Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 sold lower; Demand higher and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.37/cwt on 466 head.

Average price

$186.37

466 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$44.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	190.19	1,021	401
Medium and Large 1-2	518	165.22	856	57
Medium 2	596	146.00	870	8thin

One grade step is worth $44.19/cwt here — about $150 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 sale466 hd

186.37

—

MO average16 barns · 10,133 hd

178.71

+7.66

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	1,700	99.27	1,688	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	77.75	1,085	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	73.95	869	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	56.16	545	30

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	535	189.11/cwt	177.00–197.00	1,012	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	149.33/cwt	139.00–151.50	981	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	154.18/cwt	153.00–155.00	890	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	160.75/cwt	150.00–172.00	834	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	148.77/cwt	140.00–155.00	550	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	136.59/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,063	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	156.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	835	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	157.91/cwt	150.00–170.00	916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	189.60/cwt	182.00–200.00	914	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	184.34/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,042	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	322	225.71/cwt	225.00–227.00	727	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	194.41/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,110	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	201.30/cwt	195.00–207.00	755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	164.50/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,089	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	532	200.59/cwt	197.00–208.00	1,067	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	479	207.60/cwt	200.00–213.00	994	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	186.05/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,142	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	168.41/cwt	160.00–175.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	199.52/cwt	190.00–207.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	151.20/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	596	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	178.26/cwt	170.00–187.00	836	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	154.61/cwt	142.00–162.00	1,175	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	188.49/cwt	182.00–200.00	801	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	172.58/cwt	163.00–182.00	1,080	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	140.19/cwt	137.00–150.00	892	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	175.39/cwt	171.00–177.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	171.32/cwt	155.00–177.00	805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	79.41/cwt	75.00–85.00	943	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	72.23/cwt	63.00–77.00	840	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	37.54/cwt	32.00–43.00	252	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	56.99/cwt	50.00–65.00	561	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	80.22/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,140	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	75.28/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,031	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	814	1
Bulls	—	—	2,085	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,294	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	97.12/cwt	85.00–102.00	1,576	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,068	876.40/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,360	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	144.43/cwt	135.00–151.00	758	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	140.21/cwt	130.00–150.00	798	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	144.28/cwt	140.00–151.00	597	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	161.27/cwt	155.00–170.00	868	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	167.04/cwt	160.00–175.00	606	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.13/cwt	157.00–178.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	528	170.68/cwt	170.00–177.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	459	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	212.91/cwt	200.00–219.00	918	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	163.49/cwt	155.00–177.00	786	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.01/cwt	152.00–175.00	702	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	144.69/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,026	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	146.49/cwt	135.00–151.00	697	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	154.19/cwt	152.00–155.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	216.40/cwt	212.00–221.00	814	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	148.04/cwt	140.00–153.00	922	30

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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