Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven, from 6.00 lower to 3.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.94/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$156.94

365 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$918

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	600	158.60	951	290
Medium and Large 1-2	528	150.55	795	75

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about $156 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 sale365 hd

156.94

—

MO average14 barns · 8,447 hd

161.05

−4.10

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	1,717	94.99	1,631	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	74.74	1,024	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	69.44	814	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	878	57.10	501	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	569	144.86/cwt	141.00–150.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	142.09/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,100	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	164.64/cwt	155.00–176.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	928	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	178.44/cwt	169.00–188.00	673	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	162.61/cwt	157.50–169.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	138.83/cwt	130.00–145.00	862	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.99/cwt	170.00–189.00	575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,121	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	167.41/cwt	160.00–173.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	160.16/cwt	147.00–166.00	693	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	139.68/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,205	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	166.78/cwt	155.00–177.00	866	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	177.72/cwt	162.00–186.00	784	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	74.74/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,024	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	64.05/cwt	59.00–67.50	717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	884	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	126.36/cwt	124.00–130.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	144.47/cwt	135.00–149.50	1,039	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	159.77/cwt	148.00–169.00	925	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	155.61/cwt	150.00–157.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	157.17/cwt	142.00–165.00	970	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	54.65/cwt	53.00–57.00	491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	62.00/cwt	60.00–64.00	518	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	73.12/cwt	67.00–85.00	883	19
Bulls	—	—	1,848	98.66/cwt	91.00–108.00	1,823	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,405.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,485.00	18,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	17,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	147.98/cwt	140.00–156.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	872	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	837.84/cwt	825.00–850.00	9,174	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	1,081.10/cwt	935.00–1,150.00	15,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	130.83/cwt	130.00–136.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,135	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,531	89.74/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,374	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	129.02/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	149.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	146.54/cwt	137.50–154.00	775	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	152.66/cwt	146.00–155.00	714	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	150.35/cwt	142.50–160.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	161.16/cwt	150.00–185.00	595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	142.02/cwt	140.00–142.50	906	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	807	115.88/cwt	114.00–119.00	935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.67/cwt	139.00–160.00	776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	137.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.24/cwt	135.00–146.00	795	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	159.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	766	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.07/cwt	142.00–165.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	151.50/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,030	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	142.68/cwt	140.00–143.75	1,046	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	137.28/cwt	132.50–140.50	925	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	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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