Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.58/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −146.44 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$325.58

106 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$40.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.48

vs MO average

−16.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	329.81	1,807	95
Medium and Large 1-2	571	289.07	1,652	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.73/cwt here — about $155 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 sale106 hd

325.58

—

MO average18 barns · 3,944 hd

341.06

−15.48

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−16.80

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−146.44

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	1,879	139.06	2,613	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	122.10	1,768	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	119.19	1,468	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	103.20	1,162	4thin

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)	1,305	$1,771	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,645	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	827	$2,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	852	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,398	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	650–700	658	312.47/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	614	321.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	352.59/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,848	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	235.98/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,768	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	259.25/cwt	252.00–262.00	2,103	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	271.70/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,973	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	707	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	276.33/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,304	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	343.70/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	356.56/cwt	346.00–370.00	1,683	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	416.87/cwt	392.00–420.00	1,284	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	316.70/cwt	307.00–328.00	1,824	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	368	425.53/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	262.95/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	405.79/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,514	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	386.03/cwt	355.00–402.00	1,656	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	249.52/cwt	235.00–262.00	2,171	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	324.77/cwt	318.00–337.00	1,556	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	326.58/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,718	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	299.57/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,857	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	267.90/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,918	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	229.35/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	405.83/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	283.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	303.67/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	340.61/cwt	300.00–357.00	1,471	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	260.73/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	296.15/cwt	289.00–307.00	1,996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	327.84/cwt	321.00–342.00	1,580	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	365.19/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	244.96/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	124.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,480	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	114.11/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,453	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,071	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	102.27/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,191	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	124.12/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,774	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	134.72/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,472	5
Bulls	—	—	1,952	146.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,856	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	852	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	810	1,397.53/head	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,398	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	827	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	1,644.91/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,645	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	1,770.79/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,771	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	224.99/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	323.78/cwt	312.00–342.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	233.41/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	350.63/cwt	340.00–372.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	351.86/cwt	348.00–357.00	1,450	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	604	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	349.48/cwt	332.00–370.00	1,345	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	306.65/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	313.02/cwt	292.00–335.00	1,512	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	381.71/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	278.69/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,435	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	254.36/cwt	227.00–320.00	1,605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	253.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	289.26/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,623	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	303.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	251.79/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	369.73/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	337.13/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,443	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	210.60/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	270.76/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,698	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	247.40/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,784	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,253	8

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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