Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.83/cwt on 291 head.

Average price

$134.83

291 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$12.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	136.23	731	259
Medium and Large 1-2	528	123.55	652	32

One grade step is worth $12.68/cwt here — about $79 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 sale291 hd

134.83

—

MO average18 barns · 6,819 hd

137.74

−2.91

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	1,492	81.03	1,209	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	64.83	864	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,067	58.36	623	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	889	45.22	402	6thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	65.06/cwt	63.50–67.00	746	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	55.23/cwt	48.00–59.00	569	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	67.11/cwt	59.00–75.00	941	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,612	86.98/cwt	84.00–91.50	1,402	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	43.56/cwt	35.00–49.00	386	5
Bulls	—	—	1,390	75.93/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,055	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,003	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,520	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	641.85/cwt	475.00–720.00	6,951	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	870.26/cwt	750.00–935.00	12,184	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,943	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	640	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	140.11/cwt	137.00–147.00	598	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.49/cwt	125.50–130.50	851	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	151.31/cwt	148.00–158.00	652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	144.04/cwt	135.00–148.00	948	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	106.44/cwt	103.00–110.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.28/cwt	128.00–140.50	771	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	857	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	128.33/cwt	121.00–134.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	129.65/cwt	124.00–132.50	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.33/cwt	150.00–165.50	738	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	130.47/cwt	130.00–132.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	151.38/cwt	144.00–157.00	493	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.99/cwt	144.50–154.00	715	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	154.89/cwt	152.00–162.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	151.70/cwt	145.00–154.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	144.76/cwt	135.00–152.50	909	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	130.22/cwt	126.50–135.00	796	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	132.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.59/cwt	129.00–134.50	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	122.91/cwt	122.00–125.50	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.29/cwt	137.00–158.50	792	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	167.05/cwt	166.00–170.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.04/cwt	130.00–137.50	697	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.63/cwt	140.00–147.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.50/cwt	125.00–135.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	131.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.07/cwt	132.50–142.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.17/cwt	142.00–160.00	866	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	173.08/cwt	160.00–179.00	569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	123.73/cwt	122.00–125.50	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	139.66/cwt	135.00–144.50	670	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	127.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	129.51/cwt	121.00–138.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	144.21/cwt	141.00–149.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	160.52/cwt	154.00–173.00	687	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.47/cwt	132.00–137.50	973	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	126.68/cwt	123.00–129.00	720	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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