Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2024-11-13

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 13
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▲ 413 vs last sale 303▲ 79 vs year ago 637 · +12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 26▲ 7 vs year ago 92 · +7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs heifers and 600 lbs steers and heifers sold 5.00 lower , the rest of the offering sold 3.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $278.53/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −176.65 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.
Average price
$278.53
99 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,506
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$33.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.71
vs MO average
−26.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537285.281,53179
Medium and Large 1-2556251.851,40120
One grade step is worth $33.44/cwt here — about $130 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 sale99 hd
278.53
—
MO average18 barns · 3,365 hd
288.24
−9.71
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−26.91
This barn, trailing median26 sales
455.18
−176.65
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
526475424372median 455.1803/0404/1506/1709/1610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,635134.612,20112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,459112.591,64310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,269111.481,41533
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02079.5181117

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,785$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,4744thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290326.75/cwt320.00–347.009484
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy305345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0524
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315320.18/cwt312.00–322.001,00911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy377328.58/cwt325.00–332.001,23911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385310.84/cwt305.00–315.001,1977
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy419319.81/cwt317.00–322.001,34018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425302.08/cwt290.00–315.001,2847
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465273.90/cwt250.00–281.001,27411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478293.19/cwt285.00–297.001,40112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy482313.59/cwt312.00–317.001,5129
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508296.79/cwt292.00–297.001,50823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521253.43/cwt242.00–260.001,3205
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532280.12/cwt270.00–293.001,49028
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy563292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,64711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566273.55/cwt265.00–280.001,54817
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568251.32/cwt240.00–257.001,42715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627252.08/cwt240.00–262.001,58116
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638239.43/cwt227.00–245.001,5285
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675244.90/cwt240.00–251.001,65313
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678227.99/cwt215.00–232.001,5466
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713243.85/cwt220.00–257.001,73912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762244.81/cwt232.00–248.001,8655
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840238.50/cwt235.00–242.002,0032
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1888230.86/cwt215.00–247.002,0506
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272283.13/cwt275.00–285.007705
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315307.00/cwt307.00–307.009674
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329287.34/cwt275.00–297.009456
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy373303.63/cwt297.00–310.001,1332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373243.70/cwt230.00–260.009097
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383275.82/cwt265.00–286.001,0565
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429275.06/cwt260.00–285.001,18024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431243.66/cwt230.00–257.001,05010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470265.63/cwt256.00–280.001,24820
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473246.40/cwt230.00–255.001,16512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy512279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,42820
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525263.92/cwt252.00–276.001,38632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525233.16/cwt220.00–244.001,22414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563235.91/cwt215.00–242.001,32812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571252.35/cwt242.00–260.001,44128
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624236.29/cwt222.00–244.001,47422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662220.02/cwt217.00–222.001,4575
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673203.61/cwt180.00–215.001,3708
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721189.15/cwt180.00–200.001,3644
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722215.63/cwt200.00–222.001,5577
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1752227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7072
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773190.98/cwt187.00–193.001,4763
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883197.51/cwt195.00–200.001,7442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368278.48/cwt275.00–282.001,0252
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415298.63/cwt295.00–302.001,2392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468269.01/cwt246.00–278.001,25911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477258.62/cwt250.00–260.001,2347
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540248.47/cwt245.00–252.001,3422
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568221.70/cwt218.00–230.001,2595
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575234.84/cwt232.00–249.001,35010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618225.26/cwt225.00–227.001,3928
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4612
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2693202.22/cwt200.00–210.001,4019
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3773
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,569126.78/cwt120.00–135.001,9897
Bulls——1,727145.56/cwt140.00–155.002,5145
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96250.81/cwt40.00–65.004893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03285.66/cwt76.00–100.0088414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240108.59/cwt104.00–113.001,34714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24093.02/cwt90.00–96.001,1532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296116.04/cwt113.00–121.001,50417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418107.75/cwt104.00–114.001,5285
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500117.42/cwt115.00–121.001,7615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2521,565.11/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,7851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.