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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 31

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

687 head

▼ 995 vs last sale 1,682▲ 410 vs year ago 277 · +148.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 56▼ 1 vs year ago 77 · −1.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs steers and 400 lbs heifers sold 6.00-15.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

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 $270.62/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$270.62

275 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.63

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	581	275.37	1,599	231
Medium and Large 1-2	565	245.73	1,388	44

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about $211 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 sale275 hd

270.62

—

MO average19 barns · 20,312 hd

260.99

+9.63

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	1,608	103.80	1,669	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	99.12	1,512	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	95.05	1,145	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	982	68.88	676	14

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)	1,308	$1,723	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,375	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,173	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	910	$1,525	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	317.06/cwt	300.00–340.00	904	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	271.58/cwt	262.00–275.00	891	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	327.98/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,105	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	306.61/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,107	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	335.70/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,225	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	287.21/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,201	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	431	328.68/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,417	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	245.33/cwt	226.00–275.00	1,082	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	318.26/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,477	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	255.24/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,207	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	287.17/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,381	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	310.65/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,572	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	281.45/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,469	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	276.13/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,560	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	254.83/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,460	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	628	271.52/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,705	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	257.93/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,630	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	223.45/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,414	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	252.36/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,708	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	233.31/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,584	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	226.23/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,631	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	222.14/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,693	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	220.89/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,809	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,896	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	281.64/cwt	270.00–290.00	901	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	247.77/cwt	220.00–260.00	932	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	278.47/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,061	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	404	277.04/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,119	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	235.60/cwt	202.00–250.00	1,004	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	433	288.91/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,251	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	264.53/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,241	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	240.12/cwt	217.00–250.00	1,133	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	252.84/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,310	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	240.10/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,371	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	218.68/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,273	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	215.06/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,327	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	225.84/cwt	211.00–235.00	1,414	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	230.46/cwt	218.00–242.00	1,549	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	197.63/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,352	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,669	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	321.97/cwt	317.00–337.00	1,327	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	231.19/cwt	225.00–240.00	971	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	259.32/cwt	247.00–285.00	1,146	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	478	298.17/cwt	293.00–314.00	1,425	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	493	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,405	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,389	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	256.09/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,334	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	600	242.00/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,452	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,339	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	209.54/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,435	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	195.96/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,519	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,024	1
Bulls	—	—	1,501	100.52/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,509	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	115.52/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,218	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	49.82/cwt	46.00–55.00	444	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	70.64/cwt	50.00–82.00	713	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	90.19/cwt	88.00–92.00	938	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	97.72/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,139	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	92.72/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,148	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	91.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,367	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	103.01/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,586	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,070	1,173.36/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,173	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,208	1,374.86/head	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,375	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,308	1,722.61/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,723	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	910	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 1,682Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 56Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	210.00–222.00	215.06
4	—	426	202.00–250.00	235.60
4	—	376	220.00–260.00	247.77
11	—	582	200.00–232.00	218.68
10	—	472	217.00–250.00	240.12
5	—	684	194.00–212.00	197.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	259.00–282.00	277.04
28	—	571	230.00–251.00	240.10
39	—	672	218.00–242.00	230.46
36	—	469	255.00–270.00	264.53
3	—	292	292.00	292.00
6	—	381	275.00–287.00	278.47
21	—	626	211.00–235.00	225.84
3	—	320	270.00–290.00	281.64
6	—	764	217.00–220.00	218.49
39	—	518	240.00–257.00	252.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	433	285.00–291.00	288.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	207.00	207.00
16	—	573	240.00–265.00	254.83
4	—	328	262.00–275.00	271.58
4	—	473	250.00–270.00	255.24
2	—	633	210.00–237.00	223.45
10	—	679	215.00–242.00	233.31
5	—	441	226.00–275.00	245.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	464	310.00–337.00	318.26
4	—	365	332.00–337.00	335.70
20	—	431	312.00–345.00	328.68
9	—	506	300.00–316.00	310.65
16	—	628	270.00–278.00	271.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	632	245.00–267.00	257.93
27	—	522	260.00–292.00	281.45
3	—	361	305.00–310.00	306.61
32	—	677	240.00–257.00	252.36
7	—	762	217.00–224.00	222.14
17	—	819	205.00–224.00	220.89
5	—	337	310.00–340.00	327.98
3	—	862	220.00	220.00
2	—	418	282.00–292.00	287.21
6	—	481	277.00–292.00	287.17
14	—	721	217.00–240.00	226.23
5	—	285	300.00–340.00	317.06
23	—	565	265.00–287.00	276.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	478	293.00–314.00	298.17
4	—	507	274.00	274.00
4	—	412	317.00–337.00	321.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	250.00	250.00
3	—	420	225.00–240.00	231.19
3	—	663	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	255.00–262.00	256.09
5	—	493	285.00	285.00
2	—	600	239.00–245.00	242.00
3	—	735	195.00	195.00
4	—	685	200.00–239.00	209.54
6	—	442	247.00–285.00	259.32
4	—	585	240.00	240.00
2	—	775	190.00–202.00	195.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,166	89.00–103.00	97.72
16	—	1,238	88.00–95.00	92.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	88.00–92.00	90.19
4	—	891	46.00–55.00	49.82
7	—	1,009	50.00–82.00	70.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,540	97.00–106.00	103.01
3	—	1,497	90.00–95.00	91.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,920	110.00–120.00	115.52
5	—	1,501	98.00–103.00	100.52
1	—	1,205	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,208	1,150.00–1,625.00	1,374.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,722.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,173.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,525.00	1,525.00

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.