Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven, from 1.00 lower to 4.00 higher, heifers sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.09/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$135.09

253 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	140.39	701	165
Medium and Large 1-2	453	125.15	567	88

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $134 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 sale253 hd

135.09

—

MO average13 barns · 5,771 hd

145.42

−10.33

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	1,586	77.68	1,232	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	60.46	841	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	54.00	570	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	37.85	383	18

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1Full	—	735	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	596	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	131.87/cwt	122.50–137.00	376	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.39/cwt	130.00–138.00	766	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.56/cwt	121.00–131.00	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.64/cwt	138.00–155.00	697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	150.30/cwt	142.00–162.00	422	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,115	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.42/cwt	130.00–149.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.38/cwt	166.00–184.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	173.51/cwt	167.00–182.50	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.14/cwt	120.00–145.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.30/cwt	135.00–155.00	622	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	165.83/cwt	154.00–174.00	791	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	140.57/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.82/cwt	167.00–177.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	178.80/cwt	175.00–180.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	132.77/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	146.21/cwt	138.00–157.00	923	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	123.69/cwt	120.00–126.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	160.04/cwt	154.00–166.00	914	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	143.14/cwt	135.00–148.00	959	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.35/cwt	150.00–170.00	831	22
Steers	Large 1	—	508	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	113.79/cwt	112.00–119.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	639	126.80/cwt	120.00–129.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	150.30/cwt	140.00–159.00	700	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.21/cwt	145.00–165.00	651	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	142.15/cwt	136.00–148.00	736	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	50.44/cwt	42.00–56.00	510	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	59.60/cwt	56.00–67.00	672	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	36.53/cwt	30.00–43.00	380	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	247	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	49.14/cwt	48.00–50.00	472	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	61.35/cwt	57.00–64.50	847	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	84.59/cwt	79.00–90.50	1,502	10
Bulls	—	—	1,314	67.80/cwt	55.00–78.50	891	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	765	622.22/cwt	475.00–800.00	4,760	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	837.79/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,922	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	851	727.06/cwt	535.00–800.00	6,187	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,709	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	790	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	144.04/cwt	134.00–148.00	615	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.02/cwt	125.00–144.00	725	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	128.39/cwt	128.00–130.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.23/cwt	147.00–157.00	569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.03/cwt	125.00–137.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	123.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	134.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.82/cwt	105.00–130.00	733	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	151.70/cwt	141.00–159.00	560	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	135.55/cwt	125.00–140.00	897	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	150.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	399	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.71/cwt	118.00–125.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.61/cwt	142.00–147.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	121.29/cwt	118.00–131.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	148.17/cwt	137.00–157.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	126.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	150.85/cwt	140.00–157.00	564	6

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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