Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2024-07-10

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jul 10
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
474 head
▲ 209 vs last sale 265▼ 1,226 vs year ago 1,700 · −72.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 115 vs last sale 166▼ 512 vs year ago 563 · −90.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 34▼ 29 vs year ago 37 · −78.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls scarce; Demand good and supply light to moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $312.30/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −142.88 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.
Average price
$312.30
54 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$43.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.94
vs MO average
+9.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542316.351,71549
Medium and Large 1-2587272.611,6005thin
One grade step is worth $43.74/cwt here — about $115 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 sale54 hd
312.30
—
MO average11 barns · 2,260 hd
322.24
−9.94
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
+9.39
This barn, trailing median26 sales
455.18
−142.88
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
526475424372median 455.1803/0404/1506/1709/1610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,453139.692,0294thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,255137.091,72115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,490131.691,9635thin
CowsLean 85-90%High978118.341,15716

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$2,1053thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,390$1,9512thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$1,2752thin

Every lot

58 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320353.44/cwt325.00–360.001,1315
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy334390.86/cwt377.00–400.001,3057
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367347.64/cwt335.00–357.001,2763
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy381372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,4176
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414326.38/cwt290.00–350.001,35110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425367.04/cwt360.00–370.001,56013
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431296.01/cwt282.00–312.001,2764
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459337.13/cwt325.00–351.001,54721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485306.04/cwt302.00–307.001,4845
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy521335.93/cwt335.00–337.001,75013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523308.42/cwt290.00–322.001,61316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy556325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8078
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581299.94/cwt297.00–305.001,74312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587272.61/cwt265.00–277.001,6005
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611281.83/cwt280.00–287.001,7225
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy620304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,8856
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631267.73/cwt262.00–270.001,68912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,8913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685259.64/cwt240.00–274.001,77911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,8226
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6903
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715256.74/cwt250.00–260.001,83619
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8596
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1902231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,0844
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334317.70/cwt310.00–335.001,0617
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377324.24/cwt300.00–335.001,2228
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378287.09/cwt277.00–306.001,0853
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy400335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3403
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417257.87/cwt240.00–272.001,0753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428297.65/cwt289.00–310.001,2748
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy457319.37/cwt319.00–320.001,4608
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477287.75/cwt265.00–315.001,37347
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485258.50/cwt247.00–270.001,2544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511295.42/cwt280.00–305.001,5109
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512262.83/cwt255.00–268.001,34610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy538300.84/cwt299.00–303.001,61911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565282.59/cwt269.00–293.001,59725
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576237.00/cwt185.00–267.001,36512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634242.64/cwt235.00–251.001,5389
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1652251.58/cwt235.00–257.001,64010
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5573
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2706225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5893
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515289.71/cwt280.00–305.001,4926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1553276.00/cwt275.00–280.001,5265
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205130.38/cwt125.00–137.001,5712
Bulls——1,615144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,3261
Bulls——1,785154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,7491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910101.49/cwt90.00–110.009244
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000123.96/cwt115.00–138.001,24012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250139.46/cwt131.00–151.001,74313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290121.67/cwt115.00–129.001,5702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485135.81/cwt129.00–148.002,0173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498125.52/cwt125.00–126.001,8802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 27751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3102,105.44/head2,050.00–2,150.002,1053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3901,951.08/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9512

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.