Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.88/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$153.88

332 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$14.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	157.97	784	241
Medium and Large 1-2	471	143.05	673	91

One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $111 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 sale332 hd

153.88

—

MO average16 barns · 7,372 hd

156.97

−3.08

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	1,741	109.47	1,906	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	86.39	1,172	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	82.51	999	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	63.77	646	18

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	680	142.99/cwt	142.00–145.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	146.72/cwt	137.00–156.00	916	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	230.22/cwt	210.00–242.00	981	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	615	191.43/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	191.32/cwt	191.00–191.50	1,125	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	220.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	810	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.29/cwt	150.00–167.00	746	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	169.56/cwt	161.00–178.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	207.68/cwt	204.00–211.00	966	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	650	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	723	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	221.47/cwt	220.00–222.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	141.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	186.28/cwt	180.00–192.00	974	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	161.43/cwt	147.00–167.50	1,114	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	166.35/cwt	150.00–172.00	947	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	199.76/cwt	195.00–202.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	162.54/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,148	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	202.46/cwt	185.00–207.00	844	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	192.50/cwt	187.00–200.00	887	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	179.02/cwt	169.00–190.00	1,011	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	164.47/cwt	155.00–176.00	1,038	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	168.13/cwt	160.00–180.00	804	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	169.62/cwt	160.00–176.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	198.56/cwt	197.00–200.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	199.26/cwt	195.00–205.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	158.27/cwt	151.00–166.00	802	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	49.51/cwt	40.00–63.00	474	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	74.50/cwt	73.00–75.00	714	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	66.93/cwt	53.00–71.00	715	9
Bulls	—	—	1,503	93.59/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,407	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	81.61/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,107	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	80.82/cwt	74.00–85.00	949	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	86.83/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,135	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	87.29/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,185	37
Bulls	—	—	1,820	114.76/cwt	111.00–123.00	2,089	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,176	1,021.05/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	12,008	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,021.63/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	12,055	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	840.28/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,974	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.70/cwt	149.00–167.00	813	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	159.12/cwt	150.00–167.00	700	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	180.92/cwt	169.00–185.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	161.76/cwt	152.00–170.00	519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	368	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	171.17/cwt	162.00–182.00	649	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	146.82/cwt	137.00–155.00	551	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.54/cwt	135.00–151.00	679	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	130.84/cwt	125.00–137.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	146.68/cwt	140.00–152.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	146.39/cwt	140.00–154.00	846	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.78/cwt	147.00–160.00	878	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	144.02/cwt	135.00–160.00	468	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	131.67/cwt	122.00–142.00	708	8

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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