Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 6.00-10.00 higher with value added feeders selling up to 20.00 higher. Demand good and supply heavy. No slaughter cows or bulls reported.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.41/cwt on 962 head.

Average price

$165.41

962 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	167.78	999	856
Large 1	498	162.00	807	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	145.78	803	103

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about $196 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 sale962 hd

165.41

—

MO average12 barns · 13,047 hd

167.11

−1.70

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	56.00	675	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	55.00	729	2thin

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	Large 1	—	498	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	140.73/cwt	132.00–144.00	871	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	161.10/cwt	155.00–167.00	519	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	133.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	158.16/cwt	155.00–160.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	175.45/cwt	165.00–181.00	837	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	155.84/cwt	141.00–164.00	1,057	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	147.40/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,057	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	158.67/cwt	156.00–164.00	809	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.07/cwt	131.00–145.00	882	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	152.32/cwt	142.00–165.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.87/cwt	150.00–165.00	580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	177.55/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,032	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.84/cwt	137.00–158.00	768	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	149.60/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,180	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	157.49/cwt	144.00–170.00	983	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	148.29/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,085	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	814	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,233	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	767	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	174.37/cwt	165.00–181.00	919	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	168.28/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,047	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	145.52/cwt	133.00–155.00	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	140.61/cwt	140.00–141.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	158.44/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,141	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	188.83/cwt	180.00–205.00	810	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	160.91/cwt	159.50–170.00	1,067	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	181.42/cwt	177.00–187.00	874	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	169.59/cwt	161.00–177.00	979	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	145.30/cwt	141.00–148.00	985	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	178.48/cwt	171.00–192.00	762	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	182.04/cwt	180.00–193.00	706	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.06/cwt	152.00–166.00	746	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.11/cwt	154.00–174.00	699	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	127.91/cwt	125.00–133.00	865	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	143.32/cwt	135.00–150.00	760	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.61/cwt	135.00–155.00	829	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	164.59/cwt	161.00–166.00	848	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	675	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	136.49/cwt	125.00–142.00	515	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	161.30/cwt	153.00–170.00	603	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	137.31/cwt	128.00–143.00	868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.41/cwt	127.50–145.00	647	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.34/cwt	130.00–140.00	572	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	154.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	590	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	168.40/cwt	162.00–170.00	458	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	137.15/cwt	131.50–144.00	997	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.05/cwt	147.00–160.00	744	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.44/cwt	137.50–148.50	968	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	174.83/cwt	167.00–195.00	481	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	145.24/cwt	138.00–149.50	1,213	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	179.54/cwt	177.00–182.00	968	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	137.62/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,057	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	151.40/cwt	143.00–160.00	793	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	161.40/cwt	160.00–164.00	757	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	143.18/cwt	143.00–144.00	964	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	143.72/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,107	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.12/cwt	140.00–151.00	823	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	159.07/cwt	158.00–161.00	676	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	152.21/cwt	145.00–163.00	942	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	134.66/cwt	130.00–137.50	921	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	128.50/cwt	125.00–133.00	725	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	130.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	807	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	130.51/cwt	125.00–138.00	698	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	155.96/cwt	147.00–161.00	664	55

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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