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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 21

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

948 head

▲ 639 vs last sale 309▲ 790 vs year ago 158 · +500.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 87▲ 53 vs year ago 29 · +182.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (September 4) due to Labor Day Holiday*

Compared to last week, 600 lbs steers and 600-700 lbs heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 1.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply 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 $284.01/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −171.16 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$284.01

75 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$24.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs MO average

+13.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	289.55	1,612	58
Medium and Large 1-2	556	265.13	1,473	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.42/cwt here — about $139 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 sale75 hd

284.01

—

MO average13 barns · 1,507 hd

287.03

−3.02

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

+13.51

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−171.16

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	1,634	148.93	2,434	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	141.30	2,193	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	139.05	1,768	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	116.86	1,206	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,070	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,400	2thin

Every lot

74 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	342	332.66/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,138	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	326.60/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,212	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	302.42/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,158	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	305.91/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,297	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	273.34/cwt	256.00–287.00	1,266	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	316.40/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,525	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,439	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	288.63/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,536	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	287.13/cwt	275.00–299.00	1,637	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	261.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,490	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,775	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	266.91/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,671	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	643	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,820	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,799	64
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	241.06/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,613	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	254.61/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,734	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	719	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,941	30
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	252.37/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,842	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,753	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	252.16/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,924	47
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	801	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,922	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,908	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	208.06/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,933	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	972	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	298.76/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,117	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	252.41/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,078	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	276.90/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,207	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	441	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,354	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	264.67/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,249	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	249.82/cwt	225.00–267.00	1,184	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	254.36/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,315	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	286.64/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,531	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	239.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,293	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	235.49/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,356	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	248.04/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,434	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	597	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,594	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	244.38/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,500	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,643	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	212.60/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,439	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	238.48/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,634	33
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	230.96/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,644	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	716	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,765	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	204.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,473	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	229.31/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,775	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,709	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,123	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	305.21/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,154	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	287.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,240	24
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	251.74/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,095	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	260.98/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,258	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	253.06/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,240	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	261.63/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,368	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	244.02/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,281	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	260.59/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,467	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	235.02/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,347	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	234.05/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,479	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	223.52/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,482	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	196.01/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,358	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,579	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	174.47/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,429	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,757	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	142.87/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,257	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	161.06/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,807	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	126.07/cwt	118.00–139.00	1,299	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	108.96/cwt	97.00–120.00	1,127	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	127.67/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,505	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	143.24/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,871	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	142.85/cwt	132.00–155.00	2,216	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,059	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	965	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,302	2,082.78/head	2,025.00–2,175.00	2,083	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 948Last week 309Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 87Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 0

*No Sale (September 4) due to Labor Day Holiday*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	286.00	286.00
3	400–450	427	250.00–257.00	252.41
11	450–500	474	225.00–267.00	249.82
10	500–550	540	235.00–240.00	239.50
6	550–600	576	227.00–245.00	235.49
5	650–700	677	205.00–227.00	212.60
7	700–750	719	200.00–215.00	204.88
6	750–800	791	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	290.00–305.00	298.76
15	400–450	436	265.00–288.00	276.90
23	450–500	472	255.00–272.00	264.67
15	500–550	517	240.00–265.00	254.36
34	550–600	578	237.00–265.00	248.04
37	600–650	614	220.00–257.00	244.38
33	650–700	685	220.00–245.00	238.48
21	700–750	712	225.00–232.00	230.96
7	750–800	774	220.00–235.00	229.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	441	307.00	307.00
27	500–550	534	275.00–295.00	286.64
21	550–600	597	267.00	267.00
22	600–650	627	262.00	262.00
19	700–750	716	246.50	246.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	300.00–305.00	302.42
13	450–500	463	256.00–287.00	273.34
6	500–550	529	272.00	272.00
11	550–600	570	250.00–270.00	261.38
7	650–700	669	230.00–256.00	241.06
3	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
3	750–800	762	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	582	305.00	305.00
19	600–650	643	283.00	283.00
64	650–700	664	270.00–272.00	270.98
30	700–750	719	270.00	270.00
8	800–850	801	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	342	315.00–365.00	332.66
4	350–400	371	325.00–331.00	326.60
6	400–450	424	295.00–310.00	305.91
14	450–500	482	300.00–330.00	316.40
22	500–550	532	280.00–302.00	288.63
30	550–600	570	275.00–299.00	287.13
32	600–650	626	250.00–275.00	266.91
26	650–700	681	245.00–264.00	254.61
42	700–750	730	235.00–260.00	252.37
47	750–800	763	240.00–257.00	252.16
5	800–850	812	235.00	235.00
9	900–950	929	205.00–214.00	208.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	245.00–255.00	251.74
4	450–500	490	247.00–255.00	253.06
6	500–550	525	237.00–250.00	244.02
2	550–600	573	230.00–240.00	235.02
2	650–700	693	192.00–200.00	196.01
4	800–850	819	167.00–177.00	174.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	305.21
24	400–450	432	270.00–300.00	287.07
6	450–500	482	255.00–272.00	260.98
12	500–550	523	256.00–270.00	261.63
3	550–600	563	255.00–267.00	260.59
11	600–650	632	220.00–242.00	234.05
2	650–700	663	217.00–230.00	223.52
3	700–750	745	212.00	212.00
3	900–950	915	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	312.00	312.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	118.00–139.00	126.07
7	—	1,034	97.00–120.00	108.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,179	120.00–132.00	127.67
19	—	1,306	137.00–160.00	143.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,551	132.00–155.00	142.85
2	—	1,560	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	156.00–165.00	161.06
4	—	1,580	134.00–148.00	142.87

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)	3	—	1,302	2,025.00–2,175.00	2,082.78

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	—	965	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,350	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.