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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 18

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

433 head

▼ 588 vs last sale 1,021▲ 433 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 120▲ 99 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 30▲ 16 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Next sale Jan 8, 2020* Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.47/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$146.47

169 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$19.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	149.20	804	145
Medium and Large 1-2	462	130.03	600	24

One grade step is worth $19.16/cwt here — about $203 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 sale169 hd

146.47

—

MO average18 barns · 9,888 hd

148.74

−2.27

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	—	High	1,417	59.59	844	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	51.50	776	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	45.08	566	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	33.34	375	6thin

Every lot

65 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	166.83/cwt	157.00–179.00	470	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	445	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	525	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	362	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	641	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	133.34/cwt	130.00–138.00	495	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	143.18/cwt	141.00–145.00	543	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	166.85/cwt	151.00–170.00	699	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	131.39/cwt	120.00–140.00	552	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	134.52/cwt	126.00–140.00	630	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	160.77/cwt	153.00–164.00	764	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	152.79/cwt	146.00–158.50	801	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	148.37/cwt	138.00–153.00	841	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	136.69/cwt	128.00–142.50	849	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	132.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	893	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	135.93/cwt	129.00–138.00	968	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	127.70/cwt	121.00–130.00	985	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,050	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	140.45/cwt	139.00–145.00	386	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	140.67/cwt	130.00–146.00	463	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	118.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	391	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	140.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	515	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	122.60/cwt	120.00–127.00	467	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	116.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	486	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	138.26/cwt	130.50–148.00	581	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	118.28/cwt	105.00–122.00	548	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	134.58/cwt	124.00–143.00	630	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	117.69/cwt	110.00–124.00	616	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	127.66/cwt	118.00–135.00	674	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	126.35/cwt	125.00–127.00	711	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	115.75/cwt	115.00–116.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	121.62/cwt	115.00–126.00	767	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	121.00/cwt	115.00–124.50	799	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	851	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	890	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	149.40/cwt	138.00–156.00	551	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	698	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	142.57/cwt	137.00–154.00	676	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	120.85/cwt	115.00–129.00	587	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	138.59/cwt	134.00–145.00	733	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	133.42/cwt	126.00–140.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	761	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	666	119.87/cwt	119.50–120.00	798	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	728	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	116.48/cwt	114.00–119.00	862	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,332	62.04/cwt	60.00–64.00	826	5
Bulls	—	—	1,373	48.45/cwt	45.00–52.00	665	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	70.19/cwt	68.00–72.50	1,190	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	33.34/cwt	30.00–35.00	375	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	40.59/cwt	34.00–46.00	496	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	50.69/cwt	46.50–59.00	658	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	43.08/cwt	41.50–44.00	627	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	54.03/cwt	49.00–64.00	823	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	875	528.57/cwt	400.00–650.00	4,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	900	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,504	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,198	686.68/cwt	525.00–810.00	8,226	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,198	603.41/cwt	450.00–760.00	7,229	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,303	990.93/cwt	925.00–1,075.00	12,912	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2	600	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	3,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,188	1,017.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,035.00	12,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,237	611.67/cwt	500.00–700.00	7,566	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,752	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Dec 18, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 1,021Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 120Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 0

* Next sale Jan 8, 2020* Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-6.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	343	153.00	153.00
4	—	771	121.00–130.00	127.70
6	—	379	141.00–145.00	143.18
11	—	282	157.00–179.00	166.83
13	—	419	151.00–170.00	166.85
3	—	820	128.00	128.00
18	—	712	129.00–138.00	135.93
15	—	524	146.00–158.50	152.79
16	—	475	153.00–164.00	160.77
18	—	621	128.00–142.50	136.69
23	—	567	138.00–153.00	148.37
9	—	673	130.00–138.00	132.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	137.00	137.00
4	—	590	133.00	133.00
3	—	623	106.00	106.00
4	—	371	130.00–138.00	133.34
6	—	420	120.00–140.00	131.39
4	—	468	126.00–140.00	134.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	126.00–140.00	133.42
4	—	634	120.00	120.00
4	—	666	119.50–120.00	119.87
9	—	474	137.00–154.00	142.57
9	—	369	138.00–156.00	149.40
7	—	529	134.00–145.00	138.59
6	—	740	114.00–119.00	116.48
6	—	443	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	100.00	100.00
5	—	486	115.00–129.00	120.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	125.00–127.00	126.35
6	—	724	115.00–120.00	117.51
5	—	365	140.00–145.00	140.97
4	—	275	139.00–145.00	140.45
3	—	848	105.00	105.00
3	—	770	115.50	115.50
7	—	420	130.50–148.00	138.26
26	—	528	118.00–135.00	127.66
26	—	468	124.00–143.00	134.58
14	—	329	130.00–146.00	140.67
13	—	631	115.00–126.00	121.62
11	—	660	115.00–124.50	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	105.00–122.00	118.28
5	—	381	120.00–127.00	122.60
5	—	330	115.00–125.00	118.51
10	—	523	110.00–124.00	117.69
4	—	626	115.00–116.00	115.75
4	—	418	115.00–120.00	116.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	68.00–72.50	70.19
3	—	1,373	45.00–52.00	48.45
5	—	1,332	60.00–64.00	62.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	41.50–44.00	43.08
10	—	1,523	49.00–64.00	54.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	30.00–35.00	33.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,223	34.00–46.00	40.59
20	—	1,298	46.50–59.00	50.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	400.00–650.00	528.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,198	450.00–760.00	603.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	925.00–1,075.00	990.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,198	525.00–810.00	686.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,237	500.00–700.00	611.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	840.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,017.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	585.00	585.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.