Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 lower in a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand much lower and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.56/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −80.58 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$334.56

33 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$48.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.04

vs MO average

−40.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	340.43	1,820	29
Medium and Large 1-2	510	292.01	1,489	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.42/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale33 hd

334.56

—

MO average16 barns · 1,487 hd

346.60

−12.04

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−40.33

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−80.58

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	1,576	183.55	2,892	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	160.00	2,720	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	154.67	1,817	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	136.34	1,435	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,345	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	530	359.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,903	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	399.87/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	355.81/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	293.73/cwt	282.00–315.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	352.51/cwt	325.00–382.00	1,685	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	400.08/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,324	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	347.39/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,147	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	300.17/cwt	262.00–305.00	2,461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	326.90/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,850	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	400.68/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	406.31/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	378.80/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	315.36/cwt	307.00–337.00	2,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	354.46/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	402.60/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	160.55/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,904	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	150.47/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,756	14
Bulls	—	—	1,776	193.14/cwt	182.00–213.00	3,430	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	142.78/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,489	8
Bulls	—	—	1,540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,387	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,839	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,945	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,234	173.90/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,146	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	119.16/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,283	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	362.96/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	321.98/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,401	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	435.58/cwt	431.00–437.00	1,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	376.34/cwt	370.00–395.00	982	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,206	2,345.23/head	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	391.84/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	275.42/cwt	252.00–300.00	1,721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	359.35/cwt	337.00–377.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	287.95/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	356.07/cwt	280.00–380.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	340.50/cwt	322.00–348.00	1,791	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	317.66/cwt	285.00–332.00	1,830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	377.11/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	292.01/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	311.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,961	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	307.75/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,625	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	296.20/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	425.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,192	2

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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