Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs heifers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 7.00-16.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.17/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −144.86 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$327.17

85 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$55.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

vs MO average

−13.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	329.13	1,813	82
Medium and Large 1-2	563	273.55	1,540	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.58/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale85 hd

327.17

—

MO average15 barns · 3,828 hd

334.43

−7.26

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−13.77

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−144.86

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	—	High	1,708	144.40	2,466	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	120.15	1,862	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	107.28	1,406	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	92.69	991	17

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)	1,102	$1,984	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,874	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	969	$2,017	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	295.82/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	266.68/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,531	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	271.34/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,823	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	341.85/cwt	322.00–360.00	1,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	356.00/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,801	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	262.46/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	437	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	328.31/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,717	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	319.05/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,822	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	410.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	273.55/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	238.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	441.09/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	265.29/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	292.06/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,802	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	289.22/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	277.46/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,962	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	335.34/cwt	312.00–342.00	1,613	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	395.96/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,691	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	417.26/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,373	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	264.98/cwt	262.00–268.00	2,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	374.93/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,758	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	269.76/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,694	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	246.93/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	316.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	260.06/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,781	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	107.37/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,409	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	105.74/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,126	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	120.15/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,862	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,362	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	90.18/cwt	78.00–100.00	969	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,424	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	147.64/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,691	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	139.53/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	326.35/cwt	297.00–357.00	1,501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	1,874.17/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,874	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,088.95/head	1,825.00–2,325.00	2,089	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,278	1,650.34/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	2,200.00/head	2,125.00–2,275.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	250.55/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	264.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,622	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	319.96/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,360	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	281.08/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	360.30/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,167	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	306.26/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,455	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	332.51/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	286.31/cwt	262.00–298.00	1,652	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	307.63/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,624	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	551	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	241.61/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,638	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	278.26/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,338	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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