Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.01/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −88.02 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$384.01

24 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.53

vs MO average

+8.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	384.01	2,130	24

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

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 sale24 hd

384.01

—

MO average12 barns · 977 hd

390.54

−6.53

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

+8.27

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−88.02

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	1,524	193.14	2,943	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	174.00	2,396	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	163.94	1,916	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	146.60	1,481	5thin

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)	985	$2,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	650–700	669	303.30/cwt	275.00–320.00	2,029	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	407.60/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	446.05/cwt	427.00–462.00	2,101	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	391.72/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,649	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	417.24/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,548	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,534	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	340.82/cwt	312.00–370.00	2,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	307.41/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	322.77/cwt	290.00–337.00	1,879	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	423.86/cwt	392.00–432.00	1,793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	339	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	388.35/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	464.75/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,036	20
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	940	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	153.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,720	4
Bulls	—	—	1,524	193.14/cwt	180.00–209.00	2,943	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	146.60/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,481	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	174.00/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,396	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	168.07/cwt	157.00–176.00	1,997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	354.12/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	328.10/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,900	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	282.98/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	366.85/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	398.44/cwt	365.00–412.00	2,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	452.29/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,438	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	371.81/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,142	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	476.20/cwt	455.00–482.00	1,848	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	401.38/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	406.67/cwt	385.00–431.00	1,919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	363.13/cwt	315.00–402.00	1,358	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	343.13/cwt	287.00–400.00	1,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	326.33/cwt	317.00–331.00	2,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	356.53/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,836	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,165	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1

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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