Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven , from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.62/cwt on 184 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −169.40 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$302.62

184 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$32.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.61

vs MO average

−8.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	314.06	1,680	120
Medium and Large 1-2	580	281.17	1,630	64

One grade step is worth $32.89/cwt here — about $51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale184 hd

302.62

—

MO average17 barns · 2,496 hd

313.23

−10.61

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−8.14

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−169.40

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	1,698	145.59	2,472	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	133.96	1,960	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,184	129.16	1,529	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	938	107.29	1,006	17

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)	985	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$1,763	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,563	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	750–800	760	249.87/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,899	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	297.73/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,298	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	248.83/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,538	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	266.23/cwt	257.00–279.00	1,677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	329.76/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,421	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	311.77/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,185	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	240.25/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,598	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	269.73/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	311.78/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,073	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	308.13/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,621	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	263.59/cwt	256.00–281.00	1,785	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	227.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	237.89/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	223.21/cwt	220.00–224.00	2,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	527	295.91/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,559	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	265.32/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	277.37/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,456	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	295.22/cwt	281.00–305.00	1,390	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	278.52/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,476	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	300.05/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,437	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	235.97/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	346.17/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	151.16/cwt	136.00–164.00	2,635	7
Bulls	—	—	1,620	135.83/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,200	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	135.08/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,980	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	114.59/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,129	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	89.76/cwt	80.00–104.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	304.28/cwt	285.00–308.00	1,844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	363.44/cwt	362.00–364.00	1,566	11
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	131.55/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,576	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	120.78/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,368	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	1,762.55/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	333.03/cwt	318.00–342.00	1,688	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,314	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	250.43/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,442	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	240.20/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	281.23/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,637	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	270.82/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,186	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	255.91/cwt	242.00–270.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	290.16/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	258.30/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,359	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	270.12/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,315	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	301.41/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,471	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	244.96/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	300.05/cwt	287.00–312.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	300.51/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	279.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	337.97/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,558	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	345.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,283	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	308.53/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,762	36

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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