Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale December 25 and January 1 due to the Holidays*

Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.33/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −174.69 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$297.33

85 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$39.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.35

vs MO average

−27.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	302.95	1,674	73
Medium and Large 1-2	558	263.19	1,468	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.76/cwt here — about $207 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 sale85 hd

297.33

—

MO average18 barns · 5,310 hd

317.68

−20.35

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−27.02

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−174.69

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	1,708	134.62	2,299	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	113.14	1,466	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	112.01	1,804	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	85.35	942	26

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)	1,210	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	743	$1,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	450–500	482	296.01/cwt	272.00–309.00	1,427	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	310.34/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,179	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	228.47/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	255.30/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,956	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	299.57/cwt	287.00–319.00	1,567	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	282.97/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	300.49/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	346.72/cwt	317.00–360.00	1,449	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	285.90/cwt	276.00–299.00	1,781	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	328.55/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	309.59/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,746	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	267.09/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	285.16/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,355	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	265.83/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,645	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	310.18/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	361.12/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	294.58/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,691	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	276.25/cwt	264.00–283.00	1,840	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	334.88/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,591	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	267.46/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,923	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	267.93/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	246.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,108	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	244.62/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	352.11/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	354.81/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,327	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	238.77/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	255.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	190.99/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,476	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	72.94/cwt	59.00–80.00	770	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,135	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	115.64/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,526	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	107.92/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,344	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,556	117.48/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,828	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	101.91/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,623	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	108.31/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,150	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	88.41/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,011	14
Bulls	—	—	1,613	128.96/cwt	120.00–137.00	2,080	6
Bulls	—	—	1,952	146.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,868	5
Bulls	—	—	1,055	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,129	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	743	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,210	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,300	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	229.24/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	346.95/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	286	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	266.93/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,548	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	319.35/cwt	302.00–337.00	1,367	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	333.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	323.34/cwt	312.00–335.00	1,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	253.14/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,688	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	255.60/cwt	239.00–267.00	1,595	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	271.54/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,428	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	299.74/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,262	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	255.15/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,347	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	256.55/cwt	249.00–280.00	1,437	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	271.33/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,579	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	227.29/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	259.80/cwt	207.00–275.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	281.33/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,485	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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