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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

602 head

▲ 328 vs last sale 274▼ 846 vs year ago 1,448 · −58.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 82▼ 131 vs year ago 181 · −72.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 31 vs year ago 34 · −91.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-13.00 higher with better quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good 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 $287.49/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −167.68 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$287.49

89 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$49.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.34

vs MO average

−11.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	295.77	1,606	74
Medium and Large 1-2	579	246.68	1,428	15thin

One grade step is worth $49.09/cwt here — about $177 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 sale89 hd

287.49

—

MO average15 barns · 1,856 hd

285.15

+2.34

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−11.84

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−167.68

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	1,724	145.44	2,508	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	118.43	1,844	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	117.08	1,455	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	93.06	943	11

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)	1,030	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,750	1thin

Every lot

61 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	322.84/cwt	300.00–345.00	920	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	323	348.74/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,126	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	316.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,032	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,232	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	274.93/cwt	270.00–287.00	995	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	314.19/cwt	297.00–322.00	1,200	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	261.53/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,083	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	300.98/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,249	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	337.65/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,435	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	270.92/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,271	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	333.33/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,577	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	292.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,402	15
Steers	450–500	Medium 2	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	311.35/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,622	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	266.76/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,411	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	267.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,503	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	569	296.24/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,686	24
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	246.68/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,428	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	260.51/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,644	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	241.18/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,529	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,752	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	243.90/cwt	242.50–246.00	1,666	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	244.35/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,796	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	240.63/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,968	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	297.40/cwt	295.00–305.00	806	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	286.65/cwt	275.00–295.00	940	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	265.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	989	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	263.80/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,103	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium 2	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	240.27/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,127	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	259.51/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,220	44
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	239.74/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,249	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	263.85/cwt	256.00–275.00	1,390	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	256.33/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,446	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	226.38/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,302	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	239.47/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,485	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	237.17/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,601	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	229.37/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,681	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,766	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	289.68/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,109	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	291.07/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,231	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	284.68/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,347	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	253.01/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,349	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,406	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	230.55/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,319	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,556	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	199.64/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,423	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	793	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,554	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,623	136.30/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	148.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,610	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	88.08/cwt	80.00–97.00	888	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	111.30/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,127	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	523	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	109.68/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,310	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	122.26/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,561	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	125.64/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,920	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,680	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	905	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 602Last week 274Year ago 1,448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 82Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 34

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-13.00 higher with better quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	300.00–345.00	322.84
5	300–350	326	300.00–330.00	316.55
5	350–400	382	297.00–322.00	314.19
4	400–450	415	300.00–302.00	300.98
15	450–500	480	280.00–300.00	292.01
8	500–550	529	260.00–275.00	266.76
10	550–600	561	260.00–280.00	267.96
14	600–650	631	250.00–266.00	260.51
12	650–700	656	267.00	267.00
13	700–750	735	235.00–247.00	244.35
21	800–850	818	240.00–242.00	240.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	345.00–350.00	348.74
3	350–400	355	347.00	347.00
19	400–450	425	322.00–345.00	337.65
13	450–500	473	325.00–337.00	333.33
32	500–550	521	295.00–320.00	311.35
24	550–600	569	296.00–298.00	296.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	362	270.00–287.00	274.93
6	400–450	414	250.00–280.00	261.53
4	450–500	469	260.00–279.00	270.92
15	550–600	579	240.00–250.00	246.68
8	600–650	634	240.00–250.00	241.18
5	650–700	683	242.50–246.00	243.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	295.00–305.00	297.40
5	300–350	328	275.00–295.00	286.65
3	350–400	373	260.00–275.00	265.16
10	400–450	418	250.00–275.00	263.80
44	450–500	470	250.00–271.00	259.51
16	500–550	527	256.00–275.00	263.85
17	550–600	564	251.00–260.00	256.33
28	600–650	620	230.00–246.00	239.47
11	650–700	675	235.00–239.00	237.17
16	700–750	733	229.00–230.00	229.37
8	750–800	761	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	469	230.00–255.00	240.27
13	500–550	521	220.00–250.00	239.74
15	550–600	575	220.00–235.00	226.38
3	600–650	618	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	280.00–292.00	289.68
2	400–450	423	287.00–295.00	291.07
16	450–500	473	275.00–289.00	284.68
3	500–550	533	250.00–259.00	253.01
4	550–600	558	252.00	252.00
2	650–700	662	235.00	235.00
8	700–750	713	197.00–202.00	199.64
3	750–800	793	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	572	224.00–240.00	230.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	124.00–127.00	125.64
1	—	1,615	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,277	116.00–132.00	122.26
7	—	1,194	105.00–113.00	109.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,013	107.00–119.00	111.30
6	—	1,008	80.00–97.00	88.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	135.00–138.00	136.30
6	—	1,758	145.00–155.00	148.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	1	—	1,155	1,850.00	1,850.00

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	—	905	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.