Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 hugher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.58/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$132.58

223 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$11.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	134.50	732	185
Medium and Large 1-2	494	123.23	609	38

One grade step is worth $11.27/cwt here — about $123 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 sale223 hd

132.58

—

MO average15 barns · 5,378 hd

134.90

−2.32

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	1,669	88.81	1,482	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	64.27	883	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	62.48	739	83
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	49.87	492	10

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	—	433	166.39/cwt	152.00–172.50	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	110.18/cwt	100.00–118.00	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	123.18/cwt	118.00–125.50	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	141.60/cwt	130.00–147.50	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.04/cwt	131.00–141.00	732	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.54/cwt	150.00–169.00	832	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	141.62/cwt	137.00–144.00	895	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	141.75/cwt	128.00–148.00	937	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	184.72/cwt	183.00–190.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.70/cwt	139.00–149.00	611	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	142.13/cwt	130.00–145.00	662	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	136.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.11/cwt	143.00–155.00	651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	127.43/cwt	120.00–132.50	982	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	164.42/cwt	151.00–170.00	791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.47/cwt	139.00–154.50	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	167.55/cwt	160.00–172.00	643	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	133.96/cwt	131.00–135.50	944	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	556	133.56/cwt	127.00–138.00	743	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.88/cwt	118.00–128.00	817	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	61.16/cwt	58.00–64.00	849	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	59.75/cwt	50.00–63.00	709	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	65.27/cwt	63.00–69.00	769	41
Bulls	—	—	1,195	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	94.60/cwt	86.50–100.00	1,639	7
Bulls	—	—	1,683	82.96/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,396	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	741.04/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,544	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,495	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	65.65/cwt	64.00–67.50	898	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	348	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	57.19/cwt	56.50–58.00	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	49.90/cwt	40.00–56.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	116.21/cwt	105.00–124.00	681	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	131.04/cwt	130.00–134.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	146.11/cwt	137.50–149.00	561	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,184	1,175.71/cwt	800.00–1,235.00	13,920	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,706	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.49/cwt	130.00–148.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	147.50/cwt	144.00–150.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	129.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	613	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	129.75/cwt	125.00–138.00	409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.95/cwt	115.00–135.50	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	110.89/cwt	105.00–115.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	103.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	123.69/cwt	120.00–135.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	141.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.72/cwt	127.00–151.50	756	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.86/cwt	132.00–149.00	678	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	149.33/cwt	142.00–157.50	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	108.95/cwt	106.00–113.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	125.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	127.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	686	4

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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