Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.17/cwt on 529 head.

Average price

$140.17

529 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$10.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	142.74	710	405
Medium and Large 1-2	497	131.80	655	124

One grade step is worth $10.94/cwt here — about $55 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 sale529 hd

140.17

—

MO average18 barns · 6,576 hd

142.72

−2.55

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	1,536	79.42	1,220	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	56.19	805	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	51.24	592	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	42.40	413	31

Every lot, as filed

77 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 1Fleshy	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	138.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	125.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	136.30/cwt	133.00–143.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	120.97/cwt	118.00–126.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	158.99/cwt	150.00–162.50	766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	166.39/cwt	161.00–171.00	619	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	133.81/cwt	128.00–139.00	832	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	153.51/cwt	144.00–156.00	422	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	160.56/cwt	152.00–165.00	548	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	120.26/cwt	119.00–120.50	927	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	152.19/cwt	145.00–163.00	569	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	134.65/cwt	129.50–141.00	829	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	137.97/cwt	130.00–145.00	723	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.59/cwt	132.50–145.00	783	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.75/cwt	135.00–157.00	638	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	145.60/cwt	138.00–158.50	693	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	118.41/cwt	115.00–123.50	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.79/cwt	125.00–140.50	700	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.72/cwt	125.00–137.00	756	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	136.32/cwt	130.00–145.00	507	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	134.91/cwt	130.00–139.00	575	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	134.70/cwt	130.00–146.50	640	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	129.68/cwt	128.50–132.00	1,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	181.44/cwt	176.00–191.00	499	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	142.01/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,018	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	180.76/cwt	167.00–189.00	598	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	172.49/cwt	165.00–176.00	654	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	167.01/cwt	156.00–176.00	695	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.14/cwt	137.00–156.50	904	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	137.44/cwt	127.50–147.00	924	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.34/cwt	145.00–164.00	896	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	165.75/cwt	157.00–179.00	792	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	161.03/cwt	150.00–169.00	841	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	141.34/cwt	139.00–146.00	799	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	159.75/cwt	150.00–166.00	674	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	149.47/cwt	140.00–157.00	776	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.57/cwt	145.00–148.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.31/cwt	134.00–145.00	801	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	44.38/cwt	38.50–48.50	449	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	31.95/cwt	30.00–36.00	271	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	52.93/cwt	52.00–55.00	533	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	62.71/cwt	57.50–69.00	983	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	49.66/cwt	46.50–55.00	644	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	51.01/cwt	42.00–54.50	575	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	56.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	691	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	83.53/cwt	77.50–92.00	1,342	9
Bulls	—	—	1,409	72.01/cwt	66.00–76.00	1,015	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	847	626.01/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,302	3
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,035	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,833	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	935	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,480	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,332	874.05/cwt	650.00–950.00	11,642	5
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,200	830.21/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,963	2
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,150	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,488	6
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,328	716.14/cwt	600.00–875.00	9,510	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	920	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,960	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	770	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	810	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,245	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,629	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,093	906.25/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	9,905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	147.55/cwt	145.00–151.00	847	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.42/cwt	142.00–158.00	718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	152.83/cwt	145.00–161.00	651	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	151.00/cwt	145.00–158.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	154.48/cwt	144.00–163.00	521	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	153.19/cwt	145.00–160.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	952	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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