Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher with non weaned calves selling a lot lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.72/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$123.72

250 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	590	126.96	749	155
Medium and Large 1-2	513	118.44	608	95

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $141 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 sale250 hd

123.72

—

MO average19 barns · 6,323 hd

132.27

−8.54

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	1,761	81.22	1,430	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	57.51	849	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	54.86	671	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	42.39	438	29

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	915	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	144.52/cwt	141.50–147.50	945	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	126.27/cwt	121.00–131.00	544	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	172.78/cwt	168.00–177.50	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	147.63/cwt	140.00–157.00	861	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	122.36/cwt	119.00–126.00	768	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.73/cwt	145.00–166.00	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	121.44/cwt	109.00–125.00	925	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	115.41/cwt	100.00–127.50	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.43/cwt	118.00–128.00	771	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.17/cwt	118.00–125.00	564	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	116.97/cwt	110.00–125.00	621	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	121.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	140.55/cwt	139.00–145.00	454	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	133.30/cwt	125.00–145.00	625	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	43.59/cwt	30.00–51.00	455	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	50.64/cwt	44.50–55.00	603	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	45.73/cwt	42.50–48.00	572	2
Bulls	—	—	1,741	79.19/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	113.72/cwt	110.00–115.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	27.37/cwt	25.00–30.00	239	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	42.46/cwt	37.00–48.00	456	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,541	60.88/cwt	58.00–64.50	938	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	58.80/cwt	55.50–64.00	737	15
Bulls	—	—	1,793	84.60/cwt	83.50–86.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.35/cwt	122.00–134.00	759	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	141.99/cwt	135.00–147.50	612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	134.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.27/cwt	108.00–124.50	674	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,455	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	157.19/cwt	152.00–159.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.00/cwt	105.00–118.00	705	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	124.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	478	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	733.94/cwt	650.00–775.00	8,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,235	748.68/cwt	675.00–850.00	9,246	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	792.01/cwt	700.00–900.00	10,161	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	122.24/cwt	120.00–123.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.74/cwt	152.00–175.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	121.00/cwt	116.00–126.00	517	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	150.02/cwt	142.00–157.00	801	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.50/cwt	150.00–174.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	138.78/cwt	138.00–140.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,222	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.00/cwt	150.00–165.00	744	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	119.63/cwt	115.00–122.50	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	189.31/cwt	187.50–195.00	502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	128.10/cwt	127.50–130.50	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	132.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	493	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	135.20/cwt	128.00–139.50	967	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.85/cwt	120.00–139.00	676	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	130.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	161.03/cwt	149.00–165.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	128.81/cwt	122.50–130.00	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	126.35/cwt	126.00–127.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	141.73/cwt	130.00–150.00	887	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	125.39/cwt	122.00–126.00	900	23

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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