Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.72/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$134.72

275 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$11.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	136.73	765	225
Medium and Large 1-2	522	125.69	656	50

One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about $108 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 sale275 hd

134.72

—

MO average17 barns · 6,060 hd

139.28

−4.56

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	1,765	80.58	1,422	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	55.54	758	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	48.88	583	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	37.46	377	25

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	650	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	5,915	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	975.00/cwt	800.00–1,150.00	10,238	2
Bulls	—	—	1,450	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,044	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	55.24/cwt	53.00–59.00	693	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	38.36/cwt	38.00–39.00	417	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	126.17/cwt	122.50–135.00	744	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	140.94/cwt	136.00–146.00	677	16
Bulls	—	—	1,870	83.44/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,560	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	48.11/cwt	43.00–52.00	571	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	113.45/cwt	108.00–115.50	1,046	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	145.14/cwt	138.00–150.00	608	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	150.08/cwt	144.00–166.00	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	469	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	121.58/cwt	118.00–125.00	571	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	125.40/cwt	119.00–126.50	917	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	110.78/cwt	110.00–113.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	158.10/cwt	145.00–163.00	436	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	113.52/cwt	110.00–118.00	645	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	147.48/cwt	143.00–152.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	126.80/cwt	119.00–138.00	413	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	127.25/cwt	121.00–130.00	470	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	133.16/cwt	124.00–140.00	834	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.18/cwt	116.00–133.50	833	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	121.03/cwt	109.00–126.00	615	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	129.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	114.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	703	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,252	746.98/cwt	600.00–825.00	9,352	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	790	604.01/cwt	400.00–750.00	4,772	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	800	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	7,080	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	39.52/cwt	34.50–45.00	415	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	30.40/cwt	24.00–35.00	271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	104.75/cwt	104.00–105.00	653	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	45.72/cwt	45.00–46.50	478	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	56.92/cwt	55.00–59.50	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	110.22/cwt	107.50–113.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	110.24/cwt	100.00–118.00	570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	110.92/cwt	106.00–115.00	531	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	133.75/cwt	126.00–138.00	566	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	548.35/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,390	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	133.66/cwt	126.00–138.00	620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	103.00/cwt	95.00–108.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	118.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.77/cwt	129.00–139.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	105.99/cwt	90.00–118.00	607	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	124.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	137.24/cwt	137.00–138.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	116.22/cwt	100.00–125.00	486	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	116.07/cwt	110.00–118.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.73/cwt	127.00–135.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	109.66/cwt	106.50–114.00	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	118.96/cwt	115.00–127.50	678	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	113.32/cwt	100.00–118.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	97.11/cwt	90.00–104.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	124.66/cwt	123.00–128.00	535	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	143.81/cwt	131.00–157.50	739	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	114.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	705	13

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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