Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (December 24 and 31 ) due to Christmas and New Years

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 15.00-21.00 higher. 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 $394.24/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −77.79 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$394.24

156 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$46.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.06

vs MO average

−34.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	398.73	2,202	141
Medium and Large 1-2	567	351.96	1,996	15thin

One grade step is worth $46.77/cwt here — about $206 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 sale156 hd

394.24

—

MO average14 barns · 2,992 hd

409.30

−15.06

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−34.91

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−77.79

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	—	Low	1,576	189.01	2,979	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	157.02	2,316	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	152.56	1,930	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	136.82	1,420	15

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)	1,239	$2,799	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,011	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	500–550	526	372.54/cwt	340.00–392.00	1,960	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	392.51/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	426.87/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,626	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	699	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	299.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	411.85/cwt	397.00–420.00	1,544	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	390.62/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,859	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	324.26/cwt	292.00–337.00	2,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	466	408.29/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	394.35/cwt	367.00–417.00	2,082	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	395.60/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,998	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	717	344.05/cwt	322.00–355.00	2,467	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	426.72/cwt	412.00–440.00	1,856	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	434.29/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,041	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	342.34/cwt	322.00–362.00	2,301	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	618	394.56/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,438	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	449.97/cwt	440.00–462.00	1,903	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	490.41/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,589	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	377.95/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,807	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,239	2,798.99/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,190	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	354.49/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,021	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	361.96/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	533	415.62/cwt	412.00–417.00	2,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	430.32/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,393	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	157.72/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,333	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,153	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	143.88/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,777	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,584	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	159.29/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,052	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	141.45/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,454	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,188	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	336.43/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,571	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,010.67/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,011	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,445	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	118.28/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,274	3
Bulls	—	—	1,040	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	193.26/cwt	187.00–205.00	3,175	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	363.93/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	371.79/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	351.58/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,032	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	362.78/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	304.94/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	353.49/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	313.53/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	371.49/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,571	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	345.29/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	329.28/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,529	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	332.53/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,384	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	416.79/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,988	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	310.96/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,912	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	350.37/cwt	330.00–372.00	2,376	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	394.37/cwt	377.00–404.00	2,248	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	446.59/cwt	400.00–477.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	3,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	432.34/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	303.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	357.19/cwt	330.00–382.00	2,072	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	308.44/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,221	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	368.86/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,339	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	420.66/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	341.66/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,152	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	442.14/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,238	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	383.36/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,625	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,757	9

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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