Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 15.00-32.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand very good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.92/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −60.10 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$411.92

68 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$67.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.99

vs MO average

−18.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	430.72	2,358	49
Medium and Large 1-2	558	363.43	2,029	19thin

One grade step is worth $67.29/cwt here — about $329 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 sale68 hd

411.92

—

MO average19 barns · 5,168 hd

423.91

−11.99

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−18.71

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−60.10

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	1,853	184.42	3,416	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	158.52	2,360	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	154.00	1,945	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	129.98	1,306	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$2,437	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	989	$2,039	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,854	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,219	8

Every lot, as filed

67 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	350–400	372	426.37/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	443.64/cwt	395.00–480.00	1,269	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	421.36/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	419.04/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,387	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	378.88/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,167	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	374.53/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	401.90/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,082	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	427.98/cwt	410.00–436.00	2,427	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	408.36/cwt	380.00–432.00	2,160	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	476.25/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	415.63/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,970	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	347.42/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	292.42/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	359.53/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,057	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	344.71/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,148	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	370.12/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	355.75/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	393.97/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,867	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	336.06/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	399.61/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	364.27/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,803	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	149.76/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,037	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	162.90/cwt	155.00–182.00	2,530	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,361	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	162.01/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,182	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	143.37/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,666	10
Bulls	—	—	1,555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,644	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,143	2,264.29/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,264	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	800	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	883	1,787.83/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,788	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	918	1,833.24/head	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,833	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	900	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	186.48/cwt	177.00–199.00	3,534	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	138.15/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,477	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	124.88/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	330.19/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,902	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,302	2,499.30/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,499	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,141	1,902.85/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,903	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	616	428.36/cwt	427.00–432.00	2,639	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	560.87/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	351.71/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,497	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	458.37/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,746	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	457.38/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	434.70/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,256	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	342.69/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	358.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	272.57/cwt	250.00–295.00	2,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	428.60/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,006	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	441.09/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,897	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	338.19/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,083	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	375.39/cwt	362.00–425.00	2,301	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	370.79/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	309.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	422.63/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	370.46/cwt	337.00–378.00	2,534	43

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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