Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs heifers sold 10.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.51/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −58.63 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$356.51

51 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$33.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.56

vs MO average

−12.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	363.68	1,987	40
Medium and Large 1-2	547	330.43	1,809	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.25/cwt here — about $178 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 sale51 hd

356.51

—

MO average17 barns · 1,683 hd

375.07

−18.56

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−12.40

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−58.63

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	1,512	182.34	2,757	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	157.80	2,487	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	151.65	1,867	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	127.05	1,335	11

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)	1,281	$2,761	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,565	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$2,202	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	908	$2,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	500–550	518	398.40/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,064	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	364.49/cwt	351.00–372.00	2,442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	459.44/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	359.44/cwt	357.00–362.00	2,592	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	455.99/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,737	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	344.70/cwt	342.00–348.00	2,306	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	359.73/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,036	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	325.92/cwt	322.00–330.00	2,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	366.60/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,950	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	498.24/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	397.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	426.16/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,419	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	369.46/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,759	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	334.17/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	383.56/cwt	377.00–395.00	1,856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	394.11/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,695	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	825	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,780	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	756	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,608	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	727	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,624	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	359.90/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,181	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	443.14/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	393.93/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	353.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,865	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	138.86/cwt	132.00–157.00	1,573	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	112.88/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,075	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	163.67/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,552	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	150.46/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,404	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,449	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	162.93/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,999	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,281	2,761.27/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,761	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	2,202.46/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,202	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	145.46/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,821	16
Bulls	—	—	1,115	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	191.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,248	5
Bulls	—	—	1,255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	353.29/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	416.67/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	412.75/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	433.86/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,234	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,285	2,564.98/head	2,200.00–2,900.00	2,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	359.07/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	334.69/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	367.52/cwt	342.00–385.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	370.12/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	424.55/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	332.77/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	327.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	363.60/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,593	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	373.37/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	386.42/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	303.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,061	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	297.11/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	322.97/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	387.79/cwt	367.00–399.00	2,428	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	399.15/cwt	382.00–420.00	2,307	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	444.82/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,082	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	403.63/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,881	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	3

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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