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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Feb 21

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,392 head

▲ 597 vs last sale 795▲ 488 vs year ago 904 · +54.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 60▲ 5 vs year ago 82 · +6.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 5 vs year ago 21 · −23.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-16.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $265.78/cwt on 630 head.

Average price

$265.78

630 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$46.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.61

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	273.34	1,465	510
Medium and Large 1-2	568	233.83	1,329	117
Large 1	547	227.00	1,242	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.34/cwt here — about $223 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 sale630 hd

265.78

—

MO average15 barns · 14,197 hd

256.17

+9.61

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	1,663	118.98	1,978	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	110.13	1,605	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	101.97	1,218	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	86.05	797	8thin

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)	1,575	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$1,689	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$1,524	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	754	$1,156	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,325	2thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	356.36/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,105	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	351.79/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,323	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	302.73/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,162	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	328.53/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,413	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,195	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	304.76/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,344	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	328.49/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,554	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	304.59/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,447	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	317.74/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,665	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	296.27/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,576	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	265.16/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,435	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	309.98/cwt	296.00–324.00	1,754	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	263.74/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,503	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	290.39/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,670	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,773	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	294.28/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,780	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	230.59/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,395	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	268.85/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,656	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	262.31/cwt	246.00–270.00	1,781	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	229.49/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,567	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	246.74/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,816	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	231.14/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,791	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	215.36/cwt	187.00–225.00	1,678	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,929	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	213.49/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,951	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	952	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	297.30/cwt	285.00–305.00	942	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	262.55/cwt	260.00–265.00	940	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	305.34/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,142	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	322.35/cwt	312.00–331.00	1,212	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	318.42/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,341	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	296.33/cwt	272.00–310.00	1,280	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	259.52/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,144	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	316.50/cwt	299.00–320.00	1,462	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	294.02/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,373	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	253.51/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,209	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	284.86/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,481	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	239.59/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,251	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	267.34/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,422	46
Heifers	—	Large 1	547	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,242	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	255.87/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,443	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	239.07/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,367	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	268.96/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,641	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	216.97/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,337	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	242.83/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,503	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	226.71/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	218.97/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,491	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	185.04/cwt	165.00–205.00	1,303	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	229.39/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,649	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	756	222.13/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,679	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,719	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	330.48/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,368	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	269.71/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,281	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	500	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,360	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	291.09/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,514	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	271.20/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,527	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	238.04/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,381	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,404	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	226.69/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,507	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	706	212.78/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,502	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	795	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	181.51/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,456	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,208	104.24/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	122.25/cwt	114.00–128.00	2,156	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	90.78/cwt	89.00–94.00	828	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	83.21/cwt	80.00–87.00	778	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	95.66/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,063	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	105.98/cwt	94.00–114.00	1,322	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	110.13/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,605	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	870	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	870	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,450	1,688.66/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,689	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,575	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	754	1,156.47/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,156	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	863	1,523.91/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,524	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325	2

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 Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,392Last week 795Year ago 904

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 60Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 21

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-16.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	532	252.00–270.00	267.34
3	—	811	212.00	212.00
72	—	619	230.00–251.00	242.83
7	—	756	220.00–225.00	222.13
52	—	564	247.00–267.00	255.87
13	—	317	285.00–305.00	297.30
44	—	467	282.00–302.00	294.02
4	—	677	225.00–232.00	226.71
39	—	432	272.00–310.00	296.33
52	—	719	229.00–230.00	229.39
18	—	374	290.00–312.00	305.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	462	299.00–320.00	316.50
43	—	610	267.00–270.00	268.96
29	—	376	312.00–331.00	322.35
4	—	305	312.00	312.00
39	—	520	272.00–297.00	284.86
4	—	585	285.00	285.00
26	—	421	312.00–327.00	318.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	210.00–230.00	216.97
32	—	681	200.00–228.00	218.97
10	—	477	245.00–262.00	253.51
18	—	522	230.00–245.00	239.59
28	—	572	230.00–248.00	239.07
6	—	704	165.00–205.00	185.04
5	—	288	270.00	270.00
4	—	441	257.00–267.00	259.52
6	—	358	260.00–265.00	262.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	330.00–332.00	330.48
11	—	520	285.00–297.00	291.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	262.00–282.00	269.71
4	—	563	260.00–275.00	271.20
2	—	500	272.00	272.00
3	—	795	207.00	207.00
5	—	665	220.00–245.00	226.69
5	—	706	211.00–220.00	212.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	802	165.00–187.00	181.51
7	—	580	220.00–252.00	238.04
10	—	653	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	430	320.00–340.00	328.53
17	—	376	330.00–370.00	351.79
39	—	473	320.00–338.00	328.49
69	—	524	300.00–328.00	317.74
7	—	310	345.00–365.00	356.36
43	—	566	296.00–324.00	309.98
18	—	605	292.00–297.00	294.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	298.00–315.00	304.76
8	—	835	231.00	231.00
36	—	616	250.00–280.00	268.85
32	—	575	279.00–300.00	290.39
54	—	775	223.00–235.00	231.14
42	—	736	237.00–249.00	246.74
8	—	914	212.00–215.00	213.49
17	—	532	292.00–299.00	296.27
66	—	679	246.00–270.00	262.31
14	—	384	296.00–320.00	302.73
8	—	475	302.00–310.00	304.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	225.00–247.00	230.59
2	—	430	278.00	278.00
4	—	475	275.00	275.00
4	—	541	262.00–275.00	265.16
2	—	683	229.00–230.00	229.49
4	—	779	187.00–225.00	215.36
9	—	570	257.00–270.00	263.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	601	295.00	295.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,688.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,523.91
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	754	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,156.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,764	114.00–128.00	122.25
2	—	1,208	100.00–108.00	104.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	80.00–87.00	83.21
3	—	912	89.00–94.00	90.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,111	88.00–100.00	95.66
22	—	1,247	94.00–114.00	105.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,457	104.00–117.00	110.13

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.