Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to February 5th, 300-400 lbs steers sold 20.00-24.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate .

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $338.62/cwt on 191 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −133.40 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$338.62

191 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$54.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs MO average

−9.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	340.92	1,890	183
Medium and Large 1-2	581	286.03	1,662	8thin

One grade step is worth $54.89/cwt here — about $228 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 sale191 hd

338.62

—

MO average15 barns · 2,229 hd

344.04

−5.42

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−9.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−133.40

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	1,514	147.69	2,236	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	128.76	1,538	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,529	127.66	1,951	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	902	98.97	893	18

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)	904	$1,505	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	695	$1,190	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	600–650	609	247.95/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	241.80/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	369.34/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,182	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	327.31/cwt	319.00–337.00	2,020	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	406.92/cwt	382.00–422.00	1,693	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	440.47/cwt	435.50–445.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	723	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,111	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,900	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,801	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	310.55/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,981	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	282.48/cwt	279.00–289.00	2,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	251.21/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	349.49/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,650	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	270.29/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	358.47/cwt	340.00–372.00	1,864	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	299.23/cwt	287.00–321.00	1,999	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	707	293.68/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,076	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	418.19/cwt	405.00–424.00	1,610	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	327.65/cwt	302.00–335.00	1,907	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	380.38/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,746	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	263.49/cwt	250.00–271.00	2,045	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	262.12/cwt	240.00–268.00	2,144	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	349.33/cwt	327.00–370.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	331.25/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,766	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	347.76/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,457	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	394.72/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,472	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	241.18/cwt	227.00–244.00	2,262	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	787	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,125	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	598	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,112	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	233.66/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	376.73/cwt	355.00–412.00	1,578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	260.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,368	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	131.27/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,117	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	120.01/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,361	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	118.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,178	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	102.27/cwt	90.00–110.00	900	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	71.46/cwt	58.00–75.00	618	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	120.44/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	130.51/cwt	121.00–142.00	1,575	20
Bulls	—	—	1,786	157.02/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,804	7
Bulls	—	—	1,196	136.80/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,636	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	904	1,504.56/head	1,350.00–1,850.00	1,505	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	695	1,190.11/head	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	292.38/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,672	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	1,999	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	263.88/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,528	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	252.84/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	321.07/cwt	302.00–340.00	1,512	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	260.04/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,584	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	274.42/cwt	247.00–279.00	1,830	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	353.19/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,476	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	330.37/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,705	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,844	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	331.26/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,560	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	319.83/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	304.61/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,639	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	338.59/cwt	317.00–352.00	1,446	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	280.51/cwt	257.00–291.00	1,756	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	304.44/cwt	282.00–330.00	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	269.29/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,435	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	573	349.45/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,002	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	243.45/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	350.63/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,343	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	252.48/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	876	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	290.40/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,368	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	286.03/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	303.48/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,293	10

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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