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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 4

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,652 head

▲ 679 vs last sale 973▼ 741 vs year ago 2,393 · −31.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 83▼ 31 vs year ago 188 · −16.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 2▲ 6 vs year ago 7 · +85.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher with spots 25.00 higher on very fancy calves, very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

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 $308.73/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −146.45 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$308.73

197 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$36.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

vs MO average

−16.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	312.84	1,718	175
Medium and Large 1-2	570	276.05	1,572	22

One grade step is worth $36.79/cwt here — about $146 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 sale197 hd

308.73

—

MO average13 barns · 3,673 hd

318.40

−9.67

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−16.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−146.45

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	1,559	136.89	2,135	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	113.55	1,650	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	112.02	1,420	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	78.73	811	25

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)	1,325	$1,827	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,638	4thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	334.82/cwt	325.00–345.00	927	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	323	385.60/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,245	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	326.64/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,068	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	347	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,041	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	333.12/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,236	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	385.34/cwt	375.00–398.00	1,476	25
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	304.22/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,202	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	276.34/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,150	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	422	384.37/cwt	345.00–396.00	1,622	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	324.37/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,408	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	289.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,341	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	342.29/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,629	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	316.31/cwt	302.00–329.00	1,525	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	302.35/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,563	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	324.95/cwt	315.50–337.00	1,696	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	272.28/cwt	251.00–282.00	1,424	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	323.22/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,833	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	298.62/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,744	59
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	277.46/cwt	250.00–288.00	1,629	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	624	300.15/cwt	290.00–317.00	1,873	78
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	281.19/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,763	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	254.59/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,596	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	668	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,964	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	244.97/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,646	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	281.50/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,909	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	706	278.71/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,968	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	268.31/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,940	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	237.44/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,731	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,791	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	257.24/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,978	31
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,121	4
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,028	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,179	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	281	333.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	936	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	322	326.83/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,052	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	292.96/cwt	282.00–315.00	967	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	256.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	872	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	296.22/cwt	282.00–307.00	1,120	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	379	322.57/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,223	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	262.50/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,045	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	323.61/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,359	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	259.46/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,098	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	287.39/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,219	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	471	315.16/cwt	302.00–324.00	1,484	57
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	257.80/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,222	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	287.87/cwt	272.00–297.00	1,376	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	305.98/cwt	298.00–320.00	1,588	73
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	271.26/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,413	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	250.85/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,309	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	276.15/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,566	55
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,938	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	248.49/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,434	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	225.64/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,397	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	621	270.25/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,678	59
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	254.23/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,589	59
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	239.34/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,596	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	222.82/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,488	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	703	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,617	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	206.05/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,467	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	232.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,657	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,592	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	297.70/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,280	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,382	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	472	305.60/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,442	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	279.41/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,338	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	264.31/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,390	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	234.22/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,380	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	240.03/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,534	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	217.77/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,453	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	231.43/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,562	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,320	1
Bulls	—	—	1,246	127.95/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,594	7
Bulls	—	—	1,843	146.84/cwt	136.00–163.00	2,706	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	53.68/cwt	50.00–64.00	527	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	83.98/cwt	65.00–100.00	874	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	109.22/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,180	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	107.36/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,311	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	116.18/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,521	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	108.78/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,515	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	116.27/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,729	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	955	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	975	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	1,827.11/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,827	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,415	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,415	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,138	1,637.50/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,638	4

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,652Last week 973Year ago 2,393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 83Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 7

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	277	325.00–345.00	334.82
7	300–350	327	320.00–335.00	326.64
12	350–400	371	320.00–355.00	333.12
16	400–450	434	320.00–332.00	324.37
20	450–500	482	302.00–329.00	316.31
23	500–550	517	297.00–310.00	302.35
59	550–600	584	280.00–310.00	298.62
32	600–650	627	265.00–290.00	281.19
31	650–700	678	270.00–287.00	281.50
48	700–750	723	255.00–279.00	268.31
31	750–800	769	240.00–267.00	257.24
4	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
4	850–900	895	237.00	237.00
3	1000–1050	1,028	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	395	285.00–312.00	304.22
8	400–450	416	270.00–295.00	276.34
8	450–500	464	280.00–300.00	289.02
6	500–550	523	251.00–282.00	272.28
16	550–600	587	250.00–288.00	277.46
17	600–650	627	240.00–265.00	254.59
17	650–700	672	220.00–260.00	244.97
5	700–750	729	225.00–245.00	237.44
3	750–800	762	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	350.00–395.00	385.60
25	350–400	383	375.00–398.00	385.34
12	400–450	422	345.00–396.00	384.37
43	450–500	476	325.00–355.00	342.29
66	500–550	522	315.50–337.00	324.95
27	550–600	567	315.00–332.00	323.22
78	600–650	624	290.00–317.00	300.15
3	650–700	668	294.00	294.00
7	700–750	706	277.00–280.00	278.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	250.00–270.00	256.47
8	350–400	398	250.00–270.00	262.50
7	400–450	423	245.00–275.00	259.46
24	450–500	474	240.00–272.00	257.80
22	500–550	522	240.00–267.00	250.85
34	550–600	577	230.00–265.00	248.49
6	600–650	619	222.00–240.00	225.64
10	650–700	668	207.00–230.00	222.82
5	700–750	712	200.00–215.00	206.05
6	750–800	751	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
8	300–350	330	282.00–315.00	292.96
11	350–400	378	282.00–307.00	296.22
20	400–450	424	267.00–300.00	287.39
33	450–500	478	272.00–297.00	287.87
15	500–550	521	255.00–287.00	271.26
55	550–600	567	265.00–292.00	276.15
59	600–650	625	230.00–267.00	254.23
11	650–700	667	225.00–242.00	239.34
6	700–750	713	230.00–235.00	232.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	281	320.00–345.00	333.12
15	300–350	322	325.00–330.00	326.83
22	350–400	379	310.00–337.00	322.57
31	400–450	420	300.00–342.00	323.61
57	450–500	471	302.00–324.00	315.16
73	500–550	519	298.00–320.00	305.98
4	550–600	575	337.00	337.00
59	600–650	621	268.00–273.00	270.25
4	700–750	703	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	280.00–317.00	297.70
8	450–500	479	275.00–287.00	279.41
4	500–550	526	256.00–267.00	264.31
2	550–600	567	260.00	260.00
8	600–650	639	232.00–247.00	240.03
3	650–700	675	225.00–237.00	231.43
2	750–800	765	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
8	550–600	589	225.00–245.00	234.22
4	650–700	667	212.00–222.00	217.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	472	300.00–307.00	305.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,041	65.00–100.00	83.98
6	—	982	50.00–64.00	53.68
2	—	1,080	105.00–113.00	109.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,393	102.00–112.00	108.78
14	—	1,487	114.00–121.00	116.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,221	101.00–112.00	107.36
19	—	1,309	114.00–120.00	116.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,843	136.00–163.00	146.84
7	—	1,246	120.00–131.00	127.95
1	—	1,200	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,425.00	1,425.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,325	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,827.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,090	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,637.50

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.