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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 9

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

274 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 490▼ 81 vs year ago 355 · −22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 82▼ 44 vs year ago 126 · −34.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and 300-500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $255.08/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −200.09 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$255.08

33 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,412

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.24

vs MO average

−39.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	257.79	1,421	27
Medium and Large 1-2	565	242.92	1,373	6thin

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $47 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 sale33 hd

255.08

—

MO average18 barns · 1,969 hd

287.33

−32.24

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−39.23

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−200.09

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	—	Average	1,766	137.51	2,428	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	122.91	1,842	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	120.16	1,549	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	101.10	1,173	15

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)	1,040	$2,013	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

52 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	329.79/cwt	315.00–335.00	904	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	306.00/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,010	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	342	356.58/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,220	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	300.20/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,093	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	269.06/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,022	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	293.76/cwt	280.00–308.00	1,287	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	245.21/cwt	231.00–265.00	1,145	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	287.08/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,364	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	243.31/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,265	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	263.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,387	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	251.39/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,453	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	242.72/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,427	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	254.03/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,580	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	239.00/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,740	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	238.96/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,816	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	263.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	886	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	279.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,029	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	234.87/cwt	230.00–245.00	893	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	230.20/cwt	220.00–240.00	969	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	262.30/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,128	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	258.73/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,221	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	238.18/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,146	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	260.11/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,345	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	224.62/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,184	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	228.56/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,287	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	213.37/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,308	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	239.95/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,500	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,496	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	218.99/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,564	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,087	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	244.63/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,108	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,205	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	242.17/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,303	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	240.19/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,340	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	221.03/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,282	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	227.33/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,444	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	242.03/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,607	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,605	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	138.23/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,364	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,931	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	149.83/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,821	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	100.37/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,145	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	109.14/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,251	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	121.96/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,568	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	112.94/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,472	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,390	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	695	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	122.91/cwt	117.00–130.00	1,842	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	985	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,095	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,205	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 490Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 82Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	315.00–335.00	329.79
2	300–350	330	305.00–307.00	306.00
4	350–400	364	287.00–310.00	300.20
6	400–450	438	280.00–308.00	293.76
7	450–500	475	275.00–290.00	287.08
14	500–550	526	260.00–270.00	263.73
13	550–600	578	240.00–258.00	251.39
9	600–650	622	245.00–260.00	254.03
3	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	728	238.00–240.00	239.00
2	750–800	760	236.00–242.00	238.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	262.00–277.00	269.06
8	450–500	467	231.00–265.00	245.21
2	500–550	520	237.00–250.00	243.31
4	550–600	588	237.00–247.00	242.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	355.00–359.00	356.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	230.00–245.00	234.87
4	400–450	421	220.00–240.00	230.20
6	450–500	481	225.00–242.00	238.18
12	500–550	527	210.00–242.00	224.62
4	550–600	563	220.00–242.00	228.56
2	600–650	613	207.00–220.00	213.37
3	650–700	665	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	260.00–265.00	263.74
5	350–400	368	270.00–285.00	279.55
9	400–450	430	250.00–282.00	262.30
11	450–500	472	250.00–264.00	258.73
8	500–550	517	252.00–267.00	260.11
11	600–650	625	237.00–241.00	239.95
4	700–750	714	210.00–222.00	218.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	262.00	262.00
2	450–500	482	250.00	250.00
14	500–550	538	230.00–247.00	242.17
5	550–600	558	237.00–241.00	240.19
3	600–650	635	226.00–230.00	227.33
4	650–700	664	227.00–247.00	242.03
4	750–800	757	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	240.00–247.00	244.63
6	550–600	580	217.00–230.00	221.03

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)	1	—	1,225	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	—	985	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	137.00–140.00	138.23
2	—	1,883	148.00–152.00	149.83
1	—	1,755	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	112.00–115.00	112.94
24	—	1,286	115.00–127.00	121.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,499	117.00–130.00	122.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,141	98.00–104.00	100.37
7	—	1,146	100.00–115.00	109.14
1	—	1,390	50.00	50.00

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.