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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jun 5

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← May 22Jun 5Jun 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,492 head

▲ 1,012 vs last sale 480▼ 85 vs year ago 1,577 · −5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 98▼ 43 vs year ago 173 · −24.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 3▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 higher and bulls sold 6.00 higher: Demand good and supply heavy.

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 $321.32/cwt on 220 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −133.85 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$321.32

220 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$209

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

$41.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.65

vs MO average

+12.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	326.10	1,798	195
Medium and Large 1-2	559	284.10	1,588	25

One grade step is worth $41.99/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale220 hd

321.32

—

MO average17 barns · 4,986 hd

314.67

+6.65

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+12.16

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−133.85

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	—	Average	1,677	165.26	2,771	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	139.74	2,049	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	131.86	1,582	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	112.77	1,151	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)	1,244	$1,622	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,511	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,087	$2,017	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,780	5

Every lot

76 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	351.83/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,129	16
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	331.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,078	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	332	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,278	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	325.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,177	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	357.57/cwt	351.00–367.00	1,312	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	326.09/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,379	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	349.09/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,480	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,764	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	342.73/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,611	48
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	319.77/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,509	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	350.12/cwt	342.00–355.00	1,793	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	271.21/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,418	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	319.84/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,689	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	286.56/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,622	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	321.71/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,837	118
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	302.27/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,844	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	249.85/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,547	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	284.02/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,775	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,970	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	272.84/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,823	56
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	237.96/cwt	224.00–251.00	1,590	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	250.51/cwt	227.00–257.00	1,806	41
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	242.57/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,873	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	227.86/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,900	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	325.88/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,075	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	310.78/cwt	280.00–322.00	1,032	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	320.41/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,173	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	295.94/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,107	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	327.80/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,377	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	317.90/cwt	285.00–332.00	1,345	56
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	270.25/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,154	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	307.29/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,441	86
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	257.28/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,212	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	319.00/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,633	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	278.41/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,467	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	247.39/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,309	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	571	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,770	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	245.38/cwt	236.00–257.00	1,401	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	275.94/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,592	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,727	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	259.93/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,632	48
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	234.79/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,592	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	209.60/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,448	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	214.82/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,538	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	308.77/cwt	297.00–347.00	1,198	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	299.30/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,428	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,445	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	258.89/cwt	242.00–267.00	1,395	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	252.54/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,422	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	227.36/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,391	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	241.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,484	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	637	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,815	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	255.50/cwt	239.00–272.00	1,661	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	211.30/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,388	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	144.50/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,922	3
Bulls	—	—	1,792	172.18/cwt	158.00–200.00	3,085	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	97.27/cwt	90.00–100.00	896	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	118.97/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,262	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	134.87/cwt	128.00–147.00	1,610	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	123.81/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,483	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Heavy Weight	1,370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,028	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	139.76/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,997	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	1,530	149.55/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,288	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,872	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	860	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	960	1,508.40/head	1,250.00–1,775.00	1,508	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,115	1,511.48/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,511	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	1,655.07/head	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,655	7

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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,492Last week 480Year ago 1,577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 98Year ago 173

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year ago 20

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 higher and bulls sold 6.00 higher: Demand good and supply heavy.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	297.00–347.00	308.77
2	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	477	280.00–340.00	299.30
5	500–550	507	285.00	285.00
4	600–650	615	240.00–245.00	241.25
2	650–700	650	239.00–272.00	255.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	637	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	539	242.00–267.00	258.89
7	550–600	563	248.00–255.00	252.54
3	600–650	612	222.00–230.00	227.36
3	650–700	657	200.00–217.00	211.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	322.00–330.00	325.88
12	350–400	366	307.00–322.00	320.41
56	400–450	423	285.00–332.00	317.90
86	450–500	469	275.00–330.00	307.29
37	500–550	527	260.00–295.00	278.41
78	550–600	577	262.00–282.00	275.94
48	600–650	628	237.00–270.00	259.93
23	650–700	678	232.00–252.00	234.79
9	700–750	716	212.00–230.00	214.82
4	800–850	845	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	325.00–332.00	327.80
48	500–550	512	300.00–331.00	319.00
3	550–600	571	310.00	310.00
30	600–650	604	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	332	280.00–322.00	310.78
8	350–400	374	275.00–312.00	295.94
11	400–450	427	257.00–287.00	270.25
13	450–500	471	240.00–275.00	257.28
27	500–550	529	222.00–255.00	247.39
32	550–600	571	236.00–257.00	245.38
3	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
5	650–700	691	200.00–212.00	209.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	321	340.00–360.00	351.83
7	350–400	367	351.00–367.00	357.57
20	400–450	424	340.00–352.00	349.09
48	450–500	470	325.00–350.00	342.73
44	500–550	528	300.00–335.00	319.84
118	550–600	571	300.00–337.00	321.71
28	600–650	625	270.00–300.00	284.02
56	650–700	668	250.00–280.00	272.84
41	700–750	721	227.00–257.00	250.51
18	750–800	772	235.00–254.00	242.57
7	800–850	834	220.00–235.00	227.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	320.00–335.00	331.73
7	350–400	362	310.00–335.00	325.14
6	400–450	423	317.00–332.00	326.09
19	450–500	472	300.00–332.00	319.77
4	500–550	523	255.00–290.00	271.21
21	550–600	566	280.00–295.00	286.56
4	600–650	619	245.00–255.00	249.85
13	650–700	668	224.00–251.00	237.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	385.00	385.00
5	450–500	468	377.00	377.00
33	500–550	512	342.00–355.00	350.12
39	600–650	610	300.00–306.00	302.27
14	650–700	661	298.00	298.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	149.00–150.00	149.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,198	121.00–126.00	123.81
24	—	1,194	128.00–147.00	134.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,429	127.00–145.00	139.76
1	—	1,560	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	90.00–100.00	97.27
10	—	1,061	114.00–123.00	118.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	139.00–149.00	144.50
9	—	1,792	158.00–200.00	172.18

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	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	860	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	2	—	960	1,250.00–1,775.00	1,508.40

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)	7	—	1,325	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,655.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,115	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,511.48

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.