Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2024-12-11

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 11

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 4Dec 11Dec 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

751 head

▼ 901 vs last sale 1,652▲ 176 vs year ago 575 · +30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 157▲ 40 vs year ago 83 · +48.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 13▼ 15 vs year ago 22 · −68.2%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale December 25 and January 1 due to the Holidays*

Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower; 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 $297.33/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −157.84 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$297.33

85 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$39.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.35

vs MO average

−27.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	302.95	1,674	73
Medium and Large 1-2	558	263.19	1,468	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.76/cwt here — about $207 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 sale85 hd

297.33

—

MO average18 barns · 5,310 hd

317.68

−20.35

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−27.02

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−157.84

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	1,708	134.62	2,299	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	113.14	1,466	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	112.01	1,804	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	85.35	942	26

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	743	$1,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,136	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	352.11/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,144	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	354.81/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,327	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	361.12/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,506	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	310.18/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,293	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	346.72/cwt	317.00–360.00	1,449	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	334.88/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,591	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	285.16/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,355	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	299.57/cwt	287.00–319.00	1,567	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	328.55/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,722	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	267.93/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,407	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	564	309.59/cwt	305.00–316.00	1,746	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	294.58/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,691	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	259.80/cwt	207.00–275.00	1,509	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	265.83/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,645	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	285.90/cwt	276.00–299.00	1,781	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	300.49/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,878	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	276.25/cwt	264.00–283.00	1,840	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	267.46/cwt	258.00–277.00	1,923	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,853	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,890	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	255.30/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,956	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	244.62/cwt	226.00–250.00	1,977	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,893	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	246.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,108	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	333.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	877	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	286	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,015	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	346.95/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,110	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	323.34/cwt	312.00–335.00	1,083	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	310.34/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,179	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	299.74/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,262	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	282.97/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,225	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	267.09/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,285	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	296.01/cwt	272.00–309.00	1,427	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,570	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	281.33/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,485	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	255.15/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,347	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	256.55/cwt	249.00–280.00	1,437	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	568	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,494	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	271.33/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,579	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	255.60/cwt	239.00–267.00	1,595	38
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	228.47/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,494	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	253.14/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,688	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	227.29/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,650	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,661	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,126	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	319.35/cwt	302.00–337.00	1,367	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,196	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	271.54/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,428	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	255.01/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,441	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	266.93/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,548	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	238.77/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,531	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	229.24/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,545	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,640	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	190.99/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,476	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,055	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	128.96/cwt	120.00–137.00	2,080	6
Bulls	—	—	1,952	146.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,868	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	72.94/cwt	59.00–80.00	770	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	108.31/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,150	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,144	88.41/cwt	84.00–100.00	1,011	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	107.92/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,344	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	115.64/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,526	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,556	117.48/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,828	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	101.91/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,623	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,135	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,772	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	743	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	890	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,210	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,300	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 1,652Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 157Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 22

*No Sale December 25 and January 1 due to the Holidays*

Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	330.00–335.00	333.29
10	300–350	335	312.00–335.00	323.34
13	350–400	380	300.00–337.00	310.34
24	400–450	421	287.00–320.00	299.74
26	450–500	482	272.00–309.00	296.01
24	500–550	528	265.00–296.00	281.33
16	550–600	582	267.00–277.00	271.33
38	600–650	624	239.00–267.00	255.60
17	650–700	667	240.00–262.00	253.14
10	700–750	726	220.00–234.00	227.29
3	800–850	840	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
4	400–450	433	277.00–285.00	282.97
8	450–500	481	255.00–270.00	267.09
20	500–550	528	235.00–267.00	255.15
14	550–600	560	249.00–280.00	256.55
6	650–700	654	220.00–231.00	228.47
3	700–750	748	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	355.00	355.00
5	300–350	320	342.00–350.00	346.95
13	500–550	518	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	325	340.00–375.00	352.11
11	350–400	374	340.00–370.00	354.81
19	400–450	418	317.00–360.00	346.72
22	450–500	475	320.00–345.00	334.88
19	500–550	523	287.00–319.00	299.57
31	550–600	574	287.00–305.00	294.58
47	600–650	623	276.00–299.00	285.90
26	650–700	666	264.00–283.00	276.25
18	700–750	719	258.00–277.00	267.46
17	750–800	766	242.00–260.00	255.30
6	800–850	808	226.00–250.00	244.62
8	850–900	856	240.00–250.00	246.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	417	340.00–365.00	361.12
9	500–550	524	325.00–332.00	328.55
14	550–600	564	305.00–316.00	309.59
4	600–650	625	300.00–302.00	300.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	295.00–315.00	310.18
10	450–500	475	265.00–302.00	285.16
5	500–550	525	265.00–275.00	267.93
7	550–600	581	207.00–275.00	259.80
8	600–650	619	262.00–272.00	265.83
4	700–750	741	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	765	247.00	247.00
3	800–850	845	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	428	302.00–337.00	319.35
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
9	500–550	526	265.00–290.00	271.54
11	550–600	580	265.00–268.00	266.93
6	600–650	641	230.00–265.00	238.77
4	650–700	674	227.00–230.00	229.24
2	700–750	710	230.00–232.00	230.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	265.00	265.00
3	450–500	460	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	255.01
2	750–800	773	187.00–195.00	190.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,055	59.00–80.00	72.94
3	—	1,062	106.00–110.00	108.31
14	—	1,144	84.00–100.00	88.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	83.00	83.00
9	—	1,556	113.00–122.00	117.48
2	—	1,593	100.00–104.00	101.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,320	112.00–122.00	115.64
11	—	1,245	101.00–111.00	107.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	120.00–137.00	128.96
5	—	1,952	140.00–155.00	146.94
1	—	1,055	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	743	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,210	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	—	1,300	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.