Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.26/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −167.88 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$247.26

36 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$16.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.78

vs MO average

−4.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	254.45	1,381	20
Medium and Large 1-2	560	238.26	1,335	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.19/cwt here — about $46 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

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 sale36 hd

247.26

—

MO average14 barns · 2,056 hd

272.04

−24.78

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−4.68

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−167.88

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	1,597	153.45	2,450	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	138.20	2,015	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	133.66	1,598	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	116.42	1,117	5thin

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)	1,155	$2,099	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,611	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,250	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	248.56/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	255.60/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,424	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	321	372.42/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,195	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	255.70/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	312.26/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,027	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	266.65/cwt	240.00–287.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	258.01/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	259.32/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	275.17/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,307	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	298.76/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	279.68/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,639	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	294.24/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	331.64/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	303.72/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	320.79/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	288.77/cwt	272.00–307.00	1,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	257.51/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,846	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	295.08/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	310.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	258.90/cwt	242.00–275.00	1,346	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	248.58/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	229.10/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	323.62/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,340	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,508	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	120.27/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,204	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	138.13/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,647	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	124.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,475	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	138.86/cwt	128.00–150.00	2,020	14
Bulls	—	—	1,720	159.91/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	150.22/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,306	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,104	1,688.25/head	1,525.00–2,125.00	1,688	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	815	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	885	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	2,198.69/head	1,775.00–2,600.00	2,199	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	280.98/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,191	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	237.86/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,344	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	263.90/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	250.61/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,536	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	265.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	283.82/cwt	277.00–302.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	259.80/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,231	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	322.51/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,135	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	253.69/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,352	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	236.63/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	227.43/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	240.07/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	2

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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