Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.41/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −185.61 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$286.41

71 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$32.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs MO average

+11.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	302.95	1,587	35
Medium and Large 1-2	566	270.33	1,530	36

One grade step is worth $32.61/cwt here — about $57 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

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 sale71 hd

286.41

—

MO average12 barns · 860 hd

288.20

−1.79

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+11.33

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−185.61

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	1,694	158.78	2,690	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	137.50	2,027	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	134.40	1,637	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	101.33	1,010	13

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)	1,059	$1,562	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,414	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,228	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$1,967	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	600–650	615	269.78/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,659	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	287.99/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	293.78/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,240	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	242.84/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,734	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	283.29/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,178	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	333.18/cwt	322.00–365.00	1,133	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	253.65/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	228.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	242.08/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,496	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	289.19/cwt	270.00–300.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	257.36/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,495	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	248.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,331	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	332.90/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,382	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,389	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	319.58/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	651	270.67/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,762	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	516	1
Bulls	—	—	1,791	167.02/cwt	154.00–179.00	2,991	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	119.34/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,302	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	140.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,008	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	135.25/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,658	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	94.37/cwt	75.00–111.00	896	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,318	1,966.67/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	358.22/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,501	13
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	865	1,228.32/head	900.00–1,550.00	1,228	3
Bulls	—	—	1,524	144.35/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,200	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,093	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	125.47/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	209.02/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	255.49/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,354	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	337.78/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	232.87/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,572	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	283.34/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,357	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	321.46/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,623	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,137	1,682.22/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	256.81/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	232.90/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,337	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	1,414.19/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	264.52/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,518	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	255.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	295.64/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	258.89/cwt	235.00–282.00	984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	276.27/cwt	250.00–300.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	297.42/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	237.97/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,604	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	236.08/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	292.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,557	19

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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