Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500-600 lb. steers and 400-500 lb. heifers sold 5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 7.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.49/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −77.53 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$394.49

55 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$38.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.18

vs MO average

−51.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	404.40	2,203	41
Medium and Large 1-2	560	365.46	2,046	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.95/cwt here — about $157 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 sale55 hd

394.49

—

MO average19 barns · 1,646 hd

422.67

−28.18

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−51.36

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−77.53

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	1,675	196.38	3,289	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	167.12	2,497	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	158.14	1,875	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	146.21	1,538	6thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,339	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,245	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	848	$2,550	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	450–500	457	425.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	413.88/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	406.63/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	316.51/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	393.82/cwt	360.00–445.00	1,871	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	362.50/cwt	352.00–372.00	1,900	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	400.12/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,101	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	341.30/cwt	305.00–367.00	1,645	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	384.16/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	397.44/cwt	370.00–411.00	1,689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	368.50/cwt	355.00–372.00	2,318	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	308.69/cwt	300.00–317.00	2,053	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,260	2,245.24/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	392.64/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	345.36/cwt	332.00–365.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	334.26/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	340.94/cwt	322.00–370.00	2,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	368.17/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,102	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	406.33/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,727	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	848	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	196.38/cwt	182.00–209.00	3,289	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	146.21/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,538	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	167.12/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,497	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	164.03/cwt	158.00–174.00	1,893	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	151.35/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	329.89/cwt	312.00–370.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,857	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,310	2,544.85/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	432.35/cwt	425.00–447.00	1,837	14
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	973	2,201.37/head	1,400.00–2,600.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	537	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,255	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	396.68/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,483	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	392.71/cwt	362.00–400.00	2,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	358.67/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	376.57/cwt	372.00–382.00	2,497	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	413.36/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	366.28/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,102	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.67/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	422.93/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	353.57/cwt	345.00–367.00	2,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	427.83/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	301.74/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	403.64/cwt	382.00–417.00	2,305	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	345.14/cwt	310.00–351.00	2,347	7

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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