Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.24/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$167.24

343 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$24.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	170.43	981	299
Medium and Large 1-2	542	145.52	789	44

One grade step is worth $24.91/cwt here — about $191 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 sale343 hd

167.24

—

MO average18 barns · 21,817 hd

171.87

−4.63

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	1,631	82.00	1,337	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,240	83.00	1,029	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	63.19	900	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	56.37	691	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	38.64	419	10

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	275	160.18/cwt	155.00–167.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	155.47/cwt	147.00–167.00	516	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	159.08/cwt	152.00–167.00	617	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.09/cwt	136.00–150.00	876	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	135.72/cwt	130.00–145.00	525	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	195.98/cwt	195.00–197.00	943	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	367	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	193.21/cwt	190.00–194.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	200.67/cwt	199.00–202.00	855	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	170.73/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,055	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	149.32/cwt	142.00–151.00	766	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.28/cwt	140.00–150.00	838	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	179.95/cwt	170.00–195.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	155.00/cwt	145.00–165.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	178.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	184.43/cwt	175.00–193.00	891	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	139.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	137.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	150.67/cwt	150.50–152.00	1,174	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	148.29/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,226	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	173.34/cwt	165.00–187.00	471	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	167.12/cwt	150.00–175.00	974	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	156.11/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,060	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	175.09/cwt	167.00–187.00	909	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	142.84/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,276	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	183.79/cwt	172.00–192.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	159.86/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,002	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.56/cwt	146.00–147.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	163.90/cwt	157.00–167.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	162.78/cwt	150.00–170.00	705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	146.48/cwt	142.00–148.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	53.41/cwt	47.00–56.00	635	30
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,240	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,029	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	26.15/cwt	23.00–28.00	241	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	42.83/cwt	32.00–45.00	496	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	64.79/cwt	61.00–67.00	914	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	57.42/cwt	55.00–59.00	817	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	63.66/cwt	60.00–68.00	847	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,505	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,091	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	87.12/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,562	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	76.87/cwt	66.00–80.00	1,128	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	696.96/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,015	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	911.29/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	11,236	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,020	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	143.59/cwt	143.00–144.00	896	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.78/cwt	132.00–135.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	127.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.85/cwt	142.00–157.00	783	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	612	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.31/cwt	137.00–153.00	847	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.63/cwt	143.00–160.00	723	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	136.35/cwt	130.00–143.50	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	512	163.11/cwt	160.00–165.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.08/cwt	145.00–159.00	649	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	120.15/cwt	120.00–121.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	123.26/cwt	122.00–127.00	971	4

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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