Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.12/cwt on 384 head.

Average price

$140.12

384 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$6.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	141.86	690	282
Medium and Large 1-2	446	135.30	603	102

One grade step is worth $6.56/cwt here — about $87 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 sale384 hd

140.12

—

MO average19 barns · 8,407 hd

139.40

+0.72

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	1,395	75.24	1,050	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	60.23	837	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	52.83	598	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	43.31	422	47

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	669	127.93/cwt	119.00–131.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	781	118.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	119.07/cwt	115.00–123.00	866	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.83/cwt	129.00–138.00	840	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	171.26/cwt	162.00–177.00	656	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	166.21/cwt	150.00–171.00	710	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	41.31/cwt	35.50–45.00	392	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	47.95/cwt	45.50–51.50	497	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	31.78/cwt	25.00–36.00	263	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	61.27/cwt	56.50–65.00	866	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	50.14/cwt	40.00–54.50	553	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	58.12/cwt	53.00–65.00	694	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	945	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	369	1
Bulls	—	—	1,497	80.22/cwt	77.50–89.00	1,201	7
Bulls	—	—	1,276	69.43/cwt	60.00–74.50	886	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	773.67/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,272	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	934	739.90/cwt	635.00–860.00	6,911	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	999	857.16/cwt	660.00–950.00	8,563	10
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	893	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,028	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,060	643.69/cwt	450.00–700.00	6,823	4
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,125	710.18/cwt	600.00–810.00	7,990	6
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,215	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,631	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,033	716.83/cwt	625.00–810.00	7,405	2
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,171	629.33/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,369	16
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,202	685.27/cwt	535.00–755.00	8,237	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	820	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	8,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,095	1,001.82/cwt	925.00–1,210.00	10,970	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,115	841.00/cwt	645.00–1,040.00	9,377	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	144.08/cwt	138.00–147.00	834	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.03/cwt	135.00–156.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.61/cwt	144.00–152.50	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	129.73/cwt	125.00–131.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	154.61/cwt	150.00–167.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	172.02/cwt	160.00–180.00	738	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	159.29/cwt	152.50–167.00	830	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.73/cwt	146.00–156.00	788	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.23/cwt	138.50–164.00	833	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.46/cwt	150.00–166.00	751	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	144.50/cwt	135.00–154.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	113.98/cwt	109.00–119.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	133.92/cwt	130.00–150.00	513	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	130.59/cwt	128.00–140.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	149.16/cwt	147.00–153.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.48/cwt	132.00–139.00	776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	154.63/cwt	149.00–162.50	510	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.74/cwt	115.00–125.00	819	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	125.10/cwt	120.00–129.50	778	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	151.88/cwt	145.00–163.00	568	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	148.18/cwt	138.00–159.00	689	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.03/cwt	141.00–158.00	633	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.93/cwt	130.00–141.00	722	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	138.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.00/cwt	132.50–135.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.83/cwt	117.00–122.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	130.72/cwt	130.00–136.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	142.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	134.64/cwt	130.00–149.00	494	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.69/cwt	130.00–149.50	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.16/cwt	127.00–145.00	641	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	124.04/cwt	122.50–133.00	945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	175.25/cwt	170.00–181.00	459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	136.78/cwt	130.00–142.50	934	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.01/cwt	172.00–185.00	585	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	131.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	951	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	154.67/cwt	145.00–162.00	889	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.96/cwt	170.00–188.00	678	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.61/cwt	135.00–154.00	923	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	167.75/cwt	155.00–175.50	787	40

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.

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