Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher: Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.59/cwt on 582 head.

Average price

$162.59

582 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$14.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.81

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	644	164.51	1,059	506
Medium and Large 1-2	562	149.86	842	76

One grade step is worth $14.65/cwt here — about $217 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 sale582 hd

162.59

—

MO average14 barns · 14,241 hd

170.40

−7.81

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	1,696	82.74	1,403	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	66.18	966	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	58.94	727	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	42.46	417	10

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Fancy	—	455	194.31/cwt	194.00–195.00	884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	379	202.43/cwt	195.00–206.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	148.36/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,141	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	533	185.00/cwt	181.00–190.00	986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	624	169.84/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,060	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	196.97/cwt	195.00–199.00	827	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	957	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	179.87/cwt	170.00–186.00	768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	169.38/cwt	162.00–172.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	143.34/cwt	134.00–145.00	943	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	167.47/cwt	158.00–175.00	978	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,197	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	153.95/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,033	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	145.25/cwt	137.00–154.00	819	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	150.39/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,074	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	169.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	183.19/cwt	170.00–189.00	870	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	152.73/cwt	150.00–166.00	947	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,274	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	183.11/cwt	169.00–187.00	963	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	182.02/cwt	172.00–190.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	851	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,281	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	749	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,172	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	163.73/cwt	162.50–169.00	1,045	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	694	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,100	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	183.43/cwt	170.00–197.00	682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	138.10/cwt	128.00–148.00	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	157.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	169.54/cwt	165.00–174.00	822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	152.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	160.81/cwt	145.00–165.00	661	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	53.44/cwt	51.00–56.00	561	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	66.18/cwt	60.00–70.50	966	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	65.55/cwt	62.00–69.50	857	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	54.73/cwt	50.00–59.00	649	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	41.93/cwt	35.00–48.00	399	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	27.32/cwt	25.00–30.00	262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	86.68/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,639	5
Bulls	—	—	1,370	76.17/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,044	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	774.34/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,827	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	726.87/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,324	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.85/cwt	128.00–138.00	754	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	121.57/cwt	119.00–125.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	150.30/cwt	142.00–155.00	866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.82/cwt	125.00–140.00	693	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	125.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	854	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	135.98/cwt	132.00–140.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	139.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	669	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	140.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	534	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	145.74/cwt	140.00–152.00	746	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	719	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	149.84/cwt	140.00–159.00	647	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	145.50/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,074	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	147.14/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,006	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.52/cwt	138.00–154.50	857	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	150.52/cwt	140.00–160.00	557	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	161.51/cwt	151.00–167.00	514	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	145.56/cwt	134.00–154.00	913	61

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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