Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.57/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −167.46 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$304.57

103 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$32.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.90

vs MO average

−13.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	317.51	1,747	62
Medium and Large 1-2	558	284.99	1,591	41

One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $157 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 sale103 hd

304.57

—

MO average15 barns · 2,516 hd

316.46

−11.90

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−13.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−167.46

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	1,755	138.16	2,424	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	124.87	1,829	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	119.98	1,431	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	107.19	1,082	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)	923	$1,676	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,632	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,391	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	700–750	723	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	273.29/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,869	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	282.88/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,601	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	261.05/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,906	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	339.37/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	889	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,098	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	308.63/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	279.69/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,463	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	305.87/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,138	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	288.79/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,398	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,785	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	326.63/cwt	300.00–335.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	287.86/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,805	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	343.68/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	649	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	311.26/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,021	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	235.42/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,448	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	238.57/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	757	264.68/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	305.20/cwt	297.00–311.00	1,880	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	321.88/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,812	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	276.09/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	284.51/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	332.48/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,396	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	212.52/cwt	190.00–280.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	306.18/cwt	286.00–315.00	1,314	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	735	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	309	364.70/cwt	342.00–372.00	1,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,347	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	285.85/cwt	262.00–296.00	1,509	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	289.03/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	628	275.79/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,732	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	323.17/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,186	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	360.61/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,316	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	713	273.88/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,953	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	124.86/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,551	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	114.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,294	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	101.67/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,086	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,353	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	111.87/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,452	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	990	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	923	1,676.02/head	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,676	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	835	1,391.32/head	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,749	138.98/cwt	131.00–147.00	2,431	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	113.83/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,158	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	127.76/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	537	323.76/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,739	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	361.44/cwt	355.00–397.00	1,547	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	341.75/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,435	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	487	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,228	1,693.25/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,693	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	265.41/cwt	242.00–285.00	1,245	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	250.69/cwt	175.00–275.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	216.82/cwt	187.00–230.00	1,327	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	284.71/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,506	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	251.27/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	230.85/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	222.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,470	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	208.34/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	249.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	284.05/cwt	265.00–310.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	285.21/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,657	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	295.59/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	278.77/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	245.75/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	723	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,945	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	785	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,978	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	341.16/cwt	322.00–360.00	1,303	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,745	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,913	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	789	236.14/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,863	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	311.47/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	344.49/cwt	327.00–360.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	327.81/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,577	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,747	50

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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