Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sold 2.00-3.00 higher;

Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.99/cwt on 520 head.

Average price

$145.99

520 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$8.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	149.13	733	327
Medium and Large 1-2	472	140.67	665	193

One grade step is worth $8.46/cwt here — about $69 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 sale520 hd

145.99

—

MO average19 barns · 11,080 hd

148.28

−2.29

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	1,617	72.64	1,175	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,120	66.00	739	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	52.19	741	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	49.19	557	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	39.88	387	28

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	153.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	146.49/cwt	140.00–151.00	845	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.35/cwt	133.00–148.00	856	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	172.69/cwt	159.00–179.00	630	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	167.02/cwt	154.00–173.50	770	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	167.00/cwt	155.00–174.00	720	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	148.03/cwt	145.00–154.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	158.51/cwt	152.00–166.00	601	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	155.87/cwt	150.00–161.00	656	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	140.85/cwt	133.00–144.50	862	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.29/cwt	140.50–153.50	770	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	152.19/cwt	147.00–159.00	711	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	146.65/cwt	145.00–151.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.22/cwt	123.00–125.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	136.18/cwt	130.00–144.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.74/cwt	135.00–153.00	466	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	141.92/cwt	129.00–149.00	612	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	142.75/cwt	133.00–154.00	542	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.56/cwt	130.00–150.00	688	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	136.18/cwt	127.50–144.00	797	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	140.16/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	132.81/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,110	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	145.16/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,115	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	178.15/cwt	169.00–193.00	488	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	153.67/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,048	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	192.20/cwt	182.00–201.00	628	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	183.19/cwt	174.00–191.00	681	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	177.46/cwt	170.00–189.00	760	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	173.63/cwt	160.00–180.50	816	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.44/cwt	155.00–174.00	960	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	155.28/cwt	146.00–167.00	972	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	166.49/cwt	162.00–176.00	892	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	171.50/cwt	165.00–175.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	168.78/cwt	162.00–173.00	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	161.06/cwt	151.00–172.00	438	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	143.97/cwt	134.00–145.00	877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	137.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	943	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	151.50/cwt	147.00–160.00	797	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	158.01/cwt	150.00–166.00	678	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.13/cwt	148.00–165.50	754	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	148.59/cwt	142.50–160.00	866	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,180	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	12,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.32/cwt	130.00–147.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.04/cwt	143.00–154.00	547	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	138.44/cwt	132.00–142.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	152.07/cwt	140.00–159.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	786	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	124.59/cwt	124.50–125.50	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	157.65/cwt	152.50–160.00	440	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.91/cwt	142.50–154.00	829	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	136.99/cwt	130.50–144.00	925	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	160.67/cwt	152.50–167.00	532	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,120	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	39.20/cwt	34.00–46.00	383	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	47.78/cwt	42.00–53.00	437	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	32.11/cwt	27.00–35.00	328	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	50.32/cwt	45.00–54.00	714	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	56.04/cwt	55.00–59.00	799	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	49.16/cwt	43.00–55.00	557	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	43.47/cwt	41.50–46.50	489	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	56.58/cwt	54.50–60.00	639	8
Bulls	—	—	1,724	79.13/cwt	74.00–90.00	1,364	12
Bulls	—	—	1,599	69.07/cwt	59.50–73.50	1,104	10
Bulls	—	—	1,063	51.60/cwt	50.00–53.00	549	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	878	679.03/cwt	650.00–700.00	5,962	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	987	660.24/cwt	590.00–700.00	6,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,664	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,363	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,215	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,720	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,256	661.06/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,303	6
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,245	696.67/cwt	690.00–700.00	8,674	3
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	870	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,830	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,085	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	15,841	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,221	987.00/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	12,051	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,280	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	12,608	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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