Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.91/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$162.91

110 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$12.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.76

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	164.96	879	92
Medium and Large 1-2	464	152.45	708	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $171 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 sale110 hd

162.91

—

MO average17 barns · 5,920 hd

170.67

−7.76

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	1,648	106.34	1,753	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	87.98	1,274	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	82.55	916	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	63.88	605	9thin

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)	1,041	$991	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$877	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,393	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,355	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	167.31/cwt	165.00–172.00	724	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	158.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	168.63/cwt	162.00–172.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	149.22/cwt	135.00–155.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	197.29/cwt	195.00–202.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	149.79/cwt	143.00–155.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	162.20/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	138.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	164.19/cwt	157.00–171.00	969	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	148.52/cwt	145.00–152.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	165.33/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	148.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.97/cwt	150.00–177.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	179.02/cwt	162.00–183.00	1,194	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	192.04/cwt	185.00–199.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	180.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,042	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	160.35/cwt	155.00–177.00	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	195.07/cwt	180.00–208.00	909	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	209.12/cwt	207.00–215.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,070	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	158.68/cwt	150.00–163.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	193.42/cwt	185.00–199.00	727	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	978	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	80.83/cwt	74.00–85.00	858	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	66.26/cwt	55.00–85.00	661	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	48.80/cwt	45.00–53.00	434	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	82.35/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,462	94.46/cwt	85.00–103.00	1,381	6
Bulls	—	—	1,760	113.47/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,997	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	73.00/cwt	71.00–75.00	642	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	90.79/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,394	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	86.45/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,052	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	867	1,291.67/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,292	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,021.38/head	850.00–1,275.00	1,021	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	876.64/head	850.00–900.00	877	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,371.25/head	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,371	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	167.89/cwt	162.00–183.00	651	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	153.49/cwt	153.00–155.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	144.02/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	188.84/cwt	179.00–197.00	872	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	174.24/cwt	163.00–180.00	911	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	186.64/cwt	177.00–189.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	647	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	158.85/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	172.02/cwt	162.00–177.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	167.57/cwt	160.00–175.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	624	4

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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