Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher, heifers sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand moderate and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.35/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −71.79 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$343.35

71 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$43.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs MO average

+2.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	347.64	1,900	64
Medium and Large 1-2	558	304.10	1,696	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.53/cwt here — about $204 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

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 sale71 hd

343.35

—

MO average17 barns · 2,900 hd

346.25

−2.91

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

+2.43

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−71.79

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	1,820	184.94	3,367	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	155.43	1,831	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	154.79	2,306	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	128.55	1,223	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,282	$2,985	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,227	$2,796	37
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,678	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,148	29
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$4,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$3,348	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$3,283	6

Every lot, as filed

65 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	700–750	713	318.16/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,268	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	325.34/cwt	315.00–336.00	2,170	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	381.49/cwt	372.00–410.00	2,239	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	360.44/cwt	342.00–385.00	1,849	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	278.34/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	407.43/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	431.43/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	299.35/cwt	287.00–310.00	2,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	537	416.95/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,239	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	296.57/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	340.25/cwt	320.00–347.00	2,062	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	268.21/cwt	267.00–272.00	2,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	361.99/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,719	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,395	2,736.68/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	544.51/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,508	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	144.30/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,613	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	191.18/cwt	180.00–215.00	3,581	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	122.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,418	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,057	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	157.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,880	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	363.39/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,410	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,159	3,363.64/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,364	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,244	3,400.00/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	855	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	977	1,955.61/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	1,956	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	905	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	140.49/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,255	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	157.89/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,370	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,277	2,148.37/head	1,600.00–2,450.00	2,148	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,959.19/head	2,300.00–3,250.00	2,959	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,530	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,334	3,053.80/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	3,054	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	800	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	290.68/cwt	287.00–302.00	1,703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	327.27/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,908	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	422.79/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,759	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	400.99/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	428.46/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	425.43/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	313.36/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	382.76/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,611	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	390.28/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,049	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	341.18/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	343.21/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	389.01/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,879	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	531.14/cwt	495.00–560.00	1,694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	313.49/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	352.51/cwt	322.00–367.00	1,879	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	300.64/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	407.57/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,903	11

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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