Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, few bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.98/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$152.98

234 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	154.43	951	195
Medium and Large 1-2	492	146.38	720	36
Large 1	525	138.00	725	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about $227 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 sale234 hd

152.98

—

MO average14 barns · 9,957 hd

154.66

−1.68

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	—	Average	1,689	92.88	1,569	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	75.77	1,096	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	68.92	824	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	49.74	472	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	855	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	158.95/cwt	152.00–165.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	141.06/cwt	137.00–150.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	149.13/cwt	143.00–155.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.86/cwt	145.00–167.00	657	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.43/cwt	135.00–159.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	873.23/cwt	850.00–885.00	9,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	124.14/cwt	121.00–126.50	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.80/cwt	120.00–133.00	720	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	122.90/cwt	120.00–124.50	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	52.99/cwt	47.50–57.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	132.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	676	3
Steers	Large 1	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,130	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,042.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,085.00	10,425	2
Bulls	—	—	1,571	89.55/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,407	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	99.55/cwt	98.00–101.50	1,916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	841	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	65.05/cwt	59.00–69.50	745	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	74.51/cwt	69.00–79.00	929	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	170.96/cwt	166.00–172.50	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	146.83/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,042	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	142.22/cwt	132.00–148.00	757	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	166.41/cwt	160.00–170.00	789	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	140.77/cwt	135.00–144.00	750	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	115.51/cwt	112.00–119.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	129.00/cwt	121.00–141.00	808	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	75.77/cwt	73.00–79.50	1,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,093	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	170.08/cwt	165.00–172.00	738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.77/cwt	146.00–161.00	875	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	145.84/cwt	145.00–147.50	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	144.57/cwt	144.50–145.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	152.73/cwt	147.00–167.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	159.67/cwt	145.00–170.50	851	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.33/cwt	135.00–155.00	694	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	122.22/cwt	120.00–123.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,055	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.54/cwt	132.00–139.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	135.93/cwt	130.00–141.00	783	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	151.82/cwt	151.00–155.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	138.34/cwt	137.00–140.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	151.31/cwt	143.00–156.00	937	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	151.26/cwt	145.00–170.00	513	9

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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