Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs steers and 400 lbs heifers sold 6.00-15.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.62/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$270.62

275 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.63

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	275.37	1,599	231
Medium and Large 1-2	565	245.73	1,388	44

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $211 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 sale275 hd

270.62

—

MO average19 barns · 20,312 hd

260.99

+9.63

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	1,608	103.80	1,669	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	99.12	1,512	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	95.05	1,145	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	68.88	676	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,723	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,375	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,173	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	617	215.06/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	235.60/cwt	202.00–250.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	277.04/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	240.10/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,371	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	230.46/cwt	218.00–242.00	1,549	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	254.83/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,460	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	318.26/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,477	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	365	335.70/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	431	328.68/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,417	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	310.65/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,572	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	257.93/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,630	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	281.45/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,469	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	271.58/cwt	262.00–275.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	306.61/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	252.36/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,708	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	222.14/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	220.89/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,809	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	327.98/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	287.21/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	287.17/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,381	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	226.23/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,631	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	255.24/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	223.45/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	233.31/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,584	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	245.33/cwt	226.00–275.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	317.06/cwt	300.00–340.00	904	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	276.13/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,560	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	298.17/cwt	293.00–314.00	1,425	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	412	321.97/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	231.19/cwt	225.00–240.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	256.09/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,334	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	97.72/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,139	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	90.19/cwt	88.00–92.00	938	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	92.72/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,148	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	49.82/cwt	46.00–55.00	444	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	103.01/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,586	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	91.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,367	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	70.64/cwt	50.00–82.00	713	7
Bulls	—	—	1,920	115.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,218	3
Bulls	—	—	1,501	100.52/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,509	5
Bulls	—	—	1,205	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	1,374.86/head	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,375	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,308	1,722.61/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	1,173.36/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,173	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	910	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	242.00/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	209.54/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	259.32/cwt	247.00–285.00	1,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	264.53/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,241	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	247.77/cwt	220.00–260.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	218.68/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,273	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	240.12/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,133	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	195.96/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	288.91/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,251	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	197.63/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	278.47/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	225.84/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,414	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	281.64/cwt	270.00–290.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	252.84/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,310	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	271.52/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,705	16

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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