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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 4

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

745 head

▲ 383 vs last sale 362▲ 745 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 52▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 12▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

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 $155.22/cwt on 420 head.

Average price

$155.22

420 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$13.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	156.58	956	378
Medium and Large 1-2	430	142.99	614	42

One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $342 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 sale420 hd

155.22

—

MO average15 barns · 6,310 hd

156.66

−1.44

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	1,220	61.42	749	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	60.28	840	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	53.15	605	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,041	40.11	418	18

Every lot

69 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	147.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	396	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	287	164.49/cwt	163.00–166.00	472	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	146.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	469	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	176.93/cwt	173.00–181.00	582	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	192.61/cwt	175.00–205.00	707	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	149.95/cwt	147.00–159.00	634	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	184.28/cwt	170.00–191.00	783	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	173.50/cwt	165.00–183.00	829	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	144.70/cwt	141.00–150.00	695	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	534	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	924	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	163.06/cwt	150.00–171.00	874	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	137.26/cwt	136.00–141.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	142.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	801	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	158.03/cwt	148.00–163.00	904	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	986	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	146.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	925	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	831	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	658	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,036	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	145.64/cwt	138.00–151.00	980	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	720	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,037	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	139.47/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,020	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	982	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,084	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,003	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,098	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	150.88/cwt	145.00–158.00	403	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	138.64/cwt	130.00–150.00	384	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	149.45/cwt	145.00–158.00	478	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	138.62/cwt	128.00–150.00	448	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	135.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	504	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	151.50/cwt	142.00–160.00	583	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	132.94/cwt	125.00–146.00	560	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	156.87/cwt	149.00–164.00	673	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	148.37/cwt	138.00–157.50	699	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	137.16/cwt	130.00–144.00	657	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	145.89/cwt	136.00–152.00	754	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	138.79/cwt	131.00–146.00	797	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	126.32/cwt	115.00–131.00	729	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	132.38/cwt	126.00–136.00	826	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	122.80/cwt	122.00–125.00	819	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	846	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	112.87/cwt	109.00–118.00	883	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	891	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	151.45/cwt	142.00–155.00	547	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	164.26/cwt	157.00–175.00	698	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	133.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	584	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	160.41/cwt	150.00–168.00	748	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	149.28/cwt	135.00–157.00	781	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	132.83/cwt	131.00–134.00	816	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	134.49/cwt	133.00–135.00	890	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	836	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,015	46.58/cwt	40.00–55.00	473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,236	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	881	30.21/cwt	26.00–34.00	266	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	42.39/cwt	36.00–47.00	460	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	558	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	51.48/cwt	45.50–57.00	577	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	61.97/cwt	59.00–64.50	715	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	45.33/cwt	44.00–46.50	564	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	54.83/cwt	52.00–57.50	746	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	61.84/cwt	58.00–66.50	867	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	603.55/cwt	540.00–660.00	6,639	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,133	794.18/cwt	700.00–885.00	8,998	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,202	653.99/cwt	560.00–750.00	7,861	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,214	805.99/cwt	726.00–885.00	9,785	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	720	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	15,730	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 362Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	425	170.00–191.00	184.28
14	—	818	132.50	132.50
38	—	478	165.00–183.00	173.50
6	—	329	173.00–181.00	176.93
12	—	850	118.00	118.00
16	—	536	150.00–171.00	163.06
34	—	572	148.00–163.00	158.03
6	—	287	163.00–166.00	164.49
12	—	629	140.00–155.00	146.99
16	—	367	175.00–205.00	192.61
30	—	673	138.00–151.00	145.64
45	—	731	138.00–139.50	139.47
6	—	900	122.00	122.00
3	—	795	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	616	160.00	160.00
17	—	534	173.00	173.00
55	—	658	157.50	157.50
23	—	720	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	135.00	135.00
4	—	639	130.00	130.00
6	—	561	140.00–145.00	142.82
4	—	536	136.00–141.00	137.26
6	—	268	140.00–155.00	147.64
4	—	423	147.00–159.00	149.95
5	—	480	141.00–150.00	144.70
10	—	320	140.00–150.00	146.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	373	130.00–141.00	135.13
3	—	277	130.00–150.00	138.64
10	—	323	128.00–150.00	138.62
6	—	479	130.00–144.00	137.16
10	—	421	125.00–146.00	132.94
4	—	577	115.00–131.00	126.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	109.00	109.00
10	—	471	138.00–157.50	148.37
11	—	667	122.00–125.00	122.80
27	—	429	149.00–164.00	156.87
10	—	320	145.00–158.00	149.45
10	—	782	109.00–118.00	112.87
21	—	385	142.00–160.00	151.50
36	—	574	131.00–146.00	138.79
9	—	267	145.00–158.00	150.88
10	—	736	115.00	115.00
14	—	624	126.00–136.00	132.38
31	—	517	136.00–152.00	145.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	662	133.00–135.00	134.49
16	—	466	150.00–168.00	160.41
4	—	361	142.00–155.00	151.45
8	—	614	131.00–134.00	132.83
3	—	733	114.00	114.00
7	—	425	157.00–175.00	164.26
16	—	523	135.00–157.00	149.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	130.00–134.00	133.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,133	700.00–885.00	794.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,202	560.00–750.00	653.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	540.00–660.00	603.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,214	726.00–885.00	805.99

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,210.00	1,210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	40.00–55.00	46.58
1	—	1,255	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,595	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,120	45.50–57.00	51.48
5	—	1,153	59.00–64.50	61.97
2	—	1,245	44.00–46.50	45.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	50.00	50.00
13	—	1,085	36.00–47.00	42.39
4	—	881	26.00–34.00	30.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,402	58.00–66.50	61.84
2	—	1,360	52.00–57.50	54.83

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.