Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale (Sept 3) due to Labor Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-14.00 higher, 20.00 higher in spots with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $402.58/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −69.44 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$402.58

75 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$66.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs MO average

+2.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	413.22	2,309	63
Medium and Large 1-2	563	346.72	1,952	12thin

One grade step is worth $66.51/cwt here — about $357 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale75 hd

402.58

—

MO average11 barns · 905 hd

413.62

−11.04

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+2.69

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−69.44

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	1,942	218.84	4,250	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	187.42	2,819	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	180.20	2,231	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	146.08	1,523	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)	1,190	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,297	$2,435	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	375.14/cwt	355.00–392.00	2,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	351.74/cwt	330.00–357.00	2,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	363.89/cwt	359.00–382.00	2,438	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,651	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	951	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	418.67/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,139	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	463.48/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,215	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	410.28/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	354.48/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	479.89/cwt	440.00–487.00	1,540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	350.89/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,884	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	326.35/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,330	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	345.50/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,318	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	785	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,873	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	484.32/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,083	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	464.90/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	399.43/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,929	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	161.48/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,744	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	183.31/cwt	166.00–197.00	2,293	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	140.82/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,588	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	184.38/cwt	177.00–195.00	2,873	3
Bulls	—	—	1,942	218.84/cwt	211.00–228.00	4,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,297	2,435.48/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	348.69/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	342.77/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,813	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	188.72/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,795	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	162.61/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	391.77/cwt	372.00–407.00	2,280	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	627	408.67/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	443.99/cwt	442.00–447.00	2,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	331.04/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	396.61/cwt	380.00–422.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	337.35/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	896	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	411.43/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,107	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	369.06/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	354.00/cwt	334.00–367.00	2,078	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	390.45/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,449	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	491.17/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,871	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	407.30/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,507	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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