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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 11

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Aug 28Sep 11Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

837 head

▲ 582 vs last sale 255▼ 172 vs year ago 1,009 · −17.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 45▼ 44 vs year ago 185 · −23.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 4▲ 3 vs year ago 15 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 11.00-20.00 lower with most of the offering unweaned. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower amd bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

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 $232.18/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −173.27 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$232.18

128 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$15.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.58

vs MO average

−6.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	237.06	1,264	87
Medium and Large 1-2	561	221.81	1,244	41

One grade step is worth $15.25/cwt here — about $20 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 sale128 hd

232.18

—

MO average17 barns · 2,705 hd

249.76

−17.58

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−6.43

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−173.27

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	—	Average	1,515	143.10	2,168	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	124.88	1,795	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	121.07	1,490	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	101.21	1,035	21

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)	1,385	$1,729	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,157	$1,401	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,359	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,265	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	297.62/cwt	285.00–310.00	753	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	283.05/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,064	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	285.03/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,194	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	250.79/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,081	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	276.45/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,324	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	246.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,202	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	241.62/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,269	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	264.91/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,393	47
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	252.97/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,442	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	234.96/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,356	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	246.41/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,520	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,333	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	233.32/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,577	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	217.54/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,471	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	239.24/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,718	23
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	194.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,507	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	228.94/cwt	226.00–231.00	1,795	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,815	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	857	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	253.91/cwt	250.00–262.00	945	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	858	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	265.47/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,110	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	234.38/cwt	220.00–242.00	991	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	248.72/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,181	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	226.01/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,080	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	237.50/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,237	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	223.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,167	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	556	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,223	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	239.18/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,361	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	220.96/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,293	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	223.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,378	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,382	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	224.88/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,475	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	201.76/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,344	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	203.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,425	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	208.81/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,545	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	269.45/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,153	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	228.68/cwt	202.00–252.00	983	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	268.40/cwt	258.00–282.00	1,275	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	226.15/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,101	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	233.93/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,195	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	251.18/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,326	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	237.11/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,363	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	215.26/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,264	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	201.40/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,249	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,369	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	189.99/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,296	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	183.57/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,349	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	183.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,424	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,352	135.07/cwt	120.00–148.00	1,826	9
Bulls	—	—	1,724	153.42/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,645	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	92.06/cwt	75.00–100.00	843	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	109.53/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,227	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	126.59/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,538	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	106.99/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,306	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	117.24/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,469	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	119.95/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,593	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	130.49/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,922	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,648	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,110	1,264.70/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,265	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,157	1,400.50/head	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,401	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,187	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,233	1,358.97/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,359	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,385	1,729.42/head	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,729	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	670	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,133	2,075.00/head	1,400.00–2,750.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,450	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	840	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	845	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 255Year ago 1,009

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 45Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 15

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 11.00-20.00 lower with most of the offering unweaned. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower amd bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	230.00	230.00
14	400–450	423	220.00–242.00	234.38
25	450–500	478	214.00–240.00	226.01
16	500–550	523	220.00–230.00	223.15
25	550–600	585	210.00–225.00	220.96
3	600–650	643	215.00	215.00
12	650–700	666	197.00–207.00	201.76
2	700–750	700	200.00–207.00	203.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	252.00	252.00
10	350–400	372	250.00–262.00	253.91
22	400–450	418	250.00–275.00	265.47
28	450–500	475	230.00–267.00	248.72
64	500–550	521	230.00–256.00	237.50
19	550–600	569	230.00–250.00	239.18
23	600–650	617	220.00–230.00	223.27
21	650–700	656	217.00–231.00	224.88
10	700–750	740	208.00–209.00	208.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	556	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	285.00–310.00	297.62
17	350–400	376	270.00–290.00	283.05
13	400–450	419	277.00–291.00	285.03
34	450–500	479	265.00–287.00	276.45
47	500–550	526	255.00–277.00	264.91
4	550–600	570	250.00–255.00	252.97
34	600–650	617	235.00–252.00	246.41
29	650–700	676	230.00–249.00	233.32
23	700–750	718	220.00–245.00	239.24
12	750–800	784	226.00–231.00	228.94
12	800–850	803	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	431	235.00–265.00	250.79
10	450–500	487	240.00–260.00	246.91
10	500–550	525	230.00–250.00	241.62
6	550–600	577	220.00–240.00	234.96
2	600–650	620	210.00–220.00	215.00
6	650–700	676	205.00–220.00	217.54
2	750–800	773	190.00–200.00	194.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	430	202.00–252.00	228.68
10	450–500	487	214.00–240.00	226.15
13	500–550	511	230.00–245.00	233.93
14	550–600	587	200.00–225.00	215.26
11	600–650	620	180.00–208.00	201.40
8	650–700	682	180.00–200.00	189.99
5	700–750	735	167.00–190.00	183.57
4	750–800	775	180.00–185.00	183.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	260.00–275.00	269.45
18	450–500	475	258.00–282.00	268.40
14	500–550	528	230.00–261.00	251.18
14	550–600	575	235.00–240.00	237.11
2	650–700	652	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,221	102.00–110.00	106.99
22	—	1,215	123.00–135.00	126.59
17	—	1,253	112.00–120.00	117.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,120	103.00–120.00	109.53
10	—	916	75.00–100.00	92.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,473	126.00–134.00	130.49
3	—	1,328	114.00–123.00	119.95
1	—	1,555	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,352	120.00–148.00	135.07
7	—	1,724	150.00–159.00	153.42

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,358.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,157	1,125.00–1,675.00	1,400.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,187	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,385	1,550.00–1,900.00	1,729.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,264.70

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,133	1,400.00–2,750.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	1	—	840	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	845	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.