Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven , from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 13.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.85/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −166.18 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$305.85

66 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$40.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.76

vs MO average

−10.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	315.78	1,701	50
Medium and Large 1-2	548	274.80	1,505	16thin

One grade step is worth $40.98/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $390.88, median $472.02 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale66 hd

305.85

—

MO average15 barns · 2,330 hd

314.61

−8.76

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−10.22

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−166.18

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	—	High	1,745	129.71	2,264	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	123.96	1,747	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	113.23	1,300	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	94.88	987	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)	1,248	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,809	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	245.11/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,760	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	270.35/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	297.36/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	317.07/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,538	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	339.33/cwt	315.00–344.00	1,449	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	291.94/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	277.32/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	284.25/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,359	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	343	326.23/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	354.03/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,558	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	310.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	304.18/cwt	215.00–320.00	1,119	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	214.92/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,586	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	267.42/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,524	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	312.87/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,308	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	245.15/cwt	225.00–256.00	1,491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	241.12/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	309.32/cwt	282.00–322.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	287.55/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,239	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	622	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	325.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,694	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	312.68/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,429	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	107.97/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,148	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	86.96/cwt	80.00–93.00	915	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	123.96/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,747	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	104.38/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,205	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	118.86/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,361	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	665	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,789	132.52/cwt	115.00–147.00	2,371	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,863.83/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	279.93/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	471	340.24/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,603	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	371	360.86/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,339	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,590	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	244.75/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,402	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	226.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	279.93/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	295.29/cwt	283.00–302.00	1,276	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	268.33/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	203.43/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	246.25/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	225.50/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	245.61/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,520	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	281.28/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,451	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,138	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	273.25/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,445	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	341.80/cwt	330.00–355.00	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	250.01/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	330.30/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	306.94/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	336.29/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,678	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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