Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.52/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$124.52

150 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$7.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	127.16	652	99
Medium and Large 1-2	504	119.37	601	51

One grade step is worth $7.79/cwt here — about $50 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 sale150 hd

124.52

—

MO average15 barns · 3,831 hd

130.55

−6.03

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	1,666	80.64	1,343	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,158	59.44	689	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	58.90	830	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	46.01	475	10

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	412	124.67/cwt	120.00–136.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.86/cwt	120.00–122.50	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	151.87/cwt	140.00–157.50	721	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.60/cwt	125.00–149.50	784	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	133.95/cwt	127.00–138.00	820	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.99/cwt	135.00–154.00	749	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	133.62/cwt	127.00–136.50	891	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.41/cwt	152.00–168.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	156.13/cwt	152.00–160.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	577	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	125.47/cwt	120.00–134.00	535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.14/cwt	113.50–123.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	111.14/cwt	109.00–115.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	108.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	127.77/cwt	124.00–129.00	489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	126.80/cwt	120.00–132.50	654	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	124.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	726	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	135.81/cwt	131.00–138.00	530	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	130.89/cwt	126.00–132.50	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	130.82/cwt	127.00–138.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	123.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	604	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	122.21/cwt	115.00–127.00	643	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	121.36/cwt	120.00–123.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.71/cwt	120.00–136.00	722	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	117.03/cwt	110.00–125.00	729	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.41/cwt	135.00–147.00	663	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	145.47/cwt	143.00–155.00	554	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	141.73/cwt	135.00–146.50	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	131.62/cwt	126.00–136.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	698	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	498	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.42/cwt	127.00–145.00	647	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,187	790.97/cwt	650.00–900.00	9,389	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,248	971.91/cwt	650.00–1,175.00	12,129	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	757.60/cwt	700.00–785.00	8,940	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,855	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	16,048	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	1,492.22/cwt	1,200.00–1,660.00	19,548	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	21,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,435.00/cwt	1,435.00–1,435.00	20,090	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	44.85/cwt	40.00–48.00	470	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	53.68/cwt	53.00–54.00	554	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	281	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	62.09/cwt	60.00–63.00	875	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	53.57/cwt	53.00–55.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	55.23/cwt	48.00–58.50	632	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	64.07/cwt	58.00–72.00	752	20
Bulls	—	—	1,544	77.04/cwt	64.00–85.00	1,189	8
Bulls	—	—	2,153	95.02/cwt	94.50–95.50	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.90/cwt	120.00–135.00	647	7

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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