Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*N0 sale May 28 due to Memorial Day*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven from 7.00 higher to 12.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.83/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −84.31 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$330.83

96 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.99

vs MO average

−9.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	335.38	1,799	85
Medium and Large 1-2	574	295.63	1,696	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $103 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

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 sale96 hd

330.83

—

MO average17 barns · 3,768 hd

343.82

−12.99

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−9.05

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−84.31

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	1,593	175.31	2,793	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	152.74	2,230	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	149.62	1,832	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	123.25	1,166	5thin

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)	1,396	$2,573	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	650–700	650	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,191	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	307.74/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	299.53/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,878	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	424.77/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	429.65/cwt	425.00–432.00	1,886	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	377.51/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,593	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	359.72/cwt	337.00–367.00	2,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	383.07/cwt	360.00–397.00	1,965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	407.82/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	337.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	398.73/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,471	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	324.10/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,851	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	364.88/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,233	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	399.34/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,085	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	146.06/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,443	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	108.04/cwt	101.00–114.00	992	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	154.08/cwt	142.00–160.00	2,257	14
Bulls	—	—	1,135	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,646	1
Bulls	—	—	1,150	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	184.76/cwt	165.00–207.00	3,152	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,395	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,396	2,572.96/head	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,573	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,863	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	151.75/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,880	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	135.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	375.85/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,376	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	425.98/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	405.73/cwt	355.00–430.00	1,968	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	276.56/cwt	250.00–302.00	2,008	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	587	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	330.53/cwt	262.00–365.00	1,874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	425.52/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	382.82/cwt	372.00–385.00	2,071	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	341.59/cwt	302.00–355.00	1,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	311.88/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	339.47/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	292.02/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	317.52/cwt	302.00–322.00	2,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	435.36/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	379.04/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	374.61/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	272.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	345.36/cwt	317.00–365.00	1,782	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	360.21/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,718	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	446.90/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,895	18

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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