Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers sold 10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 1.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.58/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$246.58

334 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$20.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.51

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	252.04	1,392	247
Medium and Large 1-2	545	231.06	1,259	87

One grade step is worth $20.98/cwt here — about $133 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 sale334 hd

246.58

—

MO average16 barns · 14,373 hd

252.09

−5.51

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	1,613	108.14	1,745	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	97.25	1,157	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	94.30	1,205	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	83.20	883	12

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)	1,295	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,291	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,088	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	788	$1,388	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,199	5

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	623	230.99/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,439	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	272.10/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,273	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	222.62/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,581	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	281.23/cwt	277.00–285.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	237.74/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,612	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	280.03/cwt	275.00–295.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	231.05/cwt	222.00–237.50	1,553	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	246.94/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,156	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	279.60/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,624	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	227.11/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,737	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	302.11/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	232.21/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,245	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	293.87/cwt	289.00–297.00	1,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	229.19/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,664	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	286.05/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,350	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	324.93/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,387	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	478	319.43/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	257.43/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,339	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	302.04/cwt	290.00–315.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	222.45/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,835	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	313.74/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	287.98/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,270	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	252.28/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	256.08/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	230.58/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,540	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	794	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	233.28/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	239.26/cwt	231.00–252.00	1,385	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	224.75/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,295	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	283.26/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,340	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	235.52/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	422	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,296	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	251.71/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,321	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	263.57/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,624	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	281.99/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,057	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	276.36/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,197	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	290.80/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,268	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	218.19/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,460	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	248.19/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,415	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	807	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	251.13/cwt	238.00–257.00	1,082	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	225.99/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,281	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	266.98/cwt	255.00–288.00	1,415	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	282.29/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,169	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	329	303.00/cwt	302.00–305.00	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	272.78/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,408	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	231.32/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	284.40/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,061	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	213.40/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	233.34/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	468	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,446	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,232	1,291.46/head	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,291	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	788	1,387.70/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	760	1,199.22/head	925.00–1,300.00	1,199	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	116.25/cwt	108.00–125.00	2,004	5
Bulls	—	—	1,570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,256	1
Bulls	—	—	1,358	101.93/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	100.92/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,191	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	80.41/cwt	78.00–83.00	881	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	91.19/cwt	86.00–94.00	955	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	91.40/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,184	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	92.54/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,112	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,262	1

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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