Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 4.00-8.00 higher, heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher on very light feeder test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.15/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$146.15

144 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$15.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	148.81	850	119
Medium and Large 1-2	541	133.48	722	25

One grade step is worth $15.33/cwt here — about $128 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 sale144 hd

146.15

—

MO average16 barns · 5,171 hd

148.79

−2.64

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	1,697	92.19	1,564	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	73.86	1,073	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	68.61	794	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	921	49.79	459	6thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	—	374	141.65/cwt	132.00–145.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.93/cwt	150.00–162.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.85/cwt	143.00–156.00	787	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	152.17/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,029	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	148.85/cwt	142.00–156.00	713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	146.12/cwt	140.00–153.00	834	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	180.38/cwt	177.00–187.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	188.65/cwt	187.00–191.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	167.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	142.36/cwt	137.00–151.00	878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	146.70/cwt	140.00–155.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.57/cwt	130.00–131.00	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	744	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,094	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	35.62/cwt	33.50–38.00	319	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	56.87/cwt	53.00–62.00	531	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	73.86/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	143.60/cwt	139.50–149.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	194.43/cwt	190.00–198.00	628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	535	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,692	96.61/cwt	92.50–102.00	1,635	7
Bulls	—	—	1,705	84.45/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,440	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,450	1,635.00/cwt	1,635.00–1,635.00	23,708	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,075	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	66.40/cwt	61.00–71.00	755	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	74.64/cwt	71.00–79.00	930	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	791	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,197	1,005.76/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	12,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	142.94/cwt	135.00–148.00	835	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.73/cwt	180.00–205.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,257	1,295.94/cwt	1,100.00–1,375.00	16,290	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	143.32/cwt	142.00–144.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.78/cwt	129.00–140.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	159.24/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,002	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	134.22/cwt	131.00–136.50	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	166.69/cwt	162.00–172.50	957	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	186.01/cwt	177.00–195.00	696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	145.13/cwt	135.00–155.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	150.41/cwt	138.00–153.00	999	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	141.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	146.71/cwt	141.00–148.00	901	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	176.63/cwt	172.00–183.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	149.32/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,056	8

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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