Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale ( November 26 ) due to Thanksgiving*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-14.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand lower and supply light to moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $358.25/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −113.77 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$358.25

35 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$39.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.87

vs MO average

−51.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	371.80	1,994	23
Medium and Large 1-2	586	332.29	1,947	12thin

One grade step is worth $39.51/cwt here — about $47 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 sale35 hd

358.25

—

MO average17 barns · 2,928 hd

391.12

−32.87

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−51.83

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−113.77

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	1,744	179.58	3,132	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	153.00	2,301	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	151.52	1,997	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	984	133.00	1,309	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,049	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,946	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	394.97/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,252	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	439.12/cwt	435.00–447.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	411.82/cwt	380.00–422.00	1,573	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	289.22/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	358.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	369.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	322.45/cwt	300.00–367.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	373.51/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,901	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	343.51/cwt	325.00–367.00	2,130	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	366.43/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	374.59/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,558	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	367.04/cwt	352.00–372.00	1,747	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	320.08/cwt	292.00–342.00	1,815	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	373.69/cwt	355.00–392.00	1,969	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	312.88/cwt	307.00–317.00	2,284	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	295.50/cwt	267.00–305.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	446	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	320.43/cwt	302.00–327.00	2,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	401.55/cwt	380.00–417.00	1,899	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	145.03/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,787	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	145.66/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,274	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	169.69/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,392	159.28/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,217	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	137.08/cwt	127.00–150.00	1,409	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,325	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 2	—	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,243	1,945.71/head	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,946	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,969	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	159.59/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,376	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	133.96/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,661	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	120.77/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,029	5
Bulls	—	—	1,933	186.98/cwt	177.00–201.00	3,614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	273.58/cwt	262.00–285.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	280.08/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	367.96/cwt	362.00–377.00	1,740	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,308	2,048.76/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	305.71/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	339.74/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,600	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	230.94/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	291.35/cwt	277.00–299.00	1,786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	351.18/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	316.57/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	402.64/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,703	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	332.29/cwt	307.00–362.00	1,947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	346.00/cwt	312.00–380.00	2,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	298.02/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	378.24/cwt	362.00–400.00	1,430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	350.71/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,827	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	420.26/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	320.42/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	3

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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