Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.28/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$152.28

270 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$10.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.08

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	154.68	1,048	207
Medium and Large 1-2	529	144.40	764	63

One grade step is worth $10.28/cwt here — about $285 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 sale270 hd

152.28

—

MO average18 barns · 14,515 hd

160.36

−8.08

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	1,546	85.79	1,327	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	75.83	1,181	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	71.54	815	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	56.00	555	19

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	—	559	140.18/cwt	137.00–150.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	144.02/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	142.65/cwt	139.00–149.00	819	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.23/cwt	160.00–162.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	53.54/cwt	45.00–60.00	541	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	69.24/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	126.03/cwt	125.00–128.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	787	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,045	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	102.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	145.46/cwt	143.00–148.00	996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	180.93/cwt	180.00–185.00	595	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	136.76/cwt	135.00–142.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.91/cwt	142.00–164.00	670	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	937	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	169.43/cwt	163.00–174.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,148	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	861	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,205	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	172.94/cwt	170.00–184.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	154.39/cwt	140.00–161.00	959	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	165.83/cwt	164.00–167.00	949	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	77.81/cwt	72.50–81.50	1,173	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	68.54/cwt	62.00–72.00	760	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	76.20/cwt	72.00–81.50	904	20
Bulls	—	—	1,818	101.86/cwt	97.50–106.00	1,852	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	1,397.50/cwt	1,360.00–1,435.00	18,098	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	719	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,046	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	952	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,104	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	771	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	315	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	64.42/cwt	62.00–68.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	152.93/cwt	147.00–160.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	4
Bulls	—	—	1,495	83.07/cwt	75.00–95.00	1,242	6
Bulls	—	—	1,310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.59/cwt	140.00–160.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,196	858.75/cwt	750.00–925.00	10,271	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	146.14/cwt	140.00–151.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	143.74/cwt	140.00–145.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.21/cwt	125.00–136.00	824	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.67/cwt	124.00–134.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	132.39/cwt	130.00–137.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	128.70/cwt	120.00–140.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	157.45/cwt	147.00–164.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	137.04/cwt	131.00–143.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	137.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	668	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	141.52/cwt	137.00–145.00	757	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	148.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	762	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	174.04/cwt	170.00–187.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.81/cwt	150.00–160.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.54/cwt	135.00–143.00	869	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	123.79/cwt	123.00–125.00	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.90/cwt	145.00–158.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	894	3

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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