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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 10

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

586 head

▼ 533 vs last sale 1,119▼ 48 vs year ago 634 · −7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 128▼ 107 vs year ago 201 · −53.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 6▼ 15 vs year ago 29 · −51.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven 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 $288.54/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −166.64 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$288.54

115 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$8.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.06

vs MO average

−16.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	289.45	1,660	102
Medium and Large 1-2	548	281.34	1,541	13thin

One grade step is worth $8.11/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale115 hd

288.54

—

MO average16 barns · 2,373 hd

302.59

−14.06

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−16.93

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−166.64

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	1,780	152.26	2,710	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,421	129.05	1,834	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	127.06	1,605	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	106.65	1,040	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,523	$1,927	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,181	$1,580	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,435	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,275	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	361.56/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,175	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	369.40/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,389	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	310.38/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,179	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	342.85/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,334	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	360.66/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,490	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	334.96/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,393	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	329.60/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,500	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	301.09/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,433	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	288.68/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,490	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	307.86/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,622	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	278.08/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,563	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	283.79/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,669	78
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,857	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	274.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,714	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	240.10/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,755	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,716	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	874	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,975	53
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	874	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,879	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	326.03/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,082	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	270.06/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,005	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	308.81/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,173	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	323.48/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,391	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	312.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,354	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	278.97/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,216	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	263.44/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,265	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	302.32/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,454	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	253.12/cwt	242.00–276.00	1,316	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	270.90/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,452	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	251.56/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,459	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	225.25/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,379	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	236.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,472	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	217.16/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,574	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,685	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,758	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,037	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,511	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	322.56/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,490	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	288.94/cwt	266.00–297.00	1,500	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	245.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,399	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	269.18/cwt	262.00–276.00	1,561	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	239.08/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,461	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,509	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,747	155.78/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,721	14
Bulls	—	—	2,010	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,565	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	115.87/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,127	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	93.75/cwt	80.00–104.00	918	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	119.70/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,423	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	131.02/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,707	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	117.40/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,635	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	130.51/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,860	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	898	1,352.09/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,352	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,005	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,435.00/head	1,435.00–1,435.00	1,435	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,262	1,645.61/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,646	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,523	1,927.09/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,927	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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 586Last week 1,119Year ago 634

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 128Year ago 201

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	355.00–365.00	361.56
5	350–400	389	332.00–347.00	342.85
11	400–450	416	330.00–347.00	334.96
15	450–500	455	320.00–345.00	329.60
24	500–550	527	297.00–315.00	307.86
78	550–600	588	280.00–302.00	283.79
6	600–650	625	265.00–280.00	274.30
8	700–750	731	235.00–242.00	240.10
8	850–900	874	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	307.00–320.00	310.38
4	450–500	476	289.00–305.00	301.09
4	500–550	516	285.00–290.00	288.68
9	550–600	562	265.00–285.00	278.08
3	800–850	817	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	376	367.00–375.00	369.40
9	400–450	413	350.00–362.00	360.66
5	450–500	453	370.00	370.00
15	600–650	615	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	850–900	874	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	260.00–275.00	270.06
6	400–450	436	277.00–280.00	278.97
26	450–500	480	250.00–285.00	263.44
22	500–550	520	242.00–276.00	253.12
13	550–600	580	230.00–266.00	251.56
14	600–650	612	215.00–229.00	225.25
3	800–850	822	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	317.00–332.00	326.03
12	350–400	380	290.00–327.00	308.81
13	400–450	433	300.00–320.00	312.64
13	450–500	481	290.00–305.00	302.32
17	500–550	536	260.00–277.00	270.90
3	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
4	600–650	623	235.00–240.00	236.29
7	700–750	725	215.00–225.00	217.16
2	800–850	837	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	322.00–325.00	323.48
4	450–500	450	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	315.00–338.00	322.56
4	500–550	519	266.00–297.00	288.94
2	550–600	580	262.00–276.00	269.18
9	600–650	611	237.00–250.00	239.08
3	650–700	656	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	432	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	458	330.00	330.00
5	550–600	569	240.00–250.00	245.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,747	143.00–165.00	155.78
2	—	2,010	125.00–130.00	127.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,189	110.00–124.00	119.70
13	—	1,303	127.00–135.00	131.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	80.00–104.00	93.75
7	—	973	110.00–124.00	115.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,425	126.00–137.00	130.51
2	—	1,393	111.00–123.00	117.40

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,275.00	2,275.00

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)	2	—	898	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,352.09

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)	7	—	1,262	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,645.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,523	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,927.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,435.00	1,435.00

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.