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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 18

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

779 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 751▲ 387 vs year ago 392 · +98.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 123▼ 5 vs year ago 97 · −5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 7▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers sold 6.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower 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 $301.28/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −153.89 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$301.28

128 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$32.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.41

vs MO average

−25.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	306.10	1,662	109
Medium and Large 1-2	554	273.64	1,515	19thin

One grade step is worth $32.46/cwt here — about $146 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 sale128 hd

301.28

—

MO average16 barns · 2,858 hd

314.70

−13.41

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−25.35

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−153.89

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	1,445	132.59	1,916	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	113.02	1,655	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	109.28	1,368	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	89.07	982	12

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)	1,290	$2,013	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,639	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$1,595	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,589	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	737	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	366.10/cwt	347.00–390.00	1,186	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	334.09/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,260	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	354.06/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,349	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	379.62/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,454	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	427	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,537	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	342.43/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,462	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	359.50/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,629	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	331.46/cwt	322.00–355.00	1,548	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	307.16/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,484	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	277.13/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,424	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	332.74/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,717	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	301.56/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,586	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	557	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,771	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	293.38/cwt	287.00–312.00	1,681	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	271.61/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,567	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	246.35/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,520	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	279.85/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,746	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	243.88/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,612	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	265.38/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,807	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	252.55/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,826	15
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	250.48/cwt	247.00–253.00	2,049	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,042	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	263	341.33/cwt	335.00–355.00	898	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	326.73/cwt	312.00–332.00	915	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	324.87/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,098	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	282.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,040	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	314.63/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,161	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	375	336.75/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,263	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	299.46/cwt	287.00–312.00	1,282	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	271.95/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,167	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	312.73/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,351	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	300.23/cwt	282.00–307.00	1,435	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	276.00/cwt	252.00–282.00	1,319	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	499	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,557	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	301.56/cwt	297.00–303.00	1,517	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	247.60/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,310	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	268.85/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,436	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	556	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,390	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	268.74/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,500	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	242.99/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,385	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	229.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,412	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	248.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,534	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	225.85/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,506	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	207.45/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,494	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	229.20/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,691	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	231.15/cwt	216.00–239.00	1,782	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	302.44/cwt	282.00–313.00	1,406	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	245.80/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,170	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	293.74/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,513	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	258.85/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,380	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	210.10/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,330	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,559	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	225.19/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,599	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	940	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	129.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,949	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	144.90/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,268	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	68.56/cwt	65.00–73.00	633	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	106.53/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,026	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	92.87/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,133	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	107.12/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,317	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	114.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,444	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,383	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	105.39/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,518	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	115.56/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,702	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	750	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	737	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	925	1,589.12/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,589	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	1,639.12/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,639	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,212	1,594.58/head	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,595	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,290	2,012.97/head	1,750.00–2,275.00	2,013	5

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 779Last week 751Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 123Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 13

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	300.00–340.00	334.09
16	450–500	483	295.00–315.00	307.16
7	500–550	514	270.00–285.00	277.13
12	550–600	577	245.00–287.00	271.61
8	600–650	617	240.00–255.00	246.35
7	650–700	661	230.00–255.00	243.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	324	347.00–390.00	366.10
5	350–400	381	340.00–362.00	354.06
20	400–450	427	320.00–350.00	342.43
22	450–500	467	322.00–355.00	331.46
39	500–550	526	292.00–310.00	301.56
41	550–600	573	287.00–312.00	293.38
49	600–650	624	262.00–289.00	279.85
19	650–700	681	250.00–275.00	265.38
15	700–750	723	240.00–262.00	252.55
6	800–850	818	247.00–253.00	250.48
3	900–950	920	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
12	350–400	383	370.00–392.00	379.62
4	400–450	427	360.00	360.00
12	450–500	453	357.00–360.00	359.50
24	500–550	516	320.00–336.00	332.74
5	550–600	557	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	240.00–252.00	245.80
4	500–550	533	250.00–271.00	258.85
2	600–650	633	205.00–215.00	210.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	282.00–313.00	302.44
7	500–550	515	285.00–300.00	293.74
2	650–700	678	230.00	230.00
8	700–750	710	212.00–230.00	225.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	270.00–300.00	282.69
14	400–450	429	260.00–290.00	271.95
31	450–500	478	252.00–282.00	276.00
12	500–550	529	230.00–255.00	247.60
22	550–600	570	230.00–265.00	242.99
17	600–650	615	220.00–240.00	229.66
6	650–700	667	220.00–240.00	225.85
4	700–750	720	200.00–210.00	207.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	312.00–332.00	326.73
4	300–350	338	315.00–345.00	324.87
7	350–400	369	300.00–322.00	314.63
35	400–450	428	287.00–312.00	299.46
38	450–500	478	282.00–307.00	300.23
4	500–550	534	262.00–280.00	268.85
24	550–600	558	265.00–275.00	268.74
30	600–650	616	240.00–255.00	248.97
2	650–700	650	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	738	225.00–242.00	229.20
3	750–800	771	216.00–239.00	231.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	556	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	263	335.00–355.00	341.33
4	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
12	350–400	375	335.00–342.00	336.75
19	400–450	432	307.00–315.00	312.73
9	450–500	499	312.00	312.00
14	500–550	503	297.00–303.00	301.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	65.00–73.00	68.56
2	—	963	106.00–107.00	106.53
7	—	1,220	88.00–100.00	92.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	102.00–109.00	105.39
9	—	1,473	113.00–123.00	115.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	100.00	100.00
11	—	1,263	112.00–118.00	114.30
17	—	1,229	100.00–111.00	107.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,565	138.00–155.00	144.90
5	—	1,503	125.00–135.00	129.66
2	—	940	103.00	103.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	750	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	737	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,589.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,200.00	1,200.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,290	1,750.00–2,275.00	2,012.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,639.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,212	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,594.58

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.