Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.52/cwt on 603 head.

Average price

$151.52

603 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$15.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	154.16	874	498
Medium and Large 1-2	547	139.03	761	105

One grade step is worth $15.12/cwt here — about $113 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 sale603 hd

151.52

—

MO average14 barns · 10,060 hd

150.18

+1.34

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	1,873	100.95	1,891	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	77.97	1,112	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	68.13	803	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	56.11	502	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.15/cwt	127.00–135.00	755	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.89/cwt	135.00–146.50	962	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	176.14/cwt	160.00–181.00	636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	168.26/cwt	166.00–170.00	883	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.18/cwt	132.00–149.00	749	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	141.67/cwt	137.50–148.00	878	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	171.64/cwt	162.50–177.50	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	184.73/cwt	177.50–190.00	526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	151.10/cwt	148.00–155.50	944	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.04/cwt	137.00–165.00	848	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	142.57/cwt	141.00–143.00	791	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	157.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	828	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	137.45/cwt	136.00–141.00	862	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	166.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	698	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	156.33/cwt	156.00–157.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	127.21/cwt	122.50–136.00	1,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	738	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,066	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	56.55/cwt	50.00–62.50	508	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	439	156.50/cwt	154.00–157.50	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	161.66/cwt	161.00–163.00	917	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	691	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,012	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	146.29/cwt	144.00–146.50	771	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	148.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	487	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.45/cwt	122.50–135.00	821	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	133.69/cwt	131.00–136.00	775	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	58.17/cwt	57.00–59.00	543	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	77.97/cwt	75.00–82.50	1,112	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	72.59/cwt	60.00–88.00	916	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	62.02/cwt	57.00–66.00	661	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	13,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	129.99/cwt	126.00–135.00	627	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	824.72/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,808	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	844	741.74/cwt	670.00–910.00	6,260	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	135.27/cwt	131.00–147.00	798	56
Bulls	—	—	1,898	102.14/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,939	10
Bulls	—	—	1,750	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	114.24/cwt	114.00–115.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	141.63/cwt	132.00–149.00	759	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.95/cwt	138.00–141.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	447	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	129.24/cwt	129.00–130.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	125.56/cwt	118.00–130.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.55/cwt	115.00–135.00	548	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	150.28/cwt	132.00–155.00	711	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.11/cwt	135.00–155.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	148.34/cwt	145.00–155.00	537	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	118.60/cwt	118.00–119.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.28/cwt	132.00–155.00	524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	131.92/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.95/cwt	132.00–151.00	675	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	130.67/cwt	126.00–136.50	881	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.54/cwt	140.00–160.00	629	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	139.77/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,066	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	122.04/cwt	115.00–124.00	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	136.29/cwt	135.00–138.50	999	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	164.25/cwt	154.00–169.00	770	52

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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