Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $270.63/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$270.63

429 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$42.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	281.27	1,623	322
Medium and Large 1-2	632	238.63	1,508	107

One grade step is worth $42.64/cwt here — about $115 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 sale429 hd

270.63

—

MO average18 barns · 24,194 hd

270.45

+0.18

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	1,680	106.66	1,791	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	102.14	1,548	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	95.71	1,109	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	74.53	719	17

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)	1,040	$1,325	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	947	$1,214	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,077	$1,099	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	916	$1,225	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,182	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	521	252.74/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,317	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	245.08/cwt	227.00–262.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	240.66/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,148	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	214.43/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,426	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	225.75/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,621	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	277.11/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	247.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,452	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	278.91/cwt	262.00–295.00	1,183	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,700	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	580	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	296.70/cwt	292.00–300.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	266.43/cwt	256.00–287.00	1,258	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	232.39/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,552	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	301.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	328	312.27/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,024	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	432	301.78/cwt	292.00–311.00	1,304	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	227.46/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	212.94/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	234.77/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,458	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,025	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	1,123.47/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,123	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,268	1,606.31/head	1,450.00–1,825.00	1,606	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	1,516.54/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	851	1,063.29/head	900.00–1,275.00	1,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	857	1,100.35/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,100	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	755	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	916	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bulls	—	—	1,532	101.72/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,558	5
Bulls	—	—	1,864	112.83/cwt	107.00–115.00	2,103	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	90.36/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,015	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	102.14/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,548	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	76.15/cwt	64.00–83.00	741	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	88.84/cwt	85.00–96.00	924	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	50.04/cwt	40.00–60.00	419	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	100.43/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,196	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	245.41/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	237.33/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	270.16/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,691	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	258.83/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	247.49/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,728	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	211.51/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	246.06/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,329	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	275.27/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,564	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	221.96/cwt	218.00–222.50	1,849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	298.24/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,259	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	233.85/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,450	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	237.69/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,600	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	283.91/cwt	271.00–292.00	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	246.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,681	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	236.73/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,704	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	301.68/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	291.10/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,377	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	321	352.51/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,132	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	311.98/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	227.13/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	268.20/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	519	310.09/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,609	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	329.75/cwt	318.00–355.00	1,411	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	284	361.63/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	275.56/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	338.74/cwt	327.00–352.00	1,287	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	326.40/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,557	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	225.29/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,313	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	247.81/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	3

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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