Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-12.00 higher with better quality and pre-vac calves in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.85/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −206.17 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$265.85

204 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$29.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.60

vs MO average

−0.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	271.46	1,456	165
Medium and Large 1-2	563	242.12	1,364	39

One grade step is worth $29.34/cwt here — about $92 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

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 sale204 hd

265.85

—

MO average14 barns · 1,787 hd

270.45

−4.60

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−0.79

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−206.17

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	1,382	138.74	1,918	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	122.34	1,702	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	118.25	1,336	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	102.02	1,013	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	700–750	713	216.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	255.90/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,336	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	283.28/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,320	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	272.62/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,415	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	229.59/cwt	212.00–237.00	1,341	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	231.63/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,239	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	242.63/cwt	225.00–250.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	216.13/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,455	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	236.53/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,843	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	245.32/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,759	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	587	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,632	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,314	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	258.91/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	218.98/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,485	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	286.34/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,197	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	294.07/cwt	287.00–305.00	853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	309.18/cwt	290.00–317.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	223.53/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,388	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	717	252.47/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,810	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	233.55/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,894	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	241.37/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,400	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	251.63/cwt	237.00–258.00	1,583	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	293.93/cwt	277.00–310.00	1,093	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	265.22/cwt	247.00–274.00	1,517	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	263.95/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	224.71/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,917	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	256.41/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,759	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	243.80/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,282	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	816	236.91/cwt	236.00–238.50	1,933	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	239.72/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	241.67/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,165	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	272.30/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	219.89/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,392	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	219.02/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,262	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	97.41/cwt	90.00–100.00	959	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	124.86/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,722	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	114.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,254	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	65.34/cwt	55.00–78.00	601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	122.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,413	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	111.90/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,134	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	117.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	150.78/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,352	3
Bulls	—	—	1,323	134.72/cwt	118.00–144.00	1,782	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,110	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	442	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	225.87/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,175	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	211.21/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	264.96/cwt	260.00–275.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	263.42/cwt	247.00–276.00	1,241	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	247.74/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,206	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	254.75/cwt	252.00–257.00	958	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	269.00/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,143	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	238.23/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	258.27/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,103	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	244.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,031	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	291.68/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,350	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	232.69/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,582	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	740	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,754	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	206.75/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	239.89/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,471	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	221.23/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,703	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	249.09/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,442	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,766	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	298.83/cwt	285.00–310.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	983	3

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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