Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers sold 6.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.28/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −170.74 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$301.28

128 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$32.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.41

vs MO average

−25.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	306.10	1,662	109
Medium and Large 1-2	554	273.64	1,515	19thin

One grade step is worth $32.46/cwt here — about $146 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 sale128 hd

301.28

—

MO average16 barns · 2,858 hd

314.70

−13.41

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−25.35

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−170.74

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	1,445	132.59	1,916	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	113.02	1,655	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	109.28	1,368	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	89.07	982	12

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)	1,290	$2,013	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,639	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,595	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,589	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	737	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,600	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	277.13/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,424	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	210.10/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	302.44/cwt	282.00–313.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	258.85/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	225.19/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	293.74/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,513	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	342.43/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,462	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	354.06/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	265.38/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,807	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	271.61/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,567	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	279.85/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,746	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	252.55/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,826	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	331.46/cwt	322.00–355.00	1,548	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	301.56/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,586	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	293.38/cwt	287.00–312.00	1,681	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	307.16/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,484	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	379.62/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,454	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	243.88/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	246.35/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	247.60/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,310	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	282.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	225.85/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	366.10/cwt	347.00–390.00	1,186	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	250.48/cwt	247.00–253.00	2,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	268.85/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	299.46/cwt	287.00–312.00	1,282	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	326.73/cwt	312.00–332.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	332.74/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,717	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	334.09/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	271.95/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,167	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	314.63/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	231.15/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	324.87/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,098	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	68.56/cwt	65.00–73.00	633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	106.53/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,026	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	92.87/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,133	7
Bulls	—	—	1,565	144.90/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,268	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	105.39/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,518	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	115.56/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,702	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	114.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,444	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	107.12/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,317	17
Bulls	—	—	1,503	129.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,949	5
Bulls	—	—	940	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	968	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	737	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	925	1,589.12/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,589	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,290	2,012.97/head	1,750.00–2,275.00	2,013	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,639.12/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,639	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,212	1,594.58/head	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	556	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	242.99/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,385	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	336.75/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	263	341.33/cwt	335.00–355.00	898	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	245.80/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	229.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,412	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	268.74/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,500	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	499	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	432	312.73/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,351	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	301.56/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,517	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	276.00/cwt	252.00–282.00	1,319	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	248.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,534	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	207.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	229.20/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	300.23/cwt	282.00–307.00	1,435	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	427	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	453	359.50/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,629	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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