Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-16.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $265.78/cwt on 630 head.

Average price

$265.78

630 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$46.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.61

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	273.34	1,465	510
Medium and Large 1-2	568	233.83	1,329	117
Large 1	547	227.00	1,242	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.34/cwt here — about $223 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 sale630 hd

265.78

—

MO average15 barns · 14,197 hd

256.17

+9.61

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	1,663	118.98	1,978	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	110.13	1,605	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	101.97	1,218	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	86.05	797	8thin

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)	1,575	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$1,689	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$1,524	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	754	$1,156	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,325	2thin

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	—	532	267.34/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,422	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	316.50/cwt	299.00–320.00	1,462	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	268.96/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,641	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	216.97/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	242.83/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,503	72
Heifers	Large 1	—	547	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	322.35/cwt	312.00–331.00	1,212	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	222.13/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	255.87/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,443	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	297.30/cwt	285.00–305.00	942	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	218.97/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,491	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	253.51/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,209	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	330.48/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	239.59/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,251	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	239.07/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,367	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	294.02/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,373	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	284.86/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,481	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	269.71/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	291.09/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,514	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	181.51/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	271.20/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	318.42/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,341	26
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,450	1,688.66/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,689	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	863	1,523.91/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	754	1,156.47/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,156	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,575	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	122.25/cwt	114.00–128.00	2,156	9
Bulls	—	—	1,208	104.24/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,259	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	83.21/cwt	80.00–87.00	778	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	95.66/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,063	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	105.98/cwt	94.00–114.00	1,322	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	328.53/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,413	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	376	351.79/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,323	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	185.04/cwt	165.00–205.00	1,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	259.52/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	226.71/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	304.76/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,344	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	473	328.49/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,554	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	524	317.74/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,665	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	296.33/cwt	272.00–310.00	1,280	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	229.39/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,649	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	356.36/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	268.85/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,656	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	290.39/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,670	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	305.34/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,142	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	231.14/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,791	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	230.59/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	246.74/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,816	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	309.98/cwt	296.00–324.00	1,754	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	294.28/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,780	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	213.49/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,951	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	265.16/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	229.49/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	296.27/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,576	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	262.31/cwt	246.00–270.00	1,781	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	601	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	302.73/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,162	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	215.36/cwt	187.00–225.00	1,678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	304.59/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	263.74/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,503	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	226.69/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	238.04/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,381	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	212.78/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,404	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	110.13/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,605	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	90.78/cwt	89.00–94.00	828	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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