Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-16.00 higher with most of the gains being in the offering over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $183.10/cwt on 441 head.

Average price

$183.10

441 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$26.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	186.55	1,134	384
Medium and Large 1-2	536	159.87	857	57

One grade step is worth $26.67/cwt here — about $278 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 sale441 hd

183.10

—

MO average15 barns · 10,571 hd

184.22

−1.12

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	—	Low	1,618	91.77	1,484	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	70.40	1,039	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	67.27	807	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	51.24	559	14

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)	945	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$814	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	745	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,325	5

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.83/cwt	142.00–167.00	859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	166.99/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	173.92/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,160	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	216.09/cwt	205.00–221.00	908	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	343	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	151.24/cwt	150.00–159.00	965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	199.86/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,031	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	193.74/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	194.19/cwt	185.00–201.00	633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	178.41/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,022	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	195.42/cwt	182.00–200.00	922	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	822	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,180	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	934	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	594	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,158	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	150.72/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	146.49/cwt	142.00–148.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	160.81/cwt	147.00–170.00	910	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	696	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,204	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	940	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,502	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	165.54/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,261	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	199.22/cwt	187.00–205.00	859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	167.91/cwt	155.00–170.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	172.25/cwt	172.25–172.25	1,456	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	184.49/cwt	179.00–195.00	943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	191.26/cwt	184.00–194.00	1,192	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	183.31/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,137	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	776	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,381	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	185.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	192.09/cwt	182.00–198.00	1,080	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	936	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	139.62/cwt	125.00–144.00	888	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	166.64/cwt	157.00–174.00	862	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	171.45/cwt	160.00–185.00	658	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	52.94/cwt	48.00–59.00	569	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	53.65/cwt	52.00–55.00	705	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	65.34/cwt	58.00–68.00	908	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	72.40/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,096	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	64.01/cwt	58.00–72.00	744	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	71.30/cwt	69.00–76.00	878	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	519	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,680	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	788	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	101.44/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,768	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	86.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,474	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	745	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,058	757.24/head	600.00–850.00	757	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,487.50/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,488	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	138.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	806	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	471	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.11/cwt	152.00–188.00	723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	154.75/cwt	150.00–165.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	147.05/cwt	140.00–158.00	981	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	150.39/cwt	142.00–162.00	874	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	979	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.15/cwt	140.00–166.00	796	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.60/cwt	157.00–170.00	687	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	152.68/cwt	135.00–157.00	957	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	127.83/cwt	125.00–134.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	161.23/cwt	155.00–167.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	136.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	135.08/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	134.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	138.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	136.01/cwt	130.00–145.00	658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	716	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	154.09/cwt	149.00–160.00	741	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	173.75/cwt	152.00–180.00	813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	978	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	601	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	143.95/cwt	135.00–152.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	129.00/cwt	123.00–135.00	935	6

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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