Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs sters sold 4.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.40/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$130.40

365 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$11.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	133.88	661	250
Medium and Large 1-2	488	122.84	600	115

One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about $62 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 sale365 hd

130.40

—

MO average19 barns · 10,971 hd

134.30

−3.90

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	1,480	81.58	1,207	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	60.44	813	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	56.68	659	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	47.10	470	15

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	430	168.31/cwt	162.50–177.50	724	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	149.83/cwt	137.00–156.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	119.95/cwt	110.00–123.00	693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	142.70/cwt	137.50–147.00	492	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.34/cwt	120.00–140.50	678	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	131.96/cwt	124.00–140.00	503	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	107.95/cwt	105.00–117.50	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	138.00/cwt	131.50–146.50	588	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	126.24/cwt	118.00–134.00	534	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	125.95/cwt	120.00–132.50	797	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	127.40/cwt	120.00–137.00	603	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	134.31/cwt	126.50–136.00	755	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	133.60/cwt	128.00–137.50	647	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	111.72/cwt	105.00–114.00	730	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,585.00/cwt	1,585.00–1,585.00	15,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,615	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	15,420	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.63/cwt	138.00–159.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	157.99/cwt	153.00–167.00	657	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	132.62/cwt	125.00–145.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	124.00/cwt	118.00–127.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	129.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	595	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	135.01/cwt	129.00–150.50	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.25/cwt	110.00–123.00	621	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	113.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	142.72/cwt	138.00–151.00	549	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	125.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	703	6
Bulls	—	—	1,353	74.33/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	472	1
Bulls	—	—	1,549	88.59/cwt	85.50–93.00	1,372	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	117.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	932	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.81/cwt	135.00–152.50	919	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.05/cwt	118.00–132.50	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	158.79/cwt	150.00–165.00	816	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	137.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	725	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,259	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	990	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,169	1,104.02/cwt	710.00–1,275.00	12,906	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,137	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,076	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,148	673.42/cwt	585.00–775.00	7,731	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,177	743.15/cwt	550.00–860.00	8,747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	54.37/cwt	50.00–57.50	615	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	52.74/cwt	50.00–55.50	560	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	61.01/cwt	59.00–65.00	835	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	60.86/cwt	57.50–65.00	742	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	45.69/cwt	35.00–49.50	449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	166.72/cwt	160.00–176.00	450	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	146.06/cwt	135.00–156.00	710	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	156.75/cwt	148.50–164.00	883	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.76/cwt	170.00–190.00	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.93/cwt	128.00–145.00	798	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	153.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	131.83/cwt	127.00–140.00	895	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	160.83/cwt	158.00–162.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	159.87/cwt	152.00–162.50	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	175.67/cwt	165.00–186.00	661	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	126.86/cwt	120.00–132.50	982	7

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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