Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand lower and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.02/cwt on 830 head.

Average price

$157.02

830 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$11.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.76

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	637	157.56	1,003	790
Medium and Large 1-2	540	146.43	790	40

One grade step is worth $11.13/cwt here — about $213 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 sale830 hd

157.02

—

MO average16 barns · 10,543 hd

159.78

−2.76

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	1,572	82.94	1,304	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	72.08	990	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	63.04	714	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	39.17	338	9thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	436	139.31/cwt	137.00–140.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.56/cwt	130.00–143.00	798	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	125.40/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	151.41/cwt	145.00–153.00	557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	136.67/cwt	135.00–137.50	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.96/cwt	142.00–143.50	1,108	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	144.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	176.37/cwt	170.00–192.50	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	146.25/cwt	138.00–155.00	762	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	139.23/cwt	139.00–140.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.19/cwt	135.00–159.00	948	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	963	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	202.45/cwt	200.00–205.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	364	201.95/cwt	197.00–207.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.23/cwt	140.00–157.00	637	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	144.10/cwt	130.00–153.00	889	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	133.49/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,245	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	158.10/cwt	145.00–168.00	914	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	195.61/cwt	175.00–200.00	507	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	137.35/cwt	132.50–140.50	1,209	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	159.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	884	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,275	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	165.40/cwt	153.00–168.50	1,021	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	151.56/cwt	147.75–156.75	1,100	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	142.80/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,024	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	147.17/cwt	130.00–158.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.95/cwt	150.00–175.00	852	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	163.74/cwt	156.00–172.00	783	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	176.14/cwt	160.00–195.00	752	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	148.82/cwt	138.00–154.50	1,005	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,129	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	147.63/cwt	140.00–152.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	154.94/cwt	150.00–157.50	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	133.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	782	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	141.01/cwt	138.00–157.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.12/cwt	132.00–135.00	837	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	72.08/cwt	65.50–77.50	990	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	875	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	433	1
Bulls	—	—	1,871	89.26/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,670	7
Bulls	—	—	965	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	79.19/cwt	68.00–84.00	1,077	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	47.22/cwt	43.00–49.00	420	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	29.11/cwt	22.50–37.50	242	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	67.69/cwt	62.50–76.50	793	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	59.23/cwt	52.50–63.00	657	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	728	517.70/cwt	400.00–650.00	3,769	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,178	800.25/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,427	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,315	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,882	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	887.50/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,544	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	683.29/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,106	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	10,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	688	756.25/cwt	725.00–850.00	5,203	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	152.28/cwt	145.00–157.50	469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	140.88/cwt	130.00–148.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	131.00/cwt	127.00–137.00	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	143.42/cwt	130.00–147.00	948	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	612	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.98/cwt	132.00–147.00	806	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	134.91/cwt	125.00–147.00	451	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.23/cwt	140.00–161.00	701	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.81/cwt	125.00–141.00	719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,052	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.58/cwt	122.50–147.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	927	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	828	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,118	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	855	34

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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