Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale July 2nd due to 4th of July Holiday

Due to the extreme heat not enough feeders in the offering for a trend comparison. Demand not establish and supply very light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.38/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −93.76 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$321.38

13 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.00

vs MO average

−14.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	321.38	1,698	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale13 hd

321.38

—

MO average14 barns · 2,617 hd

340.37

−19.00

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−14.53

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−93.76

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	1,583	192.62	3,050	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,253	156.50	1,960	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	155.32	1,769	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	136.63	1,408	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 2	—	780	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	151.88/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,709	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	161.52/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,880	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	139.40/cwt	129.00–154.00	1,464	6
Bulls	—	—	1,240	166.50/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,065	2
Bulls	—	—	1,812	210.03/cwt	200.00–218.00	3,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	356.72/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	388.79/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	366.67/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	354.02/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	326.29/cwt	312.00–340.00	1,693	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	351.53/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	341.81/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	299.59/cwt	270.00–317.00	1,881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	387.31/cwt	385.00–392.00	1,917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	386.47/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	340.60/cwt	272.00–375.00	1,294	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	318.35/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,139	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,160	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	361.23/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	411.34/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	392.52/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	371.02/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,547	5

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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