Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady: Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $377.68/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −37.46 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$377.68

125 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$82.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.30

vs MO average

+38.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	380.99	2,026	120
Medium and Large 1-2	550	298.13	1,640	5thin

One grade step is worth $82.86/cwt here — about $386 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 sale125 hd

377.68

—

MO average15 barns · 1,996 hd

356.38

+21.30

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

+38.94

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−37.46

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	1,705	196.50	3,350	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	166.00	2,565	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	154.20	1,855	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	136.78	1,451	4thin

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)	1,233	$2,830	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$2,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$3,542	13

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	423.92/cwt	402.00–440.00	1,615	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	438.70/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	263.60/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	348.65/cwt	305.00–380.00	2,203	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	416.23/cwt	365.00–445.00	1,619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,066	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,921	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	327.86/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	308.25/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	447.77/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,442	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	365.60/cwt	347.00–370.00	2,142	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	402	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	313.04/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	422.94/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	394.64/cwt	355.00–407.00	2,048	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	200.29/cwt	185.00–220.00	3,563	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	162.83/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,009	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	146.99/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,724	11
Bulls	—	—	1,185	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,015	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	3,542.31/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,542	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	317.77/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.13/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	286.14/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,911	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,233	2,830.47/head	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,830	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	136.78/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	282.29/cwt	260.00–306.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	377.07/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	308.69/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	307.44/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	315.35/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	324.96/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,547	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	352.94/cwt	322.00–372.00	1,842	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	445.33/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	308.87/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	325.58/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	345.70/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	292.77/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	311.25/cwt	290.00–322.00	2,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	338.55/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	376.98/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	403.03/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,705	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,786	3

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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