Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.51/cwt on 359 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −81.52 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$390.51

359 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$64.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

vs MO average

+11.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	402.39	2,183	293
Medium and Large 1-2	568	337.75	1,918	66

One grade step is worth $64.65/cwt here — about $264 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 sale359 hd

390.51

—

MO average17 barns · 4,676 hd

383.94

+6.57

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+11.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−81.52

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	1,654	160.99	2,663	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	145.96	2,028	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	143.46	1,709	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	112.88	1,089	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,596	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,453	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,893	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	434.78/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,409	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	440.29/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	330.57/cwt	320.00–347.00	2,241	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	389.60/cwt	370.00–402.00	2,205	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	290.53/cwt	270.00–317.00	1,537	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	327.25/cwt	315.00–347.00	1,908	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	304.83/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,878	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	445.32/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,084	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,087	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	260.49/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	342.94/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,845	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	314.87/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	262.13/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	335.15/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,954	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	399.52/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	352.65/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,693	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	422.90/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,535	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	253.38/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	406.22/cwt	360.00–427.00	1,974	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	380.05/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,414	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	316.00/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,994	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	354.06/cwt	342.00–372.00	1,512	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	295.40/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,710	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	147.96/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,040	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	149.13/cwt	139.00–163.00	1,770	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	132.12/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,585	12
Bulls	—	—	1,727	172.35/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,976	7
Bulls	—	—	1,526	141.11/cwt	130.00–153.00	2,153	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,892.83/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,893	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	895	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	730	326.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	400.99/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,893	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	598	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,213	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	660	343.24/cwt	342.00–347.00	2,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	464.38/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,500	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	281.56/cwt	267.00–287.00	2,033	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	405.29/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	483.57/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,050	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	351	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,580	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	481.52/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,372	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	398.96/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,700	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	418.71/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,562	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	404.57/cwt	375.00–417.00	2,136	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	482.38/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,766	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	327	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,782	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	423.83/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,822	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	377.61/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,820	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	340.48/cwt	320.00–352.00	2,131	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	619	367.50/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,275	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	462.33/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,974	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	333.08/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	350.79/cwt	332.00–377.00	1,838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	291.97/cwt	275.00–332.00	1,950	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	340.77/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,786	92
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	895	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	105.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,012	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	431.94/cwt	425.00–442.00	1,801	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	428.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,371	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	392.83/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,257	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,452.84/head	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,453	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	2,595.90/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,596	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	376.01/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,918	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	531	418.32/cwt	417.00–422.00	2,221	69

How this sale compares

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