.00–67.50	924	21
Bulls	—	—	1,695	74.41/cwt	69.50–79.00	1,261	3
Bulls	—	—	1,664	91.15/cwt	86.50–97.00	1,517	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	61.49/cwt	58.00–69.00	809	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	54.86/cwt	51.00–59.00	626	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	680.19/cwt	510.00–810.00	8,217	2
Steers	Large 1	—	541	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	757	5
Steers	Large 1	—	469	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	685	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	921.75/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,278	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	827	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	111.15/cwt	110.00–115.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	121.31/cwt	118.00–125.00	684	6
Steers	Large 1	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	55.14/cwt	54.50–56.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.38/cwt	126.00–130.00	813	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.62/cwt	130.00–157.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	129.67/cwt	128.00–132.00	609	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	790.15/cwt	700.00–875.00	10,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	879.38/cwt	850.00–925.00	11,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	141.00/cwt	139.00–144.00	830	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	124.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	124.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	132.66/cwt	126.00–135.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	129.36/cwt	120.00–138.00	477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	146.70/cwt	133.00–153.00	543	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	140.91/cwt	134.00–145.00	745	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	128.02/cwt	120.00–131.00	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	129.37/cwt	127.00–136.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.22/cwt	120.00–128.50	839	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.04/cwt	132.00–142.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	142.39/cwt	133.00–150.00	961	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	124.60/cwt	120.00–127.50	836	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	124.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	777	19

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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