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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 29

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

600 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 669▼ 370 vs year ago 970 · −38.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 100▼ 130 vs year ago 198 · −65.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 27 · −18.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300 lbs steers and heifers sold 8.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand uneven 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 $149.38/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$149.38

250 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$13.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.16

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	152.86	786	184
Medium and Large 1-2	487	139.67	680	66

One grade step is worth $13.19/cwt here — about $107 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 sale250 hd

149.38

—

MO average18 barns · 13,108 hd

140.22

+9.16

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	1,442	69.11	996	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,295	54.04	700	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,061	51.47	546	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	40.96	359	11

Every lot

68 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	266	172.23/cwt	164.00–182.50	458	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	321	187.02/cwt	186.00–188.00	600	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	173.61/cwt	165.00–185.00	573	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	158.41/cwt	150.00–165.00	524	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	364	186.96/cwt	186.00–190.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	170.28/cwt	162.00–173.00	644	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	149.94/cwt	149.00–153.00	574	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	149.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	621	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	762	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	170.68/cwt	160.00–179.00	724	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	160.83/cwt	156.00–170.00	761	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	153.11/cwt	140.00–160.00	729	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	149.80/cwt	143.50–154.50	773	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	127.19/cwt	120.00–136.00	656	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	141.66/cwt	134.00–152.50	798	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	129.02/cwt	120.00–135.00	741	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	117.09/cwt	116.00–121.00	747	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	133.59/cwt	129.00–134.50	860	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	118.74/cwt	118.00–119.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	691	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	746	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	125.48/cwt	124.50–132.00	908	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	120.71/cwt	117.00–122.00	919	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	933	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	983	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,233	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	151.04/cwt	142.50–166.00	430	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.00	440	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	150.73/cwt	138.00–157.00	508	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	147.00/cwt	133.00–154.00	535	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	124.48/cwt	120.00–130.00	472	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	122.39/cwt	118.00–128.00	512	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	135.89/cwt	127.50–142.00	586	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	119.64/cwt	110.00–125.00	558	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	130.40/cwt	128.00–135.50	619	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	116.99/cwt	111.00–122.50	607	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	127.84/cwt	120.00–132.00	666	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	123.53/cwt	119.00–125.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	112.02/cwt	105.00–120.00	641	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	110.01/cwt	108.00–120.00	669	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	110.43/cwt	105.00–112.00	679	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	117.92/cwt	117.00–120.00	787	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	155.46/cwt	155.00–157.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	153.45/cwt	135.00–164.00	644	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	146.00/cwt	142.00–156.00	694	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	124.41/cwt	124.00–126.00	649	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.86/cwt	140.00–141.50	740	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	131.52/cwt	126.00–137.00	734	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	65.81/cwt	64.00–70.50	925	6
Bulls	—	—	1,549	76.29/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,182	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	874	39.76/cwt	30.00–45.50	348	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	472	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	56.11/cwt	53.50–63.00	590	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,064	49.61/cwt	43.00–54.00	528	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,293	55.80/cwt	54.00–58.50	721	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,297	52.28/cwt	50.00–53.50	678	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	865	646.68/cwt	575.00–725.00	5,594	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	875	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,463	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	638.94/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,932	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,174	698.36/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,199	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	616.89/cwt	495.00–700.00	7,248	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,227	702.49/cwt	660.00–760.00	8,620	3

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 669Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 100Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	691	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	186.00–190.00	186.96
5	—	421	181.00	181.00
6	—	321	186.00–188.00	187.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	416	140.00–156.00	149.38
8	—	638	116.00–121.00	117.09
4	—	655	118.00–119.00	118.74
10	—	476	140.00–160.00	153.11
4	—	383	149.00–153.00	149.94
7	—	516	120.00–136.00	127.19
11	—	574	120.00–135.00	129.02
7	—	331	150.00–165.00	158.41
3	—	290	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	330	165.00–185.00	173.61
21	—	473	156.00–170.00	160.83
11	—	811	115.00	115.00
6	—	644	129.00–134.50	133.59
3	—	1,063	116.00	116.00
5	—	862	114.00	114.00
11	—	516	143.50–154.50	149.80
15	—	724	124.50–132.00	125.48
22	—	424	160.00–179.00	170.68
21	—	563	134.00–152.50	141.66
12	—	266	164.00–182.50	172.23
7	—	378	162.00–173.00	170.28
4	—	761	117.00–122.00	120.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	667	117.00–120.00	117.92
15	—	285	142.50–166.00	151.04
13	—	475	128.00–135.50	130.40
15	—	521	120.00–132.00	127.84
14	—	364	133.00–154.00	147.00
4	—	560	119.00–125.00	123.53
17	—	337	138.00–157.00	150.73
14	—	431	127.50–142.00	135.89
10	—	608	108.00–120.00	110.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	519	111.00–122.50	116.99
9	—	418	118.00–128.00	122.39
3	—	770	104.00	104.00
18	—	466	110.00–125.00	119.64
9	—	615	105.00–112.00	110.43
4	—	324	135.00–136.00	135.76
6	—	379	120.00–130.00	124.48
12	—	572	105.00–120.00	112.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	135.00–164.00	153.45
7	—	525	140.00–141.50	140.86
4	—	655	106.00	106.00
7	—	475	142.00–156.00	146.00
4	—	385	155.00–157.00	155.46
6	—	558	126.00–137.00	131.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	124.00–126.00	124.41
3	—	570	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,549	70.00–82.00	76.29
6	—	1,405	64.00–70.50	65.81
1	—	1,125	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	50.00–53.50	52.28
3	—	1,293	54.00–58.50	55.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,052	53.50–63.00	56.11
25	—	1,064	43.00–54.00	49.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	874	30.00–45.50	39.76
1	—	890	53.00	53.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	510.00	510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	865	575.00–725.00	646.68

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	—	1,085	625.00–650.00	638.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,175	495.00–700.00	616.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,174	600.00–800.00	698.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,227	660.00–760.00	702.49

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.