Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.39/cwt on 329 head.

Average price

$136.39

329 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$9.03/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	532	138.59	737	249
Medium and Large 1-2	494	129.56	640	80

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about $97 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 sale329 hd

136.39

—

MO average18 barns · 8,670 hd

138.94

−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	—	Average	1,522	80.86	1,231	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	61.47	836	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	56.90	658	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	49.14	515	25

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	516	130.40/cwt	125.00–133.50	673	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	124.22/cwt	122.50–125.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	120.95/cwt	120.00–122.50	887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	125.41/cwt	121.00–129.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	120.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	154.44/cwt	151.00–156.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	132.85/cwt	128.00–138.00	771	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	143.14/cwt	138.00–149.50	676	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.17/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	127.88/cwt	125.00–136.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	135.93/cwt	131.00–140.00	499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.00/cwt	127.50–137.50	623	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	144.71/cwt	144.00–145.00	712	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	151.78/cwt	151.00–152.50	581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	136.73/cwt	130.00–138.75	727	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	760	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	681.23/cwt	635.00–735.00	6,949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	748.29/cwt	560.00–875.00	8,141	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,220	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,081	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,420	76.13/cwt	66.00–81.00	1,081	5
Bulls	—	—	1,693	88.75/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,503	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	47.92/cwt	40.00–52.00	509	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	53.31/cwt	51.00–56.50	554	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	54.51/cwt	47.00–59.50	630	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	62.42/cwt	60.00–66.00	722	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	57.64/cwt	56.00–59.00	791	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	62.62/cwt	58.50–67.00	850	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	623	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	849	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	160.52/cwt	159.00–167.50	462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.91/cwt	125.00–130.00	795	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.19/cwt	137.50–153.50	610	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	138.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	146.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	137.05/cwt	135.00–137.50	909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	169.26/cwt	165.00–173.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	165.24/cwt	165.00–166.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	141.49/cwt	135.00–150.50	886	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	124.32/cwt	122.50–127.50	981	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	151.32/cwt	140.00–154.00	885	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.05/cwt	130.00–150.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	157.03/cwt	142.00–165.00	581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	895	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	123.95/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,004	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	160.22/cwt	150.00–164.50	748	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	135.14/cwt	127.50–138.50	972	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	173.45/cwt	166.00–178.00	656	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	162.68/cwt	154.00–168.00	714	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.82/cwt	147.50–164.50	821	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	969	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	129.07/cwt	123.00–133.00	791	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.41/cwt	142.50–158.00	646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	118.19/cwt	113.00–125.50	799	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	166.39/cwt	156.00–169.00	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.11/cwt	130.00–148.50	738	22

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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