Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $263.55/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −208.47 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$263.55

77 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$31.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs MO average

−23.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	271.21	1,422	58
Medium and Large 1-2	566	240.18	1,359	19thin

One grade step is worth $31.02/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale77 hd

263.55

—

MO average14 barns · 1,458 hd

276.44

−12.89

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−23.27

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−208.47

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	1,784	135.48	2,417	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	117.71	1,664	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	114.33	1,375	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	100.27	1,075	14

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)	1,085	$1,794	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	238.44/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	273.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,297	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	300.69/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	265.25/cwt	260.00–267.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	240.38/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,377	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	258.44/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,248	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	261.23/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,460	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	251.50/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,197	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	273.04/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,414	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	261.40/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,634	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	227.78/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	255.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,052	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	299.41/cwt	290.00–305.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	251.64/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,658	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	237.90/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,596	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	283.34/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,224	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	224.60/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	234.86/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	262.64/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,240	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	227.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	254.61/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,090	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	248.98/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	230.25/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	248.63/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,412	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	271.85/cwt	267.00–277.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	238.66/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	229.19/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	241.14/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,582	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	118.20/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,461	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	118.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,717	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	108.14/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,243	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	110.23/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,151	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	94.74/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,030	9
Bulls	—	—	1,932	148.90/cwt	138.00–158.00	2,877	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	125.42/cwt	120.00–136.00	2,098	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	1,794.01/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,794	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	235.88/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	246.00/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,043	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	238.73/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	217.98/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	255.45/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,333	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	259.37/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,113	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	218.52/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	251.44/cwt	250.00–252.00	955	7

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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