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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 15

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

727 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 782▼ 688 vs year ago 1,415 · −48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 106▼ 143 vs year ago 178 · −80.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 29▲ 58 vs year ago 37 · +156.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 6.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, bulls not tested; 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 $134.00/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$134.00

301 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$12.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.33

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	136.87	626	230
Medium and Large 1-2	461	124.70	574	71

One grade step is worth $12.17/cwt here — about $52 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 sale301 hd

134.00

—

MO average15 barns · 4,897 hd

128.67

+5.33

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	1,562	79.29	1,239	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,379	59.49	821	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	55.08	580	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	909	40.93	372	16

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	177.28/cwt	164.00–188.00	475	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	152.76/cwt	152.50–154.00	472	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	168.29/cwt	158.00–177.50	533	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	152.11/cwt	150.00–152.50	557	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	168.76/cwt	156.00–177.50	638	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	166.23/cwt	156.00–177.00	713	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	141.75/cwt	135.00–146.00	621	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	160.07/cwt	156.00–176.00	748	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	469	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	823	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	145.65/cwt	135.00–152.50	695	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	147.19/cwt	143.00–156.00	774	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	136.95/cwt	124.00–140.00	730	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	766	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	132.77/cwt	122.00–140.00	761	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	133.28/cwt	131.00–135.50	817	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	116.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	836	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	908	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	847	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	921	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	140.76/cwt	140.00–143.00	387	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	135.14/cwt	126.00–138.00	437	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	147.06/cwt	145.00–149.00	482	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	141.47/cwt	130.00–144.00	531	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	128.42/cwt	120.00–133.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	129.92/cwt	125.00–132.00	533	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	137.64/cwt	130.00–142.00	570	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	126.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	137.75/cwt	132.00–141.00	658	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	121.67/cwt	114.00–129.00	634	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	133.07/cwt	127.00–136.00	712	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	133.79/cwt	124.00–142.50	767	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	120.04/cwt	115.00–123.00	691	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	100.97/cwt	90.00–110.00	623	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	120.07/cwt	116.00–123.00	743	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	791	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	152.34/cwt	145.00–155.00	585	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	154.92/cwt	146.00–158.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	127.14/cwt	125.00–136.00	628	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	120.76/cwt	120.00–123.00	611	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	139.05/cwt	130.00–142.00	736	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	129.13/cwt	125.00–138.00	735	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	633	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	107.56/cwt	105.00–112.00	724	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,562	79.29/cwt	78.50–80.00	1,239	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	27.11/cwt	25.00–30.00	216	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	38.42/cwt	31.00–45.00	354	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	47.38/cwt	44.00–51.00	440	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,032	48.69/cwt	44.00–53.00	502	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	59.17/cwt	54.00–67.00	631	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	59.86/cwt	56.00–65.00	825	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	785	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	825.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	6,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,520	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	775	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,038	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	797	661.68/cwt	585.00–775.00	5,274	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	960	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,280	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	616.96/cwt	600.00–635.00	7,002	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,142	648.36/cwt	575.00–750.00	7,404	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,143	747.24/cwt	600.00–975.00	8,541	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,201	752.09/cwt	625.00–850.00	9,033	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,281	697.60/cwt	485.00–910.00	8,936	4

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 782Year ago 1,415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 106Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 29Year ago 37

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 6.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, bulls not tested; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	78.50–80.00	79.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	928	44.00–51.00	47.38
7	—	922	31.00–45.00	38.42
2	—	795	25.00–30.00	27.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,378	56.00–65.00	59.86
1	—	1,390	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,032	44.00–53.00	48.69
25	—	1,067	54.00–67.00	59.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	800	775.00–875.00	825.00

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	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,120	850.00	850.00

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)	1	—	775	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	797	585.00–775.00	661.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	550.00	550.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	600.00–635.00	616.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	575.00–750.00	648.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,201	625.00–850.00	752.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,281	485.00–910.00	697.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,143	600.00–975.00	747.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	478	132.00–141.00	137.75
20	—	535	127.00–136.00	133.07
5	—	713	111.00	111.00
55	—	375	130.00–144.00	141.47
23	—	573	124.00–142.50	133.79
5	—	755	114.00	114.00
4	—	275	140.00–143.00	140.76
47	—	414	130.00–142.00	137.64
12	—	328	145.00–149.00	147.06
5	—	619	116.00–123.00	120.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	120.00–133.00	128.42
18	—	323	126.00–138.00	135.14
10	—	521	114.00–129.00	121.67
7	—	617	90.00–110.00	100.97
10	—	576	115.00–123.00	120.04
10	—	464	120.00–130.00	126.67
2	—	655	108.00	108.00
11	—	410	125.00–132.00	129.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	847	108.75	108.75
7	—	563	136.00	136.00
5	—	776	117.00	117.00
45	—	378	156.00–177.50	168.76
20	—	526	143.00–156.00	147.19
8	—	613	131.00–135.50	133.28
6	—	268	164.00–188.00	177.28
29	—	429	156.00–177.00	166.23
3	—	665	120.00	120.00
7	—	317	158.00–177.50	168.29
9	—	718	115.00–122.00	116.43
26	—	467	156.00–176.00	160.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	124.00–140.00	136.95
9	—	438	135.00–146.00	141.75
3	—	618	116.00	116.00
20	—	573	122.00–140.00	132.77
3	—	295	145.00	145.00
6	—	309	152.50–154.00	152.76
13	—	477	135.00–152.50	145.65
3	—	690	112.00	112.00
13	—	366	150.00–152.50	152.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	130.00–142.00	139.05
8	—	569	125.00–138.00	129.13
4	—	424	146.00–158.00	154.92
7	—	384	145.00–155.00	152.34
3	—	620	120.00	120.00
6	—	483	138.00–142.00	140.03
8	—	673	105.00–112.00	107.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	120.00–123.00	120.76
3	—	633	100.00	100.00
5	—	494	125.00–136.00	127.14

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.