Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.50/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −165.53 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$306.50

116 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$47.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs MO average

+2.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	307.31	1,695	114
Medium and Large 1-2	592	260.00	1,539	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.31/cwt here — about $156 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 sale116 hd

306.50

—

MO average17 barns · 2,988 hd

303.20

+3.29

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+2.11

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−165.53

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	1,710	154.61	2,644	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	119.63	1,743	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	118.04	1,452	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	101.70	1,038	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)	1,085	$1,620	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,530	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,413	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,334	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,325	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1Fancy	400–450	405	366.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,485	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	250.66/cwt	234.00–260.00	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	225.50/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	304.09/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,460	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	111.60/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,152	8
Bulls	—	—	1,710	154.61/cwt	134.00–165.00	2,644	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	102.30/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,098	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	124.89/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,842	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	123.45/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,526	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	474	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	237.60/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	325.73/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,531	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	340.32/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,480	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	263.69/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	273.80/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,259	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	346.66/cwt	337.00–350.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	241.85/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,480	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	310.17/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	300.43/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,733	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	353.58/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,163	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	264.03/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,637	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	316.51/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,025	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	258.09/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,350	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	321.75/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,316	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,306	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,500	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	885	1,334.41/head	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,334	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	975	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	115.87/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,673	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	114.87/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,408	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	298.46/cwt	272.00–320.00	1,397	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	258.21/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,451	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	295.39/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	315.30/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,627	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	313.41/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,786	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	340.73/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,445	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	268.75/cwt	265.00–270.00	954	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	1,673.89/head	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,674	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	1,412.58/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	1,656.37/head	1,200.00–1,875.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	350.19/cwt	332.00–357.00	1,285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	249.33/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	230.50/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	267.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,263	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	224.24/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,579	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	234.58/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,356	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	302.39/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	215.57/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	304.32/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	272.94/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	223.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	305.20/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,154	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	303.91/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,596	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	256.00/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	225.34/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	472	331.04/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,563	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	239.31/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,709	18

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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