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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 1

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,020 head

▲ 626 vs last sale 394▲ 127 vs year ago 893 · +14.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 153▼ 70 vs year ago 154 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-10.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.45/cwt on 116 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −135.99 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$269.45

116 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$33.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.54

vs MO average

+1.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	278.50	1,501	85
Medium and Large 1-2	567	244.63	1,386	31

One grade step is worth $33.88/cwt here — about $115 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 sale116 hd

269.45

—

MO average18 barns · 2,717 hd

274.99

−5.54

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

+1.07

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−135.99

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	1,537	140.99	2,168	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	123.34	1,790	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	117.12	1,408	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	95.64	868	19

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)	1,260	$1,658	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,570	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

66 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	250	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	913	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,327	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	365.35/cwt	350.00–384.00	1,355	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	305.85/cwt	287.00–340.00	1,147	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	348.66/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,482	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	307.65/cwt	292.00–327.00	1,354	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	335.67/cwt	317.00–355.00	1,571	27
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	307.69/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,498	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	329.37/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,686	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	274.81/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,467	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	313.05/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,675	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	275.95/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,581	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	300.89/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,772	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	249.29/cwt	239.00–265.00	1,543	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	274.88/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,704	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	296.05/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,850	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,706	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	247.31/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,662	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	698	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,773	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,594	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	243.96/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,774	33
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,899	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	320.65/cwt	310.00–330.00	859	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	319.80/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,023	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	295.86/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,065	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	326.30/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,237	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	316.28/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,347	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	277.74/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,200	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	333.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,453	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	306.35/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,421	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	275.44/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,311	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	269.57/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,369	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	289.85/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,519	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	245.74/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,298	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	270.67/cwt	257.00–282.00	1,532	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,630	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	244.30/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,412	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	247.19/cwt	219.00–262.00	1,513	128
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	233.22/cwt	211.50–238.50	1,563	97
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	207.66/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,489	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	224.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,659	78
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,716	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	350.67/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,297	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	316.45/cwt	307.00–327.00	1,503	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	491	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,831	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	298.23/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,548	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	286.59/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,654	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,593	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,557	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	127.46/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	144.37/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,336	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	87.38/cwt	80.00–99.00	740	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	69.11/cwt	68.00–70.00	660	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	115.02/cwt	106.00–124.00	1,128	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	121.51/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,459	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	111.13/cwt	97.00–118.00	1,338	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	124.17/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,788	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	873	1,392.34/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,392	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	888	1,225.49/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,225	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,183	1,800.21/head	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,453	1,790.66/head	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,791	4

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 394Year ago 893

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 153Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 11

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	360.00–370.00	365.00
4	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
10	350–400	371	350.00–384.00	365.35
22	400–450	425	325.00–367.00	348.66
27	450–500	468	317.00–355.00	335.67
18	500–550	535	300.00–327.00	313.05
24	550–600	589	294.00–305.00	300.89
10	600–650	620	270.00–285.00	274.88
3	650–700	651	262.00	262.00
33	700–750	727	233.00–260.00	243.96
5	850–900	863	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	698	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	396.00	396.00
14	500–550	512	322.00–335.00	329.37
14	600–650	625	295.00–300.00	296.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	287.00–340.00	305.85
10	400–450	440	292.00–327.00	307.65
5	450–500	487	302.00–317.00	307.69
12	500–550	534	260.00–297.00	274.81
12	550–600	573	270.00–285.00	275.95
11	600–650	619	239.00–265.00	249.29
14	650–700	672	235.00–262.00	247.31
2	700–750	718	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	310.00–330.00	320.65
8	300–350	320	300.00–327.00	319.80
18	350–400	379	312.00–332.00	326.30
8	400–450	426	300.00–327.00	316.28
13	450–500	464	290.00–322.00	306.35
19	500–550	508	260.00–287.00	269.57
29	550–600	566	257.00–282.00	270.67
128	600–650	612	219.00–262.00	247.19
97	650–700	670	211.50–238.50	233.22
78	700–750	739	210.00–225.00	224.50
5	750–800	798	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	436	330.00–340.00	333.19
29	500–550	524	287.00–297.00	289.85
8	550–600	568	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	360	292.00–300.00	295.86
9	400–450	432	260.00–292.00	277.74
19	450–500	476	255.00–287.00	275.44
7	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	245.74
24	550–600	578	225.00–250.00	244.30
2	650–700	650	205.00	205.00
15	700–750	717	205.00–208.00	207.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	370	330.00–375.00	350.67
16	450–500	475	307.00–327.00	316.45
26	500–550	519	280.00–310.00	298.23
10	550–600	577	284.00–289.00	286.59
4	600–650	646	241.00	241.00
7	650–700	650	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	491	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	276.00	276.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,201	119.00–127.00	121.51
11	—	1,204	97.00–118.00	111.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	68.00–70.00	69.11
7	—	981	106.00–124.00	115.02
10	—	847	80.00–99.00	87.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,440	120.00–129.00	124.17
1	—	1,565	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	120.00–134.00	127.46
8	—	1,618	138.00–150.00	144.37

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)	2	—	888	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,225.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,392.34

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	—	1,183	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,800.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,453	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,790.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.