Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.81/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$131.81

322 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$12.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.75

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	134.18	753	259
Medium and Large 1-2	520	122.08	635	63

One grade step is worth $12.09/cwt here — about $118 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 sale322 hd

131.81

—

MO average17 barns · 5,874 hd

134.56

−2.75

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	1,587	79.77	1,266	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	59.76	693	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	55.81	800	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	49.46	501	9thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	622	123.75/cwt	123.00–126.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	142.57/cwt	137.00–144.50	951	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,062	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	142.32/cwt	134.00–146.50	901	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	149.43/cwt	141.50–154.50	846	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	139.91/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,005	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.92/cwt	154.00–169.00	680	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	146.04/cwt	140.00–149.50	780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.90/cwt	156.00–169.00	622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	135.36/cwt	135.25–135.50	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.13/cwt	142.00–154.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.83/cwt	115.00–124.50	692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	123.70/cwt	116.00–129.50	591	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	124.40/cwt	120.00–129.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	124.85/cwt	120.00–141.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	132.99/cwt	126.00–137.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	135.47/cwt	125.00–137.85	830	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.74/cwt	125.00–133.00	743	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	138.97/cwt	134.00–146.00	574	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.30/cwt	128.00–140.00	640	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	143.71/cwt	136.00–149.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	121.31/cwt	115.00–123.50	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	119.09/cwt	110.00–122.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	147.03/cwt	144.00–148.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	141.42/cwt	135.00–145.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	137.59/cwt	125.00–142.50	769	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	132.74/cwt	131.00–138.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	114.99/cwt	109.00–117.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.47/cwt	145.00–164.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.20/cwt	124.00–128.50	794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.11/cwt	127.00–137.00	694	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.79/cwt	135.00–159.00	678	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	666	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	829	703.57/cwt	595.00–975.00	5,833	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,466.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,610.00	16,273	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	785	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,336	2
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	820	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,394	762.87/cwt	750.00–800.00	10,634	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,649	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,430	1,007.11/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	14,402	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	742.50/cwt	610.00–875.00	7,239	2
Bulls	—	—	1,145	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	76.40/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,618	87.41/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,414	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	53.16/cwt	48.00–58.00	558	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	64.01/cwt	58.00–72.50	787	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	855	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	53.51/cwt	51.50–56.00	783	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	43.05/cwt	38.00–50.00	391	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	54.58/cwt	52.00–57.00	598	5

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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