Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers and the heifer offering sold 1.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the steer offering sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.53/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$148.53

164 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	154.10	858	121
Medium and Large 1-2	561	133.09	747	40
Large 1	558	129.50	723	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about $136 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 sale164 hd

148.53

—

MO average15 barns · 8,498 hd

148.58

−0.05

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	1,760	87.80	1,545	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	66.75	999	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,156	61.34	709	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	49.35	507	12

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	57.97/cwt	57.00–59.00	573	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	47.63/cwt	42.00–52.00	493	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	564	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	55.00/cwt	50.00–58.00	636	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	64.55/cwt	60.00–72.00	749	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	66.75/cwt	61.50–69.50	999	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	1,431.25/cwt	1,300.00–1,475.00	14,785	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,981	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	1,275.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	13,298	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,175	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.97/cwt	125.00–134.00	750	3
Bulls	Large 1	—	493	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	128.83/cwt	120.00–135.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	136.76/cwt	130.00–140.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,928	93.27/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,798	9
Bulls	—	—	1,609	82.87/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,333	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	159.90/cwt	149.00–167.00	924	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	144.43/cwt	130.00–149.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.88/cwt	155.00–166.50	766	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.53/cwt	125.00–142.50	693	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	156.57/cwt	148.00–169.50	824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	163.57/cwt	156.00–173.00	703	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,037	4
Steers	Large 1	—	558	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	128.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	144.16/cwt	130.00–149.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	134.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.56/cwt	133.00–147.00	670	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	121.75/cwt	121.00–125.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	134.71/cwt	127.50–146.00	824	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	157.82/cwt	150.00–165.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.14/cwt	115.00–137.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	144.13/cwt	131.00–155.00	630	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	122.97/cwt	115.50–125.50	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.02/cwt	130.00–145.00	720	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	132.70/cwt	131.00–134.50	783	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.23/cwt	133.00–146.00	946	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	166.80/cwt	164.00–181.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	161.94/cwt	159.00–165.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	134.19/cwt	129.00–137.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	145.74/cwt	143.00–154.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	610	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	727.63/cwt	676.00–835.00	8,259	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	863.38/cwt	850.00–875.00	11,612	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,431	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	801.20/cwt	585.00–1,000.00	8,733	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	1,134.71/cwt	875.00–1,250.00	14,331	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,223	1,011.30/cwt	650.00–1,200.00	12,368	17

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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