Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower: Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.70/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$146.70

165 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$21.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.57

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	150.90	804	132
Medium and Large 1-2	571	129.88	742	33

One grade step is worth $21.03/cwt here — about $62 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 sale165 hd

146.70

—

MO average16 barns · 6,136 hd

159.27

−12.57

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	1,579	88.15	1,392	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	66.42	915	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	64.06	749	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	47.74	492	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	882	$832	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	998	$740	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$750	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	545	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	144.12/cwt	130.00–156.00	896	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	155.22/cwt	142.00–158.50	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	153.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	174.41/cwt	165.00–180.00	759	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	176.20/cwt	167.00–178.00	920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	123.13/cwt	120.00–129.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	168.55/cwt	160.00–175.00	558	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	157.16/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	151.90/cwt	130.00–167.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,109	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	142.72/cwt	140.00–150.00	738	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	144.37/cwt	137.00–150.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	182.30/cwt	177.00–185.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	138.44/cwt	132.00–148.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	131.02/cwt	127.00–137.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.74/cwt	125.00–142.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.70/cwt	140.00–184.00	666	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	150.78/cwt	140.00–167.00	727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	174.86/cwt	173.00–181.00	675	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	49.33/cwt	40.00–58.00	518	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	61.09/cwt	52.00–68.00	814	9
Bulls	—	—	1,654	96.20/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,591	4
Bulls	—	—	1,541	84.12/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,296	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	71.22/cwt	68.00–76.00	1,011	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	69.88/cwt	68.00–71.00	828	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	307	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	61.56/cwt	51.00–68.00	716	28
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	790	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	882	832.02/head	760.00–935.00	832	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	109.47/cwt	102.00–117.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.67/cwt	138.00–149.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.39/cwt	146.00–155.00	705	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	127.47/cwt	122.00–132.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	141.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.42/cwt	145.00–169.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	154.80/cwt	145.00–165.00	588	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	134.64/cwt	130.00–138.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	157.34/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,064	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.47/cwt	132.00–139.00	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	843	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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