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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 11
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
← Nov 4Nov 11latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▼ 698 vs last sale 1,206▼ 74 vs year ago 582 · −12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 68▼ 28 vs year ago 109 · −25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 7▼ 5 vs year ago 19 · −26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (November 25) due to Thanksgiving

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 higher to 6.00 lower. laughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $401.31/cwt on 86 head, down $2.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −47.54 against this barn's trailing median of $448.85.
Average price
$401.31
▼ 2.88 vs prior sale
86 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,192
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$59.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.46
vs MO average
−10.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542412.342,23470
Medium and Large 1-2566353.091,99816thin
One grade step is worth $59.25/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale86 hd
401.31
—
MO average16 barns · 2,007 hd
396.86
+4.46
National average94 barns · 10,230 hd
412.28
−10.97
This barn, trailing median27 sales
448.85
−47.54
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

27 sales
526475424372median 448.8503/1104/2206/2409/3011/11
Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $448.85 across 27 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—High1,729166.522,87911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,247115.081,43521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,437114.851,6504thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01388.8890011

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,142$2,3016
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,383$2,1582thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,298$1,7393thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,275$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,420$3,0001thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268550.93/cwt540.00–570.001,4764
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328453.98/cwt435.00–490.001,4893
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367459.61/cwt430.00–495.001,68711
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy390515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0094
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411403.75/cwt400.00–405.001,6594
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427442.56/cwt420.00–465.001,8907
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463446.35/cwt435.00–470.002,0677
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477399.86/cwt380.00–410.001,9079
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6832
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy511444.58/cwt430.00–470.002,27221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525411.13/cwt370.00–435.002,15825
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574356.39/cwt330.00–370.002,04614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586385.38/cwt370.00–410.002,25824
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622389.26/cwt370.00–397.002,42115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629348.81/cwt342.00–366.002,1947
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full656350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2967
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671336.03/cwt320.00–347.002,25514
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy697331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,3072
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3344
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4693
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1292475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3874
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328428.26/cwt410.00–455.001,4055
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367417.56/cwt410.00–435.001,53210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370385.27/cwt375.00–400.001,4254
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy416430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7895
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428397.43/cwt360.00–420.001,7019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476379.05/cwt359.00–400.001,8049
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485342.31/cwt300.00–350.001,6609
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520343.29/cwt295.00–370.001,78511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523361.71/cwt340.00–385.001,89231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570327.57/cwt325.00–330.001,8672
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575351.58/cwt330.00–365.002,0229
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616322.43/cwt310.00–330.001,9868
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663306.61/cwt287.00–315.002,0337
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674303.61/cwt290.00–320.002,0464
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726287.90/cwt285.00–290.002,0907
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371451.29/cwt425.00–470.001,6749
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384406.28/cwt400.00–415.001,5607
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423412.52/cwt400.00–430.001,7458
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed436480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0933
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485394.65/cwt365.00–415.001,91412
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525337.50/cwt325.00–350.001,7722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1537377.83/cwt350.00–400.002,02910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560369.82/cwt340.00–390.002,0715
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2607
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613346.92/cwt335.00–350.002,1278
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662291.62/cwt275.00–315.001,9313
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671334.95/cwt325.00–342.002,24810
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1734289.24/cwt270.00–305.002,1237
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2824
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235138.66/cwt120.00–152.001,7122
Bulls——1,593158.46/cwt157.00–160.002,5242
Bulls——1,909176.79/cwt165.00–193.003,3757
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97050.00/cwt50.00–50.004851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01792.77/cwt75.00–105.0094310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216121.54/cwt116.00–125.001,47810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261110.12/cwt105.00–116.001,38910
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,402112.46/cwt110.00–117.001,5773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,415100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,8791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2753,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 28652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28851,751.13/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2702,576.08/head1,850.00–2,900.002,5764
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2981,739.09/head1,550.00–1,950.001,7393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3832,157.87/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1582

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.