Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.90/cwt on 461 head.

Average price

$181.90

461 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$23.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	186.01	982	381
Medium and Large 1-2	489	162.36	794	80

One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $189 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 sale461 hd

181.90

—

MO average14 barns · 6,970 hd

179.56

+2.34

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	1,599	105.63	1,689	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	84.22	1,284	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	79.86	940	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	60.31	574	20

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	533	156.06/cwt	146.00–169.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	174.78/cwt	160.00–182.00	757	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	166.94/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	182.50/cwt	170.00–192.00	584	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	142.86/cwt	126.00–152.00	891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	156.33/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,147	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	187.49/cwt	175.00–195.00	982	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	182.00/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,045	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	139.03/cwt	125.00–145.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	156.76/cwt	146.00–170.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	183.16/cwt	182.00–185.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	523	195.24/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,021	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	174.31/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,150	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.78/cwt	140.00–152.00	920	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	175.25/cwt	155.00–185.00	640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	634	182.26/cwt	176.00–193.00	1,156	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	166.08/cwt	140.00–182.00	779	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	191.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	722	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	176.58/cwt	160.00–180.00	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	168.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	999	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	359	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	157.09/cwt	146.00–164.00	1,085	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	412	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	873	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	186.96/cwt	180.00–200.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	200.12/cwt	185.00–215.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	190.06/cwt	180.00–197.00	895	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	604	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,081	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	543	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	136.67/cwt	130.00–140.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.19/cwt	151.00–173.00	819	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	164.60/cwt	162.00–170.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	159.80/cwt	159.00–162.00	772	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	85.14/cwt	83.00–88.50	1,323	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,150	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	785	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	96.10/cwt	85.00–102.00	1,474	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	49.24/cwt	45.00–51.00	443	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	650	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	61.44/cwt	55.00–73.00	600	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	84.19/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,052	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	77.34/cwt	70.00–82.00	870	21
Bulls	—	—	1,654	113.79/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,882	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,267	1,225.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,325.00	15,521	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,062.50/cwt	875.00–1,250.00	9,031	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	820	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,413	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	924	782.95/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,234	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	823	759.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	6,251	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	943.90/cwt	800.00–1,035.00	10,760	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	600	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	5,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	147.84/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,004	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	161.78/cwt	145.00–170.00	775	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	810	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.79/cwt	142.00–155.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	142.51/cwt	137.00–148.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	164.90/cwt	147.00–178.00	696	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	184.70/cwt	183.00–187.00	779	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	146.20/cwt	135.00–150.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	383	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	148.67/cwt	140.00–155.00	841	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	137.76/cwt	132.00–142.00	799	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.72/cwt	130.00–138.00	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	152.86/cwt	140.00–162.00	807	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	171.86/cwt	165.00–177.00	492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	752	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	150.47/cwt	137.00–162.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	164.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	140.91/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,064	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	200.54/cwt	200.00–202.00	828	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	425	178.24/cwt	177.00–179.00	758	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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