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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 17

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

672 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 586▼ 326 vs year ago 998 · −32.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 94▲ 55 vs year ago 124 · +44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 14▲ 15 vs year ago 12 · +125.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, bulls sold steady; 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 $306.50/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −148.68 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$306.50

116 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$47.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.29

vs MO average

+2.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	307.31	1,695	114
Medium and Large 1-2	592	260.00	1,539	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.31/cwt here — about $156 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 sale116 hd

306.50

—

MO average17 barns · 2,988 hd

303.20

+3.29

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+2.11

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−148.68

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	1,710	154.61	2,644	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	119.63	1,743	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	118.04	1,452	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	101.70	1,038	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,620	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,530	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,413	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$1,334	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,325	3thin

Every lot

75 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	273	346.66/cwt	337.00–350.00	946	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	353.58/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,163	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	342	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,306	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,029	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	350.19/cwt	332.00–357.00	1,285	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	304.32/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,120	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	366.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,485	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	340.32/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,480	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	325.73/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,531	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	302.39/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,445	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	315.30/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,627	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	303.91/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,596	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	313.41/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,786	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	300.43/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,733	43
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,539	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	295.39/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,787	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	264.03/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,637	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	230.50/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,535	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	263.69/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,780	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	239.31/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,709	18
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,723	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	223.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,851	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	824	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	316.51/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,025	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	268.75/cwt	265.00–270.00	954	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,180	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	305.20/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,154	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	321.75/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,316	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	310.17/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,312	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	272.94/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,157	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	273.80/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,259	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	298.46/cwt	272.00–320.00	1,397	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	472	331.04/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,563	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,506	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	258.09/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,350	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	249.33/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,316	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	258.21/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,451	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	234.58/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,356	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	241.85/cwt	236.00–260.00	1,480	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	225.34/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,411	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	237.60/cwt	232.00–239.00	1,556	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	215.57/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,474	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	224.24/cwt	216.00–227.00	1,579	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,746	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,173	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	424	340.73/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,445	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	267.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,263	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	304.09/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,460	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	256.00/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,416	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	250.66/cwt	234.00–260.00	1,572	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	225.50/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,540	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	154.61/cwt	134.00–165.00	2,644	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	790	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	474	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	111.60/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,152	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	102.30/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,098	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	114.87/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,408	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	123.45/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,526	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	115.87/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,673	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	124.89/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,842	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,500	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	885	1,334.41/head	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,334	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	975	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	825	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	825	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,128	1,673.89/head	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,674	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,238	1,412.58/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,295	1,656.37/head	1,200.00–1,875.00	1,656	3

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 586Year ago 998

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 94Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 14Year ago 12

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	382.00	382.00
15	400–450	405	360.00–370.00	366.75
28	500–550	516	312.00–327.00	315.30
23	550–600	570	310.00–317.00	313.41
10	600–650	605	294.00–296.00	295.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	337.00–350.00	346.66
9	300–350	329	345.00–367.00	353.58
6	350–400	367	332.00–357.00	350.19
21	400–450	435	330.00–351.00	340.32
20	450–500	470	320.00–332.00	325.73
20	500–550	525	290.00–312.00	303.91
43	550–600	577	285.00–307.00	300.43
7	600–650	620	255.00–270.00	264.03
9	650–700	675	262.00–265.00	263.69
18	700–750	714	232.00–247.00	239.31
5	800–850	830	215.00–225.00	223.07
3	900–950	940	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	285.00–325.00	304.32
3	450–500	478	300.00–307.00	302.39
2	550–600	592	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	666	225.00–247.00	230.50
3	750–800	783	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	317.00	317.00
7	450–500	480	292.00–315.00	304.09
5	600–650	627	234.00–260.00	250.66
4	650–700	683	225.00–227.00	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	424	337.00–350.00	340.73
3	500–550	525	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	473	260.00–270.00	267.06
6	550–600	553	255.00–257.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	325.00	325.00
11	400–450	409	321.00–325.00	321.75
10	450–500	472	327.00–337.00	331.04
4	500–550	507	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	317.00	317.00
9	300–350	324	310.00–322.00	316.51
9	350–400	378	295.00–312.00	305.20
5	400–450	423	297.00–320.00	310.17
15	450–500	468	272.00–320.00	298.46
18	500–550	523	250.00–263.00	258.09
11	550–600	562	242.00–267.00	258.21
23	600–650	612	236.00–260.00	241.85
5	650–700	655	232.00–239.00	237.60
17	700–750	704	216.00–227.00	224.24
6	750–800	766	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	355	265.00–270.00	268.75
5	400–450	424	255.00–290.00	272.94
18	450–500	460	265.00–277.00	273.80
3	500–550	528	246.00–252.00	249.33
25	550–600	578	225.00–245.00	234.58
10	600–650	626	219.00–229.00	225.34
5	650–700	684	212.00–227.00	215.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,032	105.00–119.00	111.60
7	—	1,073	95.00–106.00	102.30
2	—	790	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	122.00–131.00	124.89
7	—	1,444	106.00–120.00	115.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,236	120.00–134.00	123.45
29	—	1,226	110.00–121.00	114.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,710	134.00–165.00	154.61

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	—	1,200	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	1,325.00	1,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	5	—	885	1,150.00–1,525.00	1,334.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	—	825	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,128	1,300.00–2,100.00	1,673.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,412.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,295	1,200.00–1,875.00	1,656.37

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.