Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-5.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, bulls sold 4.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.12/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$133.12

130 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$14.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	137.87	698	86
Medium and Large 1-2	525	123.82	650	44

One grade step is worth $14.05/cwt here — about $48 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 sale130 hd

133.12

—

MO average18 barns · 6,861 hd

138.29

−5.17

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	—	Low	1,820	84.23	1,533	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	66.52	934	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	62.27	709	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	47.72	450	26

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	142.06/cwt	135.00–149.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	111.56/cwt	110.00–118.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	139.99/cwt	136.00–151.00	529	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	123.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	140.13/cwt	132.00–143.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	130.37/cwt	123.00–137.00	613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	134.25/cwt	127.00–138.00	757	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	139.53/cwt	138.00–140.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.86/cwt	121.00–130.00	667	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.85/cwt	135.00–150.00	663	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	124.88/cwt	123.00–125.50	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	126.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.16/cwt	134.00–143.00	861	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	123.08/cwt	118.00–130.00	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	151.32/cwt	145.00–159.00	802	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	134.81/cwt	130.00–136.50	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	127.08/cwt	124.00–131.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	125.86/cwt	122.50–136.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	138.77/cwt	121.00–147.50	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	129.22/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	173.12/cwt	168.00–185.00	561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.63/cwt	118.50–127.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	163.43/cwt	163.00–164.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	58.27/cwt	52.00–63.00	646	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,364	1,171.10/cwt	1,160.00–1,200.00	15,974	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	941	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,357	1,321.37/cwt	1,085.00–1,400.00	17,931	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	67.02/cwt	64.00–72.00	932	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,149	1,039.87/cwt	910.00–1,235.00	11,948	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	54.95/cwt	54.00–56.00	595	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,415	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	34.46/cwt	30.00–37.00	305	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,253	836.34/cwt	650.00–1,050.00	10,479	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	48.93/cwt	40.00–62.00	459	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	67.51/cwt	64.50–72.50	795	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,169	741.95/cwt	700.00–810.00	8,673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.62/cwt	137.00–143.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	144.69/cwt	142.00–146.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	498	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	759	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,044	900.00/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	9,396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	846	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	116.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	853	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	89.04/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.59/cwt	135.00–136.50	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.16/cwt	130.00–133.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	132.24/cwt	131.50–133.00	837	6

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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