Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.88/cwt on 544 head.

Average price

$175.88

544 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.37

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	180.79	914	448
Medium and Large 1-2	520	153.64	799	90
Large 1	482	143.50	691	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.29/cwt here — about $223 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 sale544 hd

175.88

—

MO average15 barns · 11,034 hd

160.52

+15.37

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	—	High	1,604	93.50	1,500	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	72.45	1,004	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,083	63.95	693	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	45.64	442	10

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	131.19/cwt	125.00–133.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	157.90/cwt	152.00–175.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	142.86/cwt	140.00–147.50	480	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	870.56/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	184.98/cwt	172.50–197.00	697	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.76/cwt	172.00–182.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	185.05/cwt	172.00–192.00	511	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	184.19/cwt	175.00–197.50	600	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	177.17/cwt	160.00–186.00	930	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	180.05/cwt	168.00–190.00	848	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,040	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	837	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	132.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	156.64/cwt	142.00–165.00	981	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	183.43/cwt	170.00–190.00	772	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	123.99/cwt	115.00–135.00	687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.69/cwt	125.00–141.00	816	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.77/cwt	150.00–170.00	600	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	147.19/cwt	139.00–158.00	992	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	138.25/cwt	136.00–140.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	364	202.74/cwt	202.00–203.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	313	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	676	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	735.91/cwt	675.00–785.00	8,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	175.70/cwt	165.00–182.00	994	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	72.45/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,004	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	507	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	69.04/cwt	64.50–77.50	759	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	151.85/cwt	151.50–152.00	841	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	196.95/cwt	190.00–202.00	827	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	795	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	189.11/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,000	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	37.23/cwt	35.00–40.00	328	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	46.95/cwt	36.00–53.00	476	5
Bulls	—	—	1,604	93.50/cwt	89.00–106.00	1,500	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	10,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	6,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,344	995.89/cwt	900.00–1,085.00	13,385	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	813	662.38/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,385	2
Steers	Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	137.91/cwt	125.00–150.00	582	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.68/cwt	125.00–134.00	670	17
Steers	Large 1	—	433	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	60.06/cwt	54.00–64.50	644	32
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	845.47/cwt	750.00–935.00	7,905	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.83/cwt	147.50–162.00	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	160.97/cwt	152.00–170.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	145.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	416	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.14/cwt	142.00–172.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	136.76/cwt	132.00–140.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	151.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	125.48/cwt	120.00–132.00	836	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.39/cwt	130.00–151.00	817	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	135.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	159.79/cwt	147.00–170.00	689	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.93/cwt	130.00–152.00	724	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.17/cwt	139.00–162.00	718	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	164.09/cwt	150.00–170.00	701	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	161.74/cwt	150.00–170.00	775	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	155.88/cwt	149.00–167.00	889	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	126.66/cwt	120.00–138.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	165.18/cwt	152.00–172.00	773	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	160.13/cwt	149.00–169.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	144.43/cwt	127.00–151.00	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.03/cwt	123.50–130.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.47/cwt	124.00–145.00	656	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	139.00/cwt	138.00–141.00	708	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	890.71/cwt	850.00–935.00	10,047	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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