Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 1.00 higher, heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, 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 $152.88/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$152.88

327 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$17.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	154.85	857	290
Medium and Large 1-2	524	137.45	720	37

One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $138 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 sale327 hd

152.88

—

MO average16 barns · 8,702 hd

155.88

−3.00

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	1,465	79.38	1,163	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,215	79.50	966	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	63.92	912	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	57.62	635	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	42.95	436	13

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	391	135.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	142.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.71/cwt	128.00–140.00	698	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	123.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	132.44/cwt	128.00–140.00	743	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.01/cwt	139.00–150.00	903	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.94/cwt	154.00–167.00	766	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	876	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	139.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	654	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	134.62/cwt	128.00–137.50	975	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	121.58/cwt	115.00–125.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	127.68/cwt	127.00–129.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	144.07/cwt	131.00–155.00	620	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.60/cwt	137.00–152.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.37/cwt	125.00–144.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	137.25/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.00/cwt	150.00–177.00	689	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	171.75/cwt	164.00–179.00	630	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	141.48/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,007	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	175.68/cwt	167.00–180.00	559	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	155.16/cwt	140.00–160.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	157.19/cwt	152.00–166.00	824	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	145.36/cwt	130.00–149.50	991	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	154.23/cwt	144.00–159.50	896	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	134.18/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,110	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.82/cwt	116.00–130.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.71/cwt	150.00–163.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	589	138.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	165.22/cwt	157.00–169.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.42/cwt	142.50–155.00	712	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	730	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,215	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	966	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	254	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	56.40/cwt	55.00–57.50	566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	41.45/cwt	35.00–47.50	430	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	64.45/cwt	60.00–67.50	902	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	1,012	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	53.81/cwt	45.00–60.00	575	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	63.41/cwt	60.00–67.00	732	25
Bulls	—	—	1,394	76.62/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,068	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	90.41/cwt	88.50–92.00	1,582	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	750.92/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	698.17/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,430	896.08/cwt	675.00–1,100.00	12,814	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,515	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	18,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,011.67/cwt	900.00–1,085.00	10,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	10,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	818.75/cwt	500.00–1,100.00	8,802	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	858.33/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	9,442	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	14,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	613	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.26/cwt	118.00–133.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.33/cwt	120.00–138.00	616	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	119.90/cwt	115.00–124.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	148.13/cwt	141.00–160.00	542	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	129.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	745	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	135.90/cwt	128.00–140.00	851	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	142.97/cwt	131.00–147.00	596	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	152.82/cwt	140.00–160.00	425	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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