Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 -2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.04/cwt on 407 head.

Average price

$171.04

407 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.14

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	177.72	1,021	286
Medium and Large 1-2	557	155.25	864	121

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $157 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 sale407 hd

171.04

—

MO average17 barns · 9,939 hd

184.18

−13.14

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	1,695	101.07	1,713	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	78.80	1,146	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	73.91	840	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	62.61	640	18

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,035	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	653	139.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.70/cwt	140.00–155.00	605	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.56/cwt	147.00–160.00	813	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	443	201.98/cwt	198.00–206.00	895	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	150.23/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	168.96/cwt	165.00–172.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	162.12/cwt	145.00–169.00	854	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	146.83/cwt	140.00–152.00	847	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	159.51/cwt	144.00–168.00	1,174	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	179.26/cwt	167.00–192.00	948	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	140.88/cwt	135.00–150.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,166	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	199.30/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,012	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	181.33/cwt	177.00–190.00	582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	181.38/cwt	172.00–187.00	765	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	185.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	172.11/cwt	157.00–189.00	1,089	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	189.15/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,097	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	176.63/cwt	172.00–185.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	160.31/cwt	156.00–168.00	853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,231	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	161.59/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,094	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	182.10/cwt	167.00–195.00	847	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	157.31/cwt	150.00–165.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	149.13/cwt	145.00–150.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	174.12/cwt	162.00–185.00	728	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	171.56/cwt	162.00–185.00	664	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.18/cwt	140.00–190.00	820	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	107.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,776	4
Bulls	—	—	1,729	95.13/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,645	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	61.81/cwt	51.00–67.00	628	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	82.08/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,184	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	75.96/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,113	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	73.91/cwt	69.00–80.00	840	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	857	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	165.36/cwt	140.00–180.00	780	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.67/cwt	140.00–152.00	762	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	148.38/cwt	138.00–155.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	163.11/cwt	150.00–170.00	617	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	138.85/cwt	132.00–144.00	779	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.68/cwt	132.00–150.00	681	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	147.49/cwt	140.00–152.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.61/cwt	130.00–150.00	741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	160.19/cwt	150.00–170.00	769	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	166.40/cwt	157.00–174.00	709	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	167.19/cwt	156.00–170.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	136.65/cwt	132.00–139.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	833	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,237	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.89/cwt	150.00–162.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	150.39/cwt	135.00–156.00	943	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	607	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	308	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	146.43/cwt	135.00–157.00	555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	132.42/cwt	128.00–135.00	813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	159.44/cwt	147.00–169.00	925	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.23/cwt	140.00–165.00	736	22

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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