Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs heifers sold 9.00-20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.27/cwt on 530 head.

Average price

$150.27

530 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	153.14	890	414
Medium and Large 1-2	537	140.26	754	113
Large 1	553	130.00	719	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $171 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 sale530 hd

150.27

—

MO average17 barns · 12,869 hd

154.44

−4.18

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	1,745	89.87	1,568	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	69.19	990	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	62.67	735	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	46.54	484	7thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	126.69/cwt	126.00–128.00	850	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	137.84/cwt	131.00–143.00	732	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	126.39/cwt	116.00–133.00	739	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	127.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	148.77/cwt	145.00–151.50	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	589	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	942	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.08/cwt	142.00–163.50	704	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.91/cwt	144.00–168.00	907	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.71/cwt	130.00–137.50	965	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	164.11/cwt	151.00–172.00	844	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.77/cwt	160.00–180.00	633	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	151.73/cwt	145.00–163.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.45/cwt	158.00–175.00	630	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.88/cwt	125.00–154.00	897	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.62/cwt	120.00–133.00	795	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	142.05/cwt	135.50–149.00	950	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	124.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	181.31/cwt	175.00–185.00	595	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	44.07/cwt	39.00–49.00	453	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	69.19/cwt	66.00–73.00	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	130.72/cwt	128.50–132.00	1,012	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	157.03/cwt	155.00–157.50	437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.41/cwt	134.00–145.50	735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	168.39/cwt	155.00–177.00	786	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	3
Bulls	—	—	1,110	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	32.50/cwt	32.50–32.50	377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,977	95.80/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,894	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	16,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,318	870.31/cwt	785.00–1,050.00	11,471	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	612	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	624	120.37/cwt	110.00–125.00	751	10
Steers	Large 1	—	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	66.87/cwt	63.00–71.50	833	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.29/cwt	120.00–136.00	675	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	57.84/cwt	51.00–63.00	629	20
Bulls	—	—	1,454	82.17/cwt	70.00–86.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	114.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	131.63/cwt	126.50–137.50	756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	133.64/cwt	127.50–137.00	645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	148.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	628	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,316	861.97/cwt	825.00–910.00	11,344	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	116.09/cwt	115.00–118.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	112.57/cwt	105.00–120.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	142.25/cwt	130.00–153.00	812	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.71/cwt	130.00–150.00	726	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	131.72/cwt	128.00–135.00	873	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	119.75/cwt	117.00–124.00	811	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	119.10/cwt	118.00–121.00	730	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	170.62/cwt	160.00–177.50	568	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.60/cwt	146.00–156.00	709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	154.94/cwt	153.00–160.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	722	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	122.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	768	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	137.25/cwt	127.00–161.00	792	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	166.72/cwt	161.50–177.50	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	191.40/cwt	182.50–200.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	153.69/cwt	143.00–159.50	665	28

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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