Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale July 2 due to 4th of July Holidays*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 14.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.37/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −103.65 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$368.37

87 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.93

vs MO average

−3.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	378.11	2,049	54
Medium and Large 1-2	554	352.45	1,952	33

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale87 hd

368.37

—

MO average14 barns · 2,665 hd

379.30

−10.93

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−3.55

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−103.65

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	1,410	170.32	2,401	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	168.07	2,538	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	162.41	1,856	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	138.60	1,337	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)	1,240	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$2,073	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	140.83/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,318	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	163.54/cwt	155.00–176.00	1,873	10
Bulls	—	—	1,573	180.80/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,844	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	156.78/cwt	147.00–168.00	1,776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	168.07/cwt	155.00–184.00	2,538	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,280	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	342.29/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,797	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	2,159.00/head	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	388.72/cwt	344.00–395.00	2,173	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	362.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	299.22/cwt	282.00–317.00	1,885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,323	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	364.49/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	283.53/cwt	280.00–312.00	1,877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	350.74/cwt	335.00–356.00	1,684	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	346.08/cwt	321.00–355.00	1,793	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	306.88/cwt	282.00–315.00	1,912	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	403.42/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	345.34/cwt	327.00–354.00	2,290	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	306.51/cwt	280.00–327.00	2,250	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	308.30/cwt	292.00–310.00	2,358	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	412.25/cwt	377.00–425.00	1,744	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	766	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,624	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,240	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,279	161.93/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	261.29/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	386.31/cwt	365.00–392.00	1,866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	383.56/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	400.25/cwt	395.00–407.00	1,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	298.03/cwt	290.00–302.00	2,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	402.53/cwt	377.00–407.00	1,940	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	333.18/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	294.82/cwt	272.00–317.00	1,542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	291.28/cwt	267.00–310.00	1,678	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	365.10/cwt	305.00–375.00	1,880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	289.22/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	436.84/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	321.24/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,523	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	289.37/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	345.22/cwt	320.00–362.00	1,988	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	376.26/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,028	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	329.16/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,870	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	349.26/cwt	320.00–352.00	2,172	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	265.93/cwt	260.00–272.00	2,314	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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