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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 8

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

510 head

▼ 510 vs last sale 1,020▼ 130 vs year ago 640 · −20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 84▲ 23 vs year ago 86 · +26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 12▲ 1 vs year ago 12 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 higher to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate to light.

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 $305.32/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −149.85 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$305.32

91 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$30.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.89

vs MO average

−4.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	310.98	1,758	74
Medium and Large 1-2	551	280.72	1,547	17thin

One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $211 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 sale91 hd

305.32

—

MO average15 barns · 3,371 hd

316.22

−10.89

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−4.39

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−149.85

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	1,628	140.99	2,295	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	128.75	1,790	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	121.76	1,396	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	108.14	1,066	13

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)	1,158	$2,210	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	738	$1,388	2thin

Every lot

62 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	279	372.40/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,039	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,030	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	372.63/cwt	357.00–385.00	1,259	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	351	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,369	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	365.08/cwt	345.00–382.00	1,365	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	333.31/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,300	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,513	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	334.09/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,440	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	313.37/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,517	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	328.15/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,611	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	333.10/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,679	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	318.84/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,661	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	284.03/cwt	262.00–296.00	1,528	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	306.41/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,783	56
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	272.79/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,590	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	254.00/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,562	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	275.46/cwt	252.00–292.00	1,727	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	263.79/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,744	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	240.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,732	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	220.49/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,718	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	229.66/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,883	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	281.06/cwt	277.00–285.00	790	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	316.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	912	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	303.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	991	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	326.98/cwt	305.00–338.00	1,082	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	322.05/cwt	305.00–332.00	1,204	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,161	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	280.56/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,192	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	306.16/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,323	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	279.15/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,334	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	278.32/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,333	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	277.78/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,425	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	244.65/cwt	231.00–275.00	1,321	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	265.65/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,506	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	249.49/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,457	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	219.20/cwt	195.00–231.00	1,348	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	243.64/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,530	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,580	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	224.82/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,637	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,745	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,831	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	336.69/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,397	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,168	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,563	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	275.98/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,499	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	271.60/cwt	268.00–291.00	1,575	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	140.99/cwt	132.00–152.00	2,295	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	112.10/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,101	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	94.92/cwt	80.00–102.00	947	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	115.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,224	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	123.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,450	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	128.75/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,790	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	675	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	900	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	940	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,158	2,209.81/head	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,210	9

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 1,020Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 84Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 12

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 higher to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate to light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	415	327.00–342.00	336.69
4	450–500	493	317.00	317.00
2	500–550	543	272.00–280.00	275.98
7	550–600	580	268.00–291.00	271.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	580	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	300.00–315.00	307.50
9	350–400	390	295.00–340.00	333.31
15	450–500	484	309.00–320.00	313.37
12	500–550	538	262.00–296.00	284.03
5	550–600	583	260.00–287.00	272.79
3	600–650	615	245.00–270.00	254.00
3	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
4	750–800	779	220.00–222.00	220.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	365.00–395.00	372.40
4	300–350	338	357.00–385.00	372.63
9	350–400	374	345.00–382.00	365.08
8	400–450	431	325.00–355.00	334.09
24	450–500	491	315.00–342.00	328.15
10	500–550	521	315.00–322.00	318.84
56	550–600	582	300.00–314.00	306.41
26	600–650	627	252.00–292.00	275.46
4	650–700	661	250.00–275.00	263.79
20	700–750	720	240.00–245.00	240.50
7	800–850	820	225.00–233.00	229.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	351	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	418	362.00	362.00
8	500–550	504	330.00–335.00	333.10
9	600–650	635	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	310.00–320.00	316.76
12	300–350	331	305.00–338.00	326.98
12	350–400	374	305.00–332.00	322.05
10	400–450	432	300.00–320.00	306.16
7	450–500	478	270.00–300.00	279.15
30	500–550	513	270.00–282.00	277.78
15	550–600	567	260.00–272.00	265.65
21	600–650	628	235.00–262.00	243.64
5	650–700	678	233.00	233.00
4	700–750	728	218.00–227.00	224.82
3	800–850	804	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
4	450–500	455	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	281	277.00–285.00	281.06
3	300–350	327	300.00–310.00	303.11
4	350–400	387	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	425	272.00–285.00	280.56
22	450–500	479	250.00–290.00	278.32
5	500–550	540	231.00–275.00	244.65
4	550–600	584	248.00–250.00	249.49
3	600–650	615	195.00–231.00	219.20
4	850–900	893	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	80.00–102.00	94.92
10	—	982	106.00–118.00	112.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	124.00–136.00	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,172	120.00–129.00	123.70
7	—	1,061	110.00–119.00	115.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	132.00–152.00	140.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,158	1,550.00–2,550.00	2,209.81

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.