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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 2

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

490 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 379▼ 294 vs year ago 784 · −37.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 92▼ 45 vs year ago 127 · −35.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

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 $263.55/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −191.62 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$263.55

77 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$31.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs MO average

−23.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	271.21	1,422	58
Medium and Large 1-2	566	240.18	1,359	19thin

One grade step is worth $31.02/cwt here — about $63 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 sale77 hd

263.55

—

MO average14 barns · 1,458 hd

276.44

−12.89

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

−23.27

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−191.62

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	1,784	135.48	2,417	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	117.71	1,664	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	114.33	1,375	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	100.27	1,075	14

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)	1,085	$1,794	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	299.41/cwt	290.00–305.00	988	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	300.69/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,122	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	255.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,052	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	283.34/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,224	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	273.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,297	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	258.44/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,248	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,204	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	273.04/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,414	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	261.23/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,460	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	240.38/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,377	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	261.40/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,634	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	251.64/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,658	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	237.90/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,596	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	238.44/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,755	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	227.78/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,768	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,881	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	818	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	271.85/cwt	267.00–277.00	884	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	265.25/cwt	260.00–267.00	981	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	251.44/cwt	250.00–252.00	955	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	246.00/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,043	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	259.37/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,113	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	238.73/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,132	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	251.50/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,197	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	255.45/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,333	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	235.88/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,231	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	248.63/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,412	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	229.19/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,357	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	238.66/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,482	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	241.14/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,582	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	217.98/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,487	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	218.52/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,558	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,515	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,110	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	254.61/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,090	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	262.64/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,240	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	248.98/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,188	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,270	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	234.86/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,264	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	227.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,317	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	224.60/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,393	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	230.25/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,529	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,537	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,673	125.42/cwt	120.00–136.00	2,098	4
Bulls	—	—	1,932	148.90/cwt	138.00–158.00	2,877	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	110.23/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,151	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	94.74/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,030	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	108.14/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,243	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	118.20/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,461	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,364	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	118.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,717	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	1,794.01/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,794	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1

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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 379Year ago 784

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 92Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 10

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good 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
5	300–350	330	290.00–305.00	299.41
7	350–400	373	290.00–312.00	300.69
15	400–450	432	270.00–285.00	283.34
15	450–500	474	270.00–280.00	273.68
49	500–550	518	262.00–280.00	273.04
9	550–600	559	255.00–270.00	261.23
23	600–650	625	252.00–266.00	261.40
18	650–700	659	247.00–253.00	251.64
7	700–750	736	228.00–250.00	238.44
7	750–800	776	220.00–240.00	227.78
4	850–900	855	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	412	250.00–260.00	255.36
9	450–500	483	245.00–265.00	258.44
2	500–550	505	237.00–240.00	238.51
17	550–600	573	227.00–250.00	240.38
3	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
15	650–700	671	227.00–247.00	237.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	325	267.00–277.00	271.85
4	350–400	370	260.00–267.00	265.25
25	400–450	429	250.00–267.00	259.37
8	450–500	476	250.00–254.00	251.50
29	500–550	522	250.00–262.00	255.45
29	550–600	568	240.00–258.00	248.63
7	600–650	621	225.00–244.00	238.66
13	650–700	656	220.00–248.00	241.14
6	700–750	713	217.00–220.00	218.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	250.00–252.00	251.44
7	400–450	424	242.00–247.00	246.00
10	450–500	474	235.00–247.00	238.73
7	500–550	522	225.00–240.00	235.88
5	550–600	592	229.00–230.00	229.19
3	650–700	682	217.00–220.00	217.98
4	800–850	810	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
7	450–500	472	252.00–267.00	262.64
3	500–550	500	254.00	254.00
4	600–650	620	222.00–232.00	224.60
4	650–700	664	225.00–232.00	230.25
4	700–750	735	222.00	222.00
3	800–850	831	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	428	247.00–262.00	254.61
5	450–500	477	247.00–252.00	248.98
2	500–550	538	225.00–245.00	234.86
4	550–600	579	220.00–230.00	227.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,443	116.00–120.00	118.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,236	112.00–129.00	118.20
10	—	1,149	104.00–111.00	108.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	106.00–114.00	110.23
9	—	1,087	84.00–104.00	94.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,932	138.00–158.00	148.90
4	—	1,673	120.00–136.00	125.42

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,085	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,794.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	—	1,250	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.