Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower with lower than average quality and most unweaned. slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.29/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −167.85 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$247.29

52 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$20.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.04

vs MO average

+7.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	250.10	1,368	45
Medium and Large 1-2	539	229.18	1,234	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.92/cwt here — about $134 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 sale52 hd

247.29

—

MO average17 barns · 1,634 hd

256.33

−9.04

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

+7.20

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−167.85

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	1,740	141.46	2,462	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,283	117.54	1,508	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,414	114.19	1,614	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,102	96.09	1,059	12

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$1,547	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,383	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$2,100	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	195.55/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	261.36/cwt	257.00–280.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	217.26/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	246.33/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,414	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	258.72/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,123	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	271.51/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	299.86/cwt	290.00–305.00	825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	259.92/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,497	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	233.37/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	265.43/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,255	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	220.92/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	229.49/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,432	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	262.97/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	259.78/cwt	250.00–270.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	260.98/cwt	248.00–264.00	1,608	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	290.37/cwt	282.00–295.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	236.72/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	228.80/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	236.59/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,377	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	253.44/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,191	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	209.65/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	214.22/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,105	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,468	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,459	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	118.95/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,750	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,227	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	119.36/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,516	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	88.28/cwt	74.00–100.00	995	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	111.26/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	112.22/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,530	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	110.29/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,172	6
Bulls	—	—	1,588	134.92/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,143	6
Bulls	—	—	1,923	149.30/cwt	142.00–163.00	2,871	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	1,547.32/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	1,324.18/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,324	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	262.82/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,141	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	265.10/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	233.06/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	240.99/cwt	231.00–257.00	1,272	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	233.45/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,440	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	253.71/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,322	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	261.35/cwt	250.00–280.00	962	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	218.72/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	220.19/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,499	6

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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