Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 3.00-11.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.06/cwt on 768 head.

Average price

$180.06

768 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$20.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.73

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	184.74	1,075	590
Medium and Large 1-2	546	164.55	898	178

One grade step is worth $20.19/cwt here — about $177 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 sale768 hd

180.06

—

MO average12 barns · 12,808 hd

183.79

−3.73

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	1,581	86.46	1,367	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	67.65	1,009	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	62.01	735	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	45.41	472	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,007	$826	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	677	$500	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,155	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	—	632	148.91/cwt	130.00–155.00	941	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	217.41/cwt	205.00–227.00	926	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	167.22/cwt	160.00–180.00	620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	143.09/cwt	130.00–156.00	681	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	204.50/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,061	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	222.95/cwt	212.00–230.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	607	191.80/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	170.10/cwt	155.00–175.00	805	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	144.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	163.96/cwt	145.00–175.00	948	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	188.55/cwt	180.00–205.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	378	215.90/cwt	212.00–222.00	816	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	480	211.78/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,017	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	172.56/cwt	160.00–175.00	897	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	155.85/cwt	141.00–164.00	973	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	174.85/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,086	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	181.34/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,055	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.45/cwt	160.00–170.00	488	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	192.66/cwt	183.00–199.00	1,015	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	157.87/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,075	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	163.72/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,203	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,250	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	162.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	189.88/cwt	185.00–205.00	653	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	195.36/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,114	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	144.69/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,191	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	152.64/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,195	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	169.64/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,130	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	193.18/cwt	182.00–202.00	811	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	188.05/cwt	180.00–192.00	908	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	634	183.78/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,165	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	143.99/cwt	137.00–147.00	952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	179.07/cwt	170.00–195.00	777	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	138.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,042	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	166.12/cwt	150.00–169.00	894	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	187.63/cwt	185.00–189.00	880	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	141.50/cwt	130.00–147.00	886	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	47.55/cwt	40.00–52.00	513	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	68.68/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,043	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	62.91/cwt	55.00–70.00	988	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	59.84/cwt	57.00–65.00	790	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	34.84/cwt	30.00–39.00	339	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	67.75/cwt	65.00–70.00	892	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,548	75.15/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	96.91/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,684	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	83.32/cwt	76.00–94.00	1,278	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	59.95/cwt	54.00–65.00	683	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,162	854.15/head	725.00–985.00	854	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	677	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	804.10/head	750.00–900.00	804	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	181.95/cwt	180.00–184.00	762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.67/cwt	147.00–160.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	163.86/cwt	150.00–170.00	942	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	164.42/cwt	157.00–178.00	791	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	145.40/cwt	132.00–155.00	832	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	822	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.22/cwt	157.00–173.00	854	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	144.56/cwt	130.00–157.00	771	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.53/cwt	130.00–153.00	596	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	160.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,085	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	155.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,118	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	153.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	134.85/cwt	120.00–143.00	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	159.87/cwt	145.00–170.00	1,007	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	591	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	170.41/cwt	165.00–175.00	578	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.98/cwt	160.00–177.00	714	48

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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