Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower in a light test with lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.99/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −166.03 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$305.99

49 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$22.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.07

vs MO average

+6.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	309.59	1,659	41
Medium and Large 1-2	549	287.52	1,578	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale49 hd

305.99

—

MO average17 barns · 2,771 hd

310.06

−4.07

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

+6.57

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−166.03

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	1,725	147.72	2,548	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	144.35	2,035	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	133.21	1,565	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	109.62	1,165	7thin

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)	1,100	$1,589	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	976	$1,485	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,450	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,960	5

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	963	1,734.27/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,734	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	144.35/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,035	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	976	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	835	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	156.61/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	118.07/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	286.83/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,202	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	327.47/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,241	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	240.80/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,835	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,298	2,000.00/head	1,675.00–2,275.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	134.38/cwt	125.00–141.00	2,291	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	125.71/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,488	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	135.08/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	276.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	286.94/cwt	266.00–300.00	1,779	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	308.50/cwt	280.00–335.00	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	336.40/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	238.01/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	280.01/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,319	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	326.64/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,522	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	355.08/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	238.90/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	333.54/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,418	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	326.15/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,256	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	313.24/cwt	297.00–329.00	1,760	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	306.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,564	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	318.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,528	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	221.84/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	327.90/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	318.96/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,365	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,546.74/head	1,275.00–1,950.00	1,547	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	290.68/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	267.84/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	305.05/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	285.63/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	269.85/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,803	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	272.47/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	236.49/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,398	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	275.15/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,293	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	320.68/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	285.32/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	300.29/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	257.87/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	238.07/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	344.83/cwt	330.00–350.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	244.44/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,545	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	284.82/cwt	270.00–290.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	239.83/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,760	6

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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