Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2020-03-18

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

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

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 584 vs last sale 754▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 83▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 17▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Too small of an offering for a trend comparison, undertones of 2.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls not tested; Demand not tested and supply very light.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.85/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$126.85

72 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$17.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	130.44	642	57
Medium and Large 1-2	531	113.19	601	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.26/cwt here — about $42 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 sale72 hd

126.85

—

MO average13 barns · 2,565 hd

123.08

+3.77

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	1,924	81.23	1,563	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	60.74	875	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	56.67	690	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	38.01	364	14

Every lot

40 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	161.29/cwt	156.00–170.00	424	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	168.76/cwt	162.00–175.00	621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	165.72/cwt	157.00–170.00	693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	148.22/cwt	143.00–155.00	480	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	134.14/cwt	132.50–140.00	508	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	138.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	594	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	132.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	620	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	126.26/cwt	122.00–130.00	660	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	103.31/cwt	96.00–109.00	645	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	122.80/cwt	107.00–126.50	777	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	770	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	155.41/cwt	140.00–162.50	572	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	163.29/cwt	140.00–175.00	691	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	146.95/cwt	137.00–160.00	697	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	120.87/cwt	115.00–127.00	705	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	118.43/cwt	113.00–124.00	720	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,638	68.43/cwt	65.00–71.50	1,121	2
Bulls	—	—	2,019	85.50/cwt	79.50–91.50	1,726	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	843	29.35/cwt	28.00–30.00	247	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	46.95/cwt	45.00–50.00	462	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	37.90/cwt	30.00–44.00	375	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	50.90/cwt	44.00–55.50	611	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	60.19/cwt	57.00–65.00	739	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	63.00/cwt	58.00–68.50	868	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	53.95/cwt	52.50–55.50	879	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,101	772.59/cwt	650.00–950.00	8,506	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,164	692.17/cwt	585.00–900.00	8,057	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	696.33/cwt	685.00–700.00	8,495	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,310	693.07/cwt	625.00–725.00	9,079	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,390	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	10,217	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,108	1,012.50/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	11,219	2

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 754Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 0

Too small of an offering for a trend comparison, undertones of 2.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls not tested; Demand not tested and supply very light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	162.00–175.00	168.76
5	—	418	157.00–170.00	165.72
3	—	330	170.00	170.00
4	—	474	158.50	158.50
3	—	553	140.00	140.00
8	—	263	156.00–170.00	161.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	130.00	130.00
3	—	533	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	137.00–160.00	146.95
7	—	368	140.00–162.50	155.41
6	—	608	113.00–124.00	118.43
11	—	423	140.00–175.00	163.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	115.00–127.00	120.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	105.00	105.00
8	—	379	132.50–140.00	134.14
9	—	430	130.00–140.00	138.22
7	—	523	122.00–130.00	126.26
9	—	324	143.00–155.00	148.22
3	—	770	100.00	100.00
8	—	469	130.00–140.00	132.17
10	—	633	107.00–126.50	122.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	123.00	123.00
3	—	288	133.00	133.00
9	—	624	96.00–109.00	103.31

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,310	625.00–725.00	693.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,101	650.00–950.00	772.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,220	685.00–700.00	696.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,164	585.00–900.00	692.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	900.00–1,125.00	1,012.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	52.50–55.50	53.95
6	—	1,378	58.00–68.50	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	45.00–50.00	46.95
3	—	843	28.00–30.00	29.35
8	—	989	30.00–44.00	37.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,228	57.00–65.00	60.19
11	—	1,200	44.00–55.50	50.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,019	79.50–91.50	85.50
2	—	1,638	65.00–71.50	68.43

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.