Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs heifers and 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 5.00 lower , the rest of the offering sold 3.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.53/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −193.49 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$278.53

99 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$33.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.71

vs MO average

−26.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	285.28	1,531	79
Medium and Large 1-2	556	251.85	1,401	20

One grade step is worth $33.44/cwt here — about $130 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 sale99 hd

278.53

—

MO average18 barns · 3,365 hd

288.24

−9.71

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−26.91

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−193.49

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	1,635	134.61	2,201	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,459	112.59	1,643	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	111.48	1,415	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	79.51	811	17

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,785	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,474	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	650–700	673	203.61/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,370	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	197.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	190.98/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	227.99/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	244.90/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	230.86/cwt	215.00–247.00	2,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	482	313.59/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	296.79/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,508	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	319.81/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,340	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	287.34/cwt	275.00–297.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	302.08/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	273.55/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,548	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	326.75/cwt	320.00–347.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	320.18/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,009	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	189.15/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,364	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	273.90/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,274	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	243.85/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,739	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	280.12/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,490	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	310.84/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,197	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	252.08/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,581	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	377	328.58/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,239	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	244.81/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	293.19/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,401	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	251.32/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,427	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	253.43/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	238.50/cwt	235.00–242.00	2,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	239.43/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	269.01/cwt	246.00–278.00	1,259	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	258.62/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,234	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	202.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	221.70/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,259	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	116.04/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,504	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	93.02/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	108.59/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,347	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	50.81/cwt	40.00–65.00	489	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	85.66/cwt	76.00–100.00	884	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	117.42/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,761	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	107.75/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,528	5
Bulls	—	—	1,569	126.78/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,989	7
Bulls	—	—	1,727	145.56/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,514	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,252	1,565.11/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,565	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,785	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	225.26/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,392	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	234.84/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,350	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	248.47/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	298.63/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	263.92/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,386	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	252.35/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,441	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	233.16/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,224	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	278.48/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	303.63/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,428	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	275.82/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	265.63/cwt	256.00–280.00	1,248	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	215.63/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	283.13/cwt	275.00–285.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	275.06/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,180	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	243.70/cwt	230.00–260.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	246.40/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,165	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	243.66/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	236.29/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,474	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	235.91/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,328	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	220.02/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,457	5

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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