Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.27/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −108.87 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$306.27

103 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$37.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.28

vs MO average

−8.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	315.76	1,726	77
Medium and Large 1-2	559	278.16	1,555	26

One grade step is worth $37.60/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale103 hd

306.27

—

MO average16 barns · 2,846 hd

317.55

−11.28

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−8.31

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−108.87

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	1,587	155.20	2,463	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	138.13	2,114	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	134.54	1,605	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	108.25	1,066	16

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$1,957	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,129	$1,716	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	872	$1,607	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	850–900	887	253.97/cwt	250.00–257.00	2,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	289.53/cwt	272.00–307.00	1,694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	293.85/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	344.47/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,125	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	311.50/cwt	287.00–365.00	1,953	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	412.56/cwt	357.00–450.00	1,782	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	425.60/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,617	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	246.52/cwt	245.00–248.00	2,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	473.06/cwt	445.00–510.00	1,306	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	723	307.00/cwt	305.00–309.00	2,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	263.45/cwt	260.00–267.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	445.58/cwt	395.00–495.00	1,412	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	301.24/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	393.26/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	263.40/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	672	321.61/cwt	309.00–335.00	2,161	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	266.14/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	351.21/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,854	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	557	362.26/cwt	359.00–367.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	536	368.36/cwt	367.00–382.00	1,974	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	257.64/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	382.12/cwt	345.00–417.00	1,425	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	346.26/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	260.05/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	385.56/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	374.46/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,367	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	314.89/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,659	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	282.69/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,787	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	277.56/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,577	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	230.60/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	386.34/cwt	372.00–405.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	390.59/cwt	371.00–402.00	1,601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	306.64/cwt	285.00–327.00	1,496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	279.50/cwt	260.00–292.00	1,507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	340.52/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,590	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	352.70/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,495	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	316.65/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,795	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	253.90/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	326.45/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	277	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	717	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,957	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	276.09/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	326.37/cwt	205.00–345.00	1,713	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	280.87/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	313.91/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	287.88/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,952	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	872	1,606.79/head	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,607	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	870	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	2,092.99/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,093	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	137.57/cwt	128.00–156.00	1,656	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	126.88/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,831	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	140.38/cwt	132.00–152.00	2,173	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	101.65/cwt	85.00–112.00	972	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	122.77/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,287	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	123.17/cwt	110.00–131.00	1,420	8
Bulls	—	—	1,633	158.57/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,589	6
Bulls	—	—	1,310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,769	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	910	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,194	1,832.51/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	281.96/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	356.80/cwt	330.00–445.00	1,695	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	409.18/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,690	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	401.70/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	311.84/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	393.25/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	277.16/cwt	260.00–290.00	2,029	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	344.97/cwt	320.00–354.00	1,970	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	346.46/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,691	9

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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