Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.37/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$149.37

279 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$15.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	152.44	834	225
Medium and Large 1-2	525	136.58	717	54

One grade step is worth $15.86/cwt here — about $117 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 sale279 hd

149.37

—

MO average16 barns · 8,134 hd

150.62

−1.25

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	1,632	85.98	1,403	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	67.39	1,064	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	64.26	764	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	876	50.76	445	13

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	432	126.15/cwt	122.00–137.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.93/cwt	128.50–140.00	703	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	144.76/cwt	131.00–156.00	599	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.90/cwt	125.00–137.50	740	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	147.34/cwt	135.00–156.00	480	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	136.23/cwt	125.00–152.00	653	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	184.97/cwt	155.00–205.00	490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	126.53/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.28/cwt	145.00–164.00	805	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.38/cwt	155.00–177.00	705	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	147.22/cwt	140.00–157.00	852	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.75/cwt	162.00–175.00	629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	124.82/cwt	120.00–128.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	161.50/cwt	150.00–170.00	775	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	119.23/cwt	118.00–122.00	730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	119.57/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	132.97/cwt	130.00–142.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	168.33/cwt	162.00–175.00	559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	146.07/cwt	132.00–155.00	552	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	157.53/cwt	147.00–160.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	311	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	606	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	61.18/cwt	54.00–65.00	703	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.43/cwt	137.00–152.00	906	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	138.88/cwt	135.00–143.00	810	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	57.81/cwt	56.00–59.00	575	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	47.62/cwt	38.00–55.00	392	9
Bulls	—	—	1,450	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,313	78.46/cwt	71.00–85.50	1,030	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	92.24/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,631	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	12,705	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	892	777.66/cwt	700.00–850.00	6,937	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	67.99/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,077	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	60.44/cwt	57.50–64.00	914	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	67.59/cwt	63.00–73.00	833	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	124.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	594	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,368	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	911	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,055.79/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,363	725.88/cwt	560.00–875.00	9,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	121.91/cwt	120.00–124.00	624	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	114.19/cwt	105.00–116.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.07/cwt	118.00–127.50	697	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	144.87/cwt	140.00–165.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	126.96/cwt	121.00–135.00	477	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.01/cwt	132.00–153.00	628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	146.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	150.02/cwt	145.00–160.00	441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	117.80/cwt	117.00–118.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.20/cwt	130.00–144.00	778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	142.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	130.32/cwt	129.00–132.00	427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	116.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	131.93/cwt	125.00–145.00	679	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	147.12/cwt	146.00–150.00	636	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.73/cwt	115.00–137.00	758	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	128.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	775	3

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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