Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-13.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slauhter cows and bulls not recorded due the time of the morning; Demand good and supply very heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.42/cwt on 1,554 head.

Average price

$145.42

1,554 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.58

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	146.77	957	1,264
Medium and Large 1-2	564	139.62	788	286
Large 1	507	135.00	684	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.77/cwt here — about $272 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 sale1,554 hd

145.42

—

MO average15 barns · 17,149 hd

144.84

+0.58

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Large 1	—	507	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	444	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	148.52/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,001	156
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	140.12/cwt	135.00–150.00	603	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.40/cwt	136.00–147.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.00/cwt	120.00–130.50	922	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	135.24/cwt	124.00–139.50	1,040	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	164.68/cwt	154.00–179.00	540	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	135.87/cwt	126.00–142.50	978	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	170.79/cwt	163.00–183.00	635	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	147.06/cwt	138.00–156.00	918	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.04/cwt	145.00–162.50	895	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	131.00/cwt	124.50–134.00	892	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	776	137.98/cwt	133.50–138.75	1,071	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	143.84/cwt	131.00–152.00	452	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	132.26/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,091	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	738	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	982	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	130.93/cwt	122.00–135.00	820	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	134.72/cwt	123.00–141.00	771	128
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	146.16/cwt	143.00–147.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	141.11/cwt	130.00–149.00	954	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	154.48/cwt	150.00–159.00	938	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	165.15/cwt	160.25–174.00	941	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	124.22/cwt	112.50–126.50	1,032	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	118.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	161.38/cwt	149.00–168.00	834	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	124.76/cwt	120.00–129.00	852	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,015	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	154.75/cwt	154.00–155.50	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	729	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	130.05/cwt	124.00–133.00	990	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	147.63/cwt	127.00–156.00	709	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	142.70/cwt	126.00–152.00	535	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.67/cwt	126.00–147.00	651	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	140.24/cwt	138.75–141.50	1,011	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	134.48/cwt	124.00–138.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	132.70/cwt	115.00–137.00	904	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	126.12/cwt	118.00–134.00	428	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	163.58/cwt	155.00–176.00	785	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	136.00/cwt	122.50–145.00	710	190
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	133.34/cwt	131.00–140.00	719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.13/cwt	120.00–133.00	970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	141.36/cwt	126.00–154.00	758	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	150.26/cwt	150.00–151.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	172.90/cwt	165.00–179.00	749	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	117.42/cwt	110.00–124.00	797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	120.52/cwt	110.00–124.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	122.50/cwt	110.00–131.00	642	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	120.61/cwt	115.00–130.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	136.50/cwt	125.00–143.00	583	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	910	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.29/cwt	124.00–138.00	806	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	114.88/cwt	110.00–120.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.33/cwt	127.00–154.00	804	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	144.86/cwt	135.00–152.00	632	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	145.95/cwt	125.00–150.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	121.99/cwt	114.00–133.50	764	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.72/cwt	110.00–130.00	579	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	123.49/cwt	113.00–133.00	715	48
Heifers	Large 1	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	4

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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