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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 6.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.62/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$135.62

158 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$11.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.29

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	136.89	718	140
Medium and Large 1-2	489	125.73	615	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.16/cwt here — about $104 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 sale158 hd

135.62

—

MO average11 barns · 3,402 hd

136.91

−1.29

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	1,733	80.18	1,389	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,316	62.32	820	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	56.33	706	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	42.59	402	12

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	—	—	1,090	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	142.93/cwt	140.00–146.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.67/cwt	149.00–164.00	595	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	148.25/cwt	140.00–156.00	617	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	51.27/cwt	47.00–54.00	624	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,166	866.86/cwt	585.00–1,210.00	10,108	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,710	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	20,520	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	63.23/cwt	62.00–64.50	845	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,086	677.33/cwt	550.00–800.00	7,356	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	42.59/cwt	35.00–50.00	402	12
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	835	536.75/cwt	525.00–550.00	4,482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	162.83/cwt	160.00–166.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	131.48/cwt	126.00–133.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	156.50/cwt	150.00–166.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	146.36/cwt	138.00–149.00	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.88/cwt	120.00–132.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	137.42/cwt	134.00–138.50	793	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	121.10/cwt	110.00–129.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	124.79/cwt	121.50–129.00	845	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	142.24/cwt	142.00–143.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	125.78/cwt	122.00–128.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.76/cwt	126.00–142.00	724	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	120.34/cwt	118.00–123.50	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	169.28/cwt	168.00–169.50	713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	142.48/cwt	138.00–147.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.03/cwt	129.50–145.00	750	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	125.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	752	3
Bulls	—	—	1,861	85.82/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.81/cwt	139.00–146.00	678	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	128.90/cwt	124.00–133.00	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	126.58/cwt	125.00–128.00	409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	144.95/cwt	138.00–152.00	542	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	145.49/cwt	140.00–148.00	631	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,535	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,969	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	63.28/cwt	60.00–64.50	823	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	145.87/cwt	137.00–148.00	903	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	153.13/cwt	148.00–156.00	879	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	162.63/cwt	162.00–164.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	143.97/cwt	132.00–148.00	1,060	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	983	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.33/cwt	129.00–138.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.37/cwt	151.00–159.50	801	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	133.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	136.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	597	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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