Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher, heifers sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaighter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.47/cwt on 373 head.

Average price

$157.47

373 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

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	160.35	891	302
Medium and Large 1-2	512	145.23	744	71

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about $147 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 sale373 hd

157.47

—

MO average18 barns · 17,263 hd

152.00

+5.48

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	—	Low	1,579	78.31	1,237	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	56.61	861	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	51.38	581	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	35.57	338	36

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	626	125.75/cwt	115.00–132.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	154.19/cwt	142.00–159.00	438	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	789	105.52/cwt	102.00–109.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.56/cwt	120.00–133.00	772	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	160.51/cwt	130.00–173.00	923	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	130.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	952	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	132.32/cwt	123.00–138.00	696	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.62/cwt	118.00–124.00	789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.40/cwt	140.00–182.00	682	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	141.83/cwt	132.00–151.00	956	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	181.23/cwt	170.00–187.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	137.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	654	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	108.68/cwt	105.00–120.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	151.28/cwt	140.00–161.00	567	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	153.25/cwt	140.00–160.00	950	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.40/cwt	170.00–187.50	586	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	122.50/cwt	121.00–123.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.06/cwt	130.00–150.00	608	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	116.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	120.86/cwt	116.00–122.50	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	190.63/cwt	190.00–192.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	181.70/cwt	172.00–190.00	689	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	596.60/cwt	550.00–700.00	7,189	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	132.19/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.70/cwt	157.50–175.00	853	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	181.82/cwt	180.00–185.00	491	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	134.20/cwt	122.00–156.00	776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.88/cwt	140.00–177.00	602	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	424	190.58/cwt	190.00–193.00	808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	22.37/cwt	20.00–25.00	195	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	45.45/cwt	42.00–48.00	421	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	51.93/cwt	50.00–55.00	784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	187.59/cwt	185.00–190.00	876	7
Bulls	—	—	1,664	84.10/cwt	78.50–90.00	1,399	17
Bulls	—	—	1,394	71.77/cwt	65.00–78.00	1,000	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	53.77/cwt	50.00–56.00	829	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	60.02/cwt	57.00–63.00	898	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	59.94/cwt	57.50–64.50	726	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	49.58/cwt	40.00–57.00	549	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,171	728.08/cwt	450.00–975.00	8,526	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	607.50/cwt	475.00–750.00	5,741	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	7,261	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	4,198	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	815	787.58/cwt	685.00–875.00	6,419	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	854	533.37/cwt	400.00–715.00	4,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	132.39/cwt	121.00–145.00	499	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	35.69/cwt	30.00–44.00	345	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	149.86/cwt	140.00–165.00	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	137.54/cwt	120.00–150.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	136.25/cwt	135.00–140.00	395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.16/cwt	110.00–130.00	704	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	786	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,181	923.73/cwt	575.00–1,035.00	10,909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	146.10/cwt	128.00–154.00	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	108.28/cwt	105.00–115.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	172.76/cwt	167.00–180.00	819	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	156.21/cwt	150.00–167.00	733	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.19/cwt	125.00–155.00	726	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.49/cwt	130.00–145.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	127.18/cwt	121.00–132.50	743	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	111.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.93/cwt	140.00–160.00	729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	143.05/cwt	133.00–152.50	463	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.50/cwt	140.00–162.00	771	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	824	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	134.12/cwt	129.00–140.00	585	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	146.61/cwt	142.00–150.00	468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	128.66/cwt	125.00–134.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	127.23/cwt	120.00–138.00	607	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	158.43/cwt	155.00–165.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	124.06/cwt	120.00–130.00	644	22

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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