Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.19/cwt on 966 head.

Average price

$182.19

966 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$23.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	591	185.06	1,094	849
Medium and Large 1-2	559	161.40	902	117

One grade step is worth $23.66/cwt here — about $192 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 sale966 hd

182.19

—

MO average15 barns · 14,519 hd

178.97

+3.22

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	—	Low	1,846	94.40	1,743	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	77.10	1,162	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	71.10	911	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	54.92	590	13

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	—	474	167.08/cwt	150.00–172.00	792	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	166.31/cwt	150.00–178.00	893	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	157.47/cwt	150.00–165.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	177.07/cwt	175.00–180.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	146.26/cwt	138.00–153.00	980	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	208.91/cwt	200.00–215.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	179.64/cwt	177.00–185.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	186.35/cwt	185.00–187.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	189.29/cwt	180.50–199.00	1,175	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	338	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	207.56/cwt	200.00–215.00	677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	188.98/cwt	182.00–197.00	988	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	225.82/cwt	215.00–230.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	201.92/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,036	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	873	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,193	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	194.98/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,131	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	219.88/cwt	205.00–239.00	921	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	154.91/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,033	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	160.29/cwt	156.00–162.00	971	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	711	149.67/cwt	149.50–149.75	1,064	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	153.13/cwt	142.00–162.00	934	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	195.93/cwt	180.00–200.00	846	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	183.27/cwt	173.00–192.00	1,056	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	160.45/cwt	151.00–163.50	1,155	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	156.24/cwt	141.00–167.00	1,220	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	165.85/cwt	155.00–177.00	960	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	133.08/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,160	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	186.26/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,155	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	175.08/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,094	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	220.80/cwt	217.00–225.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	165.84/cwt	148.00–175.00	1,118	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	192.39/cwt	178.00–207.00	925	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	148.31/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,244	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	162.71/cwt	160.00–163.50	1,194	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	200.10/cwt	199.50–201.00	1,077	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	486	218.63/cwt	213.00–221.50	1,063	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	200.57/cwt	192.00–212.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.03/cwt	145.00–167.00	829	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,017	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	141.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	149.61/cwt	147.00–151.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	140.41/cwt	140.00–142.00	862	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	56.58/cwt	50.00–67.00	617	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	71.65/cwt	62.00–75.00	926	9
Bulls	—	—	1,300	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	975	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	78.11/cwt	75.00–80.50	1,169	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	72.54/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	59.01/cwt	55.00–65.00	623	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	77.85/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,095	10
Bulls	—	—	2,111	105.11/cwt	92.00–115.00	2,219	6
Bulls	—	—	1,498	79.45/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,190	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,483	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	927.39/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,758	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	818	636.70/cwt	550.00–725.00	5,208	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,395	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	638	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	942	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	446	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	156.88/cwt	150.00–162.00	759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	170.42/cwt	157.00–175.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.83/cwt	142.00–150.00	759	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.90/cwt	135.00–155.00	674	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	174.20/cwt	173.00–176.00	923	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	514	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	165.77/cwt	160.00–167.00	947	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	210.14/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,019	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	149.62/cwt	140.00–160.00	639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	162.59/cwt	147.00–173.00	837	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	165.72/cwt	157.00–175.00	782	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	158.78/cwt	152.00–165.00	915	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	168.24/cwt	157.00–177.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	177.71/cwt	170.00–181.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	153.42/cwt	152.00–159.00	968	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	151.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.24/cwt	122.00–143.00	917	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.36/cwt	160.00–176.00	721	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	143.44/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,036	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,100	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	164.93/cwt	150.00–170.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	134.31/cwt	127.00–139.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	145.03/cwt	132.00–155.00	848	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	409	179.40/cwt	175.00–182.00	734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	148.20/cwt	141.00–156.00	994	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	177.33/cwt	177.00–179.00	853	6

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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