Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.03/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$142.03

165 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$31.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.43

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	145.15	928	127
Medium and Large 1-2	554	133.09	737	35
Medium 2	393	114.00	448	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.15/cwt here — about $480 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 sale165 hd

142.03

—

MO average20 barns · 13,439 hd

153.45

−11.43

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	1,773	74.09	1,313	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	55.50	831	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	53.34	661	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	36.12	384	9thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	30.01/cwt	26.00–34.00	295	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	52.85/cwt	49.00–57.00	653	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	933	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	63.17/cwt	61.00–64.50	813	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	37.87/cwt	33.00–41.00	411	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	44.97/cwt	43.00–46.50	543	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	393	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	117.77/cwt	114.50–122.00	917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	143.20/cwt	138.00–157.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	149.49/cwt	144.00–151.00	909	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	153.78/cwt	152.00–162.50	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.01/cwt	172.50–184.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	4
Bulls	—	—	1,816	85.42/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,551	4
Bulls	—	—	1,777	64.69/cwt	60.00–72.00	1,150	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	903	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,511	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	920	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	736.01/cwt	610.00–885.00	9,605	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	895	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,489	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,228	733.64/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	156.67/cwt	154.00–159.00	410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.45/cwt	170.00–187.00	833	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	134.20/cwt	122.00–138.25	990	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.47/cwt	136.00–146.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.01/cwt	116.00–130.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	142.41/cwt	140.00–143.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	159.52/cwt	156.50–168.00	826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	122.92/cwt	122.00–128.50	1,005	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	150.31/cwt	145.00–160.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	107.57/cwt	105.00–110.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	155.24/cwt	151.00–165.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.34/cwt	146.00–163.00	634	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.35/cwt	117.00–134.00	646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	124.78/cwt	118.00–127.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	150.39/cwt	147.00–156.00	519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.55/cwt	122.00–131.50	729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.32/cwt	118.00–128.50	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	149.26/cwt	139.00–154.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.32/cwt	128.00–135.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.66/cwt	118.00–125.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	112.66/cwt	110.00–115.50	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	116.04/cwt	112.00–120.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	597	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	127.84/cwt	122.00–140.00	551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.19/cwt	130.00–155.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	149.25/cwt	149.00–150.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.06/cwt	123.00–129.00	729	6

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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