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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 6

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

303 head

▼ 424 vs last sale 727▼ 321 vs year ago 624 · −51.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 94▼ 134 vs year ago 160 · −83.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 8 · −87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower in a light test due heavy rain. Slaughter cows and few bulls sold steady; Demand lower 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 $274.52/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −180.66 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$274.52

68 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$46.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.79

vs MO average

−27.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	286.74	1,557	50
Medium and Large 1-2	549	240.57	1,321	18thin

One grade step is worth $46.17/cwt here — about $237 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 sale68 hd

274.52

—

MO average17 barns · 2,035 hd

285.31

−10.79

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−27.33

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−180.66

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	1,850	133.00	2,461	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	113.17	1,359	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	110.59	1,738	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	86.44	869	6thin

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)	1,395	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	274.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,003	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	311.74/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,157	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	308.04/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,318	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,136	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	295.83/cwt	271.00–310.00	1,364	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	258.77/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,219	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	236.10/cwt	202.00–265.00	1,232	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	296.49/cwt	291.00–308.00	1,580	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	277.95/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,570	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	245.04/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,411	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	241.21/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,476	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	257.57/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,618	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	249.41/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,674	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	230.29/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,552	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	236.76/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,721	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,817	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,791	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,969	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	244.55/cwt	242.00–247.00	875	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	276.08/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,063	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	286.46/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,189	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	230.95/cwt	220.00–255.00	984	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	263.96/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,222	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	248.98/cwt	237.00–264.00	1,158	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	255.10/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,314	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	250.13/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,433	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	237.34/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,388	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	237.59/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,468	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,432	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	208.00/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,383	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	217.54/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,590	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,092	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,596	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,556	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,850	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,461	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	106.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	916	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	95.27/cwt	88.00–102.00	977	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	57.53/cwt	50.00–64.00	650	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	109.98/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,319	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	117.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,416	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,769	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	107.88/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,721	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,395	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 727Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 94Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 8

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower in a light test due heavy rain. Slaughter cows and few bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply light.

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	358	242.00–247.00	244.55
7	400–450	426	220.00–255.00	230.95
10	450–500	465	237.00–264.00	248.98
10	550–600	585	220.00–240.00	237.34
2	650–700	665	200.00–216.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	385	265.00–285.00	276.08
9	400–450	415	265.00–290.00	286.46
3	450–500	463	252.00–276.00	263.96
15	500–550	515	240.00–260.00	255.10
16	550–600	573	240.00–270.00	250.13
20	600–650	618	225.00–246.00	237.59
3	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
4	700–750	731	210.00–220.00	217.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	645	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	270.00–280.00	274.79
2	400–450	433	260.00–265.00	262.46
10	450–500	471	250.00–272.00	258.77
9	500–550	522	202.00–265.00	236.10
9	550–600	576	235.00–265.00	245.04
6	600–650	612	237.00–245.00	241.21
7	650–700	674	220.00–237.00	230.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	300.00–316.00	311.74
8	400–450	428	305.00–309.00	308.04
12	450–500	461	271.00–310.00	295.83
10	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
12	550–600	565	265.00–289.00	277.95
18	600–650	628	240.00–272.00	257.57
5	650–700	671	245.00–251.00	249.41
11	700–750	727	230.00–245.00	236.76
6	750–800	773	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	805	220.00–225.00	222.48
3	850–900	875	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	533	291.00–308.00	296.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
3	850–900	855	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	746	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,595	106.00–110.00	107.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	115.00–120.00	117.63
7	—	1,199	105.00–113.00	109.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	104.00–109.00	106.51
2	—	1,130	50.00–64.00	57.53
2	—	1,025	88.00–102.00	95.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	133.00	133.00

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)	1	—	1,395	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.