Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 12.00-21.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows 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 $421.66/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −50.37 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$421.66

140 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$49.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

vs MO average

−47.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	428.40	2,348	121
Medium and Large 1-2	556	378.68	2,104	19thin

One grade step is worth $49.72/cwt here — about $244 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

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 sale140 hd

421.66

—

MO average17 barns · 1,967 hd

432.47

−10.82

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−47.38

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−50.37

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	1,631	188.57	3,075	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	172.72	2,745	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	165.10	1,983	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	141.76	1,334	20

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 (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,468	$2,260	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$2,238	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,151	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,950	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	300–350	322	461.62/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	347.62/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,294	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	433.79/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	411.57/cwt	405.00–427.00	1,510	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	413.54/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	514.20/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	382.15/cwt	360.00–402.00	1,999	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	403.95/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,935	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	437.42/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,828	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	569	387.69/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,206	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	363.77/cwt	347.00–374.00	2,263	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	390.64/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,660	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	664	419.89/cwt	417.00–421.00	2,788	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	345.97/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,948	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	419.99/cwt	402.00–460.00	2,197	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	434.24/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	396.77/cwt	350.00–415.00	2,043	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	347	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	632	420.99/cwt	420.00–422.00	2,661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	364.46/cwt	342.00–372.00	2,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	476	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,261	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	416	501.57/cwt	493.00–505.00	2,087	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	388.77/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,799	15
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,412	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,771	197.16/cwt	185.00–212.00	3,492	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	992	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	143.79/cwt	130.00–166.00	1,375	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	167.14/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,044	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	153.70/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,483	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	577	425.04/cwt	420.00–442.00	2,452	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,209	2,238.16/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,238	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	169.28/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,116	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	172.72/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,745	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	425.55/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,583	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	376.44/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,468	2,259.71/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,073	2,151.05/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	531	446.95/cwt	435.00–462.00	2,373	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	321.78/cwt	302.00–342.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	380.31/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,194	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	334.76/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	350.04/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,023	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	378.50/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,397	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	404.80/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,737	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	350.31/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,895	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	359.91/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,272	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	392.45/cwt	337.00–407.00	2,433	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	419.81/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,212	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	444.53/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,880	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	361.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,531	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	342.36/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	412.25/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,373	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	405.84/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,313	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	385.65/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	405.81/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	400.00/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,924	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	344.88/cwt	320.00–385.00	2,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	463.42/cwt	450.00–477.00	1,673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	412.12/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,760	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	454.78/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,238	12

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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