Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale May 29th due to Memorial Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher: Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $332.59/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −139.44 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$332.59

53 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$76.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.63

vs MO average

+18.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	335.49	1,844	51
Medium and Large 1-2	565	258.54	1,461	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.95/cwt here — about $383 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

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 sale53 hd

332.59

—

MO average16 barns · 4,095 hd

317.95

+14.63

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+18.49

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−139.44

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	1,763	149.89	2,643	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	129.20	1,837	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	126.80	1,516	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	113.88	1,207	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$1,391	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	800–850	817	224.24/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	269.54/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,159	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	242.12/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	266.28/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,534	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	338.77/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	222.30/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	343.48/cwt	325.00–359.00	1,559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	306.44/cwt	257.00–320.00	1,471	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	362.04/cwt	347.00–372.00	1,557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	225.84/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	298.93/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	534	348.99/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,864	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	210.24/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	189.49/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	334.81/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	364.71/cwt	342.00–372.00	1,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	233.54/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	363.42/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	346.91/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	273.31/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,410	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	288.47/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,382	25
Bulls	—	—	1,543	140.75/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,172	4
Bulls	—	—	1,939	157.21/cwt	144.00–171.00	3,048	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	132.02/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,592	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	122.80/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,332	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	101.99/cwt	84.00–108.00	1,046	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	132.19/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,868	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	364.07/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	316.03/cwt	285.00–328.00	1,312	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	365.66/cwt	364.00–368.00	1,539	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	121.73/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,758	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	121.28/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,436	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	262.68/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,277	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	347.19/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	621	302.38/cwt	293.00–311.00	1,878	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	211.68/cwt	180.00–222.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	248.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	238.11/cwt	200.00–261.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	255.19/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,332	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	294.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	251.28/cwt	222.00–264.00	1,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	251.38/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	334.44/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	207	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	258.54/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	252.63/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,564	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	227.96/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	270.30/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,670	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	274.98/cwt	252.00–292.00	1,848	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,462.09/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	324.04/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	327.03/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	315.26/cwt	302.00–327.00	1,822	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	346.85/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,301	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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