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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 14

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 529▼ 387 vs year ago 696 · −55.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 98▼ 12 vs year ago 99 · −12.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 13▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.26/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −158.19 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$247.26

36 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$16.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.78

vs MO average

−4.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	254.45	1,381	20
Medium and Large 1-2	560	238.26	1,335	16thin

One grade step is worth $16.19/cwt here — about $46 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale36 hd

247.26

—

MO average14 barns · 2,056 hd

272.04

−24.78

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−4.68

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−158.19

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $345.01, median $405.44 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	1,597	153.45	2,450	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	138.20	2,015	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	133.66	1,598	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	116.42	1,117	5thin

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)	1,155	$2,099	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,611	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,250	2thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	321	372.42/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,195	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,098	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	320.79/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,174	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	303.72/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,160	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	331.64/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,393	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	288.77/cwt	272.00–307.00	1,221	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	298.76/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,416	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,471	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	294.24/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,557	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	258.01/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,471	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	279.68/cwt	274.00–287.00	1,639	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	259.32/cwt	252.00–275.00	1,600	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	248.56/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,675	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	257.51/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,846	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,834	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,960	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	312.26/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,027	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	352	322.51/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,135	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	356	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,178	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	357	266.65/cwt	240.00–287.00	952	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	280.98/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,191	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	255.70/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,092	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	259.80/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,231	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	275.17/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,307	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	253.69/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,352	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	255.60/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,424	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	237.86/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,344	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	240.07/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,484	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	236.63/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,576	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	227.43/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,615	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	310.07/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,188	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	323.62/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,340	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	295.08/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,284	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	263.90/cwt	252.00–277.00	1,248	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	283.82/cwt	277.00–302.00	1,359	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	258.90/cwt	242.00–275.00	1,346	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	265.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,396	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	248.58/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,417	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	250.61/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,536	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	229.10/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,549	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	150.22/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,306	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	159.91/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,750	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	120.27/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,204	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	124.06/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,475	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	138.13/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,647	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,508	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	138.86/cwt	128.00–150.00	2,020	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,935	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	815	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	885	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,104	1,688.25/head	1,525.00–2,125.00	1,688	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	2,198.69/head	1,775.00–2,600.00	2,199	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 529Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 98Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 5

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 higher to 3.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven 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
3	300–350	341	322.00	322.00
5	350–400	366	320.00–322.00	320.79
2	400–450	420	322.00–342.00	331.64
2	450–500	487	302.00	302.00
9	500–550	529	280.00–310.00	294.24
21	550–600	586	274.00–287.00	279.68
6	600–650	617	252.00–275.00	259.32
6	650–700	674	240.00–260.00	248.56
6	700–750	717	250.00–259.00	257.51
2	750–800	758	242.00	242.00
3	800–850	845	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	321	362.00–380.00	372.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	302.00–307.00	303.72
6	400–450	423	272.00–307.00	288.77
6	450–500	474	280.00–312.00	298.76
5	550–600	570	245.00–270.00	258.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	297.00–327.00	312.26
6	350–400	352	310.00–325.00	322.51
10	400–450	424	267.00–290.00	280.98
6	450–500	475	267.00–280.00	275.17
12	500–550	533	242.00–262.00	253.69
8	550–600	557	245.00–261.00	255.60
9	600–650	618	230.00–247.00	240.07
5	650–700	666	225.00–244.00	236.63
5	700–750	710	220.00–237.00	227.43
2	750–800	785	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	240.00–287.00	266.65
3	400–450	427	255.00–257.00	255.70
13	450–500	474	235.00–270.00	259.80
3	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
13	550–600	565	225.00–252.00	237.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	356	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	300.00–320.00	310.07
5	400–450	435	280.00–310.00	295.08
6	450–500	479	277.00–302.00	283.82
4	500–550	526	250.00–280.00	265.36
15	600–650	613	240.00–260.00	250.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	252.00–277.00	263.90
9	500–550	520	242.00–275.00	258.90
5	550–600	570	232.00–270.00	248.58
4	650–700	676	225.00–240.00	229.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	414	322.00–327.00	323.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	129.00	129.00
14	—	1,455	128.00–150.00	138.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	116.00	116.00
19	—	1,192	128.00–150.00	138.13
7	—	1,189	120.00–127.00	124.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	115.00–124.00	120.27
1	—	795	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	158.00–162.00	159.91
4	—	1,535	147.00–154.00	150.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	4	—	1,104	1,525.00–2,125.00	1,688.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	1,775.00–2,600.00	2,198.69

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	—	815	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	1	—	1,275	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250.00

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.