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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 15

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 18Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

863 head

▲ 84 vs last sale 779▲ 618 vs year ago 245 · +252.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 92▲ 35 vs year ago 33 · +106.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last sale was a month ago due to the holidays and weather conditions, the market was much higher than a month ago in all classes of feeders due to the demand for feeders all over the country. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand very good and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.81/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −145.36 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$309.81

108 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$43.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.63

vs MO average

−32.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	317.88	1,751	88
Medium and Large 1-2	560	274.31	1,535	20

One grade step is worth $43.57/cwt here — about $217 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

309.81

—

MO average18 barns · 4,387 hd

336.45

−26.63

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−32.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−145.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $455.18 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,761	147.91	2,605	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	115.42	1,826	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	114.01	1,432	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	97.09	1,039	29

Every lot

72 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	413.51/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,179	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,063	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	425.38/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,340	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	437.69/cwt	425.00–452.00	1,589	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	375.26/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,385	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	337.75/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,277	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	411.57/cwt	405.00–432.00	1,696	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	374.34/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,565	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	469	390.68/cwt	375.00–397.00	1,832	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	350.07/cwt	327.00–380.00	1,684	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	318.15/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,537	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	335.98/cwt	325.00–352.00	1,744	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	315.86/cwt	295.00–322.00	1,668	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	267.57/cwt	254.00–274.00	1,429	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	276.56/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,571	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	308.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,775	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	619	319.80/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,980	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	252.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,583	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	285.05/cwt	277.00–297.00	1,799	51
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	284.99/cwt	278.00–294.00	1,895	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	256.04/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,715	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	270.70/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,957	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	231.69/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,675	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	735	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,109	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	757	280.72/cwt	280.00–281.00	2,125	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	242.42/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,864	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	261.12/cwt	255.00–264.00	2,042	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	248.06/cwt	240.00–251.00	2,064	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	232.18/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,950	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	868	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,153	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	993	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	320	342.64/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,096	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	368	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,288	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	323.90/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,241	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	330.27/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,387	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	306.53/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,297	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	277.52/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,232	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	266.94/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,231	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	332.70/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,557	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	307.58/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,464	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	264.16/cwt	249.00–282.00	1,358	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	311.71/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,608	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	284.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,489	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	258.24/cwt	237.00–268.00	1,477	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	282.53/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,633	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	272.65/cwt	262.00–282.00	1,693	57
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	240.12/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,498	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	238.00/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,607	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	258.06/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,775	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	215.78/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,551	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	246.11/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,779	16
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	227.56/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,880	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,984	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	293.10/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,665	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,625	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,882	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	134.52/cwt	125.00–139.00	2,119	3
Bulls	—	—	1,854	154.60/cwt	144.00–165.00	2,866	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	63.26/cwt	51.00–70.00	616	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	96.69/cwt	86.00–104.00	1,009	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,131	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	109.89/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,252	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	108.15/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,349	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	118.71/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,515	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,634	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	118.13/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,926	2

This sale against other markets

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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Jan 15, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 779Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 92Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	363	425.00–452.00	437.69
7	400–450	412	405.00–432.00	411.57
8	450–500	469	375.00–397.00	390.68
26	500–550	519	325.00–352.00	335.98
26	600–650	619	310.00–332.00	319.80
2	700–750	735	287.00	287.00
14	750–800	757	280.00–281.00	280.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	308	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	378	330.00–345.00	337.75
5	450–500	483	317.00–320.00	318.15
5	500–550	534	254.00–274.00	267.57
15	550–600	568	260.00–290.00	276.56
11	600–650	627	245.00–260.00	252.52
2	650–700	670	250.00–262.00	256.04
3	700–750	723	225.00–240.00	231.69
4	750–800	769	239.00–250.00	242.42
10	800–850	840	215.00–241.00	232.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	285	400.00–420.00	413.51
5	300–350	315	425.00–427.00	425.38
8	350–400	369	355.00–390.00	375.26
8	400–450	418	360.00–395.00	374.34
16	450–500	481	327.00–380.00	350.07
14	500–550	528	295.00–322.00	315.86
48	550–600	575	290.00–320.00	308.67
51	600–650	631	277.00–297.00	285.05
40	650–700	665	278.00–294.00	284.99
22	700–750	723	255.00–280.00	270.70
19	750–800	782	255.00–264.00	261.12
30	800–850	832	240.00–251.00	248.06
6	850–900	868	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	444	270.00–280.00	277.52
9	450–500	461	260.00–282.00	266.94
8	500–550	514	249.00–282.00	264.16
12	550–600	572	237.00–268.00	258.24
6	600–650	624	235.00–243.00	240.12
4	650–700	675	232.00–240.00	238.00
11	700–750	719	200.00–220.00	215.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	315.00–320.00	318.34
7	350–400	383	310.00–332.00	323.90
11	400–450	423	295.00–317.00	306.53
47	450–500	476	285.00–319.00	307.58
34	500–550	523	270.00–300.00	284.69
31	550–600	578	270.00–290.00	282.53
57	600–650	621	262.00–282.00	272.65
25	650–700	688	257.00–260.00	258.06
16	700–750	723	230.00–249.00	246.11
3	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
9	800–850	826	222.00–232.00	227.56
3	900–950	906	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
3	800–850	830	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	342.00–347.00	342.64
5	350–400	368	350.00	350.00
15	400–450	420	322.00–332.00	330.27
2	450–500	468	325.00–340.00	332.70
17	500–550	516	300.00–315.00	311.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	568	282.00–297.00	293.10
3	600–650	645	252.00	252.00
3	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
9	750–800	768	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	125.00–139.00	134.52
6	—	1,854	144.00–165.00	154.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	104.00–112.00	108.15
9	—	1,276	114.00–127.00	118.71
1	—	1,120	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,630	115.00–121.00	118.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,139	105.00–119.00	109.89
4	—	973	51.00–70.00	63.26
14	—	1,044	86.00–104.00	96.69

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.