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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 20

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

892 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 804▲ 120 vs year ago 772 · +15.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 60▲ 18 vs year ago 60 · +30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 20▲ 12 vs year ago 30 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs sters sold 4.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 1.00 higher; 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 $130.40/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$130.40

365 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$11.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	133.88	661	250
Medium and Large 1-2	488	122.84	600	115

One grade step is worth $11.04/cwt here — about $62 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 sale365 hd

130.40

—

MO average19 barns · 10,971 hd

134.30

−3.90

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	—	Average	1,480	81.58	1,207	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	60.44	813	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	56.68	659	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	47.10	470	15

Every lot

73 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	270	166.72/cwt	160.00–176.00	450	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	173.76/cwt	170.00–190.00	565	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	153.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	517	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	159.87/cwt	152.00–162.50	596	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	175.67/cwt	165.00–186.00	661	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	149.83/cwt	137.00–156.00	632	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	168.31/cwt	162.50–177.50	724	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	160.83/cwt	158.00–162.00	749	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	146.06/cwt	135.00–156.00	710	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	158.79/cwt	150.00–165.00	816	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	137.37/cwt	130.00–140.00	725	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	156.75/cwt	148.50–164.00	883	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	139.93/cwt	128.00–145.00	798	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	146.81/cwt	135.00–152.50	919	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	125.05/cwt	118.00–132.50	788	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	131.83/cwt	127.00–140.00	895	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	858	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	129.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	932	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	126.86/cwt	120.00–132.50	982	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	971	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	117.04/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,038	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	418	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	142.70/cwt	137.50–147.00	492	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	131.96/cwt	124.00–140.00	503	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	142.72/cwt	138.00–151.00	549	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	126.24/cwt	118.00–134.00	534	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	138.00/cwt	131.50–146.50	588	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	127.40/cwt	120.00–137.00	603	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	133.60/cwt	128.00–137.50	647	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	130.34/cwt	120.00–140.50	678	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	118.25/cwt	110.00–123.00	621	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	134.31/cwt	126.50–136.00	755	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	119.95/cwt	110.00–123.00	693	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	660	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	125.95/cwt	120.00–132.50	797	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	111.72/cwt	105.00–114.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	113.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	775	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	841	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	107.95/cwt	105.00–117.50	817	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	911	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	163.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	157.99/cwt	153.00–167.00	657	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	129.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	595	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	151.63/cwt	138.00–159.00	717	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	132.62/cwt	125.00–145.00	684	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	135.01/cwt	129.00–150.50	759	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	125.14/cwt	120.00–128.00	703	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	124.00/cwt	118.00–127.00	765	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,180	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	472	1
Bulls	—	—	1,353	74.33/cwt	70.00–77.50	1,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,549	88.59/cwt	85.50–93.00	1,372	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	45.69/cwt	35.00–49.50	449	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	52.74/cwt	50.00–55.50	560	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	54.37/cwt	50.00–57.50	615	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,210	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	690	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	60.86/cwt	57.50–65.00	742	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	61.01/cwt	59.00–65.00	835	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	11,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,585.00/cwt	1,585.00–1,585.00	15,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,615	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	15,420	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	990	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,445	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,137	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,076	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,148	673.42/cwt	585.00–775.00	7,731	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,169	1,104.02/cwt	710.00–1,275.00	12,906	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,177	743.15/cwt	550.00–860.00	8,747	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,390	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,259	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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 892Last week 804Year ago 772

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 60Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 20Year ago 30

Compared to last week, 400 lbs sters sold 4.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand uneven 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
20	—	430	162.50–177.50	168.31
6	—	887	114.00–120.00	117.04
15	—	721	125.00–135.00	129.33
63	—	626	135.00–152.50	146.81
7	—	809	120.00	120.00
45	—	514	150.00–165.00	158.79
7	—	270	160.00–176.00	166.72
23	—	563	148.50–164.00	156.75
7	—	325	170.00–190.00	173.76
23	—	679	127.00–140.00	131.83
7	—	466	158.00–162.00	160.83
24	—	376	165.00–186.00	175.67
7	—	774	120.00–132.50	126.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	118.00	118.00
10	—	422	137.00–156.00	149.83
7	—	630	118.00–132.50	125.05
7	—	528	130.00–140.00	137.37
24	—	486	135.00–156.00	146.06
4	—	686	125.00	125.00
26	—	570	128.00–145.00	139.93
6	—	337	150.00–160.00	153.31
7	—	373	152.00–162.50	159.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	578	110.00–123.00	119.95
19	—	381	124.00–140.00	131.96
16	—	423	118.00–134.00	126.24
12	—	473	120.00–137.00	127.40
6	—	600	105.00–115.00	110.00
4	—	653	105.00–114.00	111.72
6	—	320	130.00–131.00	130.50
33	—	525	110.00–123.00	118.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	345	137.50–147.00	142.70
37	—	520	120.00–140.50	130.34
6	—	757	105.00–117.50	107.95
37	—	426	131.50–146.50	138.00
4	—	813	112.00	112.00
27	—	633	120.00–132.50	125.95
3	—	713	118.00	118.00
23	—	562	126.50–136.00	134.31
22	—	484	128.00–137.50	133.60
11	—	684	110.00–115.00	113.26
69	—	385	138.00–151.00	142.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	138.00–159.00	151.63
22	—	416	153.00–167.00	157.99
10	—	375	160.00–165.00	163.74
6	—	516	125.00–145.00	132.62
5	—	617	118.00–127.00	124.00
5	—	562	129.00–150.50	135.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	130.00–132.00	131.51
11	—	460	128.00–135.00	129.39
6	—	562	120.00–128.00	125.14

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,585.00	1,585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,150	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00

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	2	—	900	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,169	710.00–1,275.00	1,104.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,148	585.00–775.00	673.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,177	550.00–860.00	743.15

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	—	975	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	70.00–77.50	74.33
1	—	1,180	40.00	40.00
8	—	1,549	85.50–93.00	88.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,132	50.00–57.50	54.37
16	—	1,219	57.50–65.00	60.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	50.00–55.50	52.74
12	—	983	35.00–49.50	45.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,368	59.00–65.00	61.01
1	—	1,210	57.00	57.00

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.