Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.44/cwt on 782 head.

Average price

$157.44

782 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	161.10	938	596
Medium and Large 1-2	540	146.15	790	182
Large 1	538	125.00	673	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.10/cwt here — about $266 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 sale782 hd

157.44

—

MO average16 barns · 10,278 hd

160.21

−2.77

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	1,773	83.37	1,478	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,375	62.23	855	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	55.43	679	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	39.32	371	12

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	134.20/cwt	126.00–140.00	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	130.85/cwt	122.00–140.00	434	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	137.86/cwt	129.00–142.00	928	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	154.49/cwt	144.00–163.00	677	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	134.64/cwt	130.00–142.00	819	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.54/cwt	120.00–143.00	658	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,167	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	133.55/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,019	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	166.42/cwt	161.00–174.00	884	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	163.55/cwt	152.00–170.00	931	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	176.01/cwt	167.00–183.00	748	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	173.88/cwt	162.00–182.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	151.68/cwt	140.00–155.00	783	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	152.37/cwt	140.00–155.00	430	9
Steers	Large 1	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	177.30/cwt	168.00–187.00	674	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	774	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,192	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	174.50/cwt	173.00–176.00	907	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	148.36/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,065	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	151.06/cwt	135.00–156.00	696	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.21/cwt	160.00–179.00	806	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	171.77/cwt	170.00–172.00	974	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,128	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	177.35/cwt	174.00–179.00	842	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	156.53/cwt	140.00–167.00	969	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	150.44/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,012	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	441	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	159.88/cwt	159.00–165.00	991	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	671	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,027	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	147.65/cwt	140.00–154.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	156.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	123.97/cwt	121.00–134.00	848	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.40/cwt	136.00–150.00	736	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	40.40/cwt	30.00–48.00	381	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	261	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	79.71/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,409	6
Bulls	—	—	1,776	86.12/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,529	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	63.05/cwt	58.00–68.00	857	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	826	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	60.25/cwt	53.50–66.00	814	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	51.86/cwt	45.00–56.00	587	31
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,495	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	1,416.67/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	15,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.91/cwt	133.00–146.00	809	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.44/cwt	130.00–134.00	762	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	118.32/cwt	118.00–119.00	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	130.57/cwt	127.00–133.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	134.73/cwt	128.00–142.00	519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	134.07/cwt	125.00–145.00	579	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	136.45/cwt	130.00–140.00	589	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.51/cwt	105.00–125.00	823	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.90/cwt	133.00–150.00	751	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.40/cwt	142.00–155.00	713	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	583	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.38/cwt	120.00–136.00	736	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.93/cwt	140.00–158.00	629	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.53/cwt	127.00–138.00	623	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	145.45/cwt	145.00–147.50	775	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	156.30/cwt	155.00–159.00	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	878	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	135.94/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,127	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	542	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.62/cwt	132.00–155.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	148.23/cwt	132.00–158.00	852	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	886	14

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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