Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-20.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.89/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −43.24 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$371.89

43 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$23.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

vs MO average

+6.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	372.99	2,044	41
Medium and Large 1-2	560	349.50	1,957	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.49/cwt here — about $87 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

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 sale43 hd

371.89

—

MO average14 barns · 1,439 hd

380.55

−8.65

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

+6.04

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−43.24

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	—	Low	1,612	187.63	3,025	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	167.95	2,704	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	155.59	1,902	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	145.38	1,588	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,952	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,349	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	500–550	530	363.34/cwt	340.00–382.00	1,926	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	345.17/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	405.11/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	391.17/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	424.13/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,015	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	457.15/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,765	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	408.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	383.01/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,018	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	401.55/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,871	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	434.44/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,229	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	353.40/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,043	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	361.46/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	356.75/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,183	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	371.34/cwt	371.00–372.00	2,091	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	412.83/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,965	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	435.90/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,866	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	145.38/cwt	137.00–162.00	1,588	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	167.95/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,704	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	162.97/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,040	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	148.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,768	17
Bulls	—	—	1,155	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	196.66/cwt	182.00–213.00	3,371	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	628	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	532	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,101	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,223	2,952.15/head	2,400.00–3,400.00	2,952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,153	2,349.21/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,349	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	331.88/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	327.50/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	370.17/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	331.40/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	368.58/cwt	342.00–375.00	1,931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	424.78/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,635	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	376.85/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	349.50/cwt	327.00–372.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	325.02/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	396.42/cwt	355.00–420.00	2,307	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	400.58/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,690	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	295.08/cwt	285.00–327.00	2,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	325.88/cwt	310.00–342.00	2,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	446.89/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	452.69/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	369.01/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	476.32/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	337.33/cwt	307.00–345.00	2,483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	406.77/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	439.14/cwt	412.00–460.00	2,130	25

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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