Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.96/cwt on 219 head.

Average price

$133.96

219 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$7.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	136.05	723	156
Medium and Large 1-2	511	128.81	658	63

One grade step is worth $7.23/cwt here — about $65 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 sale219 hd

133.96

—

MO average17 barns · 7,198 hd

136.84

−2.88

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	—	Average	1,662	83.34	1,385	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	61.81	854	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	59.03	673	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	46.37	485	13

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	151.24/cwt	146.00–157.50	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	119.60/cwt	113.00–123.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	137.77/cwt	126.50–148.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	140.21/cwt	133.00–146.00	726	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.71/cwt	125.50–134.00	799	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	130.72/cwt	130.00–133.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	114.36/cwt	114.00–115.50	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	140.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	150.04/cwt	141.00–155.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	116.85/cwt	113.00–117.25	946	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	128.80/cwt	125.00–131.50	791	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	143.80/cwt	140.00–147.00	620	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	133.19/cwt	128.50–139.00	758	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.80/cwt	132.50–144.00	652	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.76/cwt	125.00–145.00	718	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	133.38/cwt	130.00–135.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	125.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	135.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	134.98/cwt	134.00–137.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.87/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	120.42/cwt	114.00–125.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	127.96/cwt	118.00–130.50	728	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	169.86/cwt	164.00–182.50	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	131.82/cwt	130.50–135.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	157.36/cwt	150.00–164.00	672	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.34/cwt	141.00–157.50	788	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	155.88/cwt	150.00–158.00	751	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	140.45/cwt	135.00–146.50	867	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.38/cwt	138.00–150.00	833	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	146.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	147.67/cwt	143.50–154.00	484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	137.92/cwt	135.00–144.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	147.10/cwt	145.00–156.00	709	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,033	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	828	794.47/cwt	700.00–900.00	6,578	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	753.49/cwt	600.00–875.00	6,480	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	793.01/cwt	785.00–800.00	9,952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,265	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	10,217	1
Bulls	—	—	1,621	77.08/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,249	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	85.85/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,441	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	62.37/cwt	57.50–68.00	714	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	55.97/cwt	52.00–58.50	635	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	55.86/cwt	54.50–57.00	790	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	64.10/cwt	58.00–70.50	878	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	54.94/cwt	53.00–56.00	477	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	376	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	48.12/cwt	42.00–51.00	525	8

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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