Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-9.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.43/cwt on 514 head.

Average price

$162.43

514 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$37.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	167.73	972	388
Medium and Large 1-2	498	146.50	729	123
Large 1	605	130.00	787	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.73/cwt here — about $185 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 sale514 hd

162.43

—

MO average12 barns · 5,610 hd

168.82

−6.39

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	1,643	102.58	1,685	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	80.96	1,164	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	78.96	946	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	54.79	516	15

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)	1,125	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$817	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,121	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,080	2thin

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 1Fancy	—	526	203.77/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	678	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	177.71/cwt	172.00–178.25	1,096	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	181.76/cwt	178.00–182.00	960	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	171.70/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,164	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	821	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,400	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	758	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,353	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	602	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,156	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	662	193.74/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,283	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	208.08/cwt	202.00–220.00	891	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	149.15/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,020	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	150.25/cwt	144.00–159.00	811	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	155.10/cwt	150.00–167.00	892	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	154.11/cwt	142.00–158.00	945	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	179.86/cwt	165.00–191.00	1,112	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	196.25/cwt	182.00–217.00	650	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	193.33/cwt	177.00–207.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	177.02/cwt	172.00–180.00	740	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	181.95/cwt	172.00–195.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	170.85/cwt	155.00–182.00	1,215	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.41/cwt	175.00–190.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	202.26/cwt	195.00–205.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	181.95/cwt	172.00–194.00	1,066	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	154.76/cwt	142.00–164.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	191.52/cwt	182.00–200.00	931	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	205.21/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,166	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,267	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	448	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,267	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.99/cwt	135.00–142.00	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	144.58/cwt	135.00–152.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	155.47/cwt	152.00–160.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	58.41/cwt	55.00–62.00	532	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,273	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	76.52/cwt	70.00–81.00	895	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	48.85/cwt	45.00–53.00	466	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	753	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	78.94/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,095	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	83.42/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,045	12
Bulls	—	—	1,830	113.59/cwt	107.00–122.00	2,079	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	95.24/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,446	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	1,133.33/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,133	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	151.33/cwt	142.00–155.00	802	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	146.26/cwt	135.00–157.00	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	136.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	689	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,158	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	577	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.09/cwt	137.00–155.00	693	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	148.24/cwt	140.00–155.00	575	13
Heifers	Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.82/cwt	138.00–155.00	834	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	156.84/cwt	150.00–162.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	163.73/cwt	150.00–179.00	684	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.84/cwt	158.00–175.00	948	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	157.25/cwt	145.00–167.00	977	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	133.13/cwt	130.00–136.00	891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	161.12/cwt	153.00–170.00	754	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	154.43/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,192	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	167.45/cwt	159.50–180.00	899	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	156.98/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	165.49/cwt	157.00–170.00	556	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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