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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 27

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

508 head

▼ 657 vs last sale 1,165▼ 543 vs year ago 1,051 · −51.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 80▼ 48 vs year ago 143 · −33.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 10 vs year ago 17 · −58.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower ln a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light.

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 $260.22/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −145.23 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$260.22

62 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$30.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.75

vs MO average

−6.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	274.76	1,469	32
Medium and Large 1-2	543	244.71	1,328	30

One grade step is worth $30.04/cwt here — about $141 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 sale62 hd

260.22

—

MO average17 barns · 2,310 hd

273.97

−13.75

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−6.65

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−145.23

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	1,677	141.39	2,371	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	131.48	1,980	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	124.52	1,454	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	103.35	968	23

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)	1,223	$1,660	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,538	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	338.63/cwt	325.00–352.00	891	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	311.20/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,005	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,079	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	342	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,248	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	309.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,161	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	334.71/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,259	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	379	372.49/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,412	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	340.77/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,445	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,295	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	359.93/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,555	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	332.40/cwt	322.00–355.00	1,536	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	304.64/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,429	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,678	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	308.56/cwt	289.00–322.00	1,626	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	274.87/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,457	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	272.77/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,536	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	291.29/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,707	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	269.49/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,706	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,575	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	235.97/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,623	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	245.92/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,741	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,532	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,743	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	289.80/cwt	285.00–295.00	814	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	286.90/cwt	285.00–290.00	958	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	311.59/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,066	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	279.85/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,027	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	306.43/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,189	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	262.79/cwt	247.00–287.00	1,112	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	300.80/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,275	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	293.78/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,375	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	262.44/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,249	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	276.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,447	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	251.07/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,323	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	270.36/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,533	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	229.87/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,331	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,356	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	232.14/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,449	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,511	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	216.72/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,502	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,537	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,603	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	284.99/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,365	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	253.01/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,442	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,339	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	244.78/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,525	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,581	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	145.41/cwt	138.00–156.00	2,433	9
Bulls	—	—	1,693	123.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,088	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	91.94/cwt	89.00–99.00	797	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	62.15/cwt	60.00–65.00	561	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	114.94/cwt	104.00–124.00	1,122	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	117.25/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,332	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	129.97/cwt	122.00–138.00	1,549	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	132.75/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,986	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,914	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	880	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	918	1,548.77/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,549	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,528	1,771.36/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,771	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 1,165Year ago 1,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 80Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 17

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 lower ln a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	305.00–315.00	311.20
2	350–400	375	300.00–320.00	309.60
4	400–450	426	304.00	304.00
20	450–500	469	300.00–315.00	304.64
4	500–550	530	270.00–285.00	274.87
8	550–600	563	267.00–285.00	272.77
2	600–650	643	240.00–250.00	245.02
5	650–700	688	230.00–245.00	235.97
3	700–750	740	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	325.00–352.00	338.63
3	300–350	325	332.00	332.00
8	350–400	376	325.00–350.00	334.71
7	400–450	424	320.00–350.00	340.77
17	450–500	462	322.00–355.00	332.40
25	500–550	527	289.00–322.00	308.56
8	550–600	586	285.00–296.00	291.29
11	600–650	633	260.00–280.00	269.49
5	700–750	708	235.00–250.00	245.92
6	750–800	768	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	365.00	365.00
4	350–400	379	365.00–375.00	372.49
13	400–450	432	350.00–370.00	359.93
4	500–550	518	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	295.00–320.00	311.59
15	350–400	388	295.00–317.00	306.43
14	400–450	424	295.00–315.00	300.80
18	450–500	468	275.00–312.00	293.78
24	500–550	524	270.00–280.00	276.22
8	550–600	567	255.00–279.00	270.36
9	600–650	624	230.00–239.00	232.14
6	650–700	654	231.00	231.00
7	700–750	722	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	281	285.00–295.00	289.80
5	300–350	334	285.00–290.00	286.90
8	350–400	367	262.00–290.00	279.85
17	400–450	423	247.00–287.00	262.79
24	450–500	476	245.00–280.00	262.44
21	500–550	527	242.00–265.00	251.07
9	550–600	579	220.00–240.00	229.87
2	600–650	600	226.00	226.00
4	650–700	693	215.00–222.00	216.72
3	700–750	705	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	277.00–287.00	284.99
1	500–550	520	275.00	275.00
8	600–650	623	240.00–247.00	244.78
3	650–700	667	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	570	240.00–257.00	253.01
3	600–650	617	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	867	89.00–99.00	91.94
2	—	903	60.00–65.00	62.15
14	—	976	104.00–124.00	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	120.00	120.00
9	—	1,496	130.00–137.00	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,192	122.00–138.00	129.97
9	—	1,136	110.00–121.00	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	120.00–130.00	123.31
9	—	1,673	138.00–156.00	145.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,050	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	880	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	918	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,548.77

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)	1	—	1,110	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,528	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,771.36

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.