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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 23

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

786 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 602▲ 22 vs year ago 764 · +2.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 50▼ 40 vs year ago 139 · −28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 3▼ 11 vs year ago 19 · −57.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 higher to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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 $264.35/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −190.82 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$264.35

100 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,420

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$35.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.66

vs MO average

−34.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	282.13	1,506	50
Medium and Large 1-2	541	246.58	1,333	50

One grade step is worth $35.55/cwt here — about $173 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 sale100 hd

264.35

—

MO average18 barns · 2,679 hd

281.01

−16.66

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−34.69

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−190.82

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	1,768	144.04	2,547	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	119.31	1,718	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	116.99	1,457	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,064	95.86	1,020	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,071	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,932	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,575	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	353.55/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,008	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,035	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	318.56/cwt	315.00–322.00	988	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	395	341.78/cwt	330.00–344.00	1,350	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	325.46/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,393	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	266.29/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,140	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	297.68/cwt	250.00–313.00	1,292	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	260.51/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,253	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	497	291.00/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,446	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	248.90/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,277	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	298.00/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,541	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	268.94/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,409	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	270.37/cwt	260.00–289.00	1,541	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	243.63/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,403	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	612	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,689	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	234.87/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,442	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	633	268.15/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,697	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	263.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,678	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	249.14/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,652	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	237.49/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,582	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,761	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	691	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,658	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,834	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	238.43/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,686	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	762	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,916	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	235.37/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,794	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	236.94/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,941	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,852	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	960	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	803	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	262.68/cwt	257.00–267.00	975	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	250.53/cwt	242.00–255.00	960	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	244.42/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,029	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	256.00/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,083	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	245.71/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,145	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	245.95/cwt	227.00–287.00	1,176	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	229.45/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,177	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	259.93/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,380	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	232.03/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,281	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	254.39/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,440	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	237.44/cwt	222.00–243.00	1,451	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	219.45/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,372	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	627	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,561	47
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	234.98/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,572	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	695	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,710	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	233.64/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,659	30
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	828	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,697	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	260.00/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,144	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	229.78/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,117	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,241	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	211.37/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,105	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	236.52/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,355	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	222.15/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,291	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	204.74/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,282	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	220.03/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,470	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,318	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,542	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	130.47/cwt	124.00–139.00	2,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,858	149.86/cwt	144.00–159.00	2,784	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	86.80/cwt	74.00–100.00	918	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	109.46/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,173	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	110.63/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,308	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	120.03/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,532	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	110.77/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,549	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	123.58/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,806	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	795	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	960	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,053	1,922.62/head	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,923	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,073	2,070.63/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,071	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,575	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,425	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 786Last week 602Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 50Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 19

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 higher to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven 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
2	250–300	285	352.00–355.00	353.55
2	300–350	310	315.00–322.00	318.56
10	400–450	434	250.00–313.00	297.68
4	450–500	497	282.00–300.00	291.00
14	500–550	524	260.00–280.00	268.94
14	550–600	570	260.00–289.00	270.37
35	600–650	636	250.00–270.00	263.88
7	650–700	663	245.00–253.00	249.14
5	700–750	707	230.00–250.00	238.43
4	750–800	762	225.00–239.00	235.37
6	800–850	819	222.00–240.00	236.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	395	330.00–344.00	341.78
9	400–450	428	315.00–335.00	325.46
22	500–550	517	290.00–314.00	298.00
7	600–650	612	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	240.00–277.00	266.29
6	450–500	481	250.00–272.00	260.51
28	500–550	513	225.00–255.00	248.90
22	550–600	576	225.00–252.00	243.63
5	600–650	614	220.00–245.00	234.87
4	650–700	666	236.00–242.00	237.49
3	800–850	842	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	633	265.00–272.00	268.15
40	650–700	672	262.00	262.00
6	700–750	700	262.00	262.00
67	750–800	762	251.50	251.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	691	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	290.00–295.00	292.56
10	350–400	371	257.00–267.00	262.68
17	400–450	423	240.00–267.00	256.00
6	450–500	466	235.00–252.00	245.71
30	500–550	531	247.00–269.00	259.93
15	550–600	566	238.00–265.00	254.39
11	600–650	611	222.00–243.00	237.44
9	650–700	669	230.00–238.00	234.98
30	700–750	710	226.00–236.00	233.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	600–650	627	249.00	249.00
70	650–700	695	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	240.00–242.00	241.02
3	350–400	383	242.00–255.00	250.53
5	400–450	421	242.00–245.00	244.42
17	450–500	478	227.00–287.00	245.95
10	500–550	513	215.00–240.00	229.45
6	550–600	552	225.00–247.00	232.03
9	600–650	625	200.00–225.00	219.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	828	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	240.00–280.00	260.00
11	500–550	517	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	573	235.00–242.00	236.52
3	700–750	745	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	486	225.00–240.00	229.78
3	500–550	523	200.00–235.00	211.37
6	550–600	581	200.00–230.00	222.15
8	600–650	626	200.00–207.00	204.74
3	650–700	668	212.00–232.00	220.03
3	700–750	732	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	117.00–132.00	123.58
2	—	1,398	107.00–114.00	110.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,276	115.00–127.00	120.03
11	—	1,182	106.00–114.00	110.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,072	104.00–118.00	109.46
12	—	1,058	74.00–100.00	86.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,858	144.00–159.00	149.86
3	—	1,558	124.00–139.00	130.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	795	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,070.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,053	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,922.62

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	—	960	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	—	1,425	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.