Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.22/cwt on 420 head.

Average price

$155.22

420 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$13.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	156.58	956	378
Medium and Large 1-2	430	142.99	614	42

One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $342 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 sale420 hd

155.22

—

MO average15 barns · 6,310 hd

156.66

−1.44

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	—	Low	1,220	61.42	749	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	60.28	840	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	53.15	605	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	40.11	418	18

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	425	184.28/cwt	170.00–191.00	783	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	794.18/cwt	700.00–885.00	8,998	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,202	653.99/cwt	560.00–750.00	7,861	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	603.55/cwt	540.00–660.00	6,639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,214	805.99/cwt	726.00–885.00	9,785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	135.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	504	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,084	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	173.50/cwt	165.00–183.00	829	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	986	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	142.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	176.93/cwt	173.00–181.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	163.06/cwt	150.00–171.00	874	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	158.03/cwt	148.00–163.00	904	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	924	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,036	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	137.26/cwt	136.00–141.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	147.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	396	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	164.49/cwt	163.00–166.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	146.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	925	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	192.61/cwt	175.00–205.00	707	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.64/cwt	138.00–151.00	980	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	139.47/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,020	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,037	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.95/cwt	147.00–159.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	144.70/cwt	141.00–150.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	146.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	469	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	134.49/cwt	133.00–135.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	160.41/cwt	150.00–168.00	748	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	151.45/cwt	142.00–155.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	132.83/cwt	131.00–134.00	816	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	133.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.26/cwt	157.00–175.00	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	149.28/cwt	135.00–157.00	781	16
Bulls	—	—	1,015	46.58/cwt	40.00–55.00	473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,236	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	15,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	720	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	148.37/cwt	138.00–157.50	699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	122.80/cwt	122.00–125.00	819	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	156.87/cwt	149.00–164.00	673	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	138.64/cwt	130.00–150.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	138.62/cwt	128.00–150.00	448	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	149.45/cwt	145.00–158.00	478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	112.87/cwt	109.00–118.00	883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	151.50/cwt	142.00–160.00	583	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	138.79/cwt	131.00–146.00	797	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	137.16/cwt	130.00–144.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	132.94/cwt	125.00–146.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	150.88/cwt	145.00–158.00	403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	132.38/cwt	126.00–136.00	826	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	145.89/cwt	136.00–152.00	754	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	126.32/cwt	115.00–131.00	729	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	51.48/cwt	45.50–57.00	577	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	982	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	42.39/cwt	36.00–47.00	460	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	61.84/cwt	58.00–66.50	867	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	61.97/cwt	59.00–64.50	715	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	30.21/cwt	26.00–34.00	266	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	54.83/cwt	52.00–57.50	746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	45.33/cwt	44.00–46.50	564	2

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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