Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 lower and bulls sold 11.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.52/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$149.52

385 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$12.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	152.31	776	302
Medium and Large 1-2	485	139.34	676	83

One grade step is worth $12.97/cwt here — about $101 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 sale385 hd

149.52

—

MO average16 barns · 10,352 hd

144.04

+5.47

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	1,659	70.24	1,165	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	54.85	676	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	50.29	572	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	36.45	382	16

Every lot, as filed

77 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	55.38/cwt	54.00–56.00	678	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	39.60/cwt	38.50–40.00	493	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	74.35/cwt	68.50–79.00	1,318	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,292	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	46.13/cwt	42.00–52.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	134.59/cwt	129.50–149.00	631	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	106.30/cwt	103.00–108.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	131.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	130.76/cwt	130.00–131.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	111.71/cwt	110.00–113.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	132.47/cwt	125.00–140.00	473	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	792	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	125.45/cwt	115.00–135.00	581	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	127.24/cwt	112.00–129.50	646	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	118.75/cwt	110.00–130.00	675	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	124.39/cwt	110.00–131.00	529	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	113.99/cwt	112.50–120.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.43/cwt	114.50–121.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	130.49/cwt	121.00–140.00	880	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	166.16/cwt	160.00–173.00	533	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	168.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	444	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	123.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	883	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.63/cwt	164.00–174.00	636	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	159.47/cwt	149.00–167.00	742	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	131.34/cwt	125.00–137.00	822	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	148.64/cwt	141.50–154.50	832	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	166.96/cwt	160.00–179.00	715	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	157.87/cwt	144.50–164.00	819	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.05/cwt	118.00–130.00	688	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	128.64/cwt	120.00–136.00	683	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	148.93/cwt	136.00–156.00	719	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	169.49/cwt	162.00–175.00	717	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	167.72/cwt	160.00–174.00	611	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	111.04/cwt	108.00–120.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	139.14/cwt	121.00–148.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.67/cwt	115.00–136.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	354	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	425	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	151.00/cwt	140.00–162.00	424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	134.46/cwt	122.00–136.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	109.18/cwt	103.50–114.00	802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	114.13/cwt	112.50–118.00	874	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	123.01/cwt	119.00–128.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	141.07/cwt	138.00–146.00	463	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.09/cwt	128.00–140.50	700	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	140.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	529	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	141.18/cwt	134.00–163.00	593	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	49.97/cwt	45.00–53.00	544	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	53.13/cwt	51.00–55.00	669	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,207	56.57/cwt	55.00–59.50	683	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	40.43/cwt	38.00–42.00	430	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	32.46/cwt	32.00–33.00	336	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	148.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.05/cwt	112.00–120.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	147.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	148.54/cwt	138.00–159.00	637	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	130.23/cwt	125.00–134.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.02/cwt	140.00–151.00	689	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	135.72/cwt	130.00–145.00	725	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	765	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	6,981	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	14,017	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	1,192.50/cwt	1,135.00–1,250.00	15,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	1,026.67/cwt	1,010.00–1,035.00	12,402	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	933	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,758	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,169	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,456	746.33/cwt	745.00–750.00	10,867	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	555.25/cwt	460.00–675.00	6,319	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,123	1,028.30/cwt	860.00–1,125.00	11,548	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,259	790.45/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,952	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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