Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers sold 2.00-6.00 higher, heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher, bulls 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.57/cwt on 361 head.

Average price

$153.57

361 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$18.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.36

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	156.38	872	307
Medium and Large 1-2	526	137.55	724	54

One grade step is worth $18.83/cwt here — about $148 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 sale361 hd

153.57

—

MO average11 barns · 4,802 hd

157.92

−4.36

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	1,773	99.00	1,755	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	82.14	1,168	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	74.84	902	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	915	65.84	602	3thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	553	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	168.09/cwt	162.00–172.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	155.04/cwt	142.00–164.00	833	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	148.86/cwt	140.00–153.00	927	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	674	169.74/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	204.55/cwt	200.00–212.00	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	171.59/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,153	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	203.34/cwt	192.00–217.00	1,066	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	476	205.48/cwt	197.00–210.00	978	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	177.40/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,004	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	206.08/cwt	195.00–210.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.96/cwt	155.00–170.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	372	215.18/cwt	214.00–217.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	186.04/cwt	185.00–190.00	707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	173.69/cwt	170.00–177.00	547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	166.77/cwt	157.00–172.00	640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	161.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	155.96/cwt	154.00–159.50	1,031	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	179.20/cwt	170.00–190.00	835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	190.05/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,024	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	162.88/cwt	152.00–167.00	928	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	178.42/cwt	175.00–197.00	771	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	155.48/cwt	148.00–163.00	986	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	148.74/cwt	142.00–152.50	1,148	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	137.95/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	153.02/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,129	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,209	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.24/cwt	150.00–170.00	786	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	194.77/cwt	187.00–197.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	791	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	69.26/cwt	65.00–74.00	658	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	81.11/cwt	76.50–85.50	1,025	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	71.70/cwt	69.00–74.50	843	8
Bulls	—	—	1,779	100.28/cwt	93.00–113.50	1,784	7
Bulls	—	—	1,730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,557	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	82.14/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,168	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	703	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	995	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,463	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	979.90/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	11,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	725	145.21/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	158.34/cwt	151.00–166.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	131.35/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,028	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	157.44/cwt	155.00–162.00	986	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	161.81/cwt	153.00–171.00	673	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	773	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	168.52/cwt	164.00–170.00	876	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	161.58/cwt	161.00–162.00	929	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	165.12/cwt	163.00–169.00	796	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,032	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	358	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.71/cwt	145.00–153.00	849	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.78/cwt	139.00–146.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	132.59/cwt	129.00–137.00	776	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	156.11/cwt	150.00–162.00	748	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	184.17/cwt	180.00–187.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	142.14/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,018	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	137.91/cwt	132.00–142.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.00	942	17

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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