Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300 lbs steers and heifers sold 11.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven , from 1.00 higher to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.36/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$145.36

255 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$362

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$21.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.94

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	149.36	832	183
Medium and Large 1-2	500	136.47	682	62
Medium 2	369	127.40	470	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.95/cwt here — about $362 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

145.36

—

MO average20 barns · 21,462 hd

146.30

−0.94

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	—	High	1,538	86.11	1,324	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	67.20	972	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,149	59.76	686	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	884	48.36	427	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.49/cwt	127.50–129.50	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	138.74/cwt	138.00–140.00	511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.77/cwt	122.50–130.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	117.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	7
Bulls	—	—	1,753	93.40/cwt	88.00–104.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	151.02/cwt	140.00–154.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	194.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	515	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	129.68/cwt	120.00–138.00	737	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	387	126.29/cwt	120.00–135.00	489	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	123.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	953	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.71/cwt	126.00–150.00	902	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	139.62/cwt	130.00–147.00	599	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	327	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	126.99/cwt	125.00–127.50	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.66/cwt	143.00–159.50	810	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.02/cwt	128.00–148.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.67/cwt	157.50–159.00	687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.03/cwt	125.00–150.00	672	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.96/cwt	144.00–157.00	862	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	190.06/cwt	182.50–196.00	625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	116.26/cwt	108.00–126.50	713	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	118.13/cwt	115.00–120.50	799	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.95/cwt	118.00–122.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	541	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,388	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,277	889.62/cwt	785.00–1,000.00	11,360	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,225	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	64.17/cwt	60.00–68.00	733	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	67.20/cwt	66.50–68.00	972	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	489	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	47.31/cwt	40.00–51.50	408	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	57.55/cwt	51.00–60.00	668	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	155.46/cwt	147.50–160.00	734	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	135.08/cwt	127.50–140.00	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	163.09/cwt	158.00–167.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	591	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.14/cwt	148.00–159.00	571	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	139.72/cwt	130.00–143.00	655	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	117.81/cwt	115.00–119.00	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	136.32/cwt	128.00–140.00	710	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	131.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	149.39/cwt	145.00–153.00	489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	106.96/cwt	100.00–114.50	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	130.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	115.50/cwt	115.00–117.50	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	147.32/cwt	138.00–150.00	607	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	109.99/cwt	105.50–113.00	793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	131.36/cwt	125.00–137.50	608	3
Bulls	—	—	1,280	77.37/cwt	71.00–85.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	120.02/cwt	115.00–126.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	145.38/cwt	137.00–159.00	682	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	157.04/cwt	156.00–160.00	568	4

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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