Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.24/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$135.24

242 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$18.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	140.85	753	170
Medium and Large 1-2	470	121.98	573	72

One grade step is worth $18.87/cwt here — about $180 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 sale242 hd

135.24

—

MO average16 barns · 7,445 hd

137.08

−1.85

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	1,822	85.70	1,561	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	62.72	936	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	59.18	725	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	48.13	466	5thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	330	161.17/cwt	147.00–165.00	532	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	126.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	144.90/cwt	135.00–148.00	910	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	156.06/cwt	142.00–165.50	763	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,443	837.56/cwt	825.00–850.00	12,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	166.36/cwt	160.00–176.00	878	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	177.38/cwt	167.00–183.00	850	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	155.37/cwt	145.00–163.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	153.73/cwt	140.00–160.00	640	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	160.46/cwt	160.00–162.00	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.07/cwt	125.00–127.50	779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	133.33/cwt	125.00–136.50	943	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	176.39/cwt	173.00–185.00	748	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	63.82/cwt	60.50–67.50	969	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	62.98/cwt	59.00–69.50	810	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	54.99/cwt	51.00–58.00	637	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.43/cwt	170.00–187.50	671	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.77/cwt	157.00–169.00	920	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	143.17/cwt	142.00–147.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	186.51/cwt	186.00–187.00	867	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,695	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	15,679	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	721	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	78.41/cwt	70.50–83.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	—	1,889	87.32/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,649	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,400.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,475.00	14,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,013	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.69/cwt	146.00–155.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	146.22/cwt	145.00–147.00	850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,423	855.03/cwt	850.00–860.00	12,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	151.01/cwt	140.00–157.50	723	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.72/cwt	129.00–132.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	130.58/cwt	130.00–132.00	828	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,291	881.80/cwt	725.00–1,025.00	11,384	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,508	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	48.13/cwt	42.00–55.00	466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.00/cwt	133.00–146.00	735	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	104.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	120.45/cwt	120.00–137.00	461	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	115.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	128.18/cwt	119.00–137.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.31/cwt	105.00–124.00	853	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	142.66/cwt	130.00–156.00	829	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	157.42/cwt	150.00–165.00	682	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	119.86/cwt	119.00–125.00	907	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.91/cwt	119.00–127.50	827	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	130.55/cwt	127.00–133.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	132.44/cwt	120.00–139.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	128.90/cwt	127.50–130.00	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.78/cwt	150.00–156.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	180.87/cwt	175.00–182.00	626	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.

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