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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jun 12

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

427 head

▼ 1,065 vs last sale 1,492▼ 423 vs year ago 850 · −49.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 130▼ 93 vs year ago 170 · −54.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 17▲ 17 vs year ago 26 · +65.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower in a light test with lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower 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 $305.99/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −149.19 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$305.99

49 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$22.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.07

vs MO average

+6.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	309.59	1,659	41
Medium and Large 1-2	549	287.52	1,578	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.07/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale49 hd

305.99

—

MO average17 barns · 2,771 hd

310.06

−4.07

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

+6.57

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−149.19

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	1,725	147.72	2,548	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	144.35	2,035	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	133.21	1,565	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	109.62	1,165	7thin

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)	1,100	$1,589	31
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	976	$1,485	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,450	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,960	5

Every lot

64 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	344.83/cwt	330.00–350.00	983	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	355.08/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,119	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	327.90/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,082	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	336.40/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,282	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	326.15/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,256	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	333.54/cwt	327.00–342.00	1,418	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	318.96/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,365	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	326.64/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,522	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	305.05/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,486	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	290.68/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,468	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	306.12/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,564	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	313.24/cwt	297.00–329.00	1,760	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	285.63/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,642	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	286.94/cwt	266.00–300.00	1,779	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	269.85/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,803	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	239.83/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,760	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	240.80/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,835	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,986	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	308.50/cwt	280.00–335.00	848	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	284.82/cwt	270.00–290.00	894	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	320.68/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,071	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	327.47/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,241	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	300.29/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,144	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	286.83/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,202	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	272.47/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,155	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	275.15/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,293	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	280.01/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,319	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	276.84/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,459	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	267.84/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,412	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,546	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	236.49/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,398	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	221.84/cwt	213.00–232.00	1,369	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	244.44/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,545	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	238.90/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,641	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,681	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,586	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,091	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	318.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,296	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	257.87/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,338	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	285.32/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,504	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,528	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	238.07/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,388	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	238.01/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,454	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,545	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	134.38/cwt	125.00–141.00	2,291	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	156.61/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,722	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	670	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	462	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	118.07/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,267	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	135.08/cwt	128.00–146.00	1,584	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	125.71/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,488	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,405	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,517	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	144.35/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,035	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	963	1,734.27/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,734	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	976	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	1,546.74/head	1,275.00–1,950.00	1,547	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	835	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	945	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	875	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,298	2,000.00/head	1,675.00–2,275.00	2,000	3

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 1,492Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 130Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 17Year ago 26

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower in a light test with lower than average quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

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)	7	—	963	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,734.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	976	1,485.00	1,485.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,120	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,140	1,275.00–1,950.00	1,546.74

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	—	945	1,650.00	1,650.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,700.00	1,700.00

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	—	875	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	3	—	1,298	1,675.00–2,275.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	139.00–149.00	144.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	112.00–122.00	118.07
1	—	670	69.00	69.00
1	—	1,405	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	121.00–128.00	125.71
16	—	1,173	128.00–146.00	135.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	149.00–165.00	156.61
2	—	1,705	125.00–141.00	134.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	280.00–335.00	308.50
7	300–350	334	307.00–325.00	320.68
11	350–400	379	295.00–337.00	327.47
15	400–450	419	280.00–302.00	286.83
18	450–500	471	270.00–292.00	280.01
8	500–550	527	270.00–280.00	276.84
2	550–600	562	275.00	275.00
9	600–650	632	240.00–252.00	244.44
13	650–700	687	227.00–242.00	238.90
3	700–750	747	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	270.00–290.00	284.82
7	350–400	381	300.00–302.00	300.29
4	400–450	424	265.00–290.00	272.47
20	450–500	470	266.00–285.00	275.15
5	500–550	527	250.00–275.00	267.84
17	550–600	591	227.00–250.00	236.49
3	600–650	617	213.00–232.00	221.84
3	800–850	805	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	330.00–350.00	344.83
4	300–350	315	340.00–360.00	355.08
4	350–400	381	332.00–342.00	336.40
12	400–450	425	327.00–342.00	333.54
6	450–500	466	320.00–340.00	326.64
21	500–550	511	300.00–320.00	306.12
20	550–600	562	297.00–329.00	313.24
24	600–650	620	266.00–300.00	286.94
33	650–700	668	265.00–270.00	269.85
6	700–750	734	235.00–250.00	239.83
5	750–800	762	240.00–242.00	240.80
4	850–900	875	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	300.00–335.00	327.90
9	350–400	385	280.00–335.00	326.15
3	400–450	428	310.00–325.00	318.96
6	450–500	487	290.00–310.00	305.05
3	500–550	505	290.00–292.00	290.68
5	550–600	575	275.00–292.00	285.63
3	750–800	770	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	407	315.00–320.00	318.36
7	500–550	527	277.00–292.00	285.32
4	550–600	566	270.00	270.00
6	600–650	611	222.00–244.00	238.01
3	650–700	666	232.00	232.00
3	700–750	705	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	519	230.00–270.00	257.87
4	550–600	583	220.00–247.00	238.07
3	750–800	780	205.00	205.00

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.