Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale (September 4) due to Labor Day Holiday

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers sold uneven , from 3.00 higher to 4.oo lower in a very light test. Slaughter cows 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 $249.78/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −165.36 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$249.78

26 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$22.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.98

vs MO average

+7.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	257.50	1,391	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	566	235.19	1,332	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.31/cwt here — about $59 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 sale26 hd

249.78

—

MO average14 barns · 1,191 hd

258.76

−8.98

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+7.90

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−165.36

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	1,705	148.26	2,528	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	132.89	1,947	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	131.98	1,569	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	103.41	983	11

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)	1,200	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,495	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	450–500	468	272.54/cwt	257.00–282.00	1,275	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	225.58/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	848	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	303.01/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,442	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	260.27/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,343	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	226.02/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	221.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	218.14/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	316.48/cwt	316.00–317.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	218.54/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	280.24/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	268.07/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,692	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,619	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	262.29/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	285.86/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	282.88/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,324	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	226.87/cwt	212.00–242.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	198.05/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	125.89/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,504	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,221	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	139.91/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,026	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	105.19/cwt	98.00–110.00	979	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	125.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,865	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	138.84/cwt	133.00–153.00	1,640	8
Bulls	—	—	1,495	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,101	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	1,494.85/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	256	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	235.26/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	255.04/cwt	238.00–262.00	1,433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	295.34/cwt	282.00–317.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	232.79/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	259.90/cwt	245.00–275.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	240.55/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,518	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	277.26/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,203	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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