Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale December 24 &31 Due to Christmas and New Years

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-18.00 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 $409.55/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −62.47 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$409.55

67 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$33.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.37

vs MO average

−34.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	425.64	2,343	35
Medium and Large 1-2	559	391.96	2,191	32

One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about $153 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 sale67 hd

409.55

—

MO average20 barns · 3,797 hd

430.92

−21.37

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−34.55

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−62.47

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	1,645	182.43	3,001	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	161.87	2,487	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	156.66	2,005	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	130.91	1,409	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,474	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,059	$2,032	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	430.07/cwt	392.00–460.00	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	466.63/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	361.97/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	346.80/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,952	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	394.81/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,230	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	379.94/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,348	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	487.62/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	484.53/cwt	450.00–505.00	1,580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	398.61/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	412.94/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	342.23/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,447	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	448.14/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	492.19/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,072	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	422.48/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	349.81/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,354	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	520.73/cwt	475.00–550.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	410.23/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,351	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	337.44/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	425.04/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,019	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	418.89/cwt	370.00–445.00	2,153	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	483.16/cwt	470.00–487.00	2,213	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	452.28/cwt	405.00–479.00	2,117	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	523	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,338	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	466.36/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	334.37/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	456.15/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	390.10/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,231	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	338.91/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,081	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	440.10/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,870	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	121.08/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,302	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	164.17/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,504	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	692	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	141.61/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,527	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	145.79/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,933	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	161.00/cwt	152.00–171.00	2,033	30
Bulls	—	—	1,465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,198	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	193.40/cwt	179.00–212.00	3,402	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	795	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,345	2,473.70/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,474	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	947	2,046.30/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,046	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,228	2,011.20/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	452.88/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,499	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	425.93/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,981	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,366	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	381.21/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	335.50/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	343.17/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	368.51/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	532	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	338.06/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	338	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	301.00/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	363.04/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,543	5

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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