Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 higher to 5.00 lower on a light test . Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.44/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$146.44

186 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$16.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.11

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	154.68	732	93
Medium and Large 1-2	476	138.20	658	93

One grade step is worth $16.48/cwt here — about $75 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 sale186 hd

146.44

—

MO average14 barns · 7,880 hd

157.55

−11.11

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	1,688	108.87	1,838	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	80.15	1,229	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	78.91	907	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	59.99	649	7thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	630	163.74/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.78/cwt	130.00–143.00	781	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.24/cwt	125.00–151.00	723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	143.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	688	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.49/cwt	157.00–167.00	677	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	135.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	198.49/cwt	185.00–212.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	196.79/cwt	180.00–205.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	180.17/cwt	170.00–185.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	166.61/cwt	150.00–172.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	179.82/cwt	172.00–189.00	948	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	173.94/cwt	170.00–177.00	814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	185.41/cwt	180.00–196.00	910	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	181.26/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,049	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	170.86/cwt	140.00–185.00	738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	193.68/cwt	190.00–195.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	124.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	898	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	159.58/cwt	145.00–178.00	812	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.57/cwt	171.00–193.00	778	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	181.65/cwt	172.00–185.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,041	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	77.39/cwt	70.00–82.00	872	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	709	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	84.66/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,032	9
Bulls	—	—	1,673	112.67/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,885	9
Bulls	—	—	1,733	97.48/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,689	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	63.16/cwt	58.00–65.00	696	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	87.79/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,429	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	77.09/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,153	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	1,530.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,650.00	17,748	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,450.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,650.00	16,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	1,065.10/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	12,920	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,078	801.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,635	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,570	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	823	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,173	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,955	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	860	1,550.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,600.00	13,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	163.33/cwt	152.00–177.00	446	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	152.57/cwt	145.00–156.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	137.92/cwt	130.00–146.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	167.10/cwt	150.00–177.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.84/cwt	135.00–140.00	579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	655	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.88/cwt	140.00–152.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	171.87/cwt	155.00–180.00	638	22

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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