Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale (Sept 3) due to Labor Day, Next sale Sept 10

Compared to last week, sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.11/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −61.91 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$410.11

84 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$73.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.62

vs MO average

+0.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	418.02	2,271	75
Medium and Large 1-2	560	344.25	1,928	9thin

One grade step is worth $73.77/cwt here — about $343 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

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 sale84 hd

410.11

—

MO average16 barns · 2,363 hd

436.73

−26.62

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

+0.81

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−61.91

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	1,678	195.44	3,280	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	170.42	2,636	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	162.88	2,021	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	140.73	1,491	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	994	$3,050	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,961	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$2,313	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,100	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,450	5

Every lot, as filed

76 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	250–300	265	537.22/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	356.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,754	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	383.03/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,996	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	363.78/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,110	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	408.88/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,376	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,384	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	359.28/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,432	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	317.67/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	339.38/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	367.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,527	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	410.16/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	336.13/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	328.56/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,200	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	435.90/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	439.07/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,897	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	428.72/cwt	380.00–455.00	2,066	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	369.38/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	353.99/cwt	340.00–372.00	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	349.33/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	354.95/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	389.94/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	426.43/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,591	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,198	2,960.73/head	2,300.00–3,500.00	2,961	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	172.24/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,628	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,689	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	168.17/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,136	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	152.04/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,780	10
Bulls	—	—	1,722	198.25/cwt	181.00–215.00	3,414	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,358	2,312.57/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,313	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	947	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,438	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	147.62/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,556	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	116.60/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	685	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	379.00/cwt	350.00–392.00	2,494	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	469.26/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,933	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	436.90/cwt	392.00–485.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	500	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	639	396.20/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,532	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	350.14/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	380.57/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	533	417.51/cwt	405.00–427.00	2,225	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	348.96/cwt	322.00–365.00	2,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	372.89/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,961	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	322.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	456.46/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	409.49/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,757	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	455.66/cwt	395.00–500.00	1,937	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	507.19/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	415.64/cwt	380.00–427.00	2,170	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	374.54/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,157	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	403.43/cwt	387.00–420.00	1,928	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	400.47/cwt	385.00–407.00	2,275	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	257.43/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	409.48/cwt	375.00–437.00	1,953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,536	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	494.79/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	371.93/cwt	347.00–385.00	2,295	17

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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