Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and 300-500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $255.08/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −216.94 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$255.08

33 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.24

vs MO average

−39.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	257.79	1,421	27
Medium and Large 1-2	565	242.92	1,373	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $47 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 sale33 hd

255.08

—

MO average18 barns · 1,969 hd

287.33

−32.24

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−39.23

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−216.94

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	1,766	137.51	2,428	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	122.91	1,842	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	120.16	1,549	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	101.10	1,173	15

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)	1,040	$2,013	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	400–450	438	293.76/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	242.72/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	269.06/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	356.58/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	238.18/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	260.11/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	263.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,387	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	300.20/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	245.21/cwt	231.00–265.00	1,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	263.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	287.08/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	306.00/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	254.03/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	243.31/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	230.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	238.96/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	329.79/cwt	315.00–335.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	251.39/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,453	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	242.03/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	227.33/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	242.17/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,303	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	240.19/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	244.63/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	213.37/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	239.95/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,500	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	262.30/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	234.87/cwt	230.00–245.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	279.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	228.56/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	221.03/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,282	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	224.62/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,184	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	218.99/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	258.73/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,221	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	138.23/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,364	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	149.83/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,931	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	112.94/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,472	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	121.96/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,568	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	122.91/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,842	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	100.37/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,145	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	109.14/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,251	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,390	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	695	1

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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