Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher with spots 25.00 higher on very fancy calves, very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.73/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −163.30 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$308.73

197 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$36.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

vs MO average

−16.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	312.84	1,718	175
Medium and Large 1-2	570	276.05	1,572	22

One grade step is worth $36.79/cwt here — about $146 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 sale197 hd

308.73

—

MO average13 barns · 3,673 hd

318.40

−9.67

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−16.64

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−163.30

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	—	High	1,559	136.89	2,135	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	113.55	1,650	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	112.02	1,420	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	78.73	811	25

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)	1,325	$1,827	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,638	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	627	281.19/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,763	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	257.80/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,222	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	334.82/cwt	325.00–345.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	324.37/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,408	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	706	278.71/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	324.95/cwt	315.50–337.00	1,696	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	237.44/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	384.37/cwt	345.00–396.00	1,622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	316.31/cwt	302.00–329.00	1,525	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	256.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	206.05/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,467	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	385.34/cwt	375.00–398.00	1,476	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	304.22/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	254.23/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,589	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	259.46/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	222.82/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,488	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	385.60/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,245	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	668	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	239.34/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	276.15/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,566	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	624	300.15/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,873	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	277.46/cwt	250.00–288.00	1,629	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	254.59/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,596	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	276.34/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,150	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	333.12/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,236	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	298.62/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,744	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	281.50/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,909	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	302.35/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,563	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	326.64/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,121	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	289.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	257.24/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,978	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	268.31/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,940	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	272.28/cwt	251.00–282.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	244.97/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,646	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	240.03/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,534	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	231.43/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	217.77/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	432	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,382	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	83.98/cwt	65.00–100.00	874	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	108.78/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,515	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	107.36/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,311	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	53.68/cwt	50.00–64.00	527	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	116.18/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,521	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	109.22/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,180	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	116.27/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,729	14
Bulls	—	—	1,843	146.84/cwt	136.00–163.00	2,706	9
Bulls	—	—	1,246	127.95/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,594	7
Bulls	—	—	1,200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,090	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	1,637.50/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,415	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,415	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	955	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	1,827.11/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	297.70/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	471	315.16/cwt	302.00–324.00	1,484	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	379	322.57/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,223	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	234.22/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,380	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	472	305.60/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	292.96/cwt	282.00–315.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	232.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	323.61/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,359	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	703	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	279.41/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,338	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	264.31/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	271.26/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,413	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	262.50/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	305.98/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,588	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	621	270.25/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,678	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	250.85/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,309	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	225.64/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,397	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	248.49/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,434	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	322	326.83/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,052	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	281	333.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	936	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	296.22/cwt	282.00–307.00	1,120	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	476	342.29/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,629	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	323.22/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,833	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	287.87/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,376	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	287.39/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,219	20

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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