Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-17.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.60/cwt on 564 head.

Average price

$143.60

564 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$19.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	145.71	863	503
Medium and Large 1-2	532	126.20	672	61

One grade step is worth $19.51/cwt here — about $192 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 sale564 hd

143.60

—

MO average18 barns · 8,704 hd

147.13

−3.53

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	1,452	72.48	1,052	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	54.78	731	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	52.10	638	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	42.22	440	24

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	128.54/cwt	125.50–129.00	928	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	138.04/cwt	123.00–142.00	456	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.61/cwt	120.00–128.50	729	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.08/cwt	114.00–128.50	822	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	138.35/cwt	127.00–140.00	541	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	130.96/cwt	124.00–140.00	566	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	128.33/cwt	123.50–130.00	807	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.09/cwt	122.00–141.00	613	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	128.45/cwt	122.50–135.50	682	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	398	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	361	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	610	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	129.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	157.14/cwt	148.00–167.50	508	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	155.09/cwt	144.00–164.00	591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,106	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	160.08/cwt	145.00–163.50	690	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.88/cwt	140.00–160.00	797	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	137.26/cwt	132.50–139.25	1,001	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	139.09/cwt	125.00–142.25	1,067	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	153.30/cwt	138.00–162.00	727	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	138.18/cwt	130.00–144.00	372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	696	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	785	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	934	3
Bulls	—	—	1,505	72.26/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,088	5
Bulls	—	—	1,606	83.00/cwt	78.50–91.00	1,333	4
Bulls	—	—	1,158	58.81/cwt	52.00–66.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	117.95/cwt	109.00–124.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	92.92/cwt	90.00–108.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	121.12/cwt	110.00–131.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	117.20/cwt	115.00–121.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.79/cwt	125.00–144.00	688	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.05/cwt	130.00–154.00	665	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	112.69/cwt	105.00–120.00	748	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.52/cwt	120.00–132.50	704	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	794	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	114.13/cwt	113.00–119.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	133.22/cwt	130.00–144.00	585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	151.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,161	736.88/cwt	550.00–785.00	8,555	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	738.62/cwt	625.00–825.00	8,679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,532	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	117.21/cwt	112.00–124.50	556	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	114.49/cwt	102.00–122.00	659	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	116.51/cwt	110.00–123.00	611	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	116.90/cwt	106.00–124.00	494	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	125.67/cwt	111.00–131.00	454	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	112.55/cwt	110.00–116.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	115.61/cwt	105.00–119.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	542	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	113.15/cwt	108.00–120.00	705	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.02/cwt	126.00–142.00	646	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	135.03/cwt	129.00–145.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	131.01/cwt	128.00–136.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	497	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,195.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,435.00	14,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	645	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,548	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,476	1
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,405	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,943	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,775	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	17,040	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,550	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	14,338	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,420	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	11,147	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,405	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	10,327	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	42.07/cwt	36.00–46.00	443	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	49.90/cwt	47.00–53.50	519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	32.14/cwt	30.00–35.00	297	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,251	52.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	660	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	58.91/cwt	56.50–61.50	815	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	50.35/cwt	46.00–56.00	617	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	58.13/cwt	56.00–61.00	734	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	43.84/cwt	42.00–45.50	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	541	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	421	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	484	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.50	847	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	140.92/cwt	128.00–144.75	900	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.90/cwt	118.00–146.75	937	55

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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