Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers sold 6.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady , bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.60/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$181.60

411 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$26.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	190.46	968	275
Medium and Large 1-2	518	163.68	848	136

One grade step is worth $26.79/cwt here — about $120 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 sale411 hd

181.60

—

MO average14 barns · 9,623 hd

176.88

+4.72

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	1,689	102.48	1,730	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	80.25	1,230	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	74.70	870	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	63.51	629	15

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	218.94/cwt	215.00–220.00	832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	217.86/cwt	210.00–231.00	911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	193.38/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,131	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	146.88/cwt	140.00–156.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	333	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	197.03/cwt	187.00–209.00	747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	183.75/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,062	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	184.13/cwt	178.00–194.00	1,142	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.90/cwt	144.00–163.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	163.30/cwt	150.00–172.00	784	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	202.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	663	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	179.25/cwt	170.00–187.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	192.79/cwt	182.00–202.00	916	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	148.01/cwt	140.00–157.00	861	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	142.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.30/cwt	140.00–166.00	903	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	168.21/cwt	167.00–170.00	622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	214.50/cwt	213.00–216.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	482	211.57/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,020	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	188.38/cwt	180.00–197.00	987	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	161.55/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,013	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	151.35/cwt	144.00–155.00	964	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	151.99/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,018	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	176.05/cwt	164.00–185.00	727	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	176.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	201.29/cwt	192.00–207.00	849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	201.43/cwt	190.00–210.00	562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	145.31/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	168.76/cwt	150.00–176.00	878	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	148.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	786	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.34/cwt	128.00–146.00	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	140.46/cwt	138.00–143.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	163.91/cwt	157.00–168.00	790	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	76.62/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,108	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	73.48/cwt	61.00–79.50	835	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	81.08/cwt	79.50–83.50	1,068	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	60.14/cwt	54.00–69.50	590	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	70.26/cwt	68.00–75.00	708	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	84.49/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,380	6
Bulls	—	—	1,576	93.79/cwt	80.00–113.00	1,478	7
Bulls	—	—	1,801	111.16/cwt	104.00–119.50	2,002	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,275.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	12,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,148	812.15/cwt	800.00–825.00	9,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	987.30/cwt	850.00–1,110.00	11,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	850.22/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	773	729.12/cwt	650.00–900.00	5,636	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	12,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	10,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	162.59/cwt	150.00–170.00	473	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	142.72/cwt	135.00–147.00	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	178.94/cwt	174.00–186.00	685	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	840	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	130.79/cwt	130.00–133.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	170.45/cwt	155.00–182.00	730	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	391	186.23/cwt	185.00–190.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	177.61/cwt	172.00–183.00	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	137.41/cwt	131.00–145.00	798	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.07/cwt	128.00–154.00	719	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	177.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.55/cwt	130.00–153.00	657	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	174.98/cwt	169.00–176.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	331	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	154.84/cwt	142.00–167.00	824	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	122.97/cwt	116.00–131.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	126.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	910	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	127.45/cwt	120.00–137.00	781	16

How this sale compares

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