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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 22

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← May 15May 22Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

480 head

▼ 783 vs last sale 1,263▼ 32 vs year ago 512 · −6.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 85▼ 11 vs year ago 109 · −10.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 27▼ 20 vs year ago 23 · −87.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale May 29th due to Memorial Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher: Demand good and supply 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 $332.59/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −122.59 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$332.59

53 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$76.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.63

vs MO average

+18.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	335.49	1,844	51
Medium and Large 1-2	565	258.54	1,461	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.95/cwt here — about $383 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 sale53 hd

332.59

—

MO average16 barns · 4,095 hd

317.95

+14.63

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

+18.49

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−122.59

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	1,763	149.89	2,643	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	129.20	1,837	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	126.80	1,516	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	113.88	1,207	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	987	$1,391	3thin

Every lot

67 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	364.71/cwt	342.00–372.00	1,167	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	334.44/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,237	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	346.85/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,301	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	365.66/cwt	364.00–368.00	1,539	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	298.93/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,273	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	362.04/cwt	347.00–372.00	1,557	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	343.48/cwt	325.00–359.00	1,559	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	363.42/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,675	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	306.44/cwt	257.00–320.00	1,471	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	348.99/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,864	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	324.04/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,730	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	346.91/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,929	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	258.54/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,461	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	315.26/cwt	302.00–327.00	1,822	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	270.30/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,670	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	621	302.38/cwt	293.00–311.00	1,878	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	251.38/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,599	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	653	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,920	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	251.28/cwt	222.00–264.00	1,656	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	274.98/cwt	252.00–292.00	1,848	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	242.12/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,748	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	227.96/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,755	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	224.24/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,832	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	207	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	549	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	304.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,122	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	327.03/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,220	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	316.03/cwt	285.00–328.00	1,312	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	269.54/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,159	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	288.47/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,382	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	262.68/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,277	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	273.31/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,410	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	255.19/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,332	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	248.71/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,385	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	266.28/cwt	250.00–278.00	1,534	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,344	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	252.63/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,564	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,736	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	233.54/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,539	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	705	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,643	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	759	225.84/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,714	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	347.19/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,323	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	364.07/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,547	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	338.77/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,467	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,498	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	294.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,386	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,443	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	334.81/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,758	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	238.11/cwt	200.00–261.00	1,343	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	222.30/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,465	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	211.68/cwt	180.00–222.00	1,399	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	210.24/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,495	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	189.49/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,594	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,543	140.75/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,172	4
Bulls	—	—	1,939	157.21/cwt	144.00–171.00	3,048	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	101.99/cwt	84.00–108.00	1,046	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	122.80/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,332	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	121.28/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,436	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	132.02/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,592	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	132.19/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,868	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	121.73/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,758	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	830	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,462.09/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462	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 May 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 480Last week 1,263Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 85Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 27Year ago 23

*No sale May 29th due to Memorial Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher: Demand good and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	342.00–372.00	364.71
5	350–400	375	342.00–365.00	346.85
8	400–450	430	347.00–372.00	362.04
4	450–500	454	325.00–359.00	343.48
8	500–550	534	310.00–330.00	324.04
14	550–600	578	302.00–327.00	315.26
15	600–650	618	265.00–285.00	270.30
14	650–700	672	252.00–292.00	274.98
10	700–750	722	232.00–250.00	242.12
5	750–800	770	220.00–236.00	227.96
5	800–850	817	217.00–228.00	224.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	325.00–352.00	334.44
4	400–450	426	275.00–320.00	298.93
9	450–500	480	257.00–320.00	306.44
2	550–600	565	257.00–260.00	258.54
7	600–650	636	235.00–260.00	251.38
10	650–700	659	222.00–264.00	251.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	364.00–368.00	365.66
9	450–500	461	360.00–367.00	363.42
21	500–550	534	347.00–350.00	348.99
8	550–600	556	345.00–350.00	346.91
18	600–650	621	293.00–311.00	302.38
8	650–700	653	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	207	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	368	300.00–310.00	304.90
10	400–450	430	265.00–275.00	269.54
9	450–500	486	247.00–275.00	262.68
7	500–550	522	240.00–260.00	255.19
6	550–600	557	240.00–260.00	248.71
2	600–650	618	215.00–220.00	217.55
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
3	850–900	890	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
7	350–400	373	312.00–332.00	327.03
16	400–450	415	285.00–328.00	316.03
25	450–500	479	270.00–300.00	288.47
32	500–550	516	262.00–282.00	273.31
12	550–600	576	250.00–278.00	266.28
11	600–650	619	230.00–266.00	252.63
7	650–700	659	230.00–237.00	233.54
6	750–800	759	220.00–227.00	225.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	267.00	267.00
4	700–750	705	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	340.00–350.00	347.19
3	400–450	433	332.00–342.00	338.77
3	450–500	461	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	520	275.00–280.00	277.45
7	650–700	659	210.00–232.00	222.30
5	700–750	711	207.00–215.00	210.24
4	800–850	841	182.00–192.00	189.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	352.00–366.00	364.07
3	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	525	315.00–355.00	334.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	470	290.00–300.00	294.79
5	550–600	564	200.00–261.00	238.11
4	650–700	661	180.00–222.00	211.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	138.00–145.00	140.75
5	—	1,939	144.00–171.00	157.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,206	128.00–138.00	132.02
17	—	1,184	110.00–127.00	121.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,085	115.00–130.00	122.80
6	—	1,026	84.00–108.00	101.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,413	128.00–138.00	132.19
4	—	1,444	114.00–128.00	121.73

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)	1	—	830	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	2	—	1,065	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.09

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.