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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 20

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,165 head

▲ 592 vs last sale 573▲ 546 vs year ago 619 · +88.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 62▲ 13 vs year ago 67 · +19.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply 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 $304.57/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −150.61 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$304.57

103 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$32.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.90

vs MO average

−13.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	317.51	1,747	62
Medium and Large 1-2	558	284.99	1,591	41

One grade step is worth $32.52/cwt here — about $157 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 sale103 hd

304.57

—

MO average15 barns · 2,516 hd

316.46

−11.90

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−13.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−150.61

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	—	Average	1,755	138.16	2,424	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	124.87	1,829	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	119.98	1,431	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	107.19	1,082	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)	923	$1,676	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,632	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,391	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	344.49/cwt	327.00–360.00	937	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	309	364.70/cwt	342.00–372.00	1,127	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	339.37/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,117	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	360.61/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,316	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	341.16/cwt	322.00–360.00	1,303	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	332.48/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,396	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	278.77/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,190	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	361.44/cwt	355.00–397.00	1,547	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	327.81/cwt	320.00–353.00	1,577	30
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	295.59/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,434	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	311.47/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,604	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	284.71/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,506	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	537	323.76/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,739	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	563	321.88/cwt	317.00–323.00	1,812	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	308.63/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,759	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	285.21/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,657	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	305.20/cwt	297.00–311.00	1,880	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,913	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	287.86/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,805	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	245.75/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,548	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	649	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,648	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	273.29/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,869	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	251.27/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,731	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	713	273.88/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,953	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	723	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,945	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	261.05/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,906	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	757	264.68/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,004	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	785	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,978	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	236.14/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,863	11
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,823	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,006	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	889	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,098	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	326.63/cwt	300.00–335.00	853	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	284.05/cwt	265.00–310.00	923	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	311.26/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,021	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	323.17/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,186	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	305.87/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,138	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,347	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	250.69/cwt	175.00–275.00	1,060	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	306.18/cwt	286.00–315.00	1,314	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	265.41/cwt	242.00–285.00	1,245	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	288.79/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,398	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	230.85/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,198	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	279.69/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,463	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,587	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	282.88/cwt	271.00–288.00	1,601	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	249.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,437	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,825	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	216.82/cwt	187.00–230.00	1,327	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	235.42/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,448	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	628	275.79/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,732	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,745	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	238.57/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,575	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	222.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,470	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	703	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,747	50
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	208.34/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,473	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,663	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	735	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,999	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,785	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	391	343.68/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,344	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	341.75/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,435	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	289.03/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,223	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,208	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	487	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,510	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	284.51/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,394	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	285.85/cwt	262.00–296.00	1,509	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	276.09/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,574	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	212.52/cwt	190.00–280.00	1,622	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,749	138.98/cwt	131.00–147.00	2,431	10
Bulls	—	—	1,810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,353	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	113.83/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,158	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	101.67/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,086	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	114.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,294	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	124.86/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,551	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	111.87/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,452	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	127.76/cwt	118.00–137.00	1,919	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	923	1,676.02/head	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,676	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	990	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,228	1,693.25/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,693	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	835	1,391.32/head	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,391	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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,165Last week 573Year ago 619

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 62Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 4

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 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
4	250–300	261	300.00–335.00	326.63
14	300–350	328	302.00–320.00	311.26
17	350–400	372	297.00–317.00	305.87
44	400–450	429	286.00–315.00	306.18
38	450–500	484	275.00–310.00	288.79
53	500–550	523	265.00–289.00	279.69
37	550–600	566	271.00–288.00	282.88
12	600–650	615	230.00–252.00	235.42
10	650–700	660	227.00–244.00	238.57
3	700–750	723	230.00	230.00
18	800–850	804	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	650	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	367	317.00–327.00	323.17
26	400–450	421	315.00–325.00	320.06
3	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	585	312.00	312.00
12	600–650	628	262.00–277.00	275.79
4	700–750	735	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	325	265.00–310.00	284.05
7	400–450	423	175.00–275.00	250.69
17	450–500	469	242.00–285.00	265.41
4	500–550	519	222.00–234.00	230.85
2	550–600	575	240.00–260.00	249.91
4	600–650	612	187.00–230.00	216.82
12	650–700	661	200.00–230.00	222.43
3	700–750	707	207.00–209.00	208.34
3	750–800	785	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	555	286.00	286.00
11	600–650	630	277.00	277.00
50	700–750	703	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	272	327.00–360.00	344.49
4	300–350	329	332.00–342.00	339.37
7	350–400	382	322.00–360.00	341.16
18	400–450	420	315.00–355.00	332.48
30	450–500	481	320.00–353.00	327.81
8	500–550	515	300.00–320.00	311.47
17	550–600	570	302.00–312.00	308.63
17	600–650	627	270.00–295.00	287.86
17	650–700	684	265.00–285.00	273.29
20	700–750	730	250.00–267.00	261.05
11	750–800	789	220.00–240.00	236.14
5	800–850	836	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	600–650	617	310.00	310.00
31	700–750	723	269.00	269.00
17	750–800	785	252.00	252.00
12	850–900	889	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	649	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	309	342.00–372.00	364.70
15	350–400	365	355.00–367.00	360.61
39	400–450	428	355.00–397.00	361.44
4	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
20	500–550	537	322.00–328.00	323.76
17	550–600	563	317.00–323.00	321.88
44	600–650	616	297.00–311.00	305.20
8	700–750	713	272.00–277.00	273.88
3	750–800	757	262.00–270.00	264.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	427	270.00–297.00	278.77
6	450–500	485	290.00–307.00	295.59
18	500–550	529	265.00–296.00	284.71
23	550–600	581	270.00–293.00	285.21
4	600–650	630	242.00–257.00	245.75
16	650–700	689	245.00–257.00	251.27
7	800–850	814	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	337.00–347.00	343.68
3	400–450	423	285.00–292.00	289.03
6	450–500	490	280.00–297.00	284.51
10	500–550	528	262.00–296.00	285.85
6	550–600	570	262.00–285.00	276.09
5	750–800	763	190.00–280.00	212.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	420	325.00–367.00	341.75
7	450–500	487	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	635	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	257.00	257.00
2	550–600	590	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,242	119.00–134.00	124.86
15	—	1,134	110.00–120.00	114.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	90.00–108.00	101.67
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,017	107.00–118.00	113.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	110.00–114.00	111.87
9	—	1,502	118.00–137.00	127.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	130.00	130.00
10	—	1,749	131.00–147.00	138.98

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	—	990	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	923	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,676.02

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)	3	—	1,228	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,693.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	2	—	835	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,391.32

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.