Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500-600 lbs heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 4.00-15.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.32/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$141.32

295 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$35.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	145.30	831	233
Medium and Large 1-2	565	128.13	724	56
Large 1	603	110.00	663	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.30/cwt here — about $168 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 sale295 hd

141.32

—

MO average19 barns · 6,940 hd

143.36

−2.04

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	1,851	74.29	1,375	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	58.06	797	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	50.37	604	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	38.49	411	15

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	770	105.14/cwt	100.00–112.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	178.23/cwt	175.00–180.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.73/cwt	116.00–132.00	690	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	133.52/cwt	120.00–145.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	103.45/cwt	102.00–108.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	109.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	104.28/cwt	100.00–105.50	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	127.16/cwt	120.00–132.50	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	115.92/cwt	109.00–120.00	445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	123.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	125.38/cwt	120.00–131.00	706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	114.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	115.14/cwt	110.00–118.00	618	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	112.67/cwt	102.50–118.50	647	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	107.25/cwt	105.00–110.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	118.51/cwt	118.00–120.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	110.86/cwt	105.00–119.00	520	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,267	796.17/cwt	600.00–1,150.00	10,087	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	1,027.50/cwt	885.00–1,170.00	11,662	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	134.39/cwt	120.00–140.00	765	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	116.97/cwt	107.00–122.00	399	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	39.94/cwt	35.00–44.00	438	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	48.26/cwt	43.00–54.00	569	31
Bulls	—	—	1,874	74.35/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,393	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	56.93/cwt	49.00–62.00	719	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	112.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	861	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	58.06/cwt	55.00–63.00	797	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	47.01/cwt	46.00–48.00	487	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	79.80/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	29.21/cwt	23.00–43.00	303	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,021	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	132.99/cwt	128.00–141.00	626	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	127.75/cwt	127.00–130.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	109.94/cwt	102.00–120.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	109.58/cwt	105.00–110.00	736	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	156.36/cwt	147.50–159.00	821	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	114.36/cwt	110.00–118.50	699	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.55/cwt	147.00–155.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	126.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	159.34/cwt	146.00–170.00	755	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	111.50/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	137.61/cwt	125.00–143.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,060	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	133.23/cwt	124.00–141.00	633	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	126.51/cwt	120.00–133.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	822	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	136.67/cwt	125.00–140.75	899	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.89/cwt	128.00–147.00	842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	127.56/cwt	120.00–134.00	551	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.33/cwt	135.00–147.00	814	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	127.64/cwt	117.50–137.00	660	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	121.07/cwt	115.00–127.50	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	103.49/cwt	100.00–107.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.37/cwt	146.00–171.00	652	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	127.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	724	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	847	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	776.41/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	8,424	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	601.07/cwt	575.00–625.00	7,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	166.73/cwt	160.00–170.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	165.01/cwt	150.00–175.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	125.79/cwt	120.00–136.00	653	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,102	888.35/cwt	600.00–1,075.00	9,790	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	537.95/cwt	500.00–575.00	4,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	770	487.74/cwt	475.00–500.00	3,756	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,950	1
Steers	Large 1	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	3
Steers	Large 1	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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