Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.62/cwt on 618 head.

Average price

$183.62

618 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$30.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	191.81	1,028	451
Medium and Large 1-2	558	161.51	901	167

One grade step is worth $30.30/cwt here — about $127 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 sale618 hd

183.62

—

MO average15 barns · 16,143 hd

182.62

+1.00

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	1,526	103.17	1,574	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	79.48	1,054	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,100	75.75	834	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	59.51	557	20

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)	1,083	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	994	$707	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$1,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,194	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	164.08/cwt	150.00–177.00	863	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	211.80/cwt	202.00–217.00	894	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.13/cwt	140.00–151.00	772	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.44/cwt	130.00–155.00	841	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	191.33/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,181	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	183.33/cwt	175.00–187.00	598	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	217.31/cwt	217.00–218.00	815	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	491	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	203.41/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,166	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	186.57/cwt	177.00–188.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	333	213.53/cwt	210.00–217.00	711	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	179.60/cwt	167.00–182.00	1,153	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	186.70/cwt	182.00–199.00	1,098	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	159.00/cwt	152.00–177.00	693	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	153.62/cwt	135.00–161.00	963	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	166.92/cwt	150.00–175.00	953	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	151.30/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,002	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	188.41/cwt	175.00–197.00	908	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	168.56/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,205	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	181.16/cwt	175.00–185.00	772	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	173.64/cwt	165.00–178.00	820	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	201.05/cwt	190.00–205.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	183.55/cwt	170.00–190.00	958	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	191.29/cwt	182.00–202.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,337	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,030	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	161.60/cwt	155.00–170.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	158.75/cwt	152.00–170.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	149.61/cwt	148.00–150.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	185.86/cwt	182.00–187.00	716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	68.91/cwt	67.00–73.00	672	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	81.30/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,081	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	74.81/cwt	74.00–76.00	984	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	81.60/cwt	78.00–86.00	926	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	57.97/cwt	50.00–68.00	538	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	111.83/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,865	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	71.79/cwt	65.00–78.00	773	31
Bulls	—	—	1,383	94.51/cwt	80.00–103.00	1,307	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	730.33/head	700.00–750.00	730	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	382	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	707	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	161.03/cwt	150.00–167.00	934	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.87/cwt	152.00–177.00	790	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	169.89/cwt	162.00–177.00	732	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	159.38/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,047	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	152.94/cwt	145.00–160.00	964	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	188.93/cwt	187.00–190.00	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.60/cwt	153.00–176.00	885	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	203.52/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,066	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.81/cwt	135.00–156.00	707	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	158.29/cwt	157.00–160.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	128.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	152.16/cwt	147.00–157.00	630	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,305	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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