Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 higher and bulls sold 6.00 higher: Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.32/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −150.70 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$321.32

220 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$41.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

vs MO average

+12.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	326.10	1,798	195
Medium and Large 1-2	559	284.10	1,588	25

One grade step is worth $41.99/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale220 hd

321.32

—

MO average17 barns · 4,986 hd

314.67

+6.65

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+12.16

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−150.70

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	—	Average	1,677	165.26	2,771	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	139.74	2,049	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	131.86	1,582	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	112.77	1,151	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)	1,244	$1,622	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,511	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$2,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,780	5

Every lot, as filed

76 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	350–400	388	308.77/cwt	297.00–347.00	1,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	214.82/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,538	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	321.71/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,837	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	249.85/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	234.79/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,592	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	342.73/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,611	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	259.93/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,632	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	275.94/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,592	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	272.84/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,823	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	349.09/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,480	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,445	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	299.30/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	241.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,484	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	278.41/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,467	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	319.84/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,689	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	227.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	307.29/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,441	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	571	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	319.00/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,633	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	320.41/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,173	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	250.51/cwt	227.00–257.00	1,806	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,727	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	661	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,970	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	327.80/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,377	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,530	149.55/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,288	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	123.81/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,483	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	134.87/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,610	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	—	1,370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,028	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	144.50/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,922	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	139.76/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,997	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	860	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	637	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,815	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	1,508.40/head	1,250.00–1,775.00	1,508	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	97.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	896	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,872	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	118.97/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,262	10
Bulls	—	—	1,792	172.18/cwt	158.00–200.00	3,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	247.39/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,309	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	332	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	255.50/cwt	239.00–272.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	302.27/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,844	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	350.12/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,793	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	310.78/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,032	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	270.25/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,154	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	1,655.07/head	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	325.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	257.28/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,212	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,511.48/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	252.54/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	237.96/cwt	224.00–251.00	1,590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	295.94/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,107	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	211.30/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	286.56/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,622	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	209.60/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	319.77/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,509	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	271.21/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	331.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	326.09/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	258.89/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,395	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	317.90/cwt	285.00–332.00	1,345	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	242.57/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,873	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	351.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,129	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	357.57/cwt	351.00–367.00	1,312	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	227.36/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	245.38/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,401	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	284.02/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,775	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	325.88/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,075	2

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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