Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.90/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$134.90

165 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	137.39	683	127
Medium and Large 1-2	455	126.57	575	38

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $108 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

134.90

—

MO average10 barns · 2,458 hd

132.87

+2.03

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	1,628	86.06	1,401	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	64.81	951	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	62.57	748	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	53.64	513	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	148.04/cwt	137.50–158.00	568	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	108.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.14/cwt	139.00–146.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	121.37/cwt	121.00–122.50	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	627	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	120.94/cwt	120.00–121.50	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	132.32/cwt	120.00–136.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	134.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.11/cwt	125.00–129.00	544	9
Bulls	—	—	1,598	94.44/cwt	92.00–98.50	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	154.73/cwt	150.00–170.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,140	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.07/cwt	153.00–157.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	709	124.85/cwt	124.75–125.00	885	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	178.49/cwt	175.00–184.00	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	152.37/cwt	152.00–152.50	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	174.23/cwt	171.00–177.50	587	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	114.51/cwt	113.00–115.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	128.97/cwt	126.00–133.00	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	130.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.41/cwt	148.50–161.00	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.40/cwt	134.00–140.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	177.42/cwt	170.00–180.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	152.79/cwt	146.00–160.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	138.57/cwt	128.50–139.50	777	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	136.50/cwt	130.00–143.00	423	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	53.64/cwt	52.00–56.00	513	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	65.83/cwt	65.00–67.50	935	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	62.78/cwt	62.50–63.00	978	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	60.64/cwt	55.00–64.00	723	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	68.11/cwt	64.00–82.00	810	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	597	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	795	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,034	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	830.72/cwt	750.00–910.00	9,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	140.04/cwt	128.00–156.00	727	11
Bulls	—	—	2,205	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.37/cwt	126.00–130.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.19/cwt	125.00–139.50	707	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	144.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.28/cwt	130.00–133.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	173.44/cwt	172.00–174.00	742	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	1,417.50/cwt	1,400.00–1,435.00	15,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,013	1,183.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,210.00	11,991	8

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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