Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00-10.00 lower, heifers sold 6.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.32/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$169.32

307 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$47.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	176.29	996	214
Medium and Large 1-2	473	154.11	730	90
Large 1	710	129.00	916	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.29/cwt here — about $80 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 sale307 hd

169.32

—

MO average17 barns · 14,677 hd

171.84

−2.52

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	1,640	96.12	1,576	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	76.69	1,120	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	74.98	942	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	57.92	627	12

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1Value Added	—	688	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	991	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	924	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	159.56/cwt	159.00–160.00	744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	891	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	196.27/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	173.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,058	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	384	210.95/cwt	209.00–215.00	810	9
Heifers	Large 1Value Added	—	782	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	865	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	141.61/cwt	137.00–145.00	884	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	159.96/cwt	150.00–170.00	441	6
Steers	Large 1	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	203.36/cwt	200.00–207.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	168.91/cwt	165.00–182.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	210.50/cwt	210.00–212.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	166.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	150.56/cwt	140.00–165.00	796	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	166.17/cwt	155.00–170.00	721	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	152.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	581	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	191.46/cwt	184.00–202.00	812	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	197.22/cwt	192.00–202.00	643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	196.12/cwt	185.00–200.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	178.06/cwt	170.00–187.00	928	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	162.30/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,016	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	145.53/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,035	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,089	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	156.74/cwt	155.00–162.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	669	155.94/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,043	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	184.66/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,043	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,050	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,121	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.32/cwt	137.00–138.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	178.75/cwt	172.00–181.00	844	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.00	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.38/cwt	155.00–163.00	842	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	67.89/cwt	67.00–69.00	722	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	58.65/cwt	52.00–65.00	656	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	73.49/cwt	66.00–79.50	913	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	432	2
Bulls	—	—	1,105	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	104.70/cwt	96.00–110.00	1,888	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,260	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	76.22/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,101	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	82.02/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,088	7
Bulls	—	—	1,551	90.25/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	867.26/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	825.35/cwt	750.00–900.00	8,955	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	619	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	127.10/cwt	120.00–134.00	774	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.73/cwt	140.00–155.00	697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	191.80/cwt	190.00–194.00	704	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.98/cwt	125.00–145.00	639	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	148.47/cwt	147.00–150.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	153.75/cwt	145.00–162.00	581	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.79/cwt	125.00–145.00	561	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.98/cwt	120.00–132.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	125.95/cwt	120.00–135.00	675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	148.02/cwt	140.00–160.00	796	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	134.84/cwt	126.00–140.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	156.19/cwt	140.00–166.01	683	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	129.28/cwt	125.00–140.00	883	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	131.10/cwt	128.00–133.00	923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.98/cwt	121.00–134.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	146.56/cwt	140.00–152.00	405	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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