Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00-8.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, the rest of the heifer offering sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.70/cwt on 632 head.

Average price

$248.70

632 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$12.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	249.90	1,650	573
Medium and Large 1-2	589	237.07	1,396	59

One grade step is worth $12.82/cwt here — about $254 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 sale632 hd

248.70

—

MO average17 barns · 15,223 hd

253.41

−4.71

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	1,473	112.32	1,654	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	99.12	1,526	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	93.70	1,098	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	74.52	773	9thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,149	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$985	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	643	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,427	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	786	207.76/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,633	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	236.02/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	849	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	257.64/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,615	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	952	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	384	327.25/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,257	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	299.83/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,559	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	229.20/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,531	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	284.79/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,370	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	262.70/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,508	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	312.78/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	203.14/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,800	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	246.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	308.86/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	215.86/cwt	211.00–220.50	1,774	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	246.65/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,672	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	227.91/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,659	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	275.72/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,456	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	729	232.07/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,692	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	254.79/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	259.83/cwt	255.00–265.00	982	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	710	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,672	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	801	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,762	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	231.12/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,435	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	210.68/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,530	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	226.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	217.75/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,296	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	86.81/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,083	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	88.60/cwt	84.00–92.00	961	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	74.99/cwt	70.00–80.00	760	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,406	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	101.18/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,589	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	52.44/cwt	50.00–54.00	530	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	99.44/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,103	6
Bulls	—	—	1,473	112.32/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,654	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	1,165.06/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,165	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	770	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	235.17/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,475	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	218.60/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,458	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	227.75/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,093	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	284.51/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,203	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	474	302.28/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,433	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	231.28/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,325	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	217.66/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	198.92/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	571	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	277.62/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,174	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	260.74/cwt	225.00–269.00	1,239	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	276.88/cwt	272.00–282.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	271.53/cwt	252.00–282.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	254.19/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,365	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	223.87/cwt	208.00–234.00	1,726	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	318.10/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	603	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,354	30

How this sale compares

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.

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