Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale Nov 23 due to Thanksgiving*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, few bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.72/cwt on 494 head.

Average price

$159.72

494 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$25.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	164.07	971	410
Medium and Large 1-2	592	138.51	821	84

One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about $151 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 sale494 hd

159.72

—

MO average16 barns · 10,700 hd

163.48

−3.76

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	1,652	102.87	1,699	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	66.07	928	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	61.42	734	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	46.16	491	11

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)	1,225	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,235	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1Value Added	—	712	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,168	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,044	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	821	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	169.22/cwt	168.00–172.00	902	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	164.76/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,120	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	622	184.13/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,145	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	702	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	684	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,259	27
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	165.70/cwt	145.00–176.00	963	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	171.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	141.90/cwt	130.00–155.00	873	18
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,069	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	157.71/cwt	151.00–162.00	804	9
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	179.49/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	143.75/cwt	142.00–145.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	151.21/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	185.84/cwt	182.00–187.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	188.02/cwt	177.00–197.00	918	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	138.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	193.54/cwt	190.00–202.00	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	143.15/cwt	135.00–155.00	959	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	206.27/cwt	187.00–210.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	171.90/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	188.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	149.50/cwt	147.00–152.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	162.72/cwt	160.00–166.00	952	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	159.35/cwt	155.00–163.00	776	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	52.62/cwt	45.00–57.00	560	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	64.03/cwt	58.00–66.00	897	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	51.60/cwt	50.00–54.00	627	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	68.57/cwt	67.00–71.00	871	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	60.04/cwt	54.00–66.00	698	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	34.85/cwt	30.00–40.00	370	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	69.34/cwt	67.00–71.00	978	5
Bulls	—	—	1,652	102.87/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,699	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	529	169.77/cwt	168.00–171.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	634	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,065	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,010	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	139.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	913	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	169.56/cwt	160.00–179.00	911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	161.34/cwt	147.00–164.00	992	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	157.66/cwt	140.00–165.00	908	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	159.85/cwt	150.00–170.00	689	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	697	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	737	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,297	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	168.56/cwt	162.00–172.00	625	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	136.23/cwt	127.00–144.00	921	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	142.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	835	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	137.11/cwt	132.00–144.00	851	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	138.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	741	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	157.91/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,037	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	149.36/cwt	132.00–161.00	1,071	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	165.21/cwt	160.00–175.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	162.70/cwt	152.00–167.00	859	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	133.29/cwt	130.00–143.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.20/cwt	147.00–162.00	744	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	592	164.19/cwt	162.00–165.00	972	18

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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