Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 11.00-20.00 lower with most of the offering unweaned. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower amd bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.18/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −182.96 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$232.18

128 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$15.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.58

vs MO average

−6.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	237.06	1,264	87
Medium and Large 1-2	561	221.81	1,244	41

One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $20 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 sale128 hd

232.18

—

MO average17 barns · 2,705 hd

249.76

−17.58

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−6.43

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−182.96

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	1,515	143.10	2,168	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	124.88	1,795	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	121.07	1,490	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	101.21	1,035	21

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)	1,385	$1,729	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$1,401	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,359	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,265	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	600–650	643	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	239.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,361	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	237.50/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,237	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	246.41/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,520	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	223.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,167	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	224.88/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,475	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	265.47/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,110	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	241.62/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,269	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	556	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	276.45/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,324	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	208.81/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	248.72/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,181	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	223.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,378	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	239.24/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,718	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	264.91/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,393	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	246.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,202	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	297.62/cwt	285.00–310.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	233.32/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,577	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.97/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	217.54/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	285.03/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,194	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	228.94/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	283.05/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,064	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	234.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,356	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	250.79/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,081	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	226.15/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,101	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	189.99/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	201.40/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,249	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	183.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	215.26/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,264	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	183.57/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,349	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	106.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,306	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	109.53/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,227	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	92.06/cwt	75.00–100.00	843	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	130.49/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,922	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	119.95/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,593	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	126.59/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,538	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	117.24/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,469	17
Bulls	—	—	1,352	135.07/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,826	9
Bulls	—	—	1,724	153.42/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,645	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	1,358.97/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,359	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,450	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,133	2,075.00/head	1,400.00–2,750.00	2,075	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	840	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	845	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,157	1,400.50/head	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,401	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,187	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,385	1,729.42/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,729	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,264.70/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	670	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	233.93/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,195	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	203.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	251.18/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,326	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	237.11/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,363	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	228.68/cwt	202.00–252.00	983	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	268.40/cwt	258.00–282.00	1,275	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	253.91/cwt	250.00–262.00	945	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	226.01/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,080	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	234.38/cwt	220.00–242.00	991	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	269.45/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	220.96/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,293	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	201.76/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,344	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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