Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $297.20/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −117.93 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$297.20

89 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$47.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

vs MO average

−7.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	309.47	1,688	66
Medium and Large 1-2	548	262.01	1,437	23

One grade step is worth $47.46/cwt here — about $251 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $352.06, median $415.14 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 sale89 hd

297.20

—

MO average17 barns · 4,972 hd

304.67

−7.47

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−7.44

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−117.93

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	1,579	144.59	2,283	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	125.85	1,913	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	122.50	1,551	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	97.42	976	11

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)	1,033	$1,778	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	800	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	400–450	434	368.18/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,598	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	326.74/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,013	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	332.43/cwt	210.00–359.00	1,606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	263.69/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	242.49/cwt	241.00–244.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	288.63/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	268.46/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	285.87/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,935	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	290.55/cwt	277.00–302.00	1,685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	652	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,780	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	378.87/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	276.19/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,983	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	331.87/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,752	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	262.36/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	413.34/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	307.38/cwt	294.00–327.00	1,475	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	529	357.82/cwt	342.00–367.00	1,893	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	372.62/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	379.75/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	256.49/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,357	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	197.82/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	267.07/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	234.57/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	241.50/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	296.48/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,684	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	378.32/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,226	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	291.73/cwt	280.00–305.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	372.62/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,725	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	406.21/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	277.57/cwt	252.00–285.00	2,118	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	326.43/cwt	312.00–345.00	1,867	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	414.37/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,305	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	406.89/cwt	335.00–417.00	1,554	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	395.51/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	237.56/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	305.81/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	367.00/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,541	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	254.40/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,498	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	116.28/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,443	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	92.42/cwt	80.00–103.00	866	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,718	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	127.47/cwt	121.00–141.00	1,641	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	116.78/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,257	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	127.14/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,933	10
Bulls	—	—	1,714	152.55/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,615	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	139.62/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,087	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	1,777.97/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,737.50/head	1,675.00–1,800.00	1,738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	738	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,030	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	260.72/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	226.36/cwt	222.00–248.00	1,720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	284.96/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	308.02/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	332.64/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	366.20/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	442	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	269.28/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	238.27/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	334	401.07/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,340	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	752	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	321.24/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,365	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	259.36/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,888	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	305.81/cwt	282.00–318.00	1,633	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	339.29/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,286	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	571	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	322.45/cwt	317.00–329.00	1,693	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	220.65/cwt	217.00–227.00	2,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	261.20/cwt	245.00–272.00	1,727	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	427.45/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	254.73/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,595	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	622	284.99/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	298.03/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,153	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	234.78/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	228.31/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	278.81/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,291	13

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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