Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 lower with lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.66/cwt on 328 head.

Average price

$156.66

328 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$802

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$19.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	162.61	865	228
Medium and Large 1-2	467	143.10	668	100

One grade step is worth $19.51/cwt here — about $197 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 sale328 hd

156.66

—

MO average15 barns · 9,936 hd

173.70

−17.04

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	1,423	99.70	1,419	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	81.82	1,074	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,099	76.16	837	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	58.44	527	17

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)	1,075	$1,122	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	848	$803	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	770	$625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,405	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	837	$715	11

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	626	171.74/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,075	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	186.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	177.16/cwt	170.00–187.00	728	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	212.47/cwt	210.00–216.00	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	193.34/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,290	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	498	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.65/cwt	150.00–175.00	851	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	617	202.50/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,249	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	534	203.51/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,087	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	202.46/cwt	201.00–212.00	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	188.12/cwt	180.00–200.00	912	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	165.90/cwt	162.00–170.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	173.26/cwt	170.00–182.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	166.51/cwt	164.00–170.00	634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	158.67/cwt	152.00–170.00	668	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	143.90/cwt	130.00–161.00	1,035	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	154.68/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	146.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	171.75/cwt	166.00–177.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	169.22/cwt	165.00–171.00	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	150.79/cwt	150.00–152.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	154.93/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	176.56/cwt	172.00–193.00	1,028	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	160.00/cwt	151.00–172.00	1,080	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	169.74/cwt	152.00–175.00	794	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	189.64/cwt	180.00–202.00	719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	186.31/cwt	178.00–200.00	997	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	143.14/cwt	132.50–150.00	1,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	160.48/cwt	148.00–170.00	1,157	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	175.89/cwt	162.00–187.00	762	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	152.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	142.76/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,015	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	153.65/cwt	147.00–157.00	971	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	74.80/cwt	69.00–81.00	824	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	46.33/cwt	40.00–50.00	365	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	62.16/cwt	52.00–66.00	582	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	86.19/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,183	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	78.54/cwt	72.00–82.00	996	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	60.48/cwt	60.00–61.00	640	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	83.63/cwt	72.00–89.00	919	12
Bulls	—	—	1,350	96.37/cwt	84.00–105.00	1,301	12
Bulls	—	—	1,110	78.18/cwt	75.00–80.00	868	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	114.62/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,929	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	848	802.51/head	750.00–850.00	803	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	770	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,121.74/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,122	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,475.00/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,358.33/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,358	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	805	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	186.48/cwt	180.00–190.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	167.74/cwt	156.00–172.00	807	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.51/cwt	150.00–170.00	840	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.77/cwt	150.00–162.00	884	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	147.71/cwt	144.00–152.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	163.83/cwt	150.00–172.00	950	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	942	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	178.81/cwt	176.00–180.00	860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	139.95/cwt	134.00–145.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	148.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	859	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.92/cwt	125.00–142.00	720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.00/cwt	136.00–152.00	673	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	140.84/cwt	134.00–152.00	593	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	148.57/cwt	141.00–169.00	900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	143.11/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,092	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	154.68/cwt	150.00–167.00	512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	134.19/cwt	120.00–137.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.64/cwt	150.00–170.00	765	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.30/cwt	135.00–155.00	544	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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