Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (September 4) due to Labor Day Holiday*

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and 600-700 lbs heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 1.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.01/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −188.01 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$284.01

75 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$24.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs MO average

+13.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	289.55	1,612	58
Medium and Large 1-2	556	265.13	1,473	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.42/cwt here — about $139 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 sale75 hd

284.01

—

MO average13 barns · 1,507 hd

287.03

−3.02

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+13.51

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−188.01

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	1,634	148.93	2,434	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	141.30	2,193	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	139.05	1,768	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	116.86	1,206	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,070	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	500–550	540	239.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,293	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	229.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	230.96/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,644	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	254.36/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,315	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,799	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	204.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	249.82/cwt	225.00–267.00	1,184	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	252.41/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	326.60/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	254.61/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,734	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	287.13/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,637	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	288.63/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,536	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	241.06/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	252.16/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,924	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	273.34/cwt	256.00–287.00	1,266	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	305.91/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	316.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,525	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	332.66/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,138	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	582	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	208.06/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	719	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,941	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	261.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	252.37/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,842	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	266.91/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,671	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	643	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,820	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	253.06/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	251.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	196.01/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	260.59/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,123	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	126.07/cwt	118.00–139.00	1,299	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	108.96/cwt	97.00–120.00	1,127	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	127.67/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,505	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	143.24/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,871	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	142.85/cwt	132.00–155.00	2,216	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,059	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	161.06/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,807	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	142.87/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,257	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,302	2,082.78/head	2,025.00–2,175.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	965	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	287.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,240	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	234.05/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,479	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	261.63/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,368	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	260.98/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,258	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	305.21/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	534	286.64/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,531	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	223.52/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	244.02/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,281	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	174.47/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	627	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,643	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	597	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,594	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	716	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,765	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	441	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	244.38/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,500	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	264.67/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,249	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	276.90/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,207	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	298.76/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,117	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	248.04/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,434	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	238.48/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,634	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	235.49/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	212.60/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,439	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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