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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.49/cwt on 606 head.

Average price

$155.49

606 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	158.03	912	514
Medium and Large 1-2	524	141.65	742	89
Large 1	620	131.00	812	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $99 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 sale606 hd

155.49

—

MO average17 barns · 20,249 hd

149.32

+6.17

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	1,857	83.59	1,552	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	58.35	817	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	56.13	673	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	33.80	332	20

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	424	149.25/cwt	137.50–160.00	633	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	145.13/cwt	136.00–155.00	692	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	126.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	849	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.12/cwt	130.00–150.00	736	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	119.23/cwt	117.00–122.00	817	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.41/cwt	121.00–131.00	809	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	121.03/cwt	118.00–125.00	760	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	152.44/cwt	139.00–159.00	558	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	132.37/cwt	123.00–141.50	1,018	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	171.40/cwt	160.00–182.00	811	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.76/cwt	123.00–142.50	767	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	127.40/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,054	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.68/cwt	170.00–187.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	121.50/cwt	118.00–127.50	880	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	164.68/cwt	152.00–177.00	932	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	175.48/cwt	164.00–182.00	581	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	153.83/cwt	140.00–160.00	497	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.37/cwt	125.00–138.50	950	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	142.63/cwt	135.00–145.50	939	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	180.85/cwt	165.00–190.00	485	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	180.56/cwt	169.00–187.00	782	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	153.09/cwt	145.00–164.00	727	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	187.50/cwt	183.00–195.00	872	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	161.85/cwt	145.00–168.00	445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	189.01/cwt	186.00–191.00	792	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	143.77/cwt	135.00–153.00	900	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.57/cwt	155.00–174.00	869	66
Bulls	—	—	1,808	78.84/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,425	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	42.54/cwt	42.00–43.00	516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.82/cwt	60.00–65.00	775	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	53.80/cwt	44.50–59.00	633	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	27.67/cwt	20.00–35.00	266	10
Bulls	—	—	1,893	87.15/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,650	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	61.19/cwt	59.50–64.00	812	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	54.09/cwt	53.00–55.00	816	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,146	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,510	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	761.46/cwt	675.00–800.00	6,092	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	646	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	331	193.63/cwt	192.00–195.00	641	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	709.97/cwt	550.00–835.00	5,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	152.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	125.96/cwt	120.00–135.00	467	5
Steers	Large 1	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	39.93/cwt	30.00–49.00	401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	131.87/cwt	124.00–139.00	642	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,373	1,009.16/cwt	810.00–1,125.00	13,856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	126.82/cwt	120.00–130.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	597	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	836	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	777.94/cwt	500.00–985.00	10,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	180.86/cwt	180.00–181.00	935	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.05/cwt	130.00–152.00	747	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	120.23/cwt	115.00–122.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.57/cwt	142.50–164.00	709	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.50/cwt	142.00–154.00	879	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	148.71/cwt	140.00–157.00	785	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	136.56/cwt	131.00–140.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	117.52/cwt	112.00–120.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	121.24/cwt	118.00–130.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	120.87/cwt	110.00–129.00	834	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	126.82/cwt	123.00–131.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	118.68/cwt	110.00–122.50	965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	124.57/cwt	120.00–134.00	639	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	145.75/cwt	133.00–157.50	557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	168.11/cwt	163.00–175.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	339	164.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	164.72/cwt	150.00–175.00	680	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	141.76/cwt	130.00–158.00	826	6

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →