Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale Sept 8 Due to Labor Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.58/cwt on 436 head.

Average price

$160.58

436 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$8.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	162.62	998	332
Medium and Large 1-2	524	154.10	808	104

One grade step is worth $8.51/cwt here — about $190 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 sale436 hd

160.58

—

MO average14 barns · 7,833 hd

163.75

−3.17

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	1,590	82.87	1,318	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	67.67	913	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	64.17	739	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	45.59	439	13

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,184	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	179.21/cwt	170.00–185.00	668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	606	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	148.96/cwt	140.00–157.00	862	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	160.07/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,060	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	154.94/cwt	145.00–163.00	807	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	151.63/cwt	140.00–155.50	1,010	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	182.37/cwt	175.00–185.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	159.22/cwt	150.00–169.00	986	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	162.78/cwt	150.00–165.00	773	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	160.94/cwt	150.00–165.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	447	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	159.28/cwt	154.00–165.00	664	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.87/cwt	150.00–169.50	928	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,282	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	171.38/cwt	165.00–182.00	895	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	182.44/cwt	170.00–187.00	597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	139.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	179.89/cwt	176.00–183.00	768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	158.07/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,167	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	175.44/cwt	165.00–185.00	835	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.28/cwt	142.00–155.00	772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.56/cwt	150.00–168.00	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	137.36/cwt	133.00–142.00	930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	167.44/cwt	160.00–175.00	641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.92/cwt	147.00–165.00	722	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	70.04/cwt	69.00–72.00	885	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	53.26/cwt	52.50–54.00	554	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	46.77/cwt	38.00–54.00	436	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	69.86/cwt	67.00–73.00	949	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	61.98/cwt	47.50–65.50	822	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	32.62/cwt	30.00–35.00	334	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	62.78/cwt	58.00–66.00	706	12
Bulls	—	—	1,590	82.87/cwt	65.00–87.50	1,318	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	713	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,348	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	665.90/cwt	600.00–825.00	5,660	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	740.14/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,163	889.46/cwt	800.00–960.00	10,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	809.42/cwt	785.00–825.00	8,968	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.14/cwt	152.00–164.00	666	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	146.98/cwt	141.00–150.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	154.05/cwt	146.00–163.00	798	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	137.11/cwt	127.00–144.00	772	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	140.28/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.81/cwt	145.00–162.00	737	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	143.84/cwt	137.00–155.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	149.31/cwt	140.00–156.50	875	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	345	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	533	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	855	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	160.79/cwt	150.00–167.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	130.71/cwt	120.00–140.00	554	7

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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