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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 6

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Feb 28Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,361 head

▲ 885 vs last sale 476▲ 669 vs year ago 692 · +96.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 85▼ 10 vs year ago 134 · −7.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 10▼ 8 vs year ago 26 · −30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.49/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −139.95 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$265.49

156 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$28.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.90

vs MO average

−6.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	268.24	1,494	141
Medium and Large 1-2	548	239.71	1,313	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.53/cwt here — about $181 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale156 hd

265.49

—

MO average13 barns · 2,690 hd

273.40

−7.90

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−6.42

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−139.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $345.01, median $405.44 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,666	117.52	1,957	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	108.21	1,483	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	105.46	1,254	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	83.20	870	15

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,627	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,374	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,238	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	745	$1,066	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,300	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	301.20/cwt	235.00–325.00	840	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	309.59/cwt	297.00–317.00	994	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	330.82/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,112	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	280.00/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,005	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	330.94/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,261	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	386	352.81/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,362	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	295.45/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,241	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	349.93/cwt	336.00–358.00	1,473	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	322.95/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,408	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	338.73/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,565	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	314.16/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,521	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	278.31/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,372	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	326.13/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,696	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	317.67/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,684	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	276.33/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,589	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	303.28/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,759	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	582	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,804	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	584	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,816	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	609	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,851	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	236.69/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,446	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	304.54/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,864	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	290.37/cwt	255.00–301.00	1,829	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	270.27/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,784	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	242.42/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,651	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	244.59/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,759	28
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	229.93/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,727	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	226.49/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,912	27
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	992	196.38/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,948	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	320.97/cwt	295.00–332.00	883	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	278.71/cwt	272.00–285.00	897	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	305.92/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,000	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	358	329.08/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,178	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	267.76/cwt	260.00–282.00	993	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	308.80/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,161	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	294.15/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,230	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	313.13/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,346	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	251.30/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,088	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	297.60/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,399	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	256.42/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,208	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	276.74/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,328	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	272.67/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,429	59
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	240.35/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,286	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	238.74/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,354	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	568	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,534	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	264.86/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,539	79
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	256.15/cwt	239.00–267.00	1,575	47
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	231.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,439	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	234.38/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,566	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	228.01/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,535	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	230.14/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,655	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,475	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1	752	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,669	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	216.54/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,663	18
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,747	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	207.31/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,812	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	314.57/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,205	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	387	326.44/cwt	320.00–329.00	1,263	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	329.41/cwt	322.00–337.00	1,347	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	291.11/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,258	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	471	329.27/cwt	322.00–337.00	1,551	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	286.62/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,384	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	266.81/cwt	257.00–282.00	1,393	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	528	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,579	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,602	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	254.57/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,375	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	263.68/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,511	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	248.86/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,433	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	240.89/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,498	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	226.33/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,419	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,412	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	110.41/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,764	3
Bulls	—	—	1,706	121.78/cwt	115.00–128.00	2,078	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	695	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	417	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	78.02/cwt	70.00–89.00	829	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	97.17/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,057	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	100.33/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,138	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	109.17/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,342	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	96.49/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,291	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	113.23/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,567	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	700	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	745	1,066.28/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,066	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	830	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	808	1,282.51/head	950.00–1,550.00	1,283	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	820	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,158	1,419.55/head	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,420	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,191	1,419.10/head	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,419	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,627	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,361Last week 476Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 85Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 10Year ago 26

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	275	295.00–332.00	320.97
14	300–350	327	300.00–312.00	305.92
37	350–400	376	287.00–320.00	308.80
23	400–450	418	270.00–302.00	294.15
53	450–500	480	267.00–287.00	276.74
59	500–550	524	260.00–287.00	272.67
79	550–600	581	258.00–275.00	264.86
47	600–650	615	239.00–267.00	256.15
27	650–700	668	224.00–248.00	234.38
7	700–750	719	230.00–231.00	230.14
18	750–800	768	212.00–230.00	216.54
3	800–850	805	217.00	217.00
6	850–900	874	202.00–210.00	207.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
12	350–400	358	320.00–340.00	329.08
34	400–450	430	302.00–320.00	313.13
26	450–500	470	292.00–302.00	297.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	752	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	272.00–285.00	278.71
4	350–400	371	260.00–282.00	267.76
13	400–450	433	230.00–255.00	251.30
11	450–500	471	245.00–265.00	256.42
9	500–550	535	220.00–251.00	240.35
6	550–600	567	227.00–250.00	238.74
5	600–650	623	230.00–235.00	231.00
17	650–700	673	210.00–265.00	228.01
3	700–750	730	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	279	235.00–325.00	301.20
6	300–350	336	325.00–340.00	330.82
21	350–400	381	320.00–342.00	330.94
23	400–450	436	300.00–331.00	322.95
22	450–500	484	295.00–329.00	314.16
21	500–550	530	300.00–329.00	317.67
34	550–600	580	270.00–312.00	303.28
42	600–650	630	255.00–301.00	290.37
8	650–700	660	260.00–285.00	270.27
28	700–750	719	235.00–250.00	244.59
14	750–800	751	228.00–237.00	229.93
27	800–850	844	225.00–235.00	226.49
7	950–1000	992	195.00–205.00	196.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	584	311.00	311.00
6	600–650	609	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	355.00	355.00
14	350–400	386	345.00–358.00	352.81
32	400–450	421	336.00–358.00	349.93
33	450–500	462	330.00–345.00	338.73
43	500–550	520	312.00–332.00	326.13
22	550–600	582	310.00	310.00
22	600–650	612	298.00–310.00	304.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	297.00–317.00	309.59
4	350–400	359	275.00–290.00	280.00
7	400–450	420	289.00–300.00	295.45
4	450–500	493	267.00–282.00	278.31
7	500–550	530	270.00	270.00
12	550–600	575	260.00–282.00	276.33
8	600–650	611	227.00–245.00	236.69
17	650–700	681	235.00–250.00	242.42
3	750–800	785	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	383	300.00–325.00	314.57
8	400–450	432	280.00–300.00	291.11
11	450–500	483	275.00–300.00	286.62
12	500–550	522	257.00–282.00	266.81
16	550–600	573	247.00–275.00	263.68
8	600–650	622	225.00–260.00	240.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	528	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	320.00–329.00	326.44
13	400–450	409	322.00–337.00	329.41
6	450–500	471	322.00–337.00	329.27
5	500–550	534	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	247.00–257.00	254.57
11	550–600	576	247.00–252.00	248.86
3	600–650	627	225.00–227.00	226.33
4	650–700	682	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	510	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	790	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,229	106.00–114.00	109.17
13	—	1,134	91.00–105.00	100.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,062	70.00–89.00	78.02
1	—	695	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,088	94.00–102.00	97.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,384	109.00–117.00	113.23
3	—	1,338	92.00–102.00	96.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	110.00–111.00	110.41
5	—	1,706	115.00–128.00	121.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	745	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,066.28

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)	2	—	808	950.00–1,550.00	1,282.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,627	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,191	1,250.00–1,700.00	1,419.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,419.55

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.