Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale May 28 Due to Memorial Day

Compared to last week, 300 lbs steers and heifers sold 19.00 higher, the rest of the sale sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and bulls sold 1.00 higher. Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.38/cwt on 188 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −82.64 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$389.38

188 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$41.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.29

vs MO average

+11.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	395.45	2,152	154
Large 1	576	370.93	2,137	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	353.87	1,985	18thin

One grade step is worth $41.58/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale188 hd

389.38

—

MO average15 barns · 4,890 hd

383.09

+6.29

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

+11.33

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−82.64

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	1,682	189.02	3,179	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	157.56	2,278	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	157.17	1,916	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	135.53	1,295	15

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)	1,275	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	365.48/cwt	364.00–367.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	350.58/cwt	332.00–372.00	2,212	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	399.48/cwt	385.00–422.00	2,101	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	408.29/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,564	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	290.92/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,272	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	474.69/cwt	462.00–500.00	1,775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	444.84/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,051	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	460.68/cwt	457.00–465.00	1,995	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	332.56/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,906	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	354.46/cwt	327.00–367.00	1,840	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	332.67/cwt	325.00–346.00	2,242	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	348.25/cwt	337.00–357.00	1,769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	335.71/cwt	302.00–345.00	1,867	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	388.09/cwt	362.00–402.00	1,630	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	312.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	311.17/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	397.36/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,729	12
Bulls	—	—	1,738	190.36/cwt	177.00–205.00	3,308	9
Bulls	—	—	1,175	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	149.60/cwt	130.00–164.00	1,526	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	114.42/cwt	101.00–119.00	982	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	157.56/cwt	147.00–169.00	2,278	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	159.72/cwt	148.00–174.00	1,947	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,274	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Large 1	550–600	576	370.93/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,137	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	139.85/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	312.24/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	308.39/cwt	280.00–325.00	2,279	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	624	321.44/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,006	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	408.91/cwt	390.00–417.00	1,979	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	443.01/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	442.61/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	355.04/cwt	337.00–372.00	2,034	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	343.60/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,636	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	363.92/cwt	275.00–402.00	1,376	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	386.39/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,195	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	287.37/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,940	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	344.91/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,493	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	292.38/cwt	255.00–312.00	1,678	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	369.95/cwt	362.00–382.00	1,757	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	509.76/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	309.32/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,630	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	415.41/cwt	380.00–437.00	1,757	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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