Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-25.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $355.44/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −116.59 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$355.44

102 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$47.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.17

vs MO average

−9.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	361.46	1,980	89
Medium and Large 1-2	560	314.21	1,760	13thin

One grade step is worth $47.24/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale102 hd

355.44

—

MO average17 barns · 3,064 hd

363.61

−8.17

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−9.32

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−116.59

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	1,490	163.14	2,430	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,073	142.36	1,527	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	140.98	2,072	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	839	112.59	944	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,037	$1,651	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	400–450	425	368.97/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	404.30/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,924	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	327.46/cwt	317.00–345.00	1,880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	413.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,555	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	396.94/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,262	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	267.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	421.33/cwt	399.00–440.00	1,791	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	291.75/cwt	265.00–296.00	2,141	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	428.99/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	358.73/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,718	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	243.39/cwt	220.00–277.00	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	362.44/cwt	337.00–375.00	1,899	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	248.99/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,898	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	377	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	615	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,134	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	498	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	398.20/cwt	396.00–400.00	2,039	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	322.22/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	379.73/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	253.87/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,848	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	335.66/cwt	322.00–347.00	1,591	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	288.80/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	310.82/cwt	292.00–332.00	1,772	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	327.02/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	309.88/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	365.89/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,361	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	273.78/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	342.27/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,461	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	310.03/cwt	256.00–325.00	1,318	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	292.00/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,778	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	327.32/cwt	300.00–348.00	1,686	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	427.00/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	284.42/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,601	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	395.36/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,692	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	427.82/cwt	415.00–437.00	1,793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	361.27/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	678	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,014	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,738	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	1,902.65/head	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,903	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	1,274.59/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	144.70/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,958	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	172.36/cwt	152.00–189.00	2,685	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	145.73/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,583	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,573	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	144.31/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,131	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,063	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	104.18/cwt	87.00–112.00	908	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	129.00/cwt	118.00–140.00	1,117	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	708	75.95/cwt	75.00–77.00	538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,361	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	131.23/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,332	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	231.62/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	280.45/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	357.84/cwt	327.00–395.00	1,710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	348.34/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,766	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	413.76/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	288.50/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	300.24/cwt	290.00–322.00	2,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,112	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	284.41/cwt	270.00–327.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	316.22/cwt	287.00–335.00	1,986	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	351.99/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,017	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	434.31/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	262.22/cwt	245.00–270.00	2,072	13

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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