Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-10.00 lower with lower then average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.34/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$125.34

193 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$13.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	130.73	636	116
Medium and Large 1-2	512	117.21	600	77

One grade step is worth $13.52/cwt here — about $37 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 sale193 hd

125.34

—

MO average18 barns · 9,463 hd

132.81

−7.47

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	1,572	89.74	1,411	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	65.41	968	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	58.63	715	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	50.62	484	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	45.84/cwt	40.00–50.00	389	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	65.41/cwt	64.00–67.00	968	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	56.68/cwt	51.00–60.00	668	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,358	817.21/cwt	675.00–935.00	11,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,590	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	14,072	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	812.85/cwt	610.00–885.00	10,892	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,370	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	130.58/cwt	120.00–140.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	119.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.37/cwt	133.00–159.00	760	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	113.27/cwt	111.00–120.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	125.17/cwt	113.00–128.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	451	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.68/cwt	125.00–137.00	626	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	116.59/cwt	110.00–123.50	665	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.86/cwt	127.50–142.00	840	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.84/cwt	140.00–155.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	131.60/cwt	128.50–135.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	126.61/cwt	120.00–140.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	148.97/cwt	140.00–152.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	105.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	115.16/cwt	115.00–115.50	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	150.31/cwt	140.00–163.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	137.38/cwt	132.00–150.00	791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.38/cwt	125.00–140.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	122.65/cwt	120.00–123.25	946	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	55.39/cwt	53.00–58.00	589	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	62.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	137.81/cwt	130.00–144.00	598	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	539	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	104.59/cwt	98.00–110.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.87/cwt	120.00–136.00	662	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	116.21/cwt	115.00–118.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	118.45/cwt	110.00–125.00	508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	362	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	114.24/cwt	112.00–117.50	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	118.01/cwt	110.00–122.50	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	281	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	143.87/cwt	140.00–147.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	118.81/cwt	113.00–125.00	566	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	130.97/cwt	130.00–133.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	124.19/cwt	120.00–127.50	698	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	112.12/cwt	110.00–116.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.07/cwt	125.00–139.00	667	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	141.30/cwt	136.00–148.00	615	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.85/cwt	125.00–130.50	729	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	131.29/cwt	128.00–142.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	145.85/cwt	139.00–152.50	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.76/cwt	121.00–128.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	124.40/cwt	122.00–126.00	753	5
Bulls	—	—	1,407	81.36/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	111.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	117.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	794	7
Bulls	—	—	1,696	96.03/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,629	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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