Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, the heifer offering sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.02/cwt on 655 head.

Average price

$140.02

655 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$13.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.28

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	141.98	905	557
Medium and Large 1-2	572	128.90	737	98

One grade step is worth $13.08/cwt here — about $168 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 sale655 hd

140.02

—

MO average17 barns · 10,583 hd

144.30

−4.28

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	1,864	93.12	1,736	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,252	64.43	806	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,147	59.55	683	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	41.73	397	7thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,219	674.42/cwt	635.00–800.00	8,221	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	795	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,446	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	761.57/cwt	525.00–910.00	9,520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	671.86/cwt	585.00–760.00	6,840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,228	778.40/cwt	625.00–835.00	9,559	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,209	794.47/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,605	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	45.02/cwt	35.00–50.00	440	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	65.47/cwt	60.00–70.00	809	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	55.60/cwt	49.50–59.50	605	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	940	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,296	65.28/cwt	61.00–68.00	846	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	176	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	855.00/cwt	725.00–985.00	7,610	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,710	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	960.00/cwt	810.00–1,035.00	11,040	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	13,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.71/cwt	139.00–154.00	658	5
Bulls	—	—	1,982	96.80/cwt	94.00–101.50	1,919	7
Bulls	—	—	1,588	84.53/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.69/cwt	122.00–140.00	695	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	142.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	138.13/cwt	129.00–146.50	924	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	119.26/cwt	119.00–126.00	767	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	130.19/cwt	125.00–140.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	126.27/cwt	125.00–138.50	982	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.93/cwt	127.00–152.00	908	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	550	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	832	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	123.03/cwt	115.00–125.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	894	124.98/cwt	124.50–125.00	1,117	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.16/cwt	145.00–160.00	801	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	157.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	597	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	118.74/cwt	110.00–125.00	639	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	892	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	128.15/cwt	124.50–135.50	756	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.71/cwt	131.00–142.00	524	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	114.45/cwt	110.00–116.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	123.40/cwt	119.00–127.00	827	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	136.87/cwt	132.00–142.00	961	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.86/cwt	145.00–158.00	729	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.34/cwt	124.00–140.50	1,000	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	138.45/cwt	133.00–145.00	602	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	642	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	146.71/cwt	136.00–155.00	839	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	129.81/cwt	121.00–135.50	1,014	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	797	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.83/cwt	130.00–141.00	767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	987	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	156.82/cwt	152.00–164.50	671	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	441	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	888.75/cwt	800.00–960.00	10,665	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,224	1,387.50/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	16,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	16,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	681	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	906	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	131.58/cwt	125.00–141.50	693	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	117.21/cwt	112.00–126.00	847	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.24/cwt	116.00–138.00	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.45/cwt	127.00–140.00	624	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	125.81/cwt	121.50–131.00	606	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	137.72/cwt	130.00–148.00	587	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	111.13/cwt	107.50–112.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	119.83/cwt	115.00–126.00	685	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	123.55/cwt	120.00–134.00	768	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	141.66/cwt	140.00–147.00	479	12
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	585.58/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,446	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	873	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,710	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,753	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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