Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 7.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $320.23/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −142.27 against this barn's trailing median of $462.50.

Average price

$320.23

227 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$47.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs MO average

+9.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	324.00	1,753	209
Medium and Large 1-2	554	276.45	1,532	18thin

One grade step is worth $47.55/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $462.50 across 26 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 sale227 hd

320.23

—

MO average18 barns · 4,025 hd

316.89

+3.34

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+9.46

This barn, trailing median26 sales

462.50

−142.27

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	1,677	149.00	2,499	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	130.21	1,859	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	122.75	1,448	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	102.96	1,021	14

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)	1,188	$1,659	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,547	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	993	$1,921	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	773	$1,082	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	817	$1,483	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	750–800	762	231.07/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,761	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	368.80/cwt	347.00–382.00	1,401	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	275.56/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,571	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	226.11/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	310.28/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,765	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	274.11/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,839	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	225.50/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	253.30/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,570	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	337.82/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,608	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	280.12/cwt	260.00–306.00	1,765	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	340.62/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,485	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	371.85/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,216	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	309.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	316.25/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,651	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	274.32/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,443	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	328.30/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,228	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	231.29/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	221.62/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,567	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	303.19/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,295	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	130.21/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	134.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,287	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	125.98/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,461	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	114.67/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,409	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	114.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,114	7
Bulls	—	—	1,669	154.72/cwt	140.00–174.00	2,582	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	850	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	773	1,081.96/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,082	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	928	1,749.33/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,749	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	918	1,283.12/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,283	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	850	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	91.50/cwt	80.00–100.00	923	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	299.10/cwt	291.00–325.00	1,534	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	362.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,553	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	333.00/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	341.50/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,783	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	619	307.58/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,904	46
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	740	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	283.17/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,467	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,026	2,007.06/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	2,007	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,288	1,811.61/head	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	249.09/cwt	227.00–261.00	1,549	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,842.94/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	260.37/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	254.52/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	335.29/cwt	302.00–347.00	1,130	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	227.84/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,413	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	292.92/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,119	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	241.45/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,620	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	309.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,326	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	236.54/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	280.46/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,349	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	251.19/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	258.83/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,056	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	312.72/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	322.54/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	266.88/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,260	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	272.17/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,570	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	308.48/cwt	260.00–322.00	1,438	17

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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