Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 600 lbs heifers sold 7.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 9.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.24/cwt on 195 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −57.78 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$414.24

195 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,282

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$41.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.64

vs MO average

+0.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	419.63	2,315	170
Medium and Large 1-2	545	377.63	2,056	25

One grade step is worth $41.99/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale195 hd

414.24

—

MO average17 barns · 2,952 hd

424.88

−10.64

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+0.72

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−57.78

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	—	Average	1,680	187.93	3,157	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	154.92	1,856	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	150.24	2,326	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	129.99	1,270	8thin

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)	1,264	$3,124	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,595	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,159	$2,357	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,253	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,294	$2,201	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,034	$1,820	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$3,233	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	622	386.64/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,405	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	451.54/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,167	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	373.21/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,474	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	346.86/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,536	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	343.22/cwt	330.00–357.00	2,615	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	455.83/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,951	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	422.97/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,595	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	315.64/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	339.74/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,293	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	389.45/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,056	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.18/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,009	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	390.42/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,909	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	351.97/cwt	322.00–360.00	2,182	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	405.04/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,725	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	314.07/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,264	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	295.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	537	415.36/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	380.90/cwt	340.00–397.50	2,152	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	354.10/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,195	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	415.63/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,347	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	381.42/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,178	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,270	2,537.28/head	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,537	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	435.12/cwt	395.00–455.00	1,819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	309.83/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	426.79/cwt	395.00–460.00	2,019	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	403.15/cwt	395.00–412.00	2,318	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	514	449.44/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	578	442.13/cwt	417.00–455.00	2,556	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	414.24/cwt	412.00–415.00	2,581	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	148.61/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,204	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,104	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	161.08/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,994	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	148.04/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,707	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	136.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,390	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	118.93/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,082	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	3,400.00/head	2,400.00–3,700.00	3,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	881	1,905.25/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,905	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	847	1,530.71/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,531	3
Steers	Large 1	650–700	699	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,377	6
Bulls	—	—	1,535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,105	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	192.17/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,344	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,294	2,201.31/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,201	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,264	3,123.60/head	2,000.00–3,600.00	3,124	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,149	2,348.42/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,348	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,174	2,036.90/head	1,450.00–2,500.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium 3	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	920	2,063.59/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	285.74/cwt	282.00–287.00	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	352.92/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,863	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	348.75/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,148	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	422.36/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,610	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,215	2,595.11/head	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	338.89/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	415.03/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,336	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	312.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	285.89/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	430.91/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,275	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	341.18/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	327.25/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,510	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	405.44/cwt	370.00–445.00	1,946	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	383.91/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	462.12/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,502	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	318.26/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	387.17/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	331.82/cwt	285.00–345.00	2,037	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	424.70/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	305.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,079	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	353.83/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,504	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	365.89/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	330.24/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	357.36/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,697	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	369.64/cwt	362.00–380.00	2,133	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	319.90/cwt	270.00–335.00	2,156	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	367.91/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,343	8

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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