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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 15

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,263 head

▲ 753 vs last sale 510▼ 30 vs year ago 1,293 · −2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 109▼ 29 vs year ago 114 · −25.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 13▲ 16 vs year ago 11 · +145.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 7.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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 $320.23/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −134.95 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$320.23

227 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$47.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs MO average

+9.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	324.00	1,753	209
Medium and Large 1-2	554	276.45	1,532	18thin

One grade step is worth $47.55/cwt here — about $222 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale227 hd

320.23

—

MO average18 barns · 4,025 hd

316.89

+3.34

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+9.46

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−134.95

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	—	Average	1,677	149.00	2,499	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	130.21	1,859	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	122.75	1,448	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	102.96	1,021	14

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)	1,188	$1,659	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,547	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	993	$1,921	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	773	$1,082	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	817	$1,483	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,150	2thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,050	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	371.85/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,216	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	335.29/cwt	302.00–347.00	1,130	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	312.72/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,170	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	368.80/cwt	347.00–382.00	1,401	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	362.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,553	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	309.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,326	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	340.62/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,485	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	308.48/cwt	260.00–322.00	1,438	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	337.82/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,608	95
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	283.17/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,467	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	341.50/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,783	71
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	316.25/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,651	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	333.00/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,888	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	310.28/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,765	71
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	272.17/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,570	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	619	307.58/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,904	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	249.09/cwt	227.00–261.00	1,549	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	280.12/cwt	260.00–306.00	1,765	57
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	274.11/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,839	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	241.45/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,620	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	226.11/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,639	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	231.07/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,761	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	225.50/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,815	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	322.54/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,071	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	328.30/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,228	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	292.92/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,119	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	258.83/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,056	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	303.19/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,295	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	266.88/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,260	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	280.46/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,349	60
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	299.10/cwt	291.00–325.00	1,534	38
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	236.54/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,237	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	274.32/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,443	60
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	251.19/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,412	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	275.56/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,571	74
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	253.30/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,570	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	227.84/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,413	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	231.29/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,552	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,411	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	221.62/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,567	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,682	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	309.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,301	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,497	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	254.52/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,298	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	260.37/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,534	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,718	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,669	154.72/cwt	140.00–174.00	2,582	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	134.70/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,287	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	114.42/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,114	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	91.50/cwt	80.00–100.00	923	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	125.98/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,461	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	114.67/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,409	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	130.21/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,859	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	700	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	700	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	750	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	740	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	850	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	918	1,283.12/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,288	1,811.61/head	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,812	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	1,842.94/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,843	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	773	1,081.96/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,082	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	850	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	928	1,749.33/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,749	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,026	2,007.06/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	2,007	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,263Last week 510Year ago 1,293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 109Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 13Year ago 11

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 7.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and 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$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	362.00	362.00
8	300–350	327	360.00–385.00	371.85
10	350–400	380	347.00–382.00	368.80
25	400–450	436	325.00–355.00	340.62
95	450–500	476	320.00–350.00	337.82
52	500–550	522	300.00–325.00	316.25
71	550–600	569	290.00–321.00	310.28
57	600–650	630	260.00–306.00	280.12
18	650–700	671	268.00–281.00	274.11
2	700–750	725	222.00–230.00	226.11
12	750–800	762	228.00–237.00	231.07
4	800–850	805	218.00–228.00	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	428	360.00–370.00	362.93
71	500–550	522	335.00–348.00	341.50
15	550–600	567	327.00–337.00	333.00
46	600–650	619	305.00–310.00	307.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	302.00–347.00	335.29
8	350–400	374	300.00–327.00	312.72
11	400–450	428	300.00–320.00	309.73
17	450–500	466	260.00–322.00	308.48
7	500–550	518	275.00–290.00	283.17
11	550–600	577	252.00–285.00	272.17
22	600–650	622	227.00–261.00	249.09
14	650–700	671	220.00–250.00	241.45
3	900–950	910	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	332	310.00–332.00	322.54
16	350–400	374	320.00–337.00	328.30
54	400–450	427	280.00–317.00	303.19
60	450–500	481	270.00–287.00	280.46
60	500–550	526	260.00–287.00	274.32
74	550–600	570	245.00–287.00	275.56
45	600–650	620	235.00–262.00	253.30
13	650–700	671	219.00–241.00	231.29
7	700–750	707	215.00–227.00	221.62
4	750–800	768	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	513	291.00–325.00	299.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	382	270.00–310.00	292.92
4	400–450	408	250.00–262.00	258.83
15	450–500	472	252.00–285.00	266.88
7	500–550	523	220.00–250.00	236.54
5	550–600	562	239.00–262.00	251.19
11	600–650	620	215.00–240.00	227.84
2	650–700	680	205.00–210.00	207.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	300.00–320.00	309.76
2	450–500	465	322.00	322.00
8	550–600	589	250.00–267.00	260.37
3	650–700	680	222.00	222.00
3	700–750	747	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	252.00–257.00	254.52
3	650–700	690	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	127.00–134.00	130.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,160	120.00–133.00	125.98
8	—	1,229	106.00–119.00	114.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	974	110.00–120.00	114.42
7	—	1,009	80.00–100.00	91.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	130.00–140.00	134.70
5	—	1,669	140.00–174.00	154.72

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	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	918	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,283.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	925.00	925.00

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)	3	—	1,288	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,811.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,300	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,842.94

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)	2	—	773	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,081.96
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,749.33
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,026	1,750.00–2,100.00	2,007.06

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.