Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers sold 6.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, bulls sold 4.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.91/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$140.91

410 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	143.79	875	328
Medium and Large 1-2	482	129.42	624	82

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $251 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 sale410 hd

140.91

—

MO average15 barns · 8,335 hd

145.55

−4.64

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	1,590	62.86	1,000	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	46.63	656	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	43.17	494	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	31.50	325	32

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	524	132.64/cwt	125.00–138.00	695	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	128.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	716	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	133.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	553	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.81/cwt	123.00–140.00	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	148.70/cwt	124.00–152.50	1,091	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.73/cwt	135.00–154.50	738	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	140.34/cwt	130.00–147.00	801	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	142.02/cwt	130.00–150.25	900	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.38/cwt	138.00–156.50	704	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,028	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	32.71/cwt	25.00–40.00	341	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	23.60/cwt	20.00–28.00	229	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	40.71/cwt	37.50–44.00	445	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	44.18/cwt	40.00–50.00	600	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	53.86/cwt	50.00–55.00	794	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	41.58/cwt	36.50–48.00	464	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	50.37/cwt	48.00–54.50	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	108.90/cwt	108.00–110.00	306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	117.22/cwt	115.00–121.00	386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.92/cwt	120.00–139.75	685	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	130.92/cwt	125.00–138.25	748	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	136.72/cwt	125.00–140.00	655	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	137.81/cwt	129.00–145.00	587	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	130.46/cwt	118.00–132.50	898	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	123.00/cwt	118.00–126.00	780	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	140.59/cwt	129.00–146.00	533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	120.21/cwt	117.00–124.50	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	136.77/cwt	126.00–141.00	371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	459	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	590	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	112.98/cwt	110.00–117.00	367	12
Bulls	—	—	1,626	63.46/cwt	60.00–71.00	1,032	9
Bulls	—	—	1,799	73.03/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,314	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	48.32/cwt	45.00–50.00	604	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	105.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.05/cwt	106.00–116.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	110.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	117.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	127.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	655	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	129.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	140.62/cwt	138.00–141.50	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	709.68/cwt	650.00–775.00	8,658	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	622.31/cwt	550.00–700.00	6,939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,284	665.07/cwt	575.00–760.00	8,539	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	630.70/cwt	600.00–660.00	7,398	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	923	636.10/cwt	550.00–700.00	5,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	119.29/cwt	110.00–129.00	561	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	117.77/cwt	110.00–127.00	492	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	120.16/cwt	110.00–128.00	442	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	111.69/cwt	105.00–121.00	641	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	114.21/cwt	105.00–120.00	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	106.96/cwt	105.00–110.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	111.58/cwt	105.00–115.00	745	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	665	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,555	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,118	748.33/cwt	575.00–960.00	8,366	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	129.43/cwt	120.00–139.00	421	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	130.30/cwt	125.00–135.00	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	122.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.80/cwt	120.00–127.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	144.32/cwt	132.50–147.75	1,137	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	131.36/cwt	124.50–137.00	895	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	144.90/cwt	139.00–158.00	622	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	143.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	151.61/cwt	148.00–160.00	570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	150.49/cwt	143.00–162.50	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,148	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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