Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-8.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.90/cwt on 389 head.

Average price

$159.90

389 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	161.71	979	325
Medium and Large 1-2	499	151.28	755	61
Large 1	575	140.00	805	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $174 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 sale389 hd

159.90

—

MO average11 barns · 6,858 hd

162.56

−2.65

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	1,773	96.64	1,714	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	75.84	1,130	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	71.25	828	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	55.52	526	9thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	573	148.25/cwt	137.00–156.50	849	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.11/cwt	148.00–174.00	701	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	171.38/cwt	157.00–174.00	562	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	161.00/cwt	150.00–171.00	700	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.27/cwt	139.00–156.00	790	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	149.92/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,096	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	177.94/cwt	170.00–184.00	867	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	180.86/cwt	172.00–190.00	772	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.41/cwt	135.00–148.00	892	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	160.05/cwt	155.00–167.00	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.66/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,010	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,167	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	155.65/cwt	147.00–169.50	733	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	180.61/cwt	170.00–186.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	191.37/cwt	185.00–200.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	688	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	170.75/cwt	166.00–179.00	891	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	176.43/cwt	170.00–182.50	588	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	78.37/cwt	76.50–81.50	1,179	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	76.81/cwt	72.50–82.00	956	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	68.47/cwt	59.00–74.00	768	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	148.48/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,163	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	155.70/cwt	142.00–165.00	968	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	829	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,165	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	748	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	70.79/cwt	68.50–73.00	1,034	2
Bulls	—	—	1,909	102.21/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,951	8
Bulls	—	—	1,412	81.79/cwt	72.50–93.00	1,155	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	9,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	160.29/cwt	150.00–165.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.43/cwt	137.00–157.00	813	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	866	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	834	820.46/cwt	750.00–875.00	6,843	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,338	1
Steers	Large 1	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	135.16/cwt	121.00–147.50	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	129.98/cwt	121.00–133.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	158.79/cwt	152.00–161.00	600	4
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	945	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	54.59/cwt	46.00–59.50	528	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	154.32/cwt	152.00–159.00	835	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,087.19/cwt	1,025.00–1,260.00	12,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	1,034.49/cwt	760.00–1,175.00	12,621	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	152.65/cwt	140.00–165.00	725	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	134.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.60/cwt	134.00–135.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.65/cwt	125.00–148.00	713	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.92/cwt	150.00–167.00	738	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	154.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.80/cwt	129.00–142.00	862	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	127.35/cwt	123.00–134.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.02/cwt	136.00–143.00	927	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	139.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	798	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	111.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	126.15/cwt	122.00–130.00	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.88/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	165.72/cwt	154.00–171.00	941	42

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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