Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.98/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$128.98

255 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$8.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	131.50	639	176
Medium and Large 1-2	457	123.38	564	79

One grade step is worth $8.12/cwt here — about $75 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 sale255 hd

128.98

—

MO average17 barns · 8,107 hd

128.91

+0.07

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	1,529	74.46	1,138	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	59.13	818	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	53.20	581	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	903	41.25	372	13

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	579	120.82/cwt	113.50–130.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	147.75/cwt	140.00–158.00	765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	130.58/cwt	127.00–133.50	684	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	142.36/cwt	136.50–146.50	447	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	168.66/cwt	157.50–173.00	533	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.68/cwt	166.00–168.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	142.41/cwt	131.00–148.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	179.37/cwt	165.00–189.00	508	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.67/cwt	126.00–142.00	841	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	4
Steers	Large 1	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	51.27/cwt	48.00–55.00	437	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	49.45/cwt	41.00–54.00	532	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	40.17/cwt	27.00–46.00	374	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	61.16/cwt	57.00–64.00	855	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	59.10/cwt	55.50–62.50	661	14
Bulls	—	—	1,464	72.24/cwt	64.00–77.00	1,058	9
Bulls	—	—	1,720	83.34/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,433	5
Bulls	—	—	1,155	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	136.05/cwt	133.00–143.00	586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	108.54/cwt	105.00–112.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	111.80/cwt	108.00–121.00	751	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	117.76/cwt	116.00–120.00	732	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	111.23/cwt	108.00–121.00	656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.92/cwt	120.00–138.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	126.99/cwt	120.00–136.00	535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	131.13/cwt	127.00–134.50	494	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	125.93/cwt	120.00–129.50	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	104.62/cwt	100.00–109.00	848	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.07/cwt	129.00–148.50	602	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.00	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	128.96/cwt	120.00–134.00	426	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	120.97/cwt	114.00–131.00	579	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	146.04/cwt	143.00–148.00	386	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	135.20/cwt	129.50–141.50	500	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	134.17/cwt	128.00–138.50	631	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	108.49/cwt	105.00–112.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	151.61/cwt	148.00–154.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.41/cwt	135.00–154.00	615	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	174.95/cwt	171.00–177.50	800	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.32/cwt	141.00–151.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	168.83/cwt	158.00–175.00	716	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	167.66/cwt	159.00–178.00	622	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	147.49/cwt	147.00–149.00	425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	510	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	126.34/cwt	120.00–140.00	658	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	758	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,391	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,485	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	10,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,161	842.40/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	9,780	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	733	636.60/cwt	625.00–650.00	4,666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	711.72/cwt	675.00–750.00	8,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	878	729.27/cwt	625.00–825.00	6,403	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	605.09/cwt	585.00–625.00	6,807	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	117.74/cwt	110.00–127.00	683	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	156.51/cwt	145.00–165.00	679	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	152.31/cwt	148.00–163.00	728	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	128.42/cwt	122.00–137.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.44/cwt	121.00–141.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	142.91/cwt	133.00–149.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	137.04/cwt	131.00–148.00	711	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	152.58/cwt	141.00–158.00	581	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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