Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower in a light test due heavy rain. Slaughter cows and few bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.52/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −197.50 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$274.52

68 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$46.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.79

vs MO average

−27.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	286.74	1,557	50
Medium and Large 1-2	549	240.57	1,321	18thin

One grade step is worth $46.17/cwt here — about $237 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 sale68 hd

274.52

—

MO average17 barns · 2,035 hd

285.31

−10.79

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−27.33

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−197.50

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	1,850	133.00	2,461	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	113.17	1,359	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	110.59	1,738	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	86.44	869	6thin

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)	1,395	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	350–400	358	244.55/cwt	242.00–247.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	236.10/cwt	202.00–265.00	1,232	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	230.29/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	249.41/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	241.21/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	311.74/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	257.57/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,618	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	245.04/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,411	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	236.76/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	295.83/cwt	271.00–310.00	1,364	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	286.46/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,189	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	308.04/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	277.95/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,769	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	107.88/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,416	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	109.98/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,319	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	916	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	57.53/cwt	50.00–64.00	650	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	95.27/cwt	88.00–102.00	977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,461	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,395	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	248.98/cwt	237.00–264.00	1,158	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	263.96/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	250.13/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,433	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	237.34/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,388	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	230.95/cwt	220.00–255.00	984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	208.00/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	533	296.49/cwt	291.00–308.00	1,580	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	217.54/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	255.10/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,314	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	237.59/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,468	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	276.08/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,063	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	274.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	258.77/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,219	10

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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