Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 6.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, bulls not tested; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.00/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$134.00

301 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$12.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.33

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	136.87	626	230
Medium and Large 1-2	461	124.70	574	71

One grade step is worth $12.17/cwt here — about $52 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 sale301 hd

134.00

—

MO average15 barns · 4,897 hd

128.67

+5.33

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	1,562	79.29	1,239	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	59.49	821	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	55.08	580	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	909	40.93	372	16

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
Bulls	—	—	1,562	79.29/cwt	78.50–80.00	1,239	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	825.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	6,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	137.75/cwt	132.00–141.00	658	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	128.42/cwt	120.00–133.00	485	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	616.96/cwt	600.00–635.00	7,002	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	797	661.68/cwt	585.00–775.00	5,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	136.95/cwt	124.00–140.00	730	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	141.75/cwt	135.00–146.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	168.76/cwt	156.00–177.50	638	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	147.19/cwt	143.00–156.00	774	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	133.28/cwt	131.00–135.50	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	177.28/cwt	164.00–188.00	475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	132.77/cwt	122.00–140.00	761	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	47.38/cwt	44.00–51.00	440	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	59.86/cwt	56.00–65.00	825	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	48.69/cwt	44.00–53.00	502	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	38.42/cwt	31.00–45.00	354	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	27.11/cwt	25.00–30.00	216	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	59.17/cwt	54.00–67.00	631	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	133.07/cwt	127.00–136.00	712	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	135.14/cwt	126.00–138.00	437	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	121.67/cwt	114.00–129.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	100.97/cwt	90.00–110.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.47/cwt	130.00–144.00	531	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.79/cwt	124.00–142.50	767	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	140.76/cwt	140.00–143.00	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	120.04/cwt	115.00–123.00	691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	126.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	137.64/cwt	130.00–142.00	570	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	147.06/cwt	145.00–149.00	482	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	120.07/cwt	116.00–123.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	129.92/cwt	125.00–132.00	533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	166.23/cwt	156.00–177.00	713	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	152.76/cwt	152.50–154.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.65/cwt	135.00–152.50	695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	168.29/cwt	158.00–177.50	533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	116.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	160.07/cwt	156.00–176.00	748	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	823	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	152.11/cwt	150.00–152.50	557	13
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,142	648.36/cwt	575.00–750.00	7,404	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,201	752.09/cwt	625.00–850.00	9,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	139.05/cwt	130.00–142.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	129.13/cwt	125.00–138.00	735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	120.76/cwt	120.00–123.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	154.92/cwt	146.00–158.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	152.34/cwt	145.00–155.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	107.56/cwt	105.00–112.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	127.14/cwt	125.00–136.00	628	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,281	697.60/cwt	485.00–910.00	8,936	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	747.24/cwt	600.00–975.00	8,541	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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