Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower ln a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.22/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −154.92 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$260.22

62 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$30.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.75

vs MO average

−6.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	274.76	1,469	32
Medium and Large 1-2	543	244.71	1,328	30

One grade step is worth $30.04/cwt here — about $141 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $352.06, median $415.14 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 sale62 hd

260.22

—

MO average17 barns · 2,310 hd

273.97

−13.75

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−6.65

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−154.92

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	1,677	141.39	2,371	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	131.48	1,980	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	124.52	1,454	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	103.35	968	23

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)	1,223	$1,660	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,538	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	309.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	304.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,429	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	232.14/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	276.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,447	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	245.92/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	269.49/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	300.80/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,275	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	340.77/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	338.63/cwt	325.00–352.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	291.29/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	432	359.93/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	311.59/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	270.36/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	334.71/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,259	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	306.43/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,189	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	332.40/cwt	322.00–355.00	1,536	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	91.94/cwt	89.00–99.00	797	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	62.15/cwt	60.00–65.00	561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	114.94/cwt	104.00–124.00	1,122	14
Bulls	—	—	1,693	123.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,088	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	129.97/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,549	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,248	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	880	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	918	1,548.77/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,549	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	132.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,986	9
Bulls	—	—	1,673	145.41/cwt	138.00–156.00	2,433	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	117.25/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,332	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	244.78/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	284.99/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	379	372.49/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	235.97/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,623	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,528	1,771.36/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	286.90/cwt	285.00–290.00	958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	279.85/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	216.72/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	311.20/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	262.44/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,249	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	229.87/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,331	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	253.01/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	293.78/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,375	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	274.87/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	251.07/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,323	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	262.79/cwt	247.00–287.00	1,112	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	289.80/cwt	285.00–295.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	308.56/cwt	289.00–322.00	1,626	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	272.77/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,536	8

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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