Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale July 3rd due to the 4th of july Holidays*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 higher; Demand higher and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $311.54/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −160.49 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$311.54

110 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$42.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs MO average

+10.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	319.62	1,753	89
Medium and Large 1-2	555	277.26	1,540	21

One grade step is worth $42.37/cwt here — about $213 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 sale110 hd

311.54

—

MO average15 barns · 2,191 hd

311.66

−0.12

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

+10.88

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−160.49

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	1,793	158.00	2,832	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	146.94	2,237	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	138.79	1,712	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	106.44	1,107	11

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)	1,127	$1,844	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,432	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	722	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,942	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	254.77/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	258.33/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,100	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	239.55/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	251.78/cwt	227.00–270.00	1,458	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	523	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,527	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	250.70/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	250.70/cwt	232.00–262.00	1,725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	226.78/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	302.43/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	274.30/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	321.85/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,680	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	250.59/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,544	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	288.42/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,791	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	344.08/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,497	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	361.15/cwt	342.00–372.00	1,369	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	232.94/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	304.91/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	351.07/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	344.92/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,604	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	275.85/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,848	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	237.50/cwt	233.00–253.00	1,613	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	286.11/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,462	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	301.19/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,253	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	229.54/cwt	220.00–239.00	2,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	298.38/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,408	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	309.02/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,746	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	328.29/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	301.31/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	264.41/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	314.00/cwt	305.00–332.00	1,256	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	139.49/cwt	129.00–155.00	1,705	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,769	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	119.45/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,341	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	142.27/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,921	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	144.76/cwt	139.00–157.00	2,183	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,842	9
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	973	1,874.55/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	—	—	1,919	162.50/cwt	149.00–176.00	3,118	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	104.72/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,024	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	1,812.79/head	1,775.00–1,850.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	481	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	533	307.02/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	323.29/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,371	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	341.37/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	257.04/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	258.45/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	230.20/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	310.30/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	297.80/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,418	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	261.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	278.44/cwt	252.00–292.00	1,590	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	264.97/cwt	250.00–275.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	263.29/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	289.59/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	219.70/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,384	3

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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