Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher, the heifer offering sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.34/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −105.68 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$366.34

136 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$56.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs MO average

−2.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	373.43	1,996	119
Medium and Large 1-2	548	316.77	1,737	17thin

One grade step is worth $56.66/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale136 hd

366.34

—

MO average17 barns · 2,571 hd

368.27

−1.92

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−2.67

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−105.68

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	1,808	162.13	2,931	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	142.28	2,177	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	138.32	1,680	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	110.75	1,077	11

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)	1,343	$2,033	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,954	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	—	1,418	147.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,088	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	166.60/cwt	154.00–178.00	3,207	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,289	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	104.03/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,001	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	142.28/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,177	13
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	835	1,953.83/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,954	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,343	2,032.82/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	2,833.33/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.47/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,269	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	334.99/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,755	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	350.52/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,146	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	358.98/cwt	337.00–377.00	1,515	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	340.67/cwt	337.00–343.00	2,051	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	305.07/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,596	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	285.23/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,640	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	341.73/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	375.00/cwt	342.00–400.00	1,628	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	338.72/cwt	315.00–352.00	1,829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	314.71/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,404	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	314.82/cwt	297.00–326.00	1,826	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	375.81/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	302.11/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,468	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	326.73/cwt	312.00–360.00	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	321.02/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,364	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	341.10/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,289	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	501	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	552	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	281.87/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,731	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	243.57/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	306.04/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	381.33/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	416.83/cwt	377.00–447.00	1,755	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	340.77/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	406.47/cwt	397.00–414.00	2,122	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	322.62/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,716	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	349.75/cwt	332.00–365.00	1,640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	414.23/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	379.40/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,408	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	435.89/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,617	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	447.89/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,469	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	479.70/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	395.97/cwt	372.00–417.00	1,861	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	358.92/cwt	340.00–372.00	2,031	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	325.29/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,997	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	406.19/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	520	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	370.49/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,912	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	386.63/cwt	347.00–400.00	1,628	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	639	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,179	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	774	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,175	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	358.66/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,270	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	276.06/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	402.41/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	246.25/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,650	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	129.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,455	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	140.41/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,734	43

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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