Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower, heifers sold 7.00-11.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.16/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$146.16

221 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$11.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	150.58	789	137
Medium and Large 1-2	489	138.94	679	84

One grade step is worth $11.65/cwt here — about $110 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 sale221 hd

146.16

—

MO average15 barns · 7,470 hd

160.25

−14.09

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	1,724	105.70	1,823	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	71.58	860	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	71.39	1,010	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	58.02	595	11

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	204.92/cwt	202.00–212.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	315	210.91/cwt	207.00–212.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	138.94/cwt	130.00–145.00	739	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	140.64/cwt	132.00–147.00	667	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.38/cwt	155.00–170.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	155.81/cwt	150.00–168.00	899	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	155.83/cwt	147.00–166.00	658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	189.48/cwt	182.00–200.00	623	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	151.72/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,258	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	180.46/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,032	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	170.29/cwt	160.00–180.00	785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	156.85/cwt	150.00–159.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	169.62/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,057	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	143.83/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	187.73/cwt	180.00–197.00	888	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	162.77/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,089	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	185.59/cwt	175.00–191.00	984	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	118.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,069	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	752	129.14/cwt	128.00–130.00	971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	160.77/cwt	150.00–170.00	749	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	148.74/cwt	145.00–151.00	836	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	163.08/cwt	150.00–170.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.56/cwt	146.00–167.00	817	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	57.02/cwt	50.00–66.00	586	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	69.75/cwt	65.00–73.00	997	14
Bulls	—	—	1,778	108.10/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,922	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	78.12/cwt	74.00–82.00	976	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	68.70/cwt	60.00–74.00	811	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	77.15/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,054	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,540	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,396	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,007	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,066	813.95/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,677	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	781.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	6,834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	142.07/cwt	139.00–145.00	877	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	147.34/cwt	142.00–153.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	136.71/cwt	132.00–140.00	917	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.90/cwt	150.00–166.00	750	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	132.62/cwt	127.00–139.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	137.77/cwt	130.00–145.00	570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.88/cwt	143.00–150.00	837	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.75/cwt	144.00–156.00	772	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	160.23/cwt	155.00–162.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	152.73/cwt	152.00–155.00	480	4

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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