Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.16/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$132.16

307 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$11.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	134.14	624	255
Medium and Large 1-2	466	122.46	571	52

One grade step is worth $11.68/cwt here — about $53 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 sale307 hd

132.16

—

MO average15 barns · 5,647 hd

126.47

+5.69

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	1,632	63.23	1,032	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,044	43.05	450	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,180	41.03	484	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	29.03	278	34

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	730	617.72/cwt	585.00–650.00	4,509	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,146	548.01/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,280	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,211	648.85/cwt	450.00–800.00	7,858	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,415	652.47/cwt	550.00–750.00	9,232	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,192	677.89/cwt	550.00–735.00	8,080	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	73.43/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,181	2
Bulls	—	—	1,657	63.64/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,055	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	972	48.75/cwt	47.00–52.00	474	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	40.09/cwt	30.00–45.00	434	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	424	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,198	43.04/cwt	42.00–44.00	516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	38.84/cwt	34.00–45.50	392	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	20.96/cwt	20.00–24.00	191	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	28.81/cwt	23.00–36.50	277	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	139.21/cwt	132.00–147.00	636	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	139.05/cwt	130.00–146.50	592	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	127.97/cwt	126.00–129.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	133.45/cwt	132.00–134.00	346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	124.53/cwt	118.00–130.00	396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	125.76/cwt	125.00–126.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	158.32/cwt	152.00–166.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	137.57/cwt	132.00–149.00	704	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	154.84/cwt	145.00–164.00	562	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	147.53/cwt	139.00–154.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.47/cwt	133.00–135.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	125.15/cwt	117.00–128.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.32/cwt	117.00–125.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.80/cwt	120.00–140.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	139.62/cwt	136.00–149.00	364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	142.65/cwt	133.00–145.00	468	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	112.85/cwt	105.00–116.00	705	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.31/cwt	122.00–131.00	712	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.23/cwt	125.50–141.00	701	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	527	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.24/cwt	130.00–151.00	596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	132.88/cwt	125.00–138.00	695	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	124.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	118.75/cwt	115.00–126.00	678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	119.43/cwt	115.50–122.00	627	15
Steers	Large 1	—	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	183.66/cwt	182.00–184.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	168.66/cwt	160.00–175.00	452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	162.75/cwt	157.00–179.00	534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	132.05/cwt	123.50–147.00	817	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	170.46/cwt	160.00–183.00	619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.78/cwt	144.00–160.50	810	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	152.93/cwt	147.00–160.50	863	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	170.05/cwt	164.00–180.00	721	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	164.04/cwt	151.00–172.00	756	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	116.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	152.15/cwt	142.00–155.00	549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	131.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	141.53/cwt	130.00–152.00	665	12

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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