Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lb steers and the heifer offering sold 2.00-6.00 higher, the rest of the steer offering sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.36/cwt on 419 head.

Average price

$146.36

419 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$17.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

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	149.10	778	354
Medium and Large 1-2	442	131.44	581	65

One grade step is worth $17.66/cwt here — about $196 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 sale419 hd

146.36

—

MO average18 barns · 9,421 hd

147.65

−1.29

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	1,401	60.98	854	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	56.08	803	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	47.99	543	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	34.99	372	21

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	—	471	115.93/cwt	110.00–125.00	546	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	115.24/cwt	111.00–120.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	113.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.19/cwt	115.00–123.00	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	112.82/cwt	107.00–121.00	714	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	132.07/cwt	125.00–143.00	614	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	139.85/cwt	125.00–147.00	733	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	108.94/cwt	105.00–130.50	718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	130.95/cwt	122.00–140.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	151.65/cwt	148.00–154.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	138.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.06/cwt	140.00–160.00	636	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.13/cwt	130.00–138.00	885	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	135.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	150.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	419	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	133.08/cwt	129.00–135.00	957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	125.63/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	469	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	115.55/cwt	110.00–125.00	486	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	112.76/cwt	105.00–118.00	585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.48/cwt	114.00–117.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	118.53/cwt	110.00–125.00	447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	103.23/cwt	101.50–105.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	118.58/cwt	114.00–120.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.26/cwt	120.00–136.00	696	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	132.22/cwt	123.00–137.50	629	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	132.92/cwt	126.00–140.00	565	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.86/cwt	124.00–137.00	745	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	120.70/cwt	120.00–122.00	814	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	129.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	816	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	132.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	485	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	36.39/cwt	30.00–41.00	396	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	27.80/cwt	25.50–30.00	275	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	47.50/cwt	47.00–48.00	538	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	51.72/cwt	45.00–54.50	741	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	61.06/cwt	53.50–69.00	873	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	46.32/cwt	37.00–51.50	520	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	55.48/cwt	50.00–59.00	629	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,494	63.27/cwt	55.00–73.50	945	8
Bulls	—	—	1,077	51.40/cwt	43.00–55.00	554	7
Bulls	—	—	1,908	77.23/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,474	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,182	737.62/cwt	510.00–850.00	8,719	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,381	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,251	634.90/cwt	550.00–775.00	7,943	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.69/cwt	125.00–146.00	566	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	132.59/cwt	130.00–145.00	497	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	132.11/cwt	124.00–145.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	127.63/cwt	125.00–131.00	675	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	133.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	423	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	126.38/cwt	115.00–135.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	162.56/cwt	162.00–163.00	795	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	150.04/cwt	138.00–155.50	861	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	147.26/cwt	138.00–157.50	761	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	149.38/cwt	140.00–153.00	710	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	148.21/cwt	140.00–163.00	554	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	132.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	487	102.11/cwt	100.00–105.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium 2	—	558	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	513	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	388	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	437	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.93/cwt	120.00–135.00	551	18

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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