Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last sale was a month ago due to the holidays and weather conditions, the market was much higher than a month ago in all classes of feeders due to the demand for feeders all over the country. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand very good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.81/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −162.21 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$309.81

108 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$43.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.63

vs MO average

−32.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	317.88	1,751	88
Medium and Large 1-2	560	274.31	1,535	20

One grade step is worth $43.57/cwt here — about $217 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $390.88, median $472.02 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

309.81

—

MO average18 barns · 4,387 hd

336.45

−26.63

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−32.64

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−162.21

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,761	147.91	2,605	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	115.42	1,826	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	114.01	1,432	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	97.09	1,039	29

Every lot, as filed

72 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	437.69/cwt	425.00–452.00	1,589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	735	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	258.24/cwt	237.00–268.00	1,477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	215.78/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,551	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	231.69/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	390.68/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	411.57/cwt	405.00–432.00	1,696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	619	319.80/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,980	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	335.98/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,744	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	232.18/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,950	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	285.05/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,799	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	308.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,775	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	413.51/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	425.38/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	242.42/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	270.70/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,957	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	315.86/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,668	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	374.34/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,565	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	375.26/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,385	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	284.99/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,895	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	248.06/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,064	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	261.12/cwt	255.00–264.00	2,042	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	350.07/cwt	327.00–380.00	1,684	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	256.04/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	276.56/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,571	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	252.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,063	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	267.57/cwt	254.00–274.00	1,429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	337.75/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	293.10/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	757	280.72/cwt	280.00–281.00	2,125	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	318.15/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	282.53/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,633	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	264.16/cwt	249.00–282.00	1,358	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	266.94/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,231	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	238.00/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	240.12/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	277.52/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	306.53/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,297	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	246.11/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,779	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	258.06/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,775	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	307.58/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,464	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	272.65/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,693	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	323.90/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,241	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	227.56/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	332.70/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	320	342.64/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	330.27/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,387	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	311.71/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	284.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,489	34
Bulls	—	—	1,575	134.52/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,119	3
Bulls	—	—	1,854	154.60/cwt	144.00–165.00	2,866	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	108.15/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,349	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	118.13/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,926	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	109.89/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,252	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	63.26/cwt	51.00–70.00	616	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	96.69/cwt	86.00–104.00	1,009	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	118.71/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,515	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,131	1

How this sale compares

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.

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