Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers and heifers sold 6.00-8.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.23/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$147.23

304 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$14.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.67

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	148.15	966	284
Medium and Large 1-2	507	134.15	681	20

One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $285 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 sale304 hd

147.23

—

MO average18 barns · 10,985 hd

153.90

−6.67

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	1,522	59.44	905	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	48.42	654	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	46.68	567	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	29.94	311	8thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	579	156.45/cwt	150.00–158.50	906	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,370	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	15,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	177.95/cwt	170.00–186.00	500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	165.75/cwt	158.00–171.00	673	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	164.63/cwt	157.00–170.00	767	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	147.10/cwt	140.00–155.50	928	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	132.51/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,099	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	138.24/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,002	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	143.85/cwt	140.00–147.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	122.07/cwt	110.00–128.00	568	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.50	854	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.72/cwt	135.00–153.50	996	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	134.98/cwt	130.00–148.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	128.76/cwt	120.00–140.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	127.10/cwt	125.50–127.75	920	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	129.80/cwt	124.00–132.50	771	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	131.42/cwt	127.50–135.00	702	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	125.54/cwt	121.00–130.00	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	137.64/cwt	127.00–141.00	447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	131.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	121.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	113.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	121.27/cwt	118.00–124.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	120.38/cwt	112.00–125.00	685	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	128.33/cwt	124.00–135.00	493	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	36.03/cwt	34.00–38.50	391	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	43.26/cwt	38.00–47.50	530	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	51.71/cwt	48.50–57.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	127.39/cwt	118.00–128.00	804	19
Bulls	—	—	1,627	61.87/cwt	58.00–67.00	1,007	6
Bulls	—	—	1,249	48.92/cwt	40.00–55.00	611	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	565	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	50.13/cwt	48.00–52.00	701	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	23.11/cwt	20.00–25.00	238	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	32.21/cwt	25.00–38.50	336	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	161.96/cwt	150.00–171.00	836	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	162.86/cwt	159.00–171.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.49/cwt	135.00–148.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	968	714.53/cwt	625.00–775.00	6,917	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	685.90/cwt	650.00–710.00	8,148	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	753	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,583	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	934.74/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	10,235	7
Bulls	—	—	1,860	75.64/cwt	74.50–78.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	146.26/cwt	142.00–149.00	774	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.70/cwt	128.00–132.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	518	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	907	10

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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