Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.12/cwt on 427 head.

Average price

$145.12

427 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	146.45	891	395
Medium and Large 1-2	627	131.82	827	12thin
Large 1	714	126.75	905	20

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale427 hd

145.12

—

MO average17 barns · 10,066 hd

145.89

−0.77

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	1,401	79.91	1,119	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	59.12	881	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	53.65	589	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	45.13	454	16

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	565	135.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.51/cwt	131.00–134.00	835	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	43.87/cwt	39.00–49.00	428	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	51.67/cwt	50.00–53.00	571	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	203	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	62.73/cwt	59.00–71.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	124.24/cwt	117.50–130.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	130.88/cwt	120.00–135.00	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	122.87/cwt	120.00–127.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	128.54/cwt	125.00–131.00	472	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	131.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	129.24/cwt	129.00–130.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.53/cwt	117.50–122.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	132.32/cwt	129.50–136.00	742	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.41/cwt	126.50–131.50	792	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	142.43/cwt	135.00–147.00	665	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.77/cwt	127.50–137.00	702	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	137.57/cwt	135.00–141.00	579	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	124.73/cwt	119.50–125.50	852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	516	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	125.67/cwt	121.50–126.50	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.69/cwt	140.50–141.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	104.25/cwt	104.00–105.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	139.91/cwt	130.00–141.50	747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.22/cwt	140.00–155.00	718	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.07/cwt	152.50–161.00	586	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	53.71/cwt	50.00–56.50	802	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	52.43/cwt	46.00–57.50	569	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	59.90/cwt	59.00–61.00	698	7
Bulls	—	—	1,526	85.13/cwt	79.00–93.00	1,299	4
Bulls	—	—	1,150	69.48/cwt	69.00–70.00	799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	608.71/cwt	560.00–640.00	6,592	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	583.33/cwt	550.00–640.00	6,224	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,254	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	765	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,164	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	870.00/cwt	840.00–900.00	9,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	147.33/cwt	147.00–147.50	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	144.96/cwt	140.00–154.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	149.34/cwt	135.00–152.00	927	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	138.24/cwt	135.00–138.85	950	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	153.84/cwt	140.00–158.00	822	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	147.64/cwt	142.50–156.50	821	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	128.42/cwt	128.00–130.00	970	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	168.32/cwt	160.00–177.50	550	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	130.83/cwt	120.00–136.00	934	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	161.03/cwt	152.50–168.00	691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	157.32/cwt	150.00–164.00	749	11
Steers	Large 1	—	793	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	971	12
Steers	Large 1	—	676	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	862	5
Steers	Large 1	—	463	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	660	3

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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