Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*(Due to Christmas no sale Dec 23 or Dec 30)* Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 higher to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.90/cwt on 505 head.

Average price

$143.90

505 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$31.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	147.78	853	355
Medium and Large 1-2	556	135.10	751	147
Large 1	557	116.00	646	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.78/cwt here — about $207 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 sale505 hd

143.90

—

MO average20 barns · 25,884 hd

145.89

−1.99

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	—	Low	1,655	68.22	1,129	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	55.38	797	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	46.44	548	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	31.24	304	32

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	145.64/cwt	135.00–154.00	613	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	117.23/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	172.09/cwt	162.00–181.00	566	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	134.80/cwt	127.00–138.50	989	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	139.62/cwt	130.00–144.00	727	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	352	180.66/cwt	180.00–182.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	127.65/cwt	125.00–136.00	928	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	151.05/cwt	142.00–159.00	861	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	143.77/cwt	140.00–147.00	538	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.47/cwt	124.50–127.00	1,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	136.19/cwt	130.00–141.00	917	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	119.73/cwt	115.00–126.00	809	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	117.68/cwt	114.50–120.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	162.83/cwt	160.00–172.50	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	160.87/cwt	150.00–170.00	759	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,204	614.36/cwt	500.00–725.00	7,397	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,187	717.03/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	162.80/cwt	152.00–173.00	624	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.02/cwt	158.00–167.00	689	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.28/cwt	130.00–150.00	868	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	24.79/cwt	21.00–26.00	225	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	36.26/cwt	30.00–40.00	372	18
Bulls	—	—	1,318	49.84/cwt	45.00–55.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	130.48/cwt	128.00–131.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	161.11/cwt	160.00–164.00	823	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	43.37/cwt	32.00–47.00	511	31
Bulls	—	—	1,832	76.11/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,394	11
Bulls	—	—	1,506	64.88/cwt	63.00–67.00	977	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	591	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	863	645.51/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	702	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	120.03/cwt	114.00–129.00	619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	126.74/cwt	123.00–131.00	787	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.74/cwt	141.00–159.00	793	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	136.68/cwt	129.00–145.00	774	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.44/cwt	125.00–126.00	853	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	128.41/cwt	126.00–136.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.29/cwt	130.00–147.00	592	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	107.99/cwt	107.00–112.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	112.26/cwt	110.00–113.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	144.96/cwt	130.00–152.50	562	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.48/cwt	126.00–148.00	786	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	151.75/cwt	150.00–161.00	590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	127.44/cwt	124.00–128.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	135.22/cwt	129.00–143.00	641	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	128.52/cwt	120.00–135.00	413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.35/cwt	123.00–126.50	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	129.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	756	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	122.97/cwt	115.00–129.00	584	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	496	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	123.30/cwt	113.00–131.00	507	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.02/cwt	126.00–146.00	653	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.54/cwt	133.00–147.00	682	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	651.81/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,659	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,202	738.20/cwt	550.00–825.00	8,873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	116.56/cwt	112.00–120.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	111.67/cwt	106.00–114.00	857	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.83/cwt	116.00–130.00	719	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	51.19/cwt	47.50–55.00	606	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	55.38/cwt	49.00–60.50	797	15
Steers	Large 1	—	557	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	111.75/cwt	110.00–117.00	687	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,195	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.83/cwt	124.00–146.00	734	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	127.94/cwt	124.00–138.00	484	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	13,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	11,600	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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