Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; demand lower, supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.18/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$144.18

387 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$15.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	147.64	760	299
Medium and Large 1-2	549	132.42	727	88

One grade step is worth $15.22/cwt here — about $34 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 sale387 hd

144.18

—

MO average19 barns · 9,953 hd

146.89

−2.72

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	1,562	73.25	1,144	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,097	75.20	825	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,561	58.70	916	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	55.50	668	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	40.70	398	44

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	173.69/cwt	171.00–185.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	136.25/cwt	134.00–138.00	842	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.40/cwt	150.00–163.00	740	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.65/cwt	140.00–155.00	849	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	171.87/cwt	159.00–180.00	720	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	156.36/cwt	150.00–167.00	802	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	156.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	594	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,097	75.20/cwt	68.00–76.50	825	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	39.97/cwt	36.00–46.00	390	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	51.03/cwt	46.00–55.00	535	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	26.92/cwt	25.00–30.00	237	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	61.10/cwt	59.00–63.00	965	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	54.69/cwt	54.00–56.00	836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	58.68/cwt	56.00–62.50	725	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	51.02/cwt	41.50–56.00	592	39
Bulls	—	—	1,516	80.03/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,213	7
Bulls	—	—	1,593	69.00/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,099	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	813	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,045	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,793	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,478	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,190	734.12/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,736	9
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,175	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,638	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,306	751.74/cwt	500.00–850.00	9,818	6
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,312	797.63/cwt	750.00–885.00	10,465	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,095	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,665	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,200	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,600	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	558	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	446	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	159.57/cwt	150.00–165.00	760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.45/cwt	135.00–155.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	126.58/cwt	120.00–135.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	153.06/cwt	147.00–156.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	134.43/cwt	129.00–140.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	160.86/cwt	155.00–167.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	169.52/cwt	169.00–170.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	615	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	318	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	257	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	169.04/cwt	159.00–174.00	906	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	149.30/cwt	143.00–160.00	939	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	175.28/cwt	166.00–186.00	824	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	181.05/cwt	170.00–193.00	677	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	159.51/cwt	155.00–161.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	146.17/cwt	144.50–150.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.71/cwt	139.00–147.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	118.25/cwt	116.00–120.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	165.50/cwt	152.50–167.50	462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	164.48/cwt	156.00–170.00	516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	131.03/cwt	125.00–138.50	873	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.11/cwt	151.00–162.00	590	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.05/cwt	148.00–164.00	663	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.26/cwt	135.00–153.25	824	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.25/cwt	130.00–143.50	851	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	154.74/cwt	146.00–164.50	741	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	147.77/cwt	140.00–153.50	782	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	723	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	120.93/cwt	115.00–123.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.87/cwt	109.00–111.50	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	117.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.81/cwt	135.00–158.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	123.22/cwt	120.00–126.50	843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.06/cwt	125.00–143.50	780	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.56/cwt	130.00–145.00	718	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	138.64/cwt	130.00–147.00	593	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.30/cwt	130.00–142.00	653	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	178.01/cwt	170.00–191.00	497	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	141.14/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,085	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	131.24/cwt	128.50–135.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	148.49/cwt	140.00–154.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	179.09/cwt	170.00–187.00	745	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.41/cwt	160.00–172.50	929	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	148.32/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,066	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	181.91/cwt	175.00–191.00	586	23

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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