Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls scarce; Demand good and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.30/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −159.72 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$312.30

54 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$43.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

vs MO average

+9.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	316.35	1,715	49
Medium and Large 1-2	587	272.61	1,600	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.74/cwt here — about $115 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 sale54 hd

312.30

—

MO average11 barns · 2,260 hd

322.24

−9.94

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

+9.39

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−159.72

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	1,453	139.69	2,029	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	137.09	1,721	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	131.69	1,963	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	978	118.34	1,157	16

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)	1,310	$2,105	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,390	$1,951	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	287.09/cwt	277.00–306.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	297.65/cwt	289.00–310.00	1,274	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	319.37/cwt	319.00–320.00	1,460	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	308.42/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,613	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	259.64/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,779	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	324.24/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,222	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	256.74/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,836	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	326.38/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,351	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	242.64/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,538	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	538	300.84/cwt	299.00–303.00	1,619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	282.59/cwt	269.00–293.00	1,597	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	287.75/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,373	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	276.00/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	335.93/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	281.83/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	295.42/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,510	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	123.96/cwt	115.00–138.00	1,240	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	101.49/cwt	90.00–110.00	924	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	135.81/cwt	129.00–148.00	2,017	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	139.46/cwt	131.00–151.00	1,743	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	121.67/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,417	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	775	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,326	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	130.38/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,571	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,390	1,951.08/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	289.71/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	251.58/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	367.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,560	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	334	390.86/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,305	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	272.61/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	347.64/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	267.73/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	306.04/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,484	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	2,105.44/head	2,050.00–2,150.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	237.00/cwt	185.00–267.00	1,365	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	299.94/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	262.83/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	258.50/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	353.44/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	317.70/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,061	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	337.13/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,547	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	257.87/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	296.01/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,276	4

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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