Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-14.00 higher with good 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 $285.03/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −186.99 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$285.03

105 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$41.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.17

vs MO average

−15.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	291.34	1,588	89
Medium and Large 1-2	544	249.96	1,359	16thin

One grade step is worth $41.37/cwt here — about $230 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 sale105 hd

285.03

—

MO average16 barns · 2,151 hd

279.86

+5.17

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−15.66

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−186.99

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	1,754	142.60	2,501	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	119.14	1,732	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	111.77	1,376	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	86.49	884	13

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)	1,365	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,595	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	650–700	663	238.70/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,583	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	289.27/cwt	280.00–307.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	264.88/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,277	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	262.81/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,390	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	310.19/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,306	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	283.80/cwt	267.00–289.00	1,635	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	576	290.62/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	233.56/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,238	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	240.07/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,512	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	238.29/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,356	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	254.26/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,337	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	329.11/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	217.98/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	253.85/cwt	240.00–260.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	258.30/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,746	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	265.92/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,659	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	232.26/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	364	344.97/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,256	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	336.25/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,406	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	606	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,739	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.85/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	244.85/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	275.45/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,319	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	314.11/cwt	302.00–325.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	279.00/cwt	270.00–285.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	284.86/cwt	267.00–294.00	1,521	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	295.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,418	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	244.44/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	277.91/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,189	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	237.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	213.00/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	266.79/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	211.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	233.38/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,459	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,203	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	121.40/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,762	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	111.80/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,694	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	94.86/cwt	80.00–100.00	979	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	100.35/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,312	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	117.34/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,478	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	109.53/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,310	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	54.88/cwt	50.00–60.00	498	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,571	136.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,144	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,886	150.75/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,843	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,595.09/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,595	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,365	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,455	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	529	272.97/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,444	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	491	273.74/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,344	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	264.19/cwt	252.00–282.00	1,273	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	303.49/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	261.95/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	269.33/cwt	247.00–277.00	1,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	213.60/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	254.99/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,492	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	227.15/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	276.10/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,033	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,260	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	273.28/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,159	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	280.73/cwt	270.00–295.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	224.67/cwt	222.00–227.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	222.58/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,384	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	308.10/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,590	24

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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