Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-13.00 higher with better quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.49/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −184.53 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$287.49

89 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$49.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

vs MO average

−11.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	295.77	1,606	74
Medium and Large 1-2	579	246.68	1,428	15thin

One grade step is worth $49.09/cwt here — about $177 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

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 sale89 hd

287.49

—

MO average15 barns · 1,856 hd

285.15

+2.34

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−11.84

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−184.53

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	1,724	145.44	2,508	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	118.43	1,844	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	117.08	1,455	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	93.06	943	11

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)	1,030	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	600–650	631	260.51/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,644	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	333.33/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,577	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	265.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	237.17/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	239.74/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,249	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	267.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	314.19/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	241.18/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,529	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	348.74/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	311.35/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,622	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	316.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,032	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	266.76/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	244.35/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,796	13
Steers	Medium 2	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	300.98/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	240.63/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,968	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	292.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,402	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	270.92/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	246.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,428	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	322.84/cwt	300.00–345.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	261.53/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,752	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	243.90/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	230.55/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,319	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	289.68/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	199.64/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,423	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	284.68/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,347	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	125.64/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	122.26/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,561	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	109.68/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,310	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	111.30/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,127	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	88.08/cwt	80.00–97.00	888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	136.30/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	148.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,610	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	226.38/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,302	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	263.80/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,103	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	253.01/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	291.07/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	259.51/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,220	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	337.65/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,435	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,766	8
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	297.40/cwt	295.00–305.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	240.27/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,127	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	286.65/cwt	275.00–295.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	274.93/cwt	270.00–287.00	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	229.37/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	263.85/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,390	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	256.33/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,446	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	239.47/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,485	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	569	296.24/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,686	24

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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