Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher in a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply very light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.15/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −78.99 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$336.15

23 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$57.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.87

vs MO average

−14.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	346.14	1,890	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	589	288.69	1,700	4thin

One grade step is worth $57.45/cwt here — about $190 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 sale23 hd

336.15

—

MO average14 barns · 1,504 hd

374.02

−37.87

National average152 barns · 8,349 hd

350.81

−14.66

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−78.99

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	1,728	205.13	3,545	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	173.02	2,396	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	167.72	2,175	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	150.51	1,492	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,967	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	850	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	205.13/cwt	183.00–219.00	3,545	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	151.13/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,904	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	156.93/cwt	130.00–175.00	1,503	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,333	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	173.25/cwt	162.00–181.00	2,268	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	173.02/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	449.92/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	306.59/cwt	285.00–312.00	2,493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	449.54/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	332.78/cwt	317.00–345.00	2,033	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	352.83/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	415.79/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,208	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	392.33/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	602	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	292.20/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	399.74/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	466.47/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	383.51/cwt	330.00–440.00	1,833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	288.69/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	337.69/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	404.07/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,709	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	412.78/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	365.54/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,233	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,778.62/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	400.42/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,098	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	948	3,250.13/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	350.12/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,360	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	295.97/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	291.32/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	375.41/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	371.78/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	381.00/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,377	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	338.71/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,951	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	367.46/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	367.55/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	387.49/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	419.42/cwt	410.00–442.00	1,778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	427.74/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	371.16/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	348.77/cwt	315.00–365.00	2,476	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	485.92/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,774	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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