Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.77/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$147.77

396 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$25.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	149.88	820	331
Medium and Large 1-2	476	141.26	672	49
Medium 1-2	518	124.06	643	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.81/cwt here — about $176 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 sale396 hd

147.77

—

MO average17 barns · 8,086 hd

148.99

−1.22

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	1,658	77.69	1,288	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	57.75	758	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	56.19	673	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	40.40	427	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	147.46/cwt	138.00–154.00	836	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.40/cwt	135.50–151.00	894	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	151.66/cwt	144.00–157.00	805	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.83/cwt	153.00–162.00	747	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	136.23/cwt	125.50–144.00	910	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.20/cwt	156.00–165.00	609	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	134.46/cwt	129.00–134.75	978	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	164.22/cwt	154.00–170.00	545	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.91/cwt	154.00–170.00	679	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	138.45/cwt	129.50–141.50	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	371	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	660	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	13
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	124.59/cwt	115.00–130.50	704	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.99/cwt	120.00–136.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	130.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	129.63/cwt	120.00–137.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	131.78/cwt	128.00–136.00	694	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	128.81/cwt	122.00–135.00	746	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	133.84/cwt	128.00–137.00	638	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	139.71/cwt	130.00–147.00	592	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	142.14/cwt	137.00–147.00	532	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	127.62/cwt	120.00–129.50	870	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.13/cwt	124.00–132.50	811	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	147.09/cwt	140.00–151.00	457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	146.15/cwt	139.00–154.00	422	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	39.40/cwt	35.00–49.00	401	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	48.52/cwt	45.00–50.00	573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	264	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	55.30/cwt	53.00–57.50	677	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	61.01/cwt	58.50–64.00	872	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	54.08/cwt	45.50–59.50	665	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	59.70/cwt	58.00–60.55	683	9
Bulls	—	—	1,697	82.98/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,408	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	76.10/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,281	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,132	720.84/cwt	660.00–750.00	8,160	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	796.92/cwt	700.00–910.00	9,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,785	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,051	797.01/cwt	750.00–850.00	8,377	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,510	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	11,854	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,739	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,583	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	790	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,310	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,041.67/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	11,979	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	925	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,111	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.49/cwt	131.50–141.00	705	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.03/cwt	125.50–142.50	765	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.61/cwt	123.00–125.00	779	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	145.27/cwt	132.00–155.00	614	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	121.30/cwt	119.50–128.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	137.43/cwt	132.00–150.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	146.89/cwt	140.00–152.50	632	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.83/cwt	129.00–140.00	705	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	137.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	136.44/cwt	135.00–144.00	663	6

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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