Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 6.00 lower, heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower 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 $157.07/cwt on 484 head.

Average price

$157.07

484 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$10.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	636	158.66	1,009	408
Medium and Large 1-2	510	148.49	757	76

One grade step is worth $10.17/cwt here — about $251 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 sale484 hd

157.07

—

MO average12 barns · 7,940 hd

160.55

−3.48

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	1,600	92.90	1,486	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	70.88	1,097	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	66.77	779	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	54.15	518	13

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	405	137.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.90/cwt	120.00–140.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	143.93/cwt	122.00–153.00	970	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.75/cwt	162.00–173.00	637	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.83/cwt	150.00–167.00	907	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	169.76/cwt	162.50–175.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	152.71/cwt	140.00–165.00	722	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.51/cwt	140.00–155.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	164.63/cwt	164.00–168.50	1,055	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	134.12/cwt	121.00–145.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	167.06/cwt	161.00–175.00	889	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	149.43/cwt	140.00–154.00	862	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	153.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.25/cwt	130.00–161.00	780	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.91/cwt	139.00–155.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	176.12/cwt	170.00–192.50	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.40/cwt	152.00–160.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	161.86/cwt	160.00–167.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	146.00/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,044	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	169.62/cwt	155.00–177.00	826	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	836	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,195	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	149.87/cwt	132.00–158.00	998	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	746	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,138	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	781	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,168	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	143.56/cwt	143.00–144.50	1,160	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.07/cwt	170.00–182.00	664	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	177.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	175.85/cwt	160.00–188.00	753	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,105	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	143.87/cwt	139.00–152.00	760	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	142.33/cwt	125.00–149.00	817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	130.16/cwt	120.00–143.00	825	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	130.24/cwt	125.00–134.00	946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	130.17/cwt	120.00–137.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	792	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	974	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	655	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	229	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	55.36/cwt	46.00–57.50	550	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	67.83/cwt	67.50–68.00	1,098	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	74.37/cwt	73.00–77.50	1,091	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	71.23/cwt	69.00–75.00	887	30
Bulls	—	—	1,444	85.86/cwt	77.50–90.00	1,240	5
Bulls	—	—	1,150	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	771	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	101.62/cwt	94.00–117.00	1,804	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	63.39/cwt	58.00–68.00	698	37
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,758	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,505	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,563	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	16,177	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,093	772.79/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,447	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,818	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,154	904.52/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	10,438	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,006	1,362.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,450.00	13,707	4
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 and Large 2	—	1,225	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	794	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,940	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	133.32/cwt	125.00–138.00	963	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	905	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	167.02/cwt	142.00–180.00	705	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	159.60/cwt	140.00–167.50	701	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.03/cwt	135.00–151.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	609	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	133.97/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.69/cwt	143.00–157.50	793	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.30/cwt	135.00–153.00	894	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	154.41/cwt	145.00–160.00	956	13

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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