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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 13

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

573 head

▼ 788 vs last sale 1,361▼ 527 vs year ago 1,100 · −47.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 124▼ 142 vs year ago 204 · −69.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 18▼ 23 vs year ago 29 · −79.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs sold 8.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven , from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 13.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $305.85/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −149.33 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$305.85

66 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$40.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.76

vs MO average

−10.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	315.78	1,701	50
Medium and Large 1-2	548	274.80	1,505	16thin

One grade step is worth $40.98/cwt here — about $196 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 sale66 hd

305.85

—

MO average15 barns · 2,330 hd

314.61

−8.76

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−10.22

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−149.33

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $455.18 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	—	High	1,745	129.71	2,264	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,409	123.96	1,747	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	113.23	1,300	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	94.88	987	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,809	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

69 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	341.80/cwt	330.00–355.00	940	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	330.30/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,093	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	310.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,138	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	371	360.86/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,339	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	336.29/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,264	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	339.33/cwt	315.00–344.00	1,449	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	295.29/cwt	283.00–302.00	1,276	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	440	354.03/cwt	346.00–360.00	1,558	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	279.93/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,304	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	471	340.24/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,603	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	317.07/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,538	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	281.28/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,451	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	325.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,694	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	306.94/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,639	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	310.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,743	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	268.33/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,554	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	245.61/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,520	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	622	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,878	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	277.32/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,730	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	250.01/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,688	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	270.35/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,838	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	245.11/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,760	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	809	225.50/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,824	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,948	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	309.32/cwt	282.00–322.00	1,011	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	343	326.23/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,119	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	304.18/cwt	215.00–320.00	1,119	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	312.87/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,308	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	287.55/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,239	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	312.68/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,429	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	246.25/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,162	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	284.25/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,359	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	273.25/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,445	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	267.42/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,524	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	244.75/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,402	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	241.12/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,512	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	226.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,440	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	640	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,709	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	203.43/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,487	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	214.92/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,586	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	756	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,678	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	297.36/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,139	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,433	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	291.94/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,416	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	279.93/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,447	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,573	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	245.15/cwt	225.00–256.00	1,491	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,709	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,529	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,789	132.52/cwt	115.00–147.00	2,371	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	473	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	86.96/cwt	80.00–93.00	915	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	107.97/cwt	102.00–119.00	1,148	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	118.86/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,361	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	104.38/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,205	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,409	123.96/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,747	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	900	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	905	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	1,863.83/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,864	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,590	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	665	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 1,361Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 124Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
10	450–500	472	240.00–272.00	246.25
3	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
13	550–600	573	235.00–250.00	244.75
3	600–650	635	220.00–235.00	226.76
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
6	700–750	731	200.00–207.00	203.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	315.00	315.00
5	300–350	327	282.00–322.00	309.32
22	350–400	368	215.00–320.00	304.18
10	400–450	431	270.00–302.00	287.55
34	450–500	478	275.00–307.00	284.25
22	500–550	529	260.00–282.00	273.25
18	550–600	570	259.00–270.00	267.42
8	600–650	627	229.00–247.00	241.12
4	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
12	700–750	738	205.00–220.00	214.92
3	750–800	756	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	322.00–335.00	326.23
7	400–450	418	310.00–315.00	312.87
3	450–500	457	310.00–316.00	312.68
8	600–650	640	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	275	330.00–355.00	341.80
7	300–350	331	327.00–335.00	330.30
6	350–400	376	330.00–345.00	336.29
9	400–450	427	315.00–344.00	339.33
24	450–500	485	300.00–330.00	317.07
11	500–550	534	300.00–315.00	306.94
18	550–600	562	300.00–320.00	310.23
6	600–650	624	260.00–297.00	277.32
6	650–700	680	262.00–272.00	270.35
13	700–750	718	232.00–252.00	245.11
4	800–850	809	225.00–227.00	225.50
4	900–950	923	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	371	355.00–370.00	360.86
19	400–450	440	346.00–360.00	354.03
11	450–500	471	333.00–349.00	340.24
21	500–550	521	320.00–330.00	325.17
11	600–650	622	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	300.00–320.00	310.00
6	400–450	432	283.00–302.00	295.29
6	450–500	466	260.00–287.00	279.93
8	500–550	516	270.00–290.00	281.28
8	550–600	579	250.00–287.00	268.33
10	600–650	619	230.00–257.00	245.61
8	650–700	675	241.00–257.00	250.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	275.00–325.00	297.36
7	450–500	485	285.00–297.00	291.94
4	500–550	517	270.00–284.00	279.93
5	550–600	572	275.00	275.00
7	600–650	608	225.00–256.00	245.15
2	650–700	692	247.00	247.00
3	700–750	710	227.00	227.00
3	800–850	822	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	330.00–340.00	334.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	102.00–119.00	107.97
5	—	1,052	80.00–93.00	86.96
1	—	845	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,409	118.00–130.00	123.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,154	100.00–108.00	104.38
11	—	1,145	110.00–128.00	118.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,789	115.00–147.00	132.52
1	—	1,440	110.00	110.00

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	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	—	665	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.