Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.00/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −150.13 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$265.00

58 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$24.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.96

vs MO average

+0.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	270.58	1,503	45
Medium and Large 1-2	562	245.70	1,381	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $122 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $352.06, median $415.14 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 sale58 hd

265.00

—

MO average14 barns · 1,863 hd

282.97

−17.96

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

+0.37

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−150.13

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	1,653	147.26	2,434	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	135.34	1,949	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	132.74	1,705	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	111.68	1,050	9thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	400–450	440	288.37/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	300.38/cwt	287.00–314.00	1,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	320.74/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,520	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	339.34/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,157	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	317.45/cwt	285.00–332.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	291.30/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,657	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	261.24/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,596	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	288.96/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	233.80/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	245.01/cwt	238.00–248.00	2,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	277.64/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	278.30/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	269.71/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,554	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	272.16/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,410	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,007	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	135.34/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,949	5
Bulls	—	—	2,000	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	135.77/cwt	128.00–148.00	1,709	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	124.51/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,686	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	126.79/cwt	118.00–133.00	1,287	3
Bulls	—	—	1,537	144.34/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,219	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	253.77/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	241.24/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	272.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	284.11/cwt	262.00–300.00	1,753	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	342.43/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	258.91/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,261	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	252.63/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,420	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	269.35/cwt	256.00–277.00	1,929	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	284.89/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,350	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	239.09/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	306.86/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	245.41/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,401	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	300.93/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,417	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	263.79/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	275.18/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	246.65/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	104.13/cwt	97.00–113.00	940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	284.26/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	306.50/cwt	280.00–327.00	1,309	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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