Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand good and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.89/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$149.89

135 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$9.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	151.00	843	119
Medium and Large 1-2	419	141.57	593	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.43/cwt here — about $250 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 sale135 hd

149.89

—

MO average16 barns · 9,803 hd

143.75

+6.13

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	1,423	81.91	1,166	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	63.84	972	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	58.49	752	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	869	49.66	432	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	476	152.13/cwt	148.00–160.00	724	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	136.07/cwt	135.00–138.50	976	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	163.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	162.77/cwt	159.50–167.00	828	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	160.47/cwt	157.00–161.50	931	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	144.75/cwt	144.00–145.00	569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	144.53/cwt	143.00–146.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	148.09/cwt	146.00–155.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	112.48/cwt	108.00–114.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	120.11/cwt	115.00–126.00	746	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.12/cwt	137.00–150.00	682	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.81/cwt	120.00–128.00	817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	131.18/cwt	127.00–138.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.86/cwt	136.00–150.00	605	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	122.04/cwt	121.00–125.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	130.05/cwt	121.00–133.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	128.26/cwt	126.00–130.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	142.67/cwt	142.00–144.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	125.92/cwt	120.00–127.50	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	127.34/cwt	123.00–131.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	140.46/cwt	134.00–146.00	501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	138.99/cwt	133.00–145.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	143.30/cwt	134.00–147.00	619	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.78/cwt	142.00–153.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	139.68/cwt	130.00–142.00	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.88/cwt	146.00–160.00	658	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	126.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	163.45/cwt	151.00–167.50	525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	161.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	583	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	117.31/cwt	110.00–121.00	670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	129.80/cwt	126.00–138.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.33/cwt	120.00–126.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.57/cwt	120.00–132.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	44.31/cwt	43.00–45.50	346	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	63.84/cwt	60.00–66.00	972	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	55.22/cwt	47.00–58.00	629	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,487	62.95/cwt	60.00–67.50	936	11
Bulls	—	—	1,895	98.09/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,859	4
Bulls	—	—	1,130	76.47/cwt	70.00–84.00	864	3
Bulls	—	—	920	57.73/cwt	51.00–63.50	531	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	840.66/cwt	825.00–860.00	9,584	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	8,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,171	689.40/cwt	625.00–735.00	8,073	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,060	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	126.69/cwt	126.00–128.00	414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	132.78/cwt	125.00–139.00	673	31

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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