Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week a light test of feeders with very limited comparisons sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand not establish and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.50/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −82.52 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$389.50

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$49.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.75

vs MO average

−68.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	406.75	2,185	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	357.47	1,984	7thin

One grade step is worth $49.28/cwt here — about $201 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

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 sale20 hd

389.50

—

MO average18 barns · 2,272 hd

431.25

−41.75

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

−68.64

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−82.52

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	1,739	194.80	3,388	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	160.17	2,272	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	157.10	1,910	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	139.18	1,394	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	765	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	150.25/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,777	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	339.53/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	354.01/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,043	10
Bulls	—	—	1,739	194.80/cwt	185.00–202.00	3,388	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	116.89/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,119	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	145.87/cwt	132.00–157.00	1,481	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,839	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	161.81/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,362	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	162.75/cwt	157.00–174.00	2,023	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	368.50/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	407.30/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	353.06/cwt	300.00–377.00	1,995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	345.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	347.15/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	357.55/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	446.33/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	327.31/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	342.96/cwt	327.00–349.00	2,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	356.42/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,878	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	310.02/cwt	307.00–312.00	2,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	398.47/cwt	385.00–425.00	2,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	335.17/cwt	322.00–340.00	2,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	319.83/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,140	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	316.00/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	359.36/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,664	4
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	790	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	765	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	425.41/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	343.46/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	332.60/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	387.88/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	417.54/cwt	370.00–485.00	1,403	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	332	503.98/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	436.15/cwt	390.00–455.00	2,120	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	372.69/cwt	362.00–400.00	1,774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	376.40/cwt	367.00–392.00	2,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,438	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	387.40/cwt	327.00–430.00	1,832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	387.11/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	432.48/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,842	4

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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