Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to December 18 steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.78/cwt on 547 head.

Average price

$147.78

547 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.70

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	151.51	881	439
Medium and Large 1-2	517	134.28	695	97
Large 1	554	118.00	654	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.51/cwt here — about $227 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 sale547 hd

147.78

—

MO average22 barns · 31,052 hd

153.48

−5.70

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	—	High	1,537	65.64	1,009	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	50.17	715	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	42.74	501	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	31.70	334	48

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1Value Added	—	529	166.54/cwt	166.00–167.50	881	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	143.09/cwt	129.00–148.00	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	156.84/cwt	145.00–166.00	842	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,058	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	141.85/cwt	137.00–147.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	154.12/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,016	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	137.11/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,005	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	161.82/cwt	153.00–169.00	694	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	461	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	151.56/cwt	147.00–160.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	133.38/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,015	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.01/cwt	135.00–155.00	890	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	127.98/cwt	123.00–132.50	801	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,515	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	22.45/cwt	20.00–27.00	226	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	42.01/cwt	40.00–43.00	478	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	54.71/cwt	50.00–61.50	810	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	45.63/cwt	42.00–52.00	624	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	41.99/cwt	34.00–48.00	484	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	49.57/cwt	47.00–53.50	616	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	33.54/cwt	27.00–39.00	355	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,147	674.43/cwt	535.00–750.00	7,736	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	979	629.27/cwt	500.00–760.00	6,161	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	826.27/cwt	675.00–985.00	9,568	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	767.93/cwt	685.00–825.00	9,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.50/cwt	115.00–123.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	121.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	531	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,125	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,240.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,260.00	15,004	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	140.60/cwt	133.00–146.00	614	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	109.01/cwt	107.00–112.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	121.07/cwt	118.00–126.00	649	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	140.44/cwt	128.00–146.00	521	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	108.20/cwt	105.00–118.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	114.93/cwt	110.00–117.50	717	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	124.64/cwt	115.00–127.50	896	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	124.43/cwt	122.00–130.00	540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.42/cwt	125.00–145.00	708	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	126.21/cwt	115.00–136.00	470	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	122.89/cwt	118.00–127.00	837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.01/cwt	120.00–134.50	730	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	123.62/cwt	120.00–132.00	392	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	119.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	563	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	128.46/cwt	125.00–134.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	136.78/cwt	126.00–146.00	639	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	117.64/cwt	105.00–121.00	691	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	146.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	112.75/cwt	109.00–114.00	797	4
Bulls	—	—	1,664	72.71/cwt	67.50–78.00	1,210	8
Bulls	—	—	1,435	61.03/cwt	57.00–66.00	876	8
Bulls	—	—	1,340	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.79/cwt	132.00–158.00	676	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	145.77/cwt	145.00–148.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	123.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	110.17/cwt	107.00–111.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.70/cwt	127.00–145.00	711	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	111.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	120.28/cwt	115.00–122.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	159.06/cwt	146.00–165.00	749	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.50/cwt	123.00–138.00	750	15
Steers	Large 1	—	518	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.17/cwt	138.00–160.00	860	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.25/cwt	130.00–148.00	654	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	138.72/cwt	125.00–146.00	734	20
Steers	Large 1	—	597	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	142.17/cwt	128.00–151.00	970	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	977	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	137.43/cwt	130.00–140.00	459	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.60/cwt	152.00–169.00	610	15

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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