Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's lighter test, steers and heifers firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good on a heavy supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.23/cwt on 528 head.

Average price

$151.23

528 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$19.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	154.30	991	389
Medium and Large 1-2	628	143.09	899	132
Medium and Large 2	615	134.46	827	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.84/cwt here — about $163 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 sale528 hd

151.23

—

MO average14 barns · 8,930 hd

151.13

+0.10

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	1,558	84.72	1,320	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,397	65.10	909	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	59.75	668	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	50.74	518	36

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	639	140.66/cwt	139.00–142.50	899	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	138.27/cwt	137.00–140.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.81/cwt	135.00–145.00	738	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	136.37/cwt	130.50–139.00	979	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	151.85/cwt	149.00–156.00	659	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	141.79/cwt	138.00–145.00	793	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	146.52/cwt	146.00–148.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	140.11/cwt	135.00–141.00	929	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	154.07/cwt	151.00–156.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	126.21/cwt	125.00–126.50	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	579	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	713	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	57.97/cwt	56.00–63.50	652	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	65.63/cwt	62.00–69.50	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	140.87/cwt	135.00–147.00	885	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	146.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	848	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	137.70/cwt	127.00–142.50	989	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	141.66/cwt	137.50–149.50	956	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	137.77/cwt	137.00–144.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	149.73/cwt	145.00–156.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	127.25/cwt	125.00–131.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	173.36/cwt	172.00–175.00	910	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	450	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	806	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	149.63/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,074	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	151.03/cwt	146.00–157.50	951	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	141.78/cwt	137.75–142.75	1,089	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	163.86/cwt	157.00–167.00	854	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	158.76/cwt	154.50–161.50	913	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.93/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,029	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	141.24/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,168	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	165.20/cwt	160.00–168.00	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	169.97/cwt	167.00–173.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	643	140.60/cwt	139.50–140.75	904	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	51.16/cwt	50.00–52.00	554	3
Bulls	—	—	1,711	89.16/cwt	86.00–91.50	1,526	8
Bulls	—	—	1,350	77.96/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,052	7
Bulls	—	—	1,790	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,727	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	538.43/cwt	500.00–575.00	5,993	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,203	777.40/cwt	525.00–825.00	9,352	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,034	577.71/cwt	500.00–660.00	5,974	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,016	745.25/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,572	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	840.16/cwt	785.00–900.00	10,611	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	691.04/cwt	650.00–785.00	7,574	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	754.95/cwt	675.00–775.00	8,508	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	1,109.03/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	14,129	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	908	801.67/cwt	760.00–885.00	7,279	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	781.67/cwt	700.00–860.00	8,614	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,280.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,285.00	14,528	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,610.00/cwt	1,610.00–1,610.00	19,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	457	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	781	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,335.00/cwt	1,335.00–1,335.00	14,685	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	997.50/cwt	960.00–1,035.00	10,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	130.30/cwt	127.00–133.50	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	745	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	51.73/cwt	46.00–57.00	537	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	40.45/cwt	33.00–45.00	387	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	62.62/cwt	56.00–66.00	649	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	64.78/cwt	62.00–67.00	911	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	71.29/cwt	69.50–73.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	539	155.59/cwt	152.50–164.00	839	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	616	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	555	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	781	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	138.02/cwt	132.00–146.00	661	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	126.55/cwt	125.00–131.00	902	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	143.76/cwt	140.00–146.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.17/cwt	130.00–136.00	812	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	135.25/cwt	130.00–137.50	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	133.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	782	10

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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