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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jan 22

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

628 head

▼ 235 vs last sale 863▼ 1,054 vs year ago 1,682 · −62.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 68▼ 12 vs year ago 56 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs heifers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 7.00-16.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven 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 $327.17/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −128.01 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$327.17

85 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$55.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

vs MO average

−13.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	329.13	1,813	82
Medium and Large 1-2	563	273.55	1,540	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.58/cwt here — about $273 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale85 hd

327.17

—

MO average15 barns · 3,828 hd

334.43

−7.26

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

−13.77

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−128.01

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	—	High	1,708	144.40	2,466	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	120.15	1,862	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	107.28	1,406	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,069	92.69	991	17

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)	1,102	$1,984	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,874	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	969	$2,017	3thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	441.09/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,213	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	417.26/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,373	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	410.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,524	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,384	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	395.96/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,691	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	341.85/cwt	322.00–360.00	1,484	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	437	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,857	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,989	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	374.93/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,758	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	335.34/cwt	312.00–342.00	1,613	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	356.00/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,801	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	328.31/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,717	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,901	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	273.55/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,540	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	319.05/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,822	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	292.06/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,802	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	271.34/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,823	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	289.22/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,955	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	277.46/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,962	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	265.29/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,080	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	264.98/cwt	262.00–268.00	2,146	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	324	360.30/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,167	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	295.82/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,089	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	332.51/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,264	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	319.96/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,360	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	306.26/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,455	52
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	278.26/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,338	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,584	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	307.63/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,624	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	262.46/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,407	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	266.68/cwt	245.00–277.00	1,531	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	286.31/cwt	262.00–298.00	1,652	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	264.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,622	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	238.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,498	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	250.55/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,691	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	241.61/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,638	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	240.10/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,777	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,740	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	326.35/cwt	297.00–357.00	1,501	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	316.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,608	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	281.08/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,582	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	565	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,842	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	269.76/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,694	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	260.06/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,781	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	246.93/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,790	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	139.53/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	147.64/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,691	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	564	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	105.74/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,126	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	90.18/cwt	78.00–100.00	969	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,362	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	107.37/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,409	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,424	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	120.15/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,862	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	975	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,128	1,874.17/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,874	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	2,088.95/head	1,825.00–2,325.00	2,089	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,278	1,650.34/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	760	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,073	2,200.00/head	2,125.00–2,275.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,325	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 628Last week 863Year ago 1,682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 68Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to last week, 600 lbs heifers sold 5.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 7.00-16.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	287.00–305.00	295.82
8	450–500	481	255.00–290.00	278.26
4	500–550	536	250.00–270.00	262.46
32	550–600	574	245.00–277.00	266.68
7	600–650	628	235.00–240.00	238.54
19	650–700	678	232.00–250.00	241.61
3	700–750	710	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	345.00–370.00	360.30
2	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
6	500–550	503	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	380	325.00–345.00	332.51
21	400–450	425	300.00–332.00	319.96
52	450–500	475	287.00–320.00	306.26
19	500–550	528	290.00–319.00	307.63
32	550–600	577	262.00–298.00	286.31
25	600–650	614	250.00–270.00	264.09
8	650–700	675	245.00–260.00	250.55
3	700–750	740	230.00–245.00	240.10
2	750–800	770	225.00–227.00	225.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	367.00	367.00
5	400–450	434	322.00–360.00	341.85
11	450–500	481	312.00–342.00	335.34
3	550–600	563	255.00–295.00	273.55
8	650–700	672	268.00–275.00	271.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	437	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	452	440.00	440.00
18	500–550	506	355.00–357.00	356.00
3	550–600	551	345.00	345.00
3	600–650	610	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	420.00–465.00	441.09
10	300–350	329	400.00–445.00	417.26
7	350–400	371	400.00–420.00	410.70
23	400–450	427	372.00–400.00	395.96
37	450–500	469	350.00–395.00	374.93
9	500–550	523	310.00–345.00	328.31
52	550–600	571	295.00–335.00	319.05
21	600–650	617	275.00–307.00	292.06
16	650–700	676	282.00–295.00	289.22
22	700–750	707	267.00–285.00	277.46
7	750–800	784	265.00–267.00	265.29
6	800–850	810	262.00–268.00	264.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	297.00–357.00	326.35
3	500–550	508	300.00–325.00	316.47
7	550–600	563	270.00–303.00	281.08
10	600–650	628	255.00–280.00	269.76
7	650–700	685	252.00–270.00	260.06
6	700–750	725	237.00–257.00	246.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,312	104.00–111.00	107.37
1	—	1,205	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,410	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	102.00–110.00	105.74
11	—	1,075	78.00–100.00	90.18
1	—	1,025	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	117.00–123.00	120.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	142.00–155.00	147.64
2	—	1,535	139.00–140.00	139.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,874.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,825.00–2,325.00	2,088.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650.34

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	2,125.00–2,275.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.