Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.52/cwt on 265 head.

Average price

$130.52

265 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$84

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.59

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	596	132.94	792	165
Medium and Large 1-2	476	127.27	606	97
Large 1	855	102.50	876	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.44/cwt here — about −$84 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 sale265 hd

130.52

—

MO average17 barns · 8,113 hd

136.11

−5.59

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	1,735	83.25	1,444	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	63.21	960	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	53.55	578	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	942	44.85	422	19

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	790	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	167.64/cwt	160.00–176.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.65/cwt	140.00–156.00	763	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	132.93/cwt	120.00–138.00	573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	134.79/cwt	125.00–138.00	704	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	484	143.06/cwt	140.00–145.50	692	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	140.08/cwt	136.00–144.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	119.48/cwt	114.00–124.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	773	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	64.41/cwt	62.00–69.00	972	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	44.85/cwt	36.00–50.00	422	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	40.81/cwt	38.00–45.00	437	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	60.26/cwt	58.00–65.50	760	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	913.60/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	11,557	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,278	748.60/cwt	735.00–760.00	9,567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	806.39/cwt	750.00–860.00	9,556	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,152.07/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	13,882	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	9,765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	61.04/cwt	58.00–66.00	882	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	91.05/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,757	5
Bulls	—	—	1,685	83.92/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,414	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,490	1,106.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,135.00	16,479	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	19,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,067	1,286.67/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	13,729	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,283.75/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	13,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	128.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	548	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	123.17/cwt	117.50–130.00	887	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	123.93/cwt	120.00–136.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.73/cwt	129.00–137.00	697	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	121.70/cwt	121.00–123.00	757	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	52.36/cwt	46.00–57.00	529	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,113	881.17/cwt	635.00–1,035.00	9,807	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	846	650.70/cwt	450.00–925.00	5,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.42/cwt	146.50–156.00	876	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,315	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,835	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.74/cwt	124.00–134.75	889	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	130.35/cwt	129.00–133.50	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	127.24/cwt	120.00–139.00	720	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	134.03/cwt	124.00–138.50	820	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	139.62/cwt	137.00–142.50	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	126.38/cwt	120.00–135.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.86/cwt	122.00–126.00	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.22/cwt	117.00–120.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	147.75/cwt	140.00–152.50	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.79/cwt	145.00–147.50	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	154.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	135.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	137.87/cwt	128.00–144.50	1,005	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	169.54/cwt	166.00–173.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	130.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	131.85/cwt	130.75–135.25	1,065	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	172.60/cwt	169.00–175.00	545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	133.39/cwt	125.00–145.00	776	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	122.12/cwt	115.00–130.00	631	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	134.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	145.11/cwt	140.00–149.00	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	129.74/cwt	125.00–137.00	627	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	586	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	855	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.18/cwt	136.00–155.00	906	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	151.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	137.36/cwt	124.00–146.00	924	15

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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