Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.54/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −183.49 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$288.54

115 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.06

vs MO average

−16.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	289.45	1,660	102
Medium and Large 1-2	548	281.34	1,541	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $119 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 sale115 hd

288.54

—

MO average16 barns · 2,373 hd

302.59

−14.06

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−16.93

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−183.49

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	1,780	152.26	2,710	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	129.05	1,834	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	127.06	1,605	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	106.65	1,040	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,523	$1,927	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,580	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,435	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	450–500	455	329.60/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,500	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	240.10/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	301.09/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	253.12/cwt	242.00–276.00	1,316	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	274.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	302.32/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,454	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	288.94/cwt	266.00–297.00	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	334.96/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,393	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	342.85/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,334	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	307.86/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,622	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	236.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	322.56/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	312.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,354	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	269.18/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	283.79/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,669	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	239.08/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	308.81/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,173	12
Bulls	—	—	1,747	155.78/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,721	14
Bulls	—	—	2,010	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	119.70/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,423	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	93.75/cwt	80.00–104.00	918	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	115.87/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,127	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	130.51/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,860	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	360.66/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,490	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	376	369.40/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,389	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	898	1,352.09/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,352	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	131.02/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,707	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	117.40/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	263.44/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,265	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,262	1,645.61/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	270.90/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,452	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	323.48/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	251.56/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,459	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	225.25/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,379	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,523	1,927.09/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,927	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	310.38/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	270.06/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	278.08/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	288.68/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	874	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,975	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	361.56/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	217.16/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	278.97/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,216	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	245.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	326.03/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,082	6

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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