Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale next week ( July 6 ) due to the holidays*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.98/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$155.98

293 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$16.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	159.34	931	234
Medium and Large 1-2	477	142.62	681	59

One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $251 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 sale293 hd

155.98

—

MO average15 barns · 12,909 hd

163.30

−7.32

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	1,662	111.30	1,850	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	84.58	1,206	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	82.40	971	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	63.01	612	5thin

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)	640	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	425	143.64/cwt	140.00–149.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	156.77/cwt	150.00–162.00	673	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	161.88/cwt	158.00–173.00	1,067	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	149.30/cwt	138.00–157.00	842	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	137.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	721	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	151.83/cwt	135.00–158.00	938	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	793	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,166	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	168.09/cwt	150.00–177.00	617	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	176.18/cwt	175.00–177.00	742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.48/cwt	138.00–154.00	722	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	169.98/cwt	166.00–174.00	860	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	169.31/cwt	162.00–175.00	792	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	640	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	760	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,779	116.87/cwt	112.00–123.00	2,079	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	80.69/cwt	75.00–83.00	936	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	79.23/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,136	5
Bulls	—	—	1,528	100.18/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,531	2
Bulls	—	—	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	52.98/cwt	50.00–55.00	531	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	85.88/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,032	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	87.92/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,249	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	69.70/cwt	69.00–70.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	183.17/cwt	172.00–187.00	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	161.08/cwt	150.00–165.00	743	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	149.73/cwt	145.00–152.00	791	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	186.56/cwt	175.00–194.00	983	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	194.46/cwt	182.00–201.00	906	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	162.00/cwt	150.00–166.00	705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	185.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	184.22/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,048	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	195.09/cwt	180.00–200.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	138.77/cwt	135.00–150.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	150.05/cwt	140.00–152.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	143.60/cwt	140.00–152.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	193.98/cwt	180.00–200.00	848	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	643	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,167	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	702	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,144	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	901	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,408	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	152.61/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	886	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,258	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	147.77/cwt	135.00–155.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,094	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	173.81/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	128.15/cwt	125.00–130.00	783	5

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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