Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 6.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.46/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −147.56 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$324.46

37 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$39.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.03

vs MO average

−34.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	335.16	1,838	27
Medium and Large 1-2	557	295.57	1,646	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.59/cwt here — about $192 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 sale37 hd

324.46

—

MO average16 barns · 2,874 hd

356.49

−32.03

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−34.21

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−147.56

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	1,783	153.89	2,744	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	130.73	2,025	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	124.92	1,569	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	102.96	1,046	19

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)	1,223	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$1,433	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,600	2thin

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	550–600	570	301.87/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,721	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	268.91/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	202.31/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	396.37/cwt	387.00–412.00	1,629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	401.59/cwt	385.00–427.00	1,522	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	282.53/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	400.52/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	271.27/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	327.00/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	301.61/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	444.07/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	275.12/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,981	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	331.38/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	337.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	387	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,707	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	253.26/cwt	240.00–263.00	2,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	355.95/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	291.54/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	265.13/cwt	260.00–269.00	2,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	242.32/cwt	230.00–255.00	2,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	250.31/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,537	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	430.78/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,409	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	410.72/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	374.75/cwt	337.00–395.00	1,773	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	388.40/cwt	367.00–405.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	353.72/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	293.71/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,830	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	293.40/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	273.43/cwt	262.00–292.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	273.29/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,413	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	247.43/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	302	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	291.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	336.36/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,588	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	326.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	336.85/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	296.28/cwt	262.00–320.00	1,393	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	353.24/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	297.12/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,281	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	330.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	214.14/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	298.67/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,738	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	336.70/cwt	322.00–345.00	1,761	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	269.13/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	234.18/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,684	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	367.60/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,713	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	345.60/cwt	325.00–357.00	1,479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,718	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,600.00/head	1,950.00–3,250.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,340	1,433.21/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,433	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,223	2,474.95/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	153.89/cwt	148.00–165.00	2,744	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,814	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	131.42/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,036	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	114.28/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,162	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	98.92/cwt	81.00–105.00	1,005	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	134.42/cwt	127.00–146.00	1,747	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	118.25/cwt	108.00–123.00	1,443	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,127	1

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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