Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers and heifers sold 14.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.16/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −98.98 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$316.16

57 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$43.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

vs MO average

−5.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	329.16	1,785	40
Medium and Large 1-2	524	285.57	1,496	17thin

One grade step is worth $43.59/cwt here — about $288 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

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 sale57 hd

316.16

—

MO average17 barns · 2,597 hd

323.67

−7.51

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−5.58

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−98.98

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	1,776	153.13	2,719	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	135.04	1,928	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	132.72	1,631	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	107.15	1,096	28

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)	1,280	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,106	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	105.01/cwt	89.00–115.00	1,070	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	137.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	401.26/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,501	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	338.34/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,766	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	322.79/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	368.70/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	361.87/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,534	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	341.88/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	395.52/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	303.23/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	275.27/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	406.77/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,098	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.66/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	295.34/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,825	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	384.78/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	386.43/cwt	372.00–395.00	1,839	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	366.16/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	446.56/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	275.17/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	440.09/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,382	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	315.57/cwt	298.00–324.00	1,994	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	350.44/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,019	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	397.12/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	324.88/cwt	292.00–335.00	1,712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	254.55/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	354.58/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,542	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	371.69/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,089	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	329.92/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,989	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	380.83/cwt	378.00–392.00	2,037	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	421.96/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,764	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	385.15/cwt	377.00–410.00	1,263	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	317.02/cwt	302.00–324.00	1,804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	343.70/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,633	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	273.28/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	329.95/cwt	316.00–336.00	1,722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	300.92/cwt	250.00–317.00	1,447	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	313.50/cwt	280.00–355.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	388.02/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,459	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	299.90/cwt	282.00–330.00	1,305	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	339.05/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,814	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	316.34/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	390.84/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	328.10/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,280	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	288.20/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,478	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	275.30/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	354.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	280.83/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	285.54/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,522	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,106.25/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,106	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	140.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,909	156.73/cwt	146.00–174.00	2,992	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	126.70/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,525	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	138.19/cwt	133.00–160.00	1,732	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	115.47/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,320	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,820	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	120.73/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,269	7

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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