Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.03/cwt on 393 head.

Average price

$143.03

393 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$562

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.02

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	146.00	874	304
Medium and Large 1-2	519	133.33	692	86
Medium 2	258	121.00	312	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $562 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 sale393 hd

143.03

—

MO average18 barns · 11,252 hd

150.05

−7.02

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	1,728	72.00	1,244	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	53.58	752	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	47.27	546	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	35.17	367	17

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	429	147.26/cwt	141.00–160.00	632	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	144.21/cwt	135.00–147.00	705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	146.63/cwt	144.00–147.50	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	135.39/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,047	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.78/cwt	145.00–157.00	710	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	137.61/cwt	130.00–139.25	1,133	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	162.45/cwt	147.00–169.00	611	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.61/cwt	147.00–156.00	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	159.00/cwt	152.50–167.50	436	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	164.84/cwt	155.00–180.00	542	8
Steers	Medium 2	—	258	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	34.04/cwt	25.00–41.50	363	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	43.14/cwt	42.00–44.00	409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	276	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	55.26/cwt	50.50–63.50	758	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	48.52/cwt	46.50–49.50	727	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	50.85/cwt	48.00–57.00	608	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	42.83/cwt	37.00–47.50	472	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	122.91/cwt	114.00–130.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	925	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.25/cwt	125.00–138.00	818	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.85/cwt	123.00–138.00	752	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	131.82/cwt	124.00–136.25	871	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	132.39/cwt	125.00–135.00	694	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	127.02/cwt	119.50–131.50	929	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	134.18/cwt	128.00–136.00	569	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	123.99/cwt	118.00–129.50	951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	128.02/cwt	126.00–131.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	117.84/cwt	112.00–123.00	622	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	121.63/cwt	115.00–135.00	575	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.93/cwt	110.00–122.00	667	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	115.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	124.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	355	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	126.81/cwt	126.00–127.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	114.24/cwt	113.00–118.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,219	733.39/cwt	600.00–850.00	8,940	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,495	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	12,334	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	720	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	133.85/cwt	125.00–140.00	771	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.69/cwt	130.00–146.00	575	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	139.36/cwt	130.00–148.00	654	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.58/cwt	125.00–143.00	728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	139.52/cwt	130.00–146.00	445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	109.99/cwt	105.00–115.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	134.73/cwt	133.00–140.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	122.63/cwt	120.00–125.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.51/cwt	128.00–146.50	869	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.39/cwt	142.00–161.50	819	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	139.49/cwt	128.50–145.50	958	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	138.14/cwt	130.00–145.00	986	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.70/cwt	140.00–159.00	867	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	990	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,806	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,586	68.09/cwt	66.50–72.00	1,080	4
Bulls	—	—	2,013	79.83/cwt	75.50–84.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	120.26/cwt	120.00–121.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	125.86/cwt	119.00–128.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.09/cwt	125.00–146.50	714	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.80/cwt	122.00–130.00	727	13

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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