Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower with lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.27/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$149.27

142 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$21.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.41

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	157.36	701	88
Medium and Large 1-2	519	136.08	706	54

One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale142 hd

149.27

—

MO average15 barns · 10,466 hd

158.68

−9.41

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	1,659	104.94	1,741	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	79.34	1,110	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	76.44	884	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	62.08	621	11

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	425	159.17/cwt	145.00–165.00	676	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	131.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	131.22/cwt	122.00–140.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	147.99/cwt	140.00–154.00	851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	138.97/cwt	130.00–150.00	567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	153.95/cwt	135.00–158.00	737	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	132.74/cwt	125.00–137.00	758	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	154.71/cwt	140.00–164.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	138.55/cwt	135.00–142.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	199.80/cwt	187.00–211.00	657	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	145.88/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	179.28/cwt	170.00–187.00	934	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	374	210.71/cwt	208.00–215.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	160.67/cwt	155.00–175.00	509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	159.48/cwt	155.00–170.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.40/cwt	140.00–150.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	193.47/cwt	187.00–205.00	724	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	152.47/cwt	140.00–157.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.77/cwt	138.00–162.00	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.10/cwt	177.00–190.00	866	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.80/cwt	180.00–199.00	790	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	139.99/cwt	136.00–144.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	139.04/cwt	133.00–143.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	168.47/cwt	152.00–185.00	724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	142.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	768	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,068	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	79.81/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,112	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	73.34/cwt	70.00–77.00	833	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	79.16/cwt	75.00–88.00	928	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	74.80/cwt	70.00–79.00	838	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	61.54/cwt	55.00–67.00	610	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	754	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	112.11/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,049	7
Bulls	—	—	1,364	92.39/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,260	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	1,272.73/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	13,656	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,159	1,038.86/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	12,040	18
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	862.36/cwt	850.00–875.00	9,512	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,064.06/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,365.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,425.00	13,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,990	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,000	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	148.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	167.81/cwt	155.00–177.00	549	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	156.93/cwt	147.00–160.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	130.09/cwt	127.00–133.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	163.20/cwt	155.00–171.00	610	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	3

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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