Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.73/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$115.73

168 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$126

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

$14.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	121.75	639	100
Medium and Large 1-2	481	106.89	514	68

One grade step is worth $14.86/cwt here — about $126 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 sale168 hd

115.73

—

MO average16 barns · 7,647 hd

133.27

−17.54

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	—	Average	1,693	78.21	1,324	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,403	65.22	915	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	59.41	881	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	53.01	636	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	42.72	405	29

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	313	124.38/cwt	110.00–134.00	389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.55/cwt	130.00–150.00	814	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	138.45/cwt	130.00–148.00	721	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	137.49/cwt	130.00–144.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	139.80/cwt	133.00–151.00	450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	137.26/cwt	135.50–137.50	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.43/cwt	138.00–144.50	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	135.54/cwt	131.00–141.50	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	944	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,043	6
Steers	Medium 3Mexican Origin	—	646	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	323	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	107.54/cwt	100.00–116.00	558	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	110.39/cwt	110.00–111.00	406	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	105.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	103.22/cwt	100.00–110.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	108.87/cwt	100.00–114.50	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	95.06/cwt	90.00–100.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	122.92/cwt	112.00–129.00	645	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	120.95/cwt	117.00–125.00	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.50	560	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	116.63/cwt	115.00–119.50	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	123.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.77/cwt	123.50–126.50	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	123.71/cwt	119.00–124.50	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	118.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	406	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,147	672.48/cwt	590.00–775.00	7,713	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	833.12/cwt	600.00–985.00	9,481	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	694.35/cwt	550.00–975.00	8,388	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	633.64/cwt	500.00–780.00	7,623	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	902	558.04/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,034	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,403	65.22/cwt	62.00–68.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	42.21/cwt	30.00–53.00	399	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	49.59/cwt	46.00–53.50	485	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	60.48/cwt	57.50–67.00	921	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	55.11/cwt	54.00–56.00	730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	51.29/cwt	43.00–57.00	600	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	60.37/cwt	56.00–63.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	106.96/cwt	100.00–116.00	464	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.55/cwt	119.00–125.00	741	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,213	981.67/cwt	975.00–985.00	11,908	3
Bulls	—	—	1,609	73.99/cwt	67.00–80.00	1,190	10
Bulls	—	—	1,861	86.64/cwt	82.00–93.50	1,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	103.79/cwt	95.00–110.00	604	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	99.96/cwt	94.00–105.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	123.93/cwt	118.00–130.00	548	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	114.95/cwt	110.00–119.50	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	118.74/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	114.02/cwt	110.00–117.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	124.01/cwt	120.00–135.00	592	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	121.68/cwt	118.00–128.00	616	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	123.22/cwt	119.00–136.00	477	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	130.58/cwt	123.00–143.00	552	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	114.50/cwt	114.00–116.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	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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