Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.55/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$161.55

199 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$20.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	166.01	868	156
Medium and Large 1-2	503	145.36	732	43

One grade step is worth $20.64/cwt here — about $137 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 sale199 hd

161.55

—

MO average12 barns · 7,790 hd

166.46

−4.92

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	1,651	106.23	1,754	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	79.82	1,084	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,127	75.04	845	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	58.43	621	16

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)	1,137	$892	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	948	$785	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	577	184.74/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,066	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	156.66/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,040	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	682	186.07/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,269	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	629	189.27/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,191	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	167.86/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	162.97/cwt	150.00–172.00	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	165.34/cwt	147.00–174.00	875	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	163.28/cwt	147.00–169.50	960	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	157.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,216	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	195.15/cwt	189.00–207.00	943	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	165.35/cwt	162.00–175.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	191.68/cwt	175.00–216.00	826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	163.47/cwt	150.00–172.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	139.49/cwt	132.00–142.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	161.27/cwt	140.00–170.00	940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	169.77/cwt	163.00–182.00	1,076	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	137.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	169.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	163.24/cwt	154.00–170.00	676	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	160.26/cwt	155.00–177.00	1,303	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.62/cwt	135.00–143.00	741	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	404	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	802	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	809	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	75.58/cwt	71.00–77.00	986	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	82.65/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,151	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	705	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	82.26/cwt	76.00–89.00	976	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	72.54/cwt	67.00–75.00	784	14
Bulls	—	—	2,105	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	2,021	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	68.46/cwt	68.00–69.00	664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	58.99/cwt	52.00–66.00	639	12
Bulls	—	—	1,560	108.28/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,689	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,137	891.58/head	675.00–1,275.00	892	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	834	701.83/head	675.00–725.00	702	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	157.99/cwt	145.00–167.00	975	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	161.05/cwt	150.00–165.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	136.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	175.24/cwt	170.00–177.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	138.29/cwt	138.00–140.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	183.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	154.29/cwt	143.00–158.00	972	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	170.25/cwt	167.00–175.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,140	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	170.02/cwt	160.00–175.00	814	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	148.98/cwt	142.00–156.00	717	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.45/cwt	150.00–152.00	641	11

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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