Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00-10.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.37/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$142.37

173 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	145.41	802	137
Medium and Large 1-2	494	130.78	646	36

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $157 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 sale173 hd

142.37

—

MO average17 barns · 6,262 hd

142.89

−0.52

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	1,623	81.10	1,316	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,387	57.33	795	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	55.16	628	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	42.20	373	18

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	—	379	132.64/cwt	125.00–138.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	141.33/cwt	140.00–144.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	152.25/cwt	142.00–158.50	787	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	139.49/cwt	133.00–145.00	889	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	139.12/cwt	136.00–142.50	921	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.05/cwt	135.00–148.00	818	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	155.11/cwt	148.00–162.00	731	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	147.73/cwt	142.00–150.50	634	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	147.00/cwt	140.00–156.00	556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	132.32/cwt	129.00–134.50	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	163.91/cwt	150.00–171.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	113.49/cwt	110.00–121.00	537	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	115.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	123.68/cwt	112.00–131.00	403	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.08/cwt	111.50–120.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	114.83/cwt	110.00–120.00	439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	116.50/cwt	110.00–125.50	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	114.77/cwt	113.00–116.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.01/cwt	126.00–138.00	698	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.79/cwt	112.00–124.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	125.10/cwt	121.00–129.50	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	122.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	126.25/cwt	124.00–127.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	125.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	129.23/cwt	125.00–131.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	105.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	107.28/cwt	105.00–114.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	132.76/cwt	125.00–140.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	134.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	139.61/cwt	125.00–144.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	784	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	700.05/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,751	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	737.12/cwt	635.00–825.00	9,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	868.57/cwt	835.00–900.00	9,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	573.46/cwt	470.00–650.00	6,136	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	710	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	4,509	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	15,188	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	40.56/cwt	30.00–49.00	353	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	50.38/cwt	48.00–52.00	482	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	59.06/cwt	58.00–62.00	823	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	54.74/cwt	52.00–57.00	754	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	53.02/cwt	45.00–57.00	583	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	58.91/cwt	57.00–62.00	711	12
Bulls	—	—	1,764	82.37/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,453	4
Bulls	—	—	1,060	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	133.90/cwt	123.00–143.00	558	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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