Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 higher to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate to light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.32/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −166.70 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$305.32

91 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$30.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.89

vs MO average

−4.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	310.98	1,758	74
Medium and Large 1-2	551	280.72	1,547	17thin

One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $211 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 sale91 hd

305.32

—

MO average15 barns · 3,371 hd

316.22

−10.89

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−4.39

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−166.70

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	1,628	140.99	2,295	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	128.75	1,790	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	121.76	1,396	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	108.14	1,066	13

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)	1,158	$2,210	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	738	$1,388	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	271.60/cwt	268.00–291.00	1,575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	275.98/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	254.00/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	220.49/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	229.66/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	336.69/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,397	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	279.15/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,334	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	326.98/cwt	305.00–338.00	1,082	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	306.16/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,323	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	318.84/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,661	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	351	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	277.78/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,425	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	322.05/cwt	305.00–332.00	1,204	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	306.41/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,783	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	334.09/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	224.82/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	316.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,732	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,513	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	94.92/cwt	80.00–102.00	947	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	128.75/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,790	6
Bulls	—	—	1,628	140.99/cwt	132.00–152.00	2,295	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	123.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,450	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	115.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,224	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	112.10/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,101	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	675	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	504	333.10/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,679	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	243.64/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,530	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	265.65/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,506	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	303.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	272.79/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,590	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,158	2,209.81/head	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,210	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	333.31/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,300	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	281.06/cwt	277.00–285.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	244.65/cwt	231.00–275.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	280.56/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	372.63/cwt	357.00–385.00	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	219.20/cwt	195.00–231.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	313.37/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	249.49/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	278.32/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,333	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	284.03/cwt	262.00–296.00	1,528	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	263.79/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	328.15/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,611	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	372.40/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,039	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	275.46/cwt	252.00–292.00	1,727	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	365.08/cwt	345.00–382.00	1,365	9

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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