Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.90/cwt on 361 head.

Average price

$145.90

361 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$48.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.63

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	153.84	855	225
Medium and Large 1-2	525	133.82	702	131
Large 1	495	105.00	520	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.84/cwt here — about $335 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 sale361 hd

145.90

—

MO average15 barns · 6,641 hd

158.53

−12.63

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	1,682	96.21	1,618	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	71.85	1,018	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	66.64	790	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	53.99	560	29

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$913	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	815	131.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	153.77/cwt	146.00–165.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	164.95/cwt	152.00–170.00	539	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	891	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.63/cwt	131.00–155.00	738	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	171.98/cwt	160.00–181.00	903	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	178.92/cwt	165.00–185.00	998	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.97/cwt	177.00–190.00	585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	992	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,215	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	138.48/cwt	125.00–147.00	526	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	135.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	907	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	137.26/cwt	132.00–152.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	173.55/cwt	167.00–182.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	154.84/cwt	143.00–167.00	797	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	135.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	186.90/cwt	177.00–190.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	156.50/cwt	149.00–167.00	905	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,223	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	191.19/cwt	181.00–200.00	522	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	171.77/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	158.15/cwt	150.00–168.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	165.81/cwt	157.00–171.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.86/cwt	145.00–157.00	733	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	154.48/cwt	147.00–162.00	791	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	166.52/cwt	165.00–167.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	135.22/cwt	133.00–140.00	821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	163.55/cwt	150.00–175.00	700	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	54.53/cwt	48.00–60.00	569	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	73.01/cwt	70.00–76.00	861	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	64.33/cwt	56.00–71.00	764	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	42.57/cwt	40.00–45.00	464	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	61.24/cwt	60.00–62.00	576	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	90.08/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,401	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	68.48/cwt	62.00–73.00	930	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	74.10/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,078	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	111.55/cwt	104.00–119.00	2,229	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	912.79/head	850.00–975.00	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	138.33/cwt	135.00–142.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	162.87/cwt	150.00–167.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	134.08/cwt	130.00–137.00	719	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	140.04/cwt	136.00–144.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	157.37/cwt	152.00–162.00	763	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.91/cwt	132.00–156.00	910	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	911	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,175	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.43/cwt	125.00–145.00	659	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	469	167.36/cwt	162.00–170.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	133.41/cwt	120.00–145.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.49/cwt	115.00–133.00	833	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	132.22/cwt	122.00–141.00	754	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	801	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.27/cwt	147.00–167.00	659	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	135.60/cwt	125.00–145.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	951	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	149.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.48/cwt	137.00–150.00	963	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	155.12/cwt	145.00–165.00	825	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	152.78/cwt	145.00–163.00	880	13

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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