Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500-600 lbs heifers sold 2.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.76/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$166.76

341 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$961

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$19.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	168.64	984	308
Medium and Large 1-2	506	149.21	756	33

One grade step is worth $19.42/cwt here — about $228 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 sale341 hd

166.76

—

MO average17 barns · 14,412 hd

168.68

−1.93

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	1,698	86.68	1,472	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	72.91	1,071	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	65.06	814	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	44.87	467	15

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	285	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,072	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	721	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,103	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	202.11/cwt	199.00–205.00	744	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	195.76/cwt	192.00–198.00	994	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	149.22/cwt	147.00–150.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	143.65/cwt	139.00–152.00	883	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	143.56/cwt	142.00–145.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	159.62/cwt	155.00–162.00	677	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,147	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	163.87/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,029	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	170.16/cwt	160.00–177.00	965	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	148.38/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,080	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.74/cwt	135.00–142.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.33/cwt	142.00–146.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	180.16/cwt	172.00–187.00	769	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	158.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	150.87/cwt	145.00–162.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.82/cwt	167.00–184.00	907	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.02/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	150.78/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,033	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	180.57/cwt	173.00–190.00	865	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	183.80/cwt	172.00–195.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	936	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,047	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	119.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	161.22/cwt	140.00–177.00	775	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	128.33/cwt	124.00–132.00	864	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	81.12/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,324	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	55.96/cwt	54.00–58.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	43.16/cwt	38.00–48.00	445	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	72.91/cwt	68.00–76.50	1,071	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	69.33/cwt	59.00–77.50	908	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	60.32/cwt	54.00–65.00	715	18
Bulls	—	—	1,790	94.47/cwt	88.00–101.50	1,691	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	837	818.34/cwt	750.00–850.00	6,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,403	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,608	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.69/cwt	140.00–144.00	961	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.25/cwt	145.00–165.00	660	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	138.16/cwt	138.00–139.00	807	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	127.07/cwt	122.00–129.00	905	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	137.27/cwt	136.00–139.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	124.42/cwt	120.00–129.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	543	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	133.50/cwt	131.00–135.00	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	147.53/cwt	140.00–152.00	786	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.33/cwt	140.00–156.00	702	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	135.23/cwt	127.00–141.00	702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.60/cwt	131.00–140.00	780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	333	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	159.93/cwt	152.00–172.00	533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	819	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,103	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	145.48/cwt	137.00–148.00	839	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	139.16/cwt	135.00–142.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	158.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	591	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.93/cwt	127.00–142.00	572	5

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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