Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.54/cwt on 425 head.

Average price

$158.54

425 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$27.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	164.73	926	328
Medium and Large 1-2	521	137.59	717	97

One grade step is worth $27.14/cwt here — about $209 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 sale425 hd

158.54

—

MO average17 barns · 10,357 hd

164.23

−5.69

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	1,561	82.75	1,292	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	68.43	1,043	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	61.91	761	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	47.17	461	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,473	$1,029	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$767	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$950	1thin

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 1-2	—	618	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	146.75/cwt	142.00–152.00	850	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	168.61/cwt	150.00–187.00	799	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	131.50/cwt	127.00–133.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	437	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	604	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,042	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	156.69/cwt	144.00–165.00	746	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.88/cwt	120.00–152.00	753	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	144.27/cwt	142.00–145.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	209.50/cwt	199.00–218.00	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,109	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	147.35/cwt	137.00–158.00	784	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	150.96/cwt	140.00–158.00	971	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	164.88/cwt	155.00–175.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	188.86/cwt	180.00–200.00	818	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	193.24/cwt	180.00–204.00	742	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	168.48/cwt	152.00–172.00	1,127	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	182.30/cwt	170.00–195.00	963	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,215	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	170.90/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,210	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	141.30/cwt	130.00–145.00	952	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	159.26/cwt	150.00–170.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	162.80/cwt	160.00–172.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	180.44/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,061	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	151.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	893	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	187.06/cwt	175.00–197.00	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,224	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	159.40/cwt	150.00–167.00	838	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	200.68/cwt	190.00–205.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	174.87/cwt	170.00–192.00	493	4
Steers	Large 1	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	72.21/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,107	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	61.81/cwt	57.00–65.00	933	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	71.83/cwt	68.00–75.00	906	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	37.34/cwt	30.00–41.00	375	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	606	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	51.37/cwt	45.00–58.00	494	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	50.48/cwt	50.00–51.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	60.64/cwt	50.00–67.00	732	29
Bulls	—	—	1,558	79.71/cwt	70.00–88.00	1,242	6
Bulls	—	—	1,580	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,596	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	793	626.18/head	500.00–750.00	626	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,473	1,029.22/head	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	990	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	139.09/cwt	132.00–150.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	117.73/cwt	112.00–132.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	143.60/cwt	142.00–144.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.88/cwt	150.00–157.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	166.04/cwt	162.00–170.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	133.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	557	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	159.43/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,076	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	166.63/cwt	155.00–177.00	627	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	154.77/cwt	144.00–165.00	662	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.75/cwt	120.00–144.00	767	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	139.80/cwt	137.00–145.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.77/cwt	125.00–138.00	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.37/cwt	120.00–140.00	613	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	696	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,159	10

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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