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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 7

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

529 head

▲ 280 vs last sale 249▼ 135 vs year ago 664 · −20.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 62▼ 84 vs year ago 182 · −46.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 18 · −27.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light to 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 $286.41/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −168.77 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$286.41

71 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$32.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs MO average

+11.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	302.95	1,587	35
Medium and Large 1-2	566	270.33	1,530	36

One grade step is worth $32.61/cwt here — about $57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale71 hd

286.41

—

MO average12 barns · 860 hd

288.20

−1.79

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+11.33

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−168.77

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	1,694	158.78	2,690	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	137.50	2,027	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	134.40	1,637	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	101.33	1,010	13

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)	1,059	$1,562	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$1,414	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,228	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$1,967	3thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	276.27/cwt	250.00–300.00	873	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	333.18/cwt	322.00–365.00	1,133	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	297.42/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,106	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	332.90/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,382	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	358.22/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,501	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	293.78/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,240	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	337.78/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,540	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	295.64/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,395	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	319.58/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,534	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	321.46/cwt	312.00–332.00	1,623	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,761	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	292.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,557	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	256.81/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,374	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	287.99/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,593	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	264.52/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,518	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	269.78/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,659	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	253.65/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,560	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	651	270.67/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,762	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	237.97/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,604	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	242.84/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,734	30
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,960	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	921	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	289.19/cwt	270.00–300.00	911	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	255.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	832	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,154	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	258.89/cwt	235.00–282.00	984	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	283.29/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,178	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,058	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	454	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,389	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	248.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,162	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	283.34/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,357	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	228.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,209	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	255.49/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,354	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	232.90/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,337	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	257.36/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,495	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	242.08/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,496	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	232.87/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,572	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,594	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	209.02/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,626	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,091	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,331	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,276	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	236.08/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,357	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,438	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,454	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	144.35/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,791	167.02/cwt	154.00–179.00	2,991	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	516	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	94.37/cwt	75.00–111.00	896	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	119.34/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,302	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	125.47/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,422	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	135.25/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,658	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,434	140.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,008	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,093	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,318	1,966.67/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,967	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	825	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	865	1,228.32/head	900.00–1,550.00	1,228	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	1,414.19/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,414	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,137	1,682.22/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,682	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 249Year ago 664

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 62Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 18

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	340	322.00–365.00	333.18
10	400–450	415	310.00–337.00	332.90
4	450–500	480	317.00–322.00	319.58
19	500–550	532	285.00–300.00	292.64
3	550–600	553	282.00–292.00	287.99
35	600–650	615	262.00–280.00	269.78
3	650–700	651	270.00–271.00	270.67
30	700–750	714	226.00–250.00	242.84
5	850–900	871	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
6	300–350	316	250.00–300.00	276.27
5	350–400	372	295.00–302.00	297.42
9	400–450	422	265.00–305.00	293.78
6	450–500	472	285.00–302.00	295.64
3	500–550	535	245.00–270.00	256.81
30	550–600	574	240.00–285.00	264.52
3	600–650	615	252.00–257.00	253.65
13	650–700	674	230.00–250.00	237.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	419	357.00–360.00	358.22
4	450–500	456	325.00–342.00	337.78
13	500–550	505	312.00–332.00	321.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	322.00	322.00
3	300–350	315	270.00–300.00	289.19
5	350–400	376	307.00	307.00
13	400–450	416	265.00–295.00	283.29
17	450–500	479	265.00–290.00	283.34
25	500–550	530	240.00–272.00	255.49
30	550–600	581	240.00–265.00	257.36
15	600–650	618	230.00–259.00	242.08
12	650–700	675	225.00–237.00	232.87
4	700–750	745	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	326	250.00–270.00	255.29
12	350–400	380	235.00–282.00	258.89
2	400–450	423	250.00	250.00
6	450–500	467	245.00–255.00	248.91
4	500–550	529	227.00–230.00	228.51
13	550–600	574	222.00–242.00	232.90
4	700–750	731	218.00	218.00
5	750–800	778	205.00–210.00	209.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	454	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	467	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	575	230.00–239.00	236.08
4	600–650	639	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	670	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,091	114.00–123.00	119.34
7	—	949	75.00–111.00	94.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,434	135.00–145.00	140.01
2	—	1,675	124.00–126.00	124.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,226	128.00–140.00	135.25
2	—	1,133	125.00–126.00	125.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,791	154.00–179.00	167.02
4	—	1,524	130.00–150.00	144.35

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	3	—	1,318	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,966.67

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	865	900.00–1,550.00	1,228.32

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)	1	—	1,130	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,682.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,414.19

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.