Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.38/cwt on 416 head.

Average price

$145.38

416 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$21.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.89

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	150.51	830	318
Medium and Large 1-2	538	128.72	693	98

One grade step is worth $21.79/cwt here — about $137 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 sale416 hd

145.38

—

MO average17 barns · 8,953 hd

144.49

+0.89

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	1,605	75.31	1,208	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	56.97	807	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	53.58	619	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	41.25	420	17

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	730	632.12/cwt	550.00–760.00	4,614	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	780	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,460	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,174	781.97/cwt	635.00–960.00	9,180	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	9,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	17,952	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	100.45/cwt	94.00–116.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.99/cwt	122.00–136.00	694	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	142.46/cwt	135.00–155.00	544	9
Bulls	—	—	1,629	73.89/cwt	64.00–79.00	1,204	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	52.70/cwt	51.00–54.00	798	4
Bulls	—	—	980	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	29.20/cwt	25.00–32.50	261	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	543	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	58.11/cwt	55.00–64.00	808	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	739	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,353	703.04/cwt	625.00–785.00	9,512	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	52.26/cwt	52.00–52.50	537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	82.52/cwt	79.50–88.00	1,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	56.84/cwt	54.00–60.00	642	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	43.63/cwt	40.00–49.00	463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	131.36/cwt	112.50–137.00	441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	51.26/cwt	46.00–54.00	603	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.96/cwt	110.00–140.00	677	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	104.27/cwt	100.00–111.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	113.99/cwt	101.00–126.00	546	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	113.00/cwt	105.00–120.00	594	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	5,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	129.29/cwt	125.50–138.00	743	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	122.56/cwt	110.00–128.00	460	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.40/cwt	112.00–127.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	126.48/cwt	118.00–135.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	129.53/cwt	122.00–140.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	107.48/cwt	100.00–112.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	153.95/cwt	153.00–155.00	423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	128.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	117.46/cwt	111.00–122.00	504	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	138.83/cwt	130.00–150.00	518	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.22/cwt	120.00–134.00	664	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	594.43/cwt	485.00–670.00	6,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.46/cwt	147.00–169.00	692	56
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,448	755.86/cwt	735.00–775.00	10,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	176.95/cwt	169.00–182.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	135.70/cwt	133.00–137.50	968	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	134.87/cwt	120.00–144.00	696	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	142.91/cwt	129.00–150.50	895	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.64/cwt	138.00–165.00	797	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	168.90/cwt	152.00–180.00	644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.07/cwt	125.00–135.50	1,002	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	133.36/cwt	110.00–141.00	898	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	185.30/cwt	162.00–195.00	506	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	126.13/cwt	123.00–132.00	838	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	130.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	129.80/cwt	117.00–140.00	609	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	151.34/cwt	137.00–161.00	857	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	143.04/cwt	135.00–154.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.01/cwt	120.00–133.00	740	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	131.79/cwt	127.00–142.00	571	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	124.72/cwt	115.00–140.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	131.23/cwt	127.00–140.00	425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	116.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	852	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	118.26/cwt	108.00–131.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	160.28/cwt	141.00–171.00	771	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	108.15/cwt	100.00–119.50	621	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.62/cwt	117.50–129.50	791	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	122.08/cwt	120.00–125.00	574	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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