Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 higher to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.68/cwt on 476 head.

Average price

$122.68

476 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$11.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.21

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	126.97	663	298
Medium and Large 1-2	485	115.48	561	178

One grade step is worth $11.49/cwt here — about $102 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 sale476 hd

122.68

—

MO average17 barns · 6,314 hd

131.89

−9.21

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	1,685	77.89	1,312	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	57.37	765	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	54.79	630	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	45.80	467	16

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	336	169.32/cwt	160.00–179.00	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	176.11/cwt	156.00–189.00	514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	562	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	742	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	897.50/cwt	795.00–1,000.00	10,546	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	860.00/cwt	810.00–910.00	9,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	81.87/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,402	5
Bulls	—	—	1,657	73.91/cwt	69.50–78.00	1,225	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	107.59/cwt	100.00–113.00	668	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	117.50/cwt	115.00–125.00	612	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	132.75/cwt	126.00–135.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	123.36/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	140.43/cwt	138.00–145.00	598	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	125.72/cwt	123.00–137.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	115.17/cwt	115.00–116.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	131.95/cwt	125.00–140.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	113.73/cwt	110.00–123.00	381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	106.24/cwt	105.00–108.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.93/cwt	120.00–143.00	673	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.05/cwt	121.00–136.00	606	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	123.27/cwt	115.00–136.00	720	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	130.86/cwt	124.00–141.00	552	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.17/cwt	115.00–136.00	778	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	131.62/cwt	121.00–132.50	511	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	136.60/cwt	129.00–144.00	387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	120.82/cwt	115.00–125.50	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	119.43/cwt	115.00–124.00	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	127.72/cwt	110.00–135.00	736	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	128.38/cwt	120.00–140.00	533	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	131.44/cwt	128.00–135.00	432	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	122.34/cwt	118.00–125.00	760	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	135.11/cwt	125.00–140.00	694	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.18/cwt	124.00–142.00	629	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,126	776.71/cwt	585.00–900.00	8,746	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,139	783.35/cwt	700.00–910.00	8,922	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,004	606.68/cwt	560.00–700.00	6,091	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	899	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,192	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,171	637.03/cwt	570.00–700.00	7,460	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,375	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,623	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	820	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,002	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	45.80/cwt	42.00–53.00	467	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	54.43/cwt	48.00–57.50	722	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	60.74/cwt	58.00–65.50	815	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	52.73/cwt	46.00–57.00	602	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	59.67/cwt	57.50–64.00	698	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	114.42/cwt	110.00–125.00	657	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	114.39/cwt	110.00–120.00	598	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	117.69/cwt	110.00–126.50	555	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	113.69/cwt	110.00–125.00	441	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	118.13/cwt	110.00–125.00	504	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	110.49/cwt	103.00–117.50	687	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	337	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,175.00/cwt	975.00–1,375.00	14,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,342	1,140.00/cwt	975.00–1,425.00	15,299	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	139.99/cwt	135.00–144.00	535	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.99/cwt	114.00–125.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.79/cwt	135.00–154.00	742	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	149.85/cwt	138.00–159.50	724	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	137.08/cwt	124.00–143.50	858	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	141.49/cwt	130.00–151.50	802	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.89/cwt	142.00–163.00	644	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	137.80/cwt	125.00–142.25	940	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	133.01/cwt	125.00–136.00	956	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	149.99/cwt	143.00–156.00	556	13

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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