Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold 3.00 higher, the rest of offering sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.01/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$135.01

270 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	136.81	689	211
Medium and Large 1-2	524	128.58	674	59

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $15 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 sale270 hd

135.01

—

MO average19 barns · 9,406 hd

133.92

+1.09

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	1,565	84.68	1,326	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	56.85	670	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,210	56.06	678	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	38.21	370	17

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	—	1,676	88.14/cwt	81.50–97.50	1,477	11
Bulls	—	—	1,160	71.97/cwt	67.50–78.00	835	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,256	784.19/cwt	750.00–800.00	9,849	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	697.06/cwt	650.00–735.00	8,246	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	875	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,250	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	228	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	573	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	355	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	485	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	136.50/cwt	130.00–140.50	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	144.24/cwt	135.00–149.00	733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	136.10/cwt	130.00–150.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	162.25/cwt	160.00–163.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	159.03/cwt	152.50–173.00	768	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	143.24/cwt	135.00–154.00	825	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.40/cwt	140.00–156.00	799	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	166.40/cwt	160.00–176.00	712	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	135.59/cwt	135.00–139.50	849	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.82/cwt	127.00–135.50	880	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.76/cwt	162.00–180.00	653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	126.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	181.43/cwt	170.00–186.00	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	187.78/cwt	181.00–192.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	126.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	745	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	834	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.61/cwt	132.00–136.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	136.68/cwt	135.00–138.00	398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	135.68/cwt	135.00–136.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.96/cwt	132.00–137.00	707	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.87/cwt	132.50–151.00	660	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	144.80/cwt	137.00–152.00	614	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.54/cwt	125.50–137.00	762	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	144.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	543	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.04/cwt	115.00–123.75	890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	126.88/cwt	123.50–132.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	143.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	118.25/cwt	117.50–119.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.57/cwt	132.50–145.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	143.90/cwt	130.00–148.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	136.25/cwt	127.00–144.00	768	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.94/cwt	145.00–164.00	719	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	119.36/cwt	110.00–125.00	802	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	110.03/cwt	108.00–113.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	123.97/cwt	115.00–131.00	759	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	144.12/cwt	142.00–150.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.87/cwt	140.00–156.00	637	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	53.83/cwt	45.00–57.50	566	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	60.62/cwt	58.00–68.00	781	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	60.32/cwt	59.00–61.00	718	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,216	54.64/cwt	40.00–57.00	664	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	257	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	42.69/cwt	38.00–46.50	439	11

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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