Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-8.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.36/cwt on 400 head.

Average price

$147.36

400 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$6.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	148.66	891	324
Medium and Large 1-2	492	141.78	698	76

One grade step is worth $6.88/cwt here — about $193 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 sale400 hd

147.36

—

MO average17 barns · 11,312 hd

148.82

−1.47

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	1,670	82.54	1,378	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	61.18	875	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	55.61	607	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	850	40.01	340	13

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	332	143.28/cwt	142.00–148.50	476	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	582	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	125.85/cwt	115.00–134.00	714	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	134.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	138.85/cwt	129.00–142.50	655	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	135.37/cwt	130.50–143.00	588	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	146.22/cwt	141.00–148.00	417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	140.95/cwt	130.00–150.50	891	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.05/cwt	148.00–166.00	819	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	175.38/cwt	162.50–184.00	768	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	192.39/cwt	185.00–201.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	809	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.61/cwt	140.00–152.50	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	122.59/cwt	118.00–130.00	776	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	51.64/cwt	49.50–53.50	477	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	60.96/cwt	57.00–66.00	674	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	42.54/cwt	35.00–48.50	379	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	61.18/cwt	57.50–67.50	875	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	693	25.50/cwt	21.00–30.00	177	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	53.07/cwt	45.00–56.50	566	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,126	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,267	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	884	1
Bulls	—	—	1,689	85.88/cwt	79.50–98.00	1,451	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	121.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	126.82/cwt	121.00–130.00	738	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	144.22/cwt	138.00–156.00	534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	117.62/cwt	114.00–121.50	739	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.96/cwt	118.00–124.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	125.25/cwt	116.00–131.50	547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	154.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	150.61/cwt	138.00–160.00	654	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	173.20/cwt	165.00–182.00	662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.21/cwt	155.00–175.00	783	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	117.26/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,065	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	154.75/cwt	147.00–161.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	136.12/cwt	124.00–140.00	717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	133.37/cwt	121.00–140.00	748	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	122.64/cwt	115.50–126.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	174.29/cwt	165.00–182.50	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	129.07/cwt	125.00–136.00	879	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.82/cwt	119.00–129.50	911	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	154.18/cwt	145.00–161.50	879	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	111.74/cwt	110.00–114.50	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	134.06/cwt	128.00–137.00	702	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	115.23/cwt	112.00–120.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	116.45/cwt	112.50–130.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	113.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	770	41
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,919	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,121	668.68/cwt	585.00–725.00	7,496	4
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,750	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	18,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	886.99/cwt	825.00–950.00	10,777	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	823	719.53/cwt	550.00–900.00	5,922	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,159	983.59/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	11,400	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	132.27/cwt	128.00–146.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	141.96/cwt	136.00–160.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	154.18/cwt	148.00–165.00	661	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.83/cwt	145.00–169.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.63/cwt	130.00–145.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	145.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	685	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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