Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 10.00-13.00 higher, heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.89/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$169.89

405 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$19.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.09

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	172.91	905	341
Medium and Large 1-2	479	153.77	737	64

One grade step is worth $19.15/cwt here — about $168 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 sale405 hd

169.89

—

MO average17 barns · 12,773 hd

159.79

+10.09

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	1,724	90.57	1,562	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	67.77	978	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	61.62	671	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	45.69	458	14

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	—	395	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.53/cwt	127.00–136.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	147.49/cwt	140.00–155.00	984	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	123.37/cwt	118.00–129.00	889	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	126.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	147.46/cwt	139.00–165.00	839	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	157.23/cwt	144.00–169.00	978	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	163.90/cwt	150.00–175.00	438	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.36/cwt	140.00–162.00	727	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.16/cwt	127.50–145.00	780	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	158.65/cwt	150.00–165.00	662	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	187.94/cwt	182.00–195.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	188.31/cwt	172.00–200.00	725	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.43/cwt	164.00–170.00	959	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	167.50/cwt	150.00–173.00	563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	114.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	938	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.93/cwt	152.00–173.00	790	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	132.88/cwt	130.00–143.50	955	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	203.75/cwt	200.00–205.00	744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.44/cwt	132.00–148.00	742	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	191.07/cwt	189.00–192.00	824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	184.64/cwt	184.00–185.00	988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	202.27/cwt	192.00–207.50	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	180.62/cwt	167.00–188.00	766	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	178.47/cwt	170.00–184.00	928	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	161.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	785	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	69.44/cwt	66.00–71.50	996	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	61.64/cwt	60.00–63.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	67.87/cwt	63.50–73.00	779	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	57.07/cwt	51.00–62.00	596	33
Bulls	—	—	960	61.47/cwt	60.00–63.00	590	2
Bulls	—	—	1,869	97.91/cwt	89.00–99.50	1,830	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	16,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	477	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	596	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	44.86/cwt	40.00–59.00	446	13
Bulls	—	—	1,596	80.18/cwt	70.00–85.50	1,280	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	329	207.02/cwt	205.00–212.00	681	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	913.40/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	9,892	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,191.21/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	14,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	926.65/cwt	885.00–985.00	10,962	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	668.49/cwt	550.00–735.00	5,381	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	760	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	143.55/cwt	135.00–150.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	156.35/cwt	145.00–167.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.21/cwt	125.00–150.00	580	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	466	190.07/cwt	186.00–192.50	886	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	172.14/cwt	162.00–174.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	167.46/cwt	162.00–175.00	645	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.87/cwt	129.50–131.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.06/cwt	130.00–150.00	452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	139.34/cwt	126.00–149.00	669	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	129.37/cwt	120.00–133.00	872	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	136.70/cwt	133.00–150.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	162.41/cwt	152.00–180.00	674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.37/cwt	120.00–128.00	713	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	173.02/cwt	150.00–179.00	739	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	158.29/cwt	155.00–163.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	152.63/cwt	146.00–167.50	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	146.22/cwt	130.00–151.00	863	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	150.33/cwt	140.00–160.00	493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	129.33/cwt	120.00–134.50	802	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	182.69/cwt	172.00–187.50	875	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	166.45/cwt	150.00–173.00	618	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	129.73/cwt	120.00–145.00	745	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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