Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 higher to 3.00 lower, steady in most weights. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.38/cwt on 549 head.

Average price

$170.38

549 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	177.04	877	422
Medium and Large 1-2	519	148.22	769	127

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about $108 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 sale549 hd

170.38

—

MO average16 barns · 9,885 hd

162.83

+7.55

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	1,656	91.02	1,507	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	70.44	1,002	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	63.91	716	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	48.02	460	14

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	324	215.48/cwt	207.00–217.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	417	204.16/cwt	195.00–206.00	851	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	178.48/cwt	170.00–190.00	851	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	160.57/cwt	150.00–172.00	774	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	685	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	181.26/cwt	170.00–195.00	772	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.49/cwt	159.00–171.00	960	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	156.41/cwt	146.00–167.00	522	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	154.82/cwt	145.00–165.00	574	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.41/cwt	110.00–125.00	915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	813	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.58/cwt	130.00–142.00	774	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	152.34/cwt	140.00–164.00	961	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	135.34/cwt	127.00–140.00	709	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	182.49/cwt	167.00–207.00	478	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.34/cwt	157.50–172.00	601	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	162.27/cwt	157.00–165.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.69/cwt	142.00–166.00	658	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	150.24/cwt	136.00–156.50	1,010	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	174.84/cwt	164.00–185.00	902	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	213.29/cwt	199.00–220.00	785	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.46/cwt	120.00–135.00	861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	154.62/cwt	147.00–165.00	421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	548	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,052	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	60.24/cwt	52.00–65.50	651	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	48.50/cwt	40.00–54.00	476	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	32.22/cwt	30.00–35.00	259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	136.37/cwt	134.00–143.00	986	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	194.87/cwt	180.00–205.00	645	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	195.98/cwt	194.50–198.00	933	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	991	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	57.10/cwt	55.50–59.00	562	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	71.32/cwt	67.00–74.50	1,033	13
Bulls	—	—	1,732	94.89/cwt	86.00–104.50	1,643	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,107	1,108.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	12,269	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	15,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	965	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	64.69/cwt	64.00–65.50	807	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	1,059.53/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	11,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	12,294	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	868	926.95/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	8,046	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,246	956.00/cwt	700.00–1,275.00	11,912	12
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	704	484.21/cwt	350.00–600.00	3,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.89/cwt	140.00–167.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	154.36/cwt	144.00–165.00	829	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	68.80/cwt	63.00–78.50	804	40
Bulls	—	—	1,427	83.38/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.22/cwt	120.00–127.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.39/cwt	130.00–147.00	822	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.40/cwt	125.00–133.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	842	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	822.78/cwt	600.00–875.00	9,898	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	687.34/cwt	675.00–700.00	8,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	140.98/cwt	130.00–145.00	534	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	129.15/cwt	120.00–135.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	138.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	140.98/cwt	130.00–147.00	378	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	163.32/cwt	156.00–172.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	110.49/cwt	109.00–111.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	136.72/cwt	135.00–142.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	116.67/cwt	108.00–125.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	128.77/cwt	120.00–137.00	442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	183.82/cwt	175.00–194.00	687	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	634	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	156.26/cwt	144.00–167.50	588	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.83/cwt	118.00–132.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	149.00/cwt	132.00–161.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	126.99/cwt	126.50–129.00	1,111	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	141.63/cwt	130.00–145.50	810	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	158.22/cwt	140.00–167.00	739	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	134.45/cwt	125.00–140.00	645	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.59/cwt	138.00–160.00	704	65

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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