Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 6.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.00/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$150.00

158 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.68

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	154.64	798	113
Medium and Large 1-2	531	138.82	737	42
Large 1	635	132.00	838	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.64/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale158 hd

150.00

—

MO average15 barns · 7,766 hd

165.68

−15.68

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	1,603	83.93	1,345	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	69.22	1,039	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	58.77	712	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	45.18	494	8thin

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)	1,110	$763	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$744	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$716	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	427	159.33/cwt	152.00–165.00	680	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	153.40/cwt	146.00–160.00	896	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	159.48/cwt	146.00–165.00	828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	136.10/cwt	125.00–150.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,099	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	66.23/cwt	62.00–75.00	976	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	55.92/cwt	50.00–62.00	640	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	45.18/cwt	40.00–50.00	494	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	65.82/cwt	63.00–69.00	848	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,610	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,617	83.37/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,348	3
Bulls	—	—	1,625	82.67/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,343	12
Bulls	—	—	1,340	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,327	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	740	716.18/head	685.00–750.00	716	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	910	725.96/head	700.00–750.00	726	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	144.51/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	163.23/cwt	152.00–170.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	140.62/cwt	137.00–145.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.83/cwt	135.00–149.00	662	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	756.02/head	710.00–775.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.53/cwt	165.00–180.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	160.05/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	193.10/cwt	182.00–200.00	935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	185.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	191.96/cwt	180.00–200.00	820	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	185.59/cwt	175.00–195.00	945	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	147.58/cwt	147.00–148.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	195.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	165.66/cwt	160.00–172.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	168.99/cwt	165.00–173.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	176.40/cwt	168.00–184.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.76/cwt	140.00–165.00	729	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	187.60/cwt	180.00–190.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	168.74/cwt	160.00–175.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,197	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,000.00/head	875.00–1,125.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	566	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	116.32/cwt	110.00–120.00	786	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	153.16/cwt	136.00–169.00	876	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	177.55/cwt	175.00–180.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.75/cwt	130.00–142.00	841	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	137.64/cwt	130.00–143.00	772	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	161.94/cwt	155.00–174.00	612	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	959	3

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →