Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs heifers sold 2.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.20/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −157.94 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$257.20

55 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$20.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

vs MO average

−12.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	261.35	1,403	44
Medium and Large 1-2	546	240.58	1,314	11thin

One grade step is worth $20.77/cwt here — about $89 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 sale55 hd

257.20

—

MO average16 barns · 2,240 hd

270.91

−13.71

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−12.99

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−157.94

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	1,624	140.34	2,279	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	122.43	1,831	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	118.17	1,455	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	102.07	1,071	28

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)	1,162	$1,640	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$1,608	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,583	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	450–500	457	302.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	319.06/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	246.71/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	270.63/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	277.80/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,761	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	365.51/cwt	340.00–382.00	1,217	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	265.88/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,375	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	250.14/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	259.87/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	281.92/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,483	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	307.17/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	352.26/cwt	345.00–355.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	300.45/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,746	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	310.79/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,190	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	379	385.02/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	322.87/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	361	396.65/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,432	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	219.50/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	304.16/cwt	285.00–327.00	1,554	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	378.81/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,576	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	125.58/cwt	120.00–144.00	1,854	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	114.54/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,768	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	122.08/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,554	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	98.24/cwt	80.00–106.00	1,052	14
Bulls	—	—	1,766	145.39/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,568	8
Bulls	—	—	1,245	126.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,580	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,500	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	389.97/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	344	389.12/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,339	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	113.84/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,349	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	65.60/cwt	60.00–70.00	656	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	112.62/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,163	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	281.51/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	297.79/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	252.59/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,452	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	303.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,476	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	258.23/cwt	256.00–259.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	268.08/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	266.58/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	219.05/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	242.07/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,242	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,053	1,608.14/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	296.40/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	237.53/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	229.85/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	262.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	188.59/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,271	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,221	1,787.28/head	1,475.00–2,100.00	1,787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	303.85/cwt	285.00–317.00	1,279	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	321.13/cwt	302.00–337.00	1,548	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	242.96/cwt	227.00–260.00	1,521	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,481	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	1,583.17/head	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	276.75/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,818	5

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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