Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers sold 2.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-5.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $297.16/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$297.16

180 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$28.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.54

vs MO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	299.54	1,620	165
Medium and Large 1-2	468	270.92	1,268	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.62/cwt here — about $352 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 sale180 hd

297.16

—

MO average15 barns · 13,054 hd

276.62

+20.54

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	1,499	119.11	1,785	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	115.46	1,799	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	104.82	1,330	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	87.63	863	10

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)	1,140	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,196	$2,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	422	267.10/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,127	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	343.20/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	342.62/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	238.40/cwt	225.00–254.00	1,504	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	321	348.56/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,119	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	233.95/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	283.37/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	303.76/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,701	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	621	291.30/cwt	291.00–292.00	1,809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	316.32/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,676	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	317.99/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	298.16/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	477	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	260.32/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,742	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	323.64/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	290.31/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,704	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	241.25/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	278.47/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	336.45/cwt	317.00–347.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	326.82/cwt	312.00–352.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	285.90/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	325.37/cwt	307.00–342.00	1,389	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	242.38/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,752	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	316	332.50/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	327.56/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,418	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	231.03/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	240.40/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,576	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	115.46/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,799	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	111.11/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,437	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	80.01/cwt	64.00–88.00	795	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	95.25/cwt	93.00–97.00	929	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	95.39/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,176	6
Bulls	—	—	1,565	121.21/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,897	11
Bulls	—	—	1,133	107.56/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,320	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	830	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,319	2,337.50/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	219.60/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	386	345.03/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	244.62/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	314.23/cwt	275.00–332.00	1,467	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	254.29/cwt	237.00–270.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	259.81/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	419	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	217.49/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	291.64/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,251	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	300.40/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	274.77/cwt	270.00–280.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	262.98/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,362	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	240.35/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,586	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	255.76/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,478	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	267.50/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,255	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	299.23/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,086	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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