Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 6.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady: Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.26/cwt on 276 head.

Average price

$140.26

276 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$13.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	141.80	759	243
Large 1	685	129.86	890	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	549	128.68	707	26

One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $52 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 sale276 hd

140.26

—

MO average13 barns · 5,768 hd

143.94

−3.68

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	1,751	84.79	1,485	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	67.12	950	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	59.94	709	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	40.32	423	11

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	506	133.39/cwt	131.00–138.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	154.31/cwt	150.00–162.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.68/cwt	133.00–149.00	742	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	144.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	159.40/cwt	150.00–170.00	770	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	144.77/cwt	135.00–151.00	691	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.50	769	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	137.01/cwt	125.00–146.00	711	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	144.80/cwt	138.00–152.50	624	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	153.07/cwt	144.00–161.00	560	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	169.63/cwt	163.00–175.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,078	8
Steers	Large 1	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	169.60/cwt	165.00–177.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	135.98/cwt	132.50–138.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	157.32/cwt	149.00–160.00	879	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	168.08/cwt	162.00–173.50	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	174.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	143.86/cwt	135.00–148.00	961	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	140.52/cwt	139.00–145.50	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	153.70/cwt	152.00–160.00	819	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.66/cwt	135.00–152.50	894	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,086	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	142.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,020	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	133.06/cwt	125.00–135.00	833	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	158.21/cwt	155.00–170.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	140.40/cwt	140.00–142.00	719	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.76/cwt	130.00–145.00	761	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	146.10/cwt	140.00–155.00	701	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	68.20/cwt	62.00–77.00	975	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	56.32/cwt	47.50–61.00	662	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	439	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	65.88/cwt	60.00–72.00	796	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	43.07/cwt	35.00–53.50	453	7
Bulls	—	—	1,718	81.84/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,406	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	92.18/cwt	87.50–96.00	1,690	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	313	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	549	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,500	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	987.50/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	12,097	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,769	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	968.82/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,831	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.12/cwt	124.00–128.00	952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	131.46/cwt	129.50–138.00	879	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	134.74/cwt	127.50–149.00	838	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.56/cwt	118.00–130.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	158.16/cwt	150.00–165.00	674	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.29/cwt	120.00–140.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	137.72/cwt	130.00–147.00	779	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.18/cwt	125.00–146.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	519	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	980	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,049	5

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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