Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand very good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $391.87/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −80.15 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$391.87

140 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$56.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs MO average

−27.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	394.69	2,173	133
Medium and Large 1-2	548	338.22	1,853	7thin

One grade step is worth $56.48/cwt here — about $320 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

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

391.87

—

MO average19 barns · 2,607 hd

397.14

−5.26

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−27.23

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−80.15

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	—	Average	1,809	187.12	3,385	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	147.39	1,858	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	146.76	2,151	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	132.97	1,343	16

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)	1,265	$2,310	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,830	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,230	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1Fancy	750–800	774	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,554	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	323.88/cwt	312.00–337.00	2,397	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	365.44/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,743	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	467.26/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,691	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	380.25/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,994	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	2,310.08/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	422.60/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,343	3
Bulls	—	—	1,963	186.34/cwt	172.00–196.00	3,658	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,168	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	135.39/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,390	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	281.75/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	620	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	533	428.64/cwt	428.00–430.00	2,285	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,138	1,829.67/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	325.26/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	360.10/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,170	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	332.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	326.67/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	318.75/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	343.52/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	304.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,354	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	342.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	308.52/cwt	255.00–327.00	1,811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	296.69/cwt	262.00–307.00	2,112	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	364.88/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,295	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	434.80/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,444	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	306.22/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	370.82/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	507.85/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	406.13/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,933	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	321.26/cwt	317.00–327.00	2,021	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	378.92/cwt	342.00–410.00	1,447	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	439	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	406.02/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,746	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	330.15/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,921	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	333.14/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,229	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	387.21/cwt	352.00–417.00	2,021	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	372.88/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,913	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	379.20/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,002	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	382.88/cwt	365.00–397.00	1,650	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	370.87/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,769	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	308.53/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	299.02/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,991	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	386.49/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,261	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	378.45/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	401.61/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,333	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	366.23/cwt	335.00–377.00	1,912	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	406.53/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,748	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	116.05/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,031	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	152.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,946	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	140.68/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,735	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	885	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	850	2,230.15/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,230	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	194.85/cwt	179.00–212.00	3,546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	151.17/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,290	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	141.90/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	334.24/cwt	315.00–357.00	1,781	4

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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