Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-20.00 higher with good quality in the offering, prevac calves sold very well. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.47/cwt on 772 head.

Average price

$148.47

772 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$14.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	614	151.57	930	602
Medium and Large 1-2	554	137.50	761	170

One grade step is worth $14.08/cwt here — about $169 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 sale772 hd

148.47

—

MO average16 barns · 10,250 hd

155.02

−6.55

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	1,574	66.71	1,050	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	61.87	926	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	51.44	606	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	32.30	336	19

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	963	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,126	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,420	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,792	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	6,741	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	136.52/cwt	132.00–141.00	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	133.45/cwt	122.00–138.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	883	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	155.41/cwt	155.00–155.50	673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	587	136.83/cwt	134.50–139.50	803	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.33/cwt	129.00–138.00	633	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	129.39/cwt	125.00–138.00	430	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.71/cwt	118.00–133.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	496	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	133.71/cwt	126.00–138.00	822	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	149.55/cwt	135.00–154.00	642	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	114.49/cwt	112.00–117.50	941	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	697	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.64/cwt	125.00–147.00	798	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	130.25/cwt	120.00–134.00	862	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	149.87/cwt	148.00–153.00	474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	145.09/cwt	130.00–150.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	154.90/cwt	143.00–159.75	984	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	181.79/cwt	179.00–184.50	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	164.27/cwt	149.00–173.00	876	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	125.74/cwt	120.00–127.25	1,022	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	167.21/cwt	164.00–170.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	155.38/cwt	148.50–165.00	884	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.64/cwt	128.00–148.00	728	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	143.68/cwt	130.00–153.00	596	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	184.63/cwt	179.00–186.00	851	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	317	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	142.19/cwt	132.00–149.00	947	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.03/cwt	156.00–175.00	785	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	159.57/cwt	150.00–173.50	672	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	183.67/cwt	180.50–186.00	784	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	343	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	34.61/cwt	29.50–41.00	367	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	61.87/cwt	56.50–70.00	926	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	354	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	22.11/cwt	19.00–29.00	211	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	46.94/cwt	43.00–49.50	570	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	44.95/cwt	43.50–46.50	517	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	59.92/cwt	58.50–61.50	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	149.67/cwt	140.00–158.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	132.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,429	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	70.65/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,084	4
Bulls	—	—	1,555	51.95/cwt	50.00–54.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	961	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,105	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	139.88/cwt	134.00–142.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	148.62/cwt	148.00–149.00	557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	145.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	159.15/cwt	153.00–164.50	680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	131.20/cwt	125.00–136.00	559	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	129.69/cwt	120.00–140.00	473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	921	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.24/cwt	128.00–140.00	759	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	140.26/cwt	133.00–149.00	741	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	122.04/cwt	118.00–126.50	879	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	144.30/cwt	140.00–145.50	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	837	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	128.86/cwt	118.00–134.00	684	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	118.12/cwt	115.00–126.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	855	118
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,229	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	566.42/cwt	510.00–710.00	7,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.43/cwt	142.00–157.00	714	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	129.70/cwt	128.00–131.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,001	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	130.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	132.80/cwt	131.75–135.00	1,004	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	175.55/cwt	171.00–178.00	911	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	129.39/cwt	120.00–132.50	1,000	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.04/cwt	134.00–158.00	907	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	161.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	134.71/cwt	125.00–149.00	959	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	144.50/cwt	135.00–153.00	685	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	118.89/cwt	118.00–120.50	924	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	142.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	453	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	834	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,421	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	755	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,530	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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