Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.08/cwt on 519 head.

Average price

$148.08

519 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$10.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	150.02	784	422
Medium and Large 1-2	467	139.65	652	97

One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about $133 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 sale519 hd

148.08

—

MO average17 barns · 7,761 hd

150.08

−1.99

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	1,629	77.14	1,257	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	53.58	738	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	51.05	578	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	40.56	402	42

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.55/cwt	132.00–138.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.85/cwt	132.00–148.00	887	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.66/cwt	127.00–133.50	926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	173.09/cwt	165.00–185.00	673	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	174.50/cwt	169.00–178.50	771	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	160.80/cwt	150.00–167.00	847	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	167.11/cwt	157.00–174.00	804	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	157.10/cwt	150.00–169.00	895	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	141.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.95/cwt	136.00–157.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	140.80/cwt	140.00–141.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.37/cwt	134.00–147.00	732	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	134.84/cwt	129.00–144.00	790	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	144.47/cwt	135.00–149.00	688	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.35/cwt	131.00–151.00	538	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.04/cwt	135.00–158.50	474	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	189.42/cwt	189.00–190.00	983	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	176.79/cwt	170.00–188.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	152.36/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	138.44/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	189.68/cwt	177.00–198.00	624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	166.43/cwt	162.00–169.00	967	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.73/cwt	145.00–169.00	978	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	175.38/cwt	169.00–183.00	917	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	177.39/cwt	170.00–188.00	832	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	144.71/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,059	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	189.57/cwt	175.00–197.00	701	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	188.05/cwt	178.00–198.00	803	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	167.97/cwt	165.00–171.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	169.26/cwt	169.00–170.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	164.30/cwt	145.00–167.50	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.26/cwt	151.00–166.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.51/cwt	154.00–161.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	167.32/cwt	161.00–174.00	549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	165.51/cwt	150.00–175.50	700	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,203	1,245.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	14,977	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,100	724.44/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,969	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,203	1,525.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,625.00	18,346	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	815	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	6,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	165.75/cwt	160.00–168.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	118.72/cwt	114.00–121.50	1,032	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.05/cwt	155.00–174.00	520	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	132.94/cwt	128.00–139.50	896	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	123.80/cwt	120.00–129.50	893	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.52/cwt	130.00–147.50	853	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.18/cwt	151.00–170.00	593	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.96/cwt	143.00–159.00	793	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	159.96/cwt	149.00–169.00	750	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.29/cwt	137.50–155.00	843	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.83/cwt	152.00–169.00	684	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	40.12/cwt	34.50–44.50	393	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	44.83/cwt	44.00–47.50	482	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	30.58/cwt	30.00–31.00	253	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	55.19/cwt	53.00–57.00	784	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	51.04/cwt	50.00–52.50	667	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	48.93/cwt	44.50–54.00	555	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	56.45/cwt	52.00–60.00	642	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	470	4
Bulls	—	—	1,700	81.34/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,383	14
Bulls	—	—	1,530	71.27/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,090	10
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	914	940.63/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	8,597	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	814.36/cwt	700.00–875.00	7,329	14
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	962	943.98/cwt	875.00–975.00	9,081	6
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,113	778.52/cwt	750.00–910.00	8,665	6
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,175	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,105	3
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,167	740.04/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,636	11
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,119	802.02/cwt	685.00–1,025.00	8,975	13
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,153	730.26/cwt	685.00–825.00	8,420	7
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,150	676.86/cwt	600.00–710.00	7,784	15
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,195	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,456	3
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,219	710.03/cwt	670.00–750.00	8,655	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,290	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,933	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	10,498	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	940	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,045	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	990	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,128	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,125	1,150.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	12,938	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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