Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with the value added feeders sale very well. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.63/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$160.63

370 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.85

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	164.63	938	307
Medium and Large 1-2	502	141.37	709	60
Large 1	678	137.00	929	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.63/cwt here — about $9 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 sale370 hd

160.63

—

MO average14 barns · 6,624 hd

157.78

+2.85

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	1,655	80.26	1,328	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	64.13	894	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	58.91	712	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	42.08	401	11

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	430	140.00/cwt	130.00–159.00	602	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.08/cwt	145.00–158.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	147.62/cwt	135.00–157.00	706	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	138.49/cwt	135.00–145.00	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	131.07/cwt	125.00–139.00	765	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	863	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.04/cwt	175.00–177.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.27/cwt	113.00–135.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	142.65/cwt	130.00–151.00	742	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.53/cwt	160.00–185.00	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	147.43/cwt	135.00–159.00	904	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.36/cwt	120.00–136.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	982	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,154	37
Steers	Large 1	—	678	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	167.11/cwt	160.00–179.00	799	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	173.85/cwt	171.00–180.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	159.55/cwt	140.00–167.00	909	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.93/cwt	150.00–168.00	834	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	646	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,047	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	111.30/cwt	109.00–116.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	128.77/cwt	125.00–146.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	127.32/cwt	117.00–142.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	143.37/cwt	131.00–145.00	688	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	43.23/cwt	37.00–50.00	415	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	65.46/cwt	59.50–69.40	894	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	55.49/cwt	52.50–58.00	876	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	61.77/cwt	58.00–67.50	768	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	54.62/cwt	50.00–58.00	631	18
Bulls	—	—	1,536	77.40/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,189	6
Bulls	—	—	1,892	85.99/cwt	84.00–89.50	1,627	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	858	831.55/cwt	750.00–875.00	7,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.02/cwt	122.00–139.00	826	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	161.90/cwt	152.00–175.00	628	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	126.20/cwt	126.00–128.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.53/cwt	125.00–141.00	685	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	857	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	553	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.05/cwt	122.00–139.00	625	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	149.59/cwt	140.00–157.00	494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	121.33/cwt	110.00–125.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.41/cwt	135.00–157.00	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.12/cwt	129.00–144.00	711	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	128.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	122.92/cwt	115.00–130.00	757	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	122.42/cwt	118.00–127.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	136.24/cwt	136.00–137.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	910	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	743	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,070	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	130.67/cwt	120.00–133.00	417	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.16/cwt	135.00–152.00	661	21

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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