Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 8.00 higher, heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.84/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$130.84

311 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$8.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.59

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	132.39	733	256
Medium and Large 1-2	527	123.61	651	55

One grade step is worth $8.78/cwt here — about $81 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 sale311 hd

130.84

—

MO average18 barns · 6,477 hd

135.43

−4.59

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	1,408	83.77	1,180	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	67.53	1,009	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	62.99	781	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,218	44.01	536	5thin

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	—	1,017	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	146.16/cwt	137.00–155.00	621	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	147.63/cwt	136.00–157.50	565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	136.25/cwt	130.00–142.00	901	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	129.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	938	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.98/cwt	127.50–143.00	703	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	994	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.27/cwt	132.00–150.00	654	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	126.66/cwt	120.00–127.50	969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	149.85/cwt	145.00–152.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	896	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	159.62/cwt	156.00–164.00	897	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	167.15/cwt	160.00–175.00	695	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	966	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	163.16/cwt	150.00–168.00	795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	164.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	162.81/cwt	162.00–164.00	606	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	66.92/cwt	64.00–69.50	834	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	56.44/cwt	52.50–62.00	694	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	49.09/cwt	47.00–50.00	571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	36.38/cwt	35.00–38.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.53/cwt	121.00–126.00	760	6
Bulls	—	—	1,829	94.38/cwt	86.50–99.00	1,726	4
Bulls	—	—	1,255	79.91/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,003	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,920	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	970	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,063	1
Steers	Large 1	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	67.53/cwt	64.50–71.00	1,009	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	120.57/cwt	113.00–125.00	685	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,073.32/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	12,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	141.25/cwt	141.00–142.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	123.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.20/cwt	120.00–125.50	819	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	144.98/cwt	137.00–157.00	665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	140.08/cwt	135.00–150.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.99/cwt	105.00–118.00	822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.26/cwt	124.00–137.00	610	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	141.92/cwt	130.50–146.00	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	140.35/cwt	138.00–150.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.96/cwt	120.00–140.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	109.27/cwt	100.00–115.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	109.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	129.00/cwt	125.00–141.00	747	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.35/cwt	130.00–142.00	725	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.05/cwt	118.00–130.00	786	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	919	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	148.07/cwt	132.00–163.00	693	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	157.24/cwt	150.00–165.00	821	23

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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