Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, weaned and quality calves sold well, plain calves sold lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good on quality calves and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.12/cwt on 322 head.

Average price

$142.12

322 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$17.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	146.06	795	247
Medium and Large 2	255	139.00	354	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	487	128.74	627	72

One grade step is worth $17.32/cwt here — about $168 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 sale322 hd

142.12

—

MO average17 barns · 10,161 hd

147.02

−4.90

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	1,610	76.45	1,231	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	55.04	785	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	54.00	644	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	40.85	416	66

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	112.12/cwt	110.00–118.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	138.49/cwt	138.00–140.00	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	123.20/cwt	117.00–130.00	649	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	139.81/cwt	125.00–150.00	657	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.06/cwt	130.00–157.00	581	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	122.40/cwt	118.00–128.00	692	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,217	621.27/cwt	600.00–650.00	7,561	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	876	566.12/cwt	500.00–750.00	4,959	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	763	637.11/cwt	560.00–700.00	4,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	133.77/cwt	120.00–140.00	647	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.67/cwt	110.00–130.00	694	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	122.39/cwt	115.00–128.00	774	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	129.23/cwt	120.00–137.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	128.04/cwt	125.00–136.00	489	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.62/cwt	146.00–167.50	682	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	138.46/cwt	131.00–148.00	854	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.23/cwt	134.00–153.00	823	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.26/cwt	130.00–137.50	910	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.13/cwt	144.00–168.00	729	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	130.88/cwt	125.00–137.50	937	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	162.50/cwt	161.00–167.50	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	155.52/cwt	132.00–160.00	499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	134.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	132.54/cwt	120.00–140.00	554	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	144.94/cwt	138.00–153.00	773	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	41.87/cwt	35.00–49.00	435	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	28.17/cwt	25.00–30.00	260	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	458	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	57.07/cwt	53.00–63.00	830	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	52.33/cwt	50.00–55.50	726	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	51.57/cwt	40.00–56.00	611	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	59.58/cwt	56.50–64.00	720	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,094	794.90/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,696	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	816.14/cwt	675.00–900.00	8,978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	116.82/cwt	115.00–118.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	139.25/cwt	139.00–140.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	268	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	324	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,763	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	897.00/cwt	835.00–925.00	10,118	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	713	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	3
Bulls	—	—	1,716	72.06/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,237	5
Bulls	—	—	1,539	83.02/cwt	78.00–88.50	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.58/cwt	110.00–129.00	566	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	113.87/cwt	105.00–120.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	114.22/cwt	105.00–126.00	489	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	113.20/cwt	110.00–123.00	591	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.83/cwt	112.50–119.50	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	123.91/cwt	119.00–131.00	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	123.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.83/cwt	120.00–132.00	678	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	128.27/cwt	121.00–132.00	614	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.25/cwt	124.00–136.00	558	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	123.87/cwt	112.00–130.00	767	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.08/cwt	122.50–130.50	728	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	6
Bulls	—	—	1,440	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	110.14/cwt	100.00–120.00	638	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	108.19/cwt	105.00–113.00	672	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	124.20/cwt	115.00–125.00	587	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	122.77/cwt	120.00–129.00	530	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	100.12/cwt	95.00–117.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	91.25/cwt	85.00–100.00	706	7

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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