Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs and 700 lbs steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 1.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.30/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$150.30

285 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$21.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	609	160.00	974	4thin
Medium and Large 1	465	155.99	725	185
Medium and Large 1-2	461	138.93	640	96

One grade step is worth $21.07/cwt here — about $334 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 sale285 hd

150.30

—

MO average16 barns · 8,165 hd

158.43

−8.14

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	1,706	106.71	1,821	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	84.04	1,221	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	75.22	919	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	870	58.27	507	50

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1	—	526	148.72/cwt	140.00–159.00	782	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.53/cwt	120.00–142.00	766	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.82/cwt	130.00–152.00	603	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	123.83/cwt	118.00–128.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	164.49/cwt	160.00–170.00	757	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	167.30/cwt	156.00–179.00	1,049	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	609	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	165.42/cwt	150.00–175.00	614	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	146.84/cwt	130.00–162.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.28/cwt	141.00–159.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	162.53/cwt	150.00–175.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	157.25/cwt	152.00–170.00	840	11
Steers	Medium 2	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,227	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	169.80/cwt	155.00–175.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	157.10/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,054	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	137.62/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,128	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	192.96/cwt	187.00–197.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	154.37/cwt	140.00–160.00	898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	165.81/cwt	162.00–170.00	511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	168.22/cwt	165.00–170.00	469	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	193.28/cwt	190.00–200.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	143.02/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	180.19/cwt	172.00–185.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	176.06/cwt	169.00–185.00	986	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	184.70/cwt	182.00–190.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	186.85/cwt	183.00–190.00	882	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.23/cwt	141.00–150.00	950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.07/cwt	128.00–149.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	170.16/cwt	150.00–195.00	718	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	177.00/cwt	170.00–187.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.27/cwt	161.00–172.00	859	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	73.47/cwt	71.00–76.50	641	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	58.80/cwt	50.00–69.00	520	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	75.15/cwt	73.50–77.00	1,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	84.00/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,074	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	44.55/cwt	40.00–47.00	350	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	85.15/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,241	16
Bulls	—	—	1,790	109.37/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,958	10
Bulls	—	—	1,428	97.86/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,397	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	74.22/cwt	70.00–80.00	902	35
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	888	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,884	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	844	737.37/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,223	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	744	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,720	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	600	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	5,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	798	616.95/cwt	500.00–970.00	4,923	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,262.50/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	14,519	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,037	1,220.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,260.00	12,651	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	750	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,012	883.44/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.11/cwt	139.00–177.00	884	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	147.23/cwt	140.00–152.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	162.37/cwt	140.00–185.00	762	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	156.07/cwt	150.00–160.30	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	165.90/cwt	162.00–172.00	448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	139.88/cwt	135.00–147.00	655	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	818	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	151.50/cwt	142.00–155.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	136.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.47/cwt	133.00–149.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	144.66/cwt	132.00–157.00	477	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	208.98/cwt	207.00–210.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	165.29/cwt	162.00–167.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	153.57/cwt	149.00–157.00	728	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.53/cwt	150.00–173.00	673	35

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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