Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs steers sold 2.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.18/cwt on 385 head.

Average price

$144.18

385 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$34.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.64

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	146.37	823	321
Medium and Large 1-2	515	134.26	692	61
Medium 2	458	112.00	513	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.37/cwt here — about $310 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

144.18

—

MO average19 barns · 13,362 hd

140.54

+3.64

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	1,630	74.60	1,216	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	56.46	733	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	55.68	621	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	42.23	395	12

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	115.03/cwt	114.50–116.00	879	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	183.02/cwt	181.00–184.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	144.37/cwt	134.00–150.00	664	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	123.83/cwt	115.00–130.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	142.88/cwt	140.00–156.00	816	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.07/cwt	121.00–135.00	868	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	135.72/cwt	125.00–142.00	836	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	165.83/cwt	160.00–170.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	116.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	144.17/cwt	132.00–148.00	626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	168.27/cwt	159.50–172.50	734	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.73/cwt	153.00–169.00	765	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.52/cwt	115.00–117.50	845	12
Steers	Medium 2	—	458	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	513	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,059	568.77/cwt	560.00–625.00	6,023	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	971.99/cwt	735.00–1,100.00	11,178	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	5,002	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.16/cwt	128.00–144.50	591	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	107.68/cwt	103.00–110.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	822	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	117.33/cwt	110.00–130.00	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	131.85/cwt	126.00–134.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	127.17/cwt	120.00–129.50	656	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	119.87/cwt	115.00–129.00	693	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	107.40/cwt	102.50–113.00	731	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	145.13/cwt	138.00–147.50	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	98.26/cwt	95.00–108.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	97.73/cwt	95.50–100.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	57.70/cwt	56.00–59.00	740	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	41.20/cwt	31.00–49.00	361	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	51.19/cwt	43.00–54.50	537	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	53.34/cwt	50.50–56.50	563	3
Bulls	—	—	1,188	62.80/cwt	60.00–65.00	746	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	81.51/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	133.83/cwt	129.00–136.00	626	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	146.55/cwt	132.50–150.00	558	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	144.36/cwt	139.00–150.00	469	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	115.59/cwt	101.00–120.00	653	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	105.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	138.29/cwt	137.00–141.00	443	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	72.57/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	143.73/cwt	140.00–162.00	706	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	99.09/cwt	93.00–105.00	715	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.15/cwt	123.00–143.00	715	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.13/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	112.87/cwt	111.50–115.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.64/cwt	119.00–150.00	622	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	158.31/cwt	155.00–163.00	592	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	124.64/cwt	122.00–135.00	699	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,094	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	775	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	58.93/cwt	55.50–65.00	685	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	29.18/cwt	28.00–30.00	280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	133.13/cwt	120.00–140.00	714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	114.81/cwt	109.00–120.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	109.59/cwt	105.00–112.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	145.50/cwt	144.50–145.75	896	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	150.35/cwt	140.00–157.00	800	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	171.48/cwt	160.00–179.00	655	25

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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