Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 heifers sold 20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls not well tested; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.70/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −102.32 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$369.70

53 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$56.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.92

vs MO average

−4.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	385.58	2,075	38
Medium and Large 1-2	556	329.49	1,830	15thin

One grade step is worth $56.09/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale53 hd

369.70

—

MO average17 barns · 4,553 hd

383.63

−13.92

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−4.73

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−102.32

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	1,599	150.52	2,407	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	146.12	2,150	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	143.04	1,773	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	108.04	1,035	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	250–300	275	462.73/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	373.87/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,082	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	329.90/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	321.96/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	310.10/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,752	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	398.23/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,637	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	331.96/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	301.81/cwt	287.00–317.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	328.36/cwt	305.00–336.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	451.00/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,890	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	327.84/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	326.95/cwt	295.00–347.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	302.50/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	393.54/cwt	355.00–407.00	1,920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	281.68/cwt	277.00–295.00	2,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	290.59/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,834	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	327	453.73/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	353.88/cwt	335.00–412.00	1,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	284.90/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	381.66/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	417.61/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	442.66/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	448.89/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,261	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	455.56/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	387.64/cwt	352.00–415.00	2,020	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	421.39/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,382	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	658	335.56/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,208	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	521	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	380.65/cwt	332.00–395.00	1,789	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	436.18/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,059	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	411.10/cwt	387.00–425.00	1,969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	345.73/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,805	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	416.24/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	607	360.70/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,189	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	133.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,627	7
Bulls	—	—	1,559	143.47/cwt	130.00–158.00	2,237	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	108.04/cwt	90.00–117.00	1,035	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	147.40/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,205	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	145.95/cwt	137.00–158.00	1,816	24
Bulls	—	—	1,680	164.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,765	2

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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