Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.86/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$168.86

330 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$15.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.86

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	171.56	1,075	271
Medium and Large 1-2	577	156.47	903	59

One grade step is worth $15.09/cwt here — about $172 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 sale330 hd

168.86

—

MO average15 barns · 8,657 hd

172.72

−3.86

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	1,709	105.81	1,808	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	81.05	938	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	79.76	1,033	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	71.00	767	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,310	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	673	166.32/cwt	156.00–177.00	1,119	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	175.08/cwt	167.00–192.00	917	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	492	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	187.14/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,085	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.48/cwt	155.00–170.00	856	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	189.19/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,163	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	162.62/cwt	158.00–182.00	1,041	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	151.15/cwt	140.00–170.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	187.58/cwt	179.00–202.00	895	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	149.87/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,151	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	186.14/cwt	185.00–192.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	196.87/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	164.68/cwt	150.00–170.00	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	145.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	972	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	136.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,178	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	164.84/cwt	150.00–170.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	152.81/cwt	143.00–159.00	892	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	123.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	73.55/cwt	72.00–75.00	975	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	84.02/cwt	80.00–89.00	979	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	100.10/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,584	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	114.37/cwt	110.00–119.00	2,173	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	83.90/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,070	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	74.53/cwt	72.00–79.00	850	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	171.81/cwt	170.00–175.00	833	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	154.04/cwt	150.00–159.00	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.01/cwt	143.00–147.00	834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	531	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	913	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	953	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.26/cwt	135.00–152.00	690	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	142.60/cwt	132.00–149.00	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	163.55/cwt	160.00–170.00	716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	129.80/cwt	125.00–142.00	807	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	823	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	157.78/cwt	143.00–165.00	981	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	152.20/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,040	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	165.34/cwt	157.00–172.00	954	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	150.81/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,087	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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