Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparded to last week, steers and heifers sold very uneven, from 3.00 lower to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.79/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$143.79

323 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$17.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	147.95	821	245
Medium and Large 1-2	531	130.74	695	78

One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $127 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 sale323 hd

143.79

—

MO average16 barns · 7,919 hd

146.13

−2.34

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	1,802	96.23	1,734	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	62.46	713	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	61.71	849	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	53.35	495	10

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	169.81/cwt	160.00–172.25	616	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	125.25/cwt	125.00–125.50	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	123.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	765	15
Bulls	—	—	1,760	99.23/cwt	96.00–101.50	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	137.51/cwt	130.00–142.50	628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	126.92/cwt	122.00–135.00	470	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	105.95/cwt	103.00–115.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	130.12/cwt	120.00–137.50	893	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	139.12/cwt	135.00–148.00	601	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	148.19/cwt	140.00–151.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	665	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	118.23/cwt	110.00–121.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	123.28/cwt	114.00–125.00	549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.54/cwt	122.00–133.00	747	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	120.14/cwt	118.00–122.00	563	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	147.32/cwt	130.00–150.00	682	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	146.08/cwt	139.00–148.00	559	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.43/cwt	125.00–137.50	753	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.37/cwt	130.00–142.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.43/cwt	132.50–155.00	833	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.88/cwt	148.00–167.00	645	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	134.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	151.60/cwt	148.00–155.00	706	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	124.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	648	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	143.60/cwt	134.00–146.00	1,037	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	142.77/cwt	140.00–150.00	732	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.21/cwt	119.00–133.50	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	142.91/cwt	135.00–157.00	892	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	134.45/cwt	127.00–146.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	115.21/cwt	110.00–120.00	669	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	929.20/cwt	925.00–935.00	11,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,184	731.38/cwt	685.00–825.00	8,660	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,083	940.10/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	10,181	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,725	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	18,113	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	57.18/cwt	53.00–61.50	811	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	47.54/cwt	47.00–48.00	522	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	58.66/cwt	58.00–60.00	525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	52.49/cwt	44.00–57.00	461	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	66.33/cwt	64.00–70.00	768	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	60.78/cwt	56.00–64.00	689	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	66.24/cwt	64.50–68.50	882	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,150.00/cwt	850.00–1,325.00	12,535	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,752	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	128.97/cwt	122.00–137.00	815	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	123.04/cwt	120.00–126.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	444	131.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	4
Bulls	—	—	1,857	92.22/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	104.48/cwt	101.50–107.50	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	688	115.45/cwt	114.00–120.00	794	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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