Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand good and supply very light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.53/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$125.53

100 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$2.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	125.72	728	93
Medium and Large 1-2	480	122.92	590	7thin

One grade step is worth $2.80/cwt here — about $138 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 sale100 hd

125.53

—

MO average12 barns · 2,266 hd

132.96

−7.43

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	—	Low	1,438	73.77	1,061	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	58.88	862	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	58.17	691	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	49.52	485	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.26/cwt	120.00–121.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	133.21/cwt	128.00–136.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	140.62/cwt	137.00–144.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.27/cwt	121.00–129.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.10/cwt	126.00–135.00	687	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	121.19/cwt	110.00–126.00	801	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	136.16/cwt	128.00–148.50	512	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	923	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	133.77/cwt	128.00–138.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	670	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,268	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	815.54/cwt	725.00–875.00	10,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	728.34/cwt	680.00–775.00	8,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	657.60/cwt	525.00–775.00	5,951	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	815	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	683	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,849	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,450	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	16,458	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	980	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,918	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	515	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	47.03/cwt	46.00–48.00	456	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	60.26/cwt	58.00–64.00	852	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	55.65/cwt	54.00–58.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	126.63/cwt	121.00–129.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	154.10/cwt	152.00–160.00	470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	127.93/cwt	125.00–130.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	151.96/cwt	148.00–154.50	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	147.62/cwt	139.00–154.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	153.39/cwt	141.00–157.50	661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.21/cwt	136.00–150.00	743	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	141.48/cwt	138.00–149.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	136.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	748	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.71/cwt	106.00–115.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	132.81/cwt	129.00–135.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	122.92/cwt	116.00–127.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	134.73/cwt	126.00–145.00	636	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	132.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,245	51.39/cwt	50.00–53.00	640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	85.49/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	76.96/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,170	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	61.11/cwt	57.00–68.00	708	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	55.22/cwt	53.50–57.50	672	10

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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