Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.13/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$131.13

252 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$15.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	134.22	713	202
Medium and Large 1-2	538	118.64	639	50

One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about $74 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 sale252 hd

131.13

—

MO average10 barns · 4,641 hd

133.67

−2.54

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	1,600	77.85	1,245	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	61.08	895	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	56.56	654	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	44.06	457	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	431	121.90/cwt	118.00–130.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	119.68/cwt	118.50–122.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	101.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	115.25/cwt	115.00–116.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	126.73/cwt	123.00–130.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	138.06/cwt	128.00–145.00	668	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.18/cwt	128.00–146.00	719	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.23/cwt	122.50–136.50	746	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	121.72/cwt	120.00–126.50	760	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	147.85/cwt	140.00–156.00	622	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	118.79/cwt	118.50–119.00	862	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	43.14/cwt	40.00–49.50	439	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	55.47/cwt	46.50–62.50	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	30.50/cwt	30.50–30.50	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	144.02/cwt	142.00–155.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	143.26/cwt	143.00–144.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	149.83/cwt	145.00–159.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	109.00/cwt	101.00–114.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	141.78/cwt	135.00–143.50	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	113.08/cwt	110.00–122.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	125.92/cwt	119.00–134.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	128.13/cwt	122.00–140.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	139.95/cwt	138.00–141.00	508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	125.24/cwt	120.00–132.00	778	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.79/cwt	131.00–154.00	683	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.66/cwt	124.50–136.00	743	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	142.09/cwt	131.00–145.50	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	117.27/cwt	114.00–119.00	842	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	125.41/cwt	120.00–128.50	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	119.67/cwt	115.00–128.00	623	10
Steers	Large 1	—	588	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	171.59/cwt	162.50–175.00	573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	166.60/cwt	162.00–177.00	628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.57/cwt	135.00–136.50	980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.03/cwt	125.00–140.50	882	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	151.30/cwt	147.00–158.00	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	169.52/cwt	163.50–176.00	724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	138.87/cwt	132.50–150.00	855	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	161.93/cwt	151.00–169.00	763	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	155.98/cwt	147.00–162.00	839	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.65/cwt	130.00–146.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	145.40/cwt	140.00–151.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	143.16/cwt	134.00–153.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	122.36/cwt	119.00–125.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	151.90/cwt	148.00–156.00	636	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	125.10/cwt	122.50–128.00	823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	141.30/cwt	132.50–146.00	810	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	606.41/cwt	560.00–650.00	5,791	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,278	704.70/cwt	600.00–875.00	9,006	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,903	1
Bulls	—	—	995	55.26/cwt	55.00–55.50	550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,112	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	84.21/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,499	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	60.84/cwt	58.00–64.00	678	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	52.99/cwt	47.50–58.00	632	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	761	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	62.26/cwt	59.00–66.00	918	6

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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