Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, heifer sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.47/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$146.47

287 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	146.94	875	278
Medium and Large 1-2	573	131.99	756	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $119 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 sale287 hd

146.47

—

MO average9 barns · 5,040 hd

145.55

+0.92

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	1,556	81.39	1,266	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	64.70	905	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	57.07	637	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	47.22	464	26

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	580	133.98/cwt	132.00–135.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	157.83/cwt	145.00–163.00	836	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	143.23/cwt	137.00–147.00	834	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	129.88/cwt	124.50–131.25	1,020	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	165.08/cwt	158.00–170.00	622	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	137.30/cwt	129.50–139.25	980	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.51/cwt	143.50–147.00	982	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.38/cwt	150.00–164.00	674	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,038	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.67/cwt	132.50–144.25	885	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	153.80/cwt	148.00–160.00	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.83/cwt	118.00–128.00	635	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	119.98/cwt	118.00–130.00	680	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	959	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	116.10/cwt	114.00–121.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	119.91/cwt	117.00–125.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	122.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	112.77/cwt	112.00–115.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	129.68/cwt	124.00–138.50	696	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	126.51/cwt	124.50–132.00	843	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.47/cwt	130.00–136.00	634	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.57/cwt	122.00–139.00	812	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.47/cwt	125.00–135.00	752	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.64/cwt	132.00–138.50	588	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	119.25/cwt	113.00–120.00	903	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	116.63/cwt	115.00–118.00	962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	137.52/cwt	134.00–144.00	437	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,221	768.24/cwt	625.00–850.00	9,380	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,343	773.05/cwt	740.00–780.00	10,382	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,108	698.15/cwt	650.00–740.00	7,736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	680.50/cwt	565.00–750.00	7,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	765	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,858	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,978	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	585.23/cwt	570.00–600.00	5,647	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	1,283.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	13,898	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,144	982.14/cwt	700.00–1,070.00	11,236	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	48.53/cwt	41.00–54.50	491	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	40.00/cwt	35.50–43.00	358	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	479	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	65.67/cwt	61.00–74.00	926	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	55.06/cwt	50.00–59.50	606	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	62.79/cwt	59.00–66.50	721	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	45.25/cwt	45.00–45.50	515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,599	87.91/cwt	82.00–97.00	1,406	8
Bulls	—	—	1,546	77.06/cwt	71.00–83.00	1,191	7
Bulls	—	—	1,280	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	115.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	128.81/cwt	121.00–132.00	808	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	129.99/cwt	125.00–144.00	695	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	141.19/cwt	135.00–150.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	132.81/cwt	127.00–137.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	826	109.75/cwt	109.00–112.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	159.11/cwt	150.00–162.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	3

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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