Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.64/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$137.64

235 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$19.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	144.49	733	151
Medium and Large 1-2	535	125.31	671	84

One grade step is worth $19.18/cwt here — about $62 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 sale235 hd

137.64

—

MO average15 barns · 5,705 hd

145.31

−7.68

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	1,585	76.40	1,211	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	57.50	797	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	52.43	619	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	38.94	381	22

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	166.77/cwt	163.00–180.00	877	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	139.50/cwt	130.00–146.00	721	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	151.62/cwt	142.00–159.00	646	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	154.90/cwt	150.00–157.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	137.46/cwt	130.50–144.50	904	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	155.56/cwt	142.00–165.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	137.95/cwt	135.00–144.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	829	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	169.56/cwt	162.00–183.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	142.93/cwt	135.00–155.00	973	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	182.26/cwt	170.00–189.00	685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	151.83/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,114	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	184.07/cwt	175.00–194.00	611	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	152.95/cwt	141.00–160.00	965	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	169.33/cwt	150.00–183.00	813	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	151.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	164.58/cwt	153.00–170.00	927	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,300	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	152.97/cwt	147.00–156.00	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.48/cwt	125.00–127.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	153.11/cwt	152.50–155.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	151.47/cwt	140.00–160.00	576	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	38.38/cwt	32.00–45.00	370	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	52.24/cwt	51.00–54.00	717	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	57.83/cwt	55.00–63.00	682	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	60.66/cwt	58.00–64.00	846	10
Bulls	—	—	1,441	72.67/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,047	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	47.42/cwt	43.50–51.50	514	4
Bulls	—	—	1,318	62.94/cwt	60.00–66.00	830	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	50.25/cwt	45.00–55.00	596	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	417	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	26.41/cwt	25.00–27.50	232	2
Bulls	—	—	1,806	83.98/cwt	77.50–90.00	1,517	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,098	795.56/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,735	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	147.96/cwt	140.00–151.00	410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	116.03/cwt	110.00–122.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	159.09/cwt	149.00–176.00	651	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	121.03/cwt	115.00–123.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	140.50/cwt	125.00–145.00	995	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	123.10/cwt	121.00–125.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	119.23/cwt	118.00–121.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.28/cwt	115.00–118.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.22/cwt	141.00–154.00	571	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	137.81/cwt	119.00–141.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	129.82/cwt	120.00–139.00	617	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.88/cwt	118.00–130.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	123.11/cwt	120.00–132.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	136.08/cwt	132.00–140.00	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	189.96/cwt	187.00–194.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.31/cwt	120.00–134.00	731	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,069	3

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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