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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 8

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

782 head

▼ 270 vs last sale 1,052▼ 279 vs year ago 1,061 · −26.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 103▼ 14 vs year ago 120 · −11.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 45▲ 9 vs year ago 20 · +45.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

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 $132.16/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$132.16

307 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$11.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.69

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	134.14	624	255
Medium and Large 1-2	466	122.46	571	52

One grade step is worth $11.68/cwt here — about $53 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 sale307 hd

132.16

—

MO average15 barns · 5,647 hd

126.47

+5.69

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	1,632	63.23	1,032	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,044	43.05	450	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,180	41.03	484	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	29.03	278	34

Every lot

67 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	168.66/cwt	160.00–175.00	452	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	162.75/cwt	157.00–179.00	534	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	152.15/cwt	142.00–155.00	549	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	170.46/cwt	160.00–183.00	619	14
Steers	—	Large 1	378	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	491	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	183.66/cwt	182.00–184.00	770	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	170.05/cwt	164.00–180.00	721	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	139.24/cwt	130.00–151.00	596	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	164.04/cwt	151.00–172.00	756	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	141.53/cwt	130.00–152.00	665	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	155.78/cwt	144.00–160.50	810	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	132.88/cwt	125.00–138.00	695	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	152.93/cwt	147.00–160.50	863	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	131.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	746	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	132.05/cwt	123.50–147.00	817	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	116.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	808	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	837	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	259	133.45/cwt	132.00–134.00	346	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	261	139.62/cwt	136.00–149.00	364	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	124.53/cwt	118.00–130.00	396	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	142.65/cwt	133.00–145.00	468	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	142.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	527	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	124.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	522	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	139.05/cwt	130.00–146.50	592	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	139.21/cwt	132.00–147.00	636	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	127.97/cwt	126.00–129.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	119.43/cwt	115.50–122.00	627	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	133.23/cwt	125.50–141.00	701	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	126.31/cwt	122.00–131.00	712	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	118.75/cwt	115.00–126.00	678	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	112.85/cwt	105.00–116.00	705	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	674	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	766	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	154.84/cwt	145.00–164.00	562	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	133.47/cwt	133.00–135.00	505	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	158.32/cwt	152.00–166.00	668	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	135.80/cwt	120.00–140.00	576	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	147.53/cwt	139.00–154.00	673	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	125.15/cwt	117.00–128.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	137.57/cwt	132.00–149.00	704	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	121.32/cwt	117.00–125.00	637	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	125.76/cwt	125.00–126.00	711	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	808	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	852	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,608	73.43/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,181	2
Bulls	—	—	1,657	63.64/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,055	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	20.96/cwt	20.00–24.00	191	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	28.81/cwt	23.00–36.50	277	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	972	48.75/cwt	47.00–52.00	474	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	38.84/cwt	34.00–45.50	392	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	40.09/cwt	30.00–45.00	434	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,145	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	424	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,198	43.04/cwt	42.00–44.00	516	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	920	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	730	617.72/cwt	585.00–650.00	4,509	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	825	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,858	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	975	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,581	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,146	548.01/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,280	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,192	677.89/cwt	550.00–735.00	8,080	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,211	648.85/cwt	450.00–800.00	7,858	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,415	652.47/cwt	550.00–750.00	9,232	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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 782Last week 1,052Year ago 1,061

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 103Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 45Year ago 20

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,050	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	730	585.00–650.00	617.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,146	500.00–650.00	548.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,211	450.00–800.00	648.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,415	550.00–750.00	652.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,192	550.00–735.00	677.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	40.00	40.00
2	—	1,608	70.00–77.50	73.43
7	—	1,657	60.00–70.00	63.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	972	47.00–52.00	48.75
27	—	1,082	30.00–45.00	40.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	37.00	37.00
2	—	1,198	42.00–44.00	43.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,008	34.00–45.50	38.84
8	—	910	20.00–24.00	20.96
19	—	962	23.00–36.50	28.81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	457	132.00–147.00	139.21
61	—	426	130.00–146.50	139.05
3	—	677	99.50	99.50
4	—	856	89.50	89.50
7	—	261	136.00–149.00	139.62
23	—	328	133.00–145.00	142.65
23	—	625	105.00–116.00	112.85
29	—	564	122.00–131.00	126.31
30	—	526	125.50–141.00	133.23
34	—	370	138.00–145.00	142.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	126.00–129.00	127.97
4	—	259	132.00–134.00	133.45
6	—	318	118.00–130.00	124.53
11	—	420	120.00–130.00	124.36
13	—	571	115.00–126.00	118.75
15	—	525	115.50–122.00	119.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	105.50	105.50
4	—	565	125.00–126.00	125.76
8	—	422	152.00–166.00	158.32
9	—	512	132.00–149.00	137.57
11	—	363	145.00–164.00	154.84
13	—	456	139.00–154.00	147.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	127.00	127.00
3	—	710	101.50	101.50
3	—	750	94.50	94.50
4	—	378	133.00–135.00	133.47
4	—	458	117.00–128.00	125.15
4	—	525	117.00–125.00	121.32
8	—	424	120.00–140.00	135.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	130.00–151.00	139.24
16	—	523	125.00–138.00	132.88
4	—	620	115.00–119.00	116.02
7	—	361	142.00–155.00	152.15
10	—	567	120.00–135.00	131.50
12	—	470	130.00–152.00	141.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	182.00–184.00	183.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	268	160.00–175.00	168.66
6	—	654	123.00–124.00	123.50
8	—	715	115.00–119.00	117.00
10	—	328	157.00–179.00	162.75
11	—	619	123.50–147.00	132.05
14	—	363	160.00–183.00	170.46
19	—	520	144.00–160.50	155.78
23	—	564	147.00–160.50	152.93
33	—	424	164.00–180.00	170.05
60	—	461	151.00–172.00	164.04

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.