Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.30/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −116.84 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$298.30

63 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$44.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.90

vs MO average

−6.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	315.31	1,644	39
Medium and Large 1-2	533	270.66	1,443	24

One grade step is worth $44.65/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale63 hd

298.30

—

MO average16 barns · 3,251 hd

305.20

−6.90

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−6.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−116.84

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	1,772	147.12	2,607	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	124.81	1,633	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	123.30	1,915	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	84.81	819	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$2,202	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$1,959	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$1,569	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$2,417	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	347.81/cwt	330.00–367.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	364.81/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	388.19/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	288.98/cwt	270.00–317.00	1,364	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	274.76/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,412	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	314.89/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	277.16/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	260.69/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	307.85/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,019	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,183	2,416.67/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,417	3
Bulls	—	—	2,075	157.27/cwt	151.00–161.00	3,263	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	115.24/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,417	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	128.21/cwt	127.00–130.00	2,100	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	93.76/cwt	82.00–104.00	960	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,140	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	52.32/cwt	50.00–55.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	244.23/cwt	210.00–252.00	1,927	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	320.81/cwt	307.00–337.00	1,229	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	328.81/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,572	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	256.00/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	213.48/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	237.88/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	280.87/cwt	270.00–317.00	1,211	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	278.52/cwt	257.00–320.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	342.40/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	256.22/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,753	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	341.51/cwt	324.00–355.00	1,438	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	362.83/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,375	20
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	2,201.78/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,202	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	835	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	118.39/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	130.79/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,775	8
Bulls	—	—	1,469	136.96/cwt	122.00–149.00	2,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	298.50/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	385.22/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	270.64/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,656	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	1,716.24/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,716	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	1,978.76/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	1,979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	330.58/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	540	356.66/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,926	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	667	314.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,098	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	638	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	391.86/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,681	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	272.29/cwt	267.00–276.00	1,677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	381.67/cwt	325.00–389.00	1,649	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	252.39/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	365.51/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,572	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	342.46/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,586	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	315.33/cwt	292.00–325.00	1,637	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	306.61/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	335.51/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,882	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	416.88/cwt	402.00–437.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	345.79/cwt	332.00–360.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	244.03/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	408.38/cwt	395.00–417.00	1,527	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	278.52/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,874	2

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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