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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 24

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Jan 17Jan 24Jan 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,682 head

▲ 1,437 vs last sale 245▲ 864 vs year ago 818 · +105.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 33▼ 18 vs year ago 74 · −24.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00-8.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher, the rest of the heifer offering sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $248.70/cwt on 632 head.

Average price

$248.70

632 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$12.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.71

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	249.90	1,650	573
Medium and Large 1-2	589	237.07	1,396	59

One grade step is worth $12.82/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale632 hd

248.70

—

MO average17 barns · 15,223 hd

253.41

−4.71

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	1,473	112.32	1,654	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	99.12	1,526	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	93.70	1,098	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	74.52	773	9thin

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)	1,075	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,149	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$985	1thin

Every lot

67 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	312.78/cwt	302.00–316.00	1,038	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	308.86/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,164	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	259.83/cwt	255.00–265.00	982	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	384	327.25/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,257	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	318.10/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,323	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	277.62/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,174	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	302.28/cwt	297.00–316.00	1,433	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	284.79/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,370	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	254.79/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,233	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	299.83/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,559	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	275.72/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,456	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	236.02/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,246	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	262.70/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,508	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	246.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,421	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	231.12/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,435	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	257.64/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,615	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	229.20/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,531	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	246.65/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,672	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	710	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,672	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	227.91/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,659	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	729	232.07/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,692	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	223.87/cwt	208.00–234.00	1,726	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,817	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,762	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	215.86/cwt	211.00–220.50	1,774	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	849	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,749	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	203.14/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,800	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	952	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,809	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	757	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	276.88/cwt	272.00–282.00	880	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,030	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	284.51/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,203	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	271.53/cwt	252.00–282.00	1,159	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,271	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	260.74/cwt	225.00–269.00	1,239	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	227.75/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,093	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	531	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,354	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	254.19/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,365	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	217.66/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,238	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,485	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	231.28/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,325	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	235.17/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,475	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	643	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,427	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	218.60/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,458	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	210.68/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,530	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	198.92/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	786	207.76/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,633	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	536	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,217	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,379	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	217.75/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,296	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	226.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,405	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	112.32/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,654	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	52.44/cwt	50.00–54.00	530	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	74.99/cwt	70.00–80.00	760	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	88.60/cwt	84.00–92.00	961	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	99.44/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,103	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	86.81/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,083	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,406	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	101.18/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,589	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	930	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	1,165.06/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,165	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	770	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Jan 24, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,682Last week 245Year ago 818

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 33Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	643	222.00	222.00
27	—	786	195.00–220.00	207.76
7	—	440	280.00	280.00
30	—	531	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	726	200.00–221.00	210.68
92	—	627	221.00–244.00	235.17
68	—	667	205.00–225.00	218.60
4	—	360	286.00	286.00
48	—	573	220.00–247.00	231.28
4	—	768	193.00–210.00	198.92
32	—	475	225.00–269.00	260.74
3	—	255	297.00	297.00
2	—	318	272.00–282.00	276.88
5	—	427	252.00–282.00	271.53
59	—	537	233.00–260.00	254.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	275.00	275.00
16	—	423	277.00–290.00	284.51
7	—	571	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	220.00–240.00	227.75
3	—	432	235.00	235.00
5	—	569	216.00–220.00	217.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	225.00–245.00	236.02
20	—	668	220.00–237.00	229.20
6	—	576	240.00–250.00	246.67
4	—	484	239.00–260.00	254.79
6	—	378	255.00–265.00	259.83
17	—	621	220.00–247.00	231.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	849	206.00	206.00
3	—	952	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	627	245.00–265.00	257.64
1	—	260	300.00	300.00
17	—	481	272.00–292.00	284.79
46	—	574	250.00–273.00	262.70
4	—	332	302.00–316.00	312.78
10	—	886	187.00–210.00	203.14
5	—	377	300.00–312.00	308.86
29	—	822	211.00–220.50	215.86
65	—	678	239.00–259.00	246.65
49	—	728	220.00–235.00	227.91
26	—	528	265.00–291.00	275.72
5	—	423	277.00–280.00	277.62
35	—	771	208.00–234.00	223.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	320.00–332.00	327.25
42	—	520	290.00–309.00	299.83
12	—	474	297.00–316.00	302.28
7	—	416	305.00–327.00	318.10
3	—	603	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	729	230.00–235.00	232.07
18	—	801	220.00	220.00
8	—	780	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	710	235.50	235.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	227.00	227.00
2	—	582	237.00	237.00
4	—	621	220.00–230.00	226.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	595	217.00–220.00	217.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	84.00–94.00	86.81
6	—	1,109	97.00–100.00	99.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	84.00–92.00	88.60
4	—	1,014	70.00–80.00	74.99
2	—	1,010	50.00–54.00	52.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,570	96.00–106.00	101.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	110.00–114.00	112.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,165.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	985.00	985.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.