Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.27/cwt on 398 head.

Average price

$156.27

398 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$20.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	160.61	870	312
Medium and Large 1-2	496	140.55	697	86

One grade step is worth $20.06/cwt here — about $174 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 sale398 hd

156.27

—

MO average15 barns · 7,449 hd

159.44

−3.17

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	1,633	74.54	1,217	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	58.55	820	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	55.52	649	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	44.15	445	21

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	370	137.60/cwt	130.00–146.00	509	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	122.48/cwt	121.00–128.00	654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	174.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	143.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	976	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	136.88/cwt	130.00–144.00	850	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	125.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	148.87/cwt	145.00–152.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	152.59/cwt	140.00–160.00	563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.11/cwt	120.00–146.00	762	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.07/cwt	142.00–157.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	945	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	166.01/cwt	157.00–175.50	780	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.71/cwt	140.00–165.00	950	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	173.70/cwt	160.00–179.00	733	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.60/cwt	125.00–149.00	725	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	147.08/cwt	140.00–152.00	712	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	147.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	138.54/cwt	133.00–142.00	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	171.01/cwt	170.00–177.00	838	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.81/cwt	165.00–185.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	159.33/cwt	154.00–168.00	919	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	147.21/cwt	133.00–156.00	985	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.59/cwt	150.00–170.00	830	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	151.08/cwt	145.00–159.00	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.53/cwt	132.00–141.00	722	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	129.96/cwt	129.00–133.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	122.01/cwt	115.00–127.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	138.83/cwt	138.00–140.00	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	126.91/cwt	120.00–132.00	791	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	51.84/cwt	46.00–55.00	583	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	59.43/cwt	56.00–69.00	831	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	53.83/cwt	51.00–55.00	756	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	59.93/cwt	57.00–70.00	733	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	54.54/cwt	54.00–55.00	554	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	44.06/cwt	37.00–49.00	449	18
Bulls	—	—	1,733	81.33/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,409	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	72.28/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,156	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	824	750.00/cwt	650.00–900.00	6,180	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,106	821.51/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,086	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	914	590.64/cwt	570.00–625.00	5,398	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	129.44/cwt	125.00–138.00	555	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	133.66/cwt	132.00–136.00	646	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	143.61/cwt	132.00–148.00	807	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	126.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	141.78/cwt	136.00–151.00	681	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	147.84/cwt	147.00–157.00	500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	135.58/cwt	120.00–140.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	143.47/cwt	138.00–151.00	594	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	123.38/cwt	110.00–133.00	706	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	118.90/cwt	110.00–121.00	748	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.36/cwt	129.00–138.00	635	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	128.88/cwt	128.00–138.00	885	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	147.33/cwt	142.50–157.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	139.12/cwt	130.00–144.00	785	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.50/cwt	131.00–145.00	731	48

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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