Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.45/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −145.69 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$269.45

116 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$33.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs MO average

+1.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	278.50	1,501	85
Medium and Large 1-2	567	244.63	1,386	31

One grade step is worth $33.88/cwt here — about $115 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 sale116 hd

269.45

—

MO average18 barns · 2,717 hd

274.99

−5.54

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

+1.07

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−145.69

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	1,537	140.99	2,168	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	123.34	1,790	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	117.12	1,408	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	95.64	868	19

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)	1,260	$1,658	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,570	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,550	1thin

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	500–550	535	313.05/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,675	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	300.89/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,772	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	247.19/cwt	219.00–262.00	1,513	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	243.96/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,774	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	335.67/cwt	317.00–355.00	1,571	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	269.57/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,369	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	224.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,659	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	274.88/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,704	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	286.59/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	326.30/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,237	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	320.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	316.28/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	270.67/cwt	257.00–282.00	1,532	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	316.45/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,503	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	698	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	289.85/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,519	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	233.22/cwt	211.50–238.50	1,563	97
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	350.67/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,297	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	319.80/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	298.23/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,548	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	306.35/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,421	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	121.51/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,459	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	111.13/cwt	97.00–118.00	1,338	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	69.11/cwt	68.00–70.00	660	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	115.02/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,128	7
Bulls	—	—	1,215	127.46/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,549	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	124.17/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,788	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	491	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,831	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	888	1,225.49/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	873	1,392.34/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,392	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	144.37/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,336	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	87.38/cwt	80.00–99.00	740	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	1,800.21/head	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	333.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,453	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	296.05/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,850	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	329.37/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,686	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,327	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,453	1,790.66/head	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,791	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	244.30/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,412	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	277.74/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	295.86/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	245.74/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	249.29/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	207.66/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,489	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	275.44/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,311	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	275.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,581	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	274.81/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,467	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	307.65/cwt	292.00–327.00	1,354	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	305.85/cwt	287.00–340.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	247.31/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,662	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	307.69/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	365.35/cwt	350.00–384.00	1,355	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	348.66/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,482	22

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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