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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Feb 5

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,015 head

▲ 141 vs last sale 874▲ 116 vs year ago 899 · +12.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 91▼ 57 vs year ago 107 · −53.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 10▼ 12 vs year ago 25 · −48.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand 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 $325.58/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −129.60 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$325.58

106 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$40.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.48

vs MO average

−16.80 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	329.81	1,807	95
Medium and Large 1-2	571	289.07	1,652	11thin

One grade step is worth $40.73/cwt here — about $155 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 sale106 hd

325.58

—

MO average18 barns · 3,944 hd

341.06

−15.48

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−16.80

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−129.60

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	1,879	139.06	2,613	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	122.10	1,768	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	119.19	1,468	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,126	103.20	1,162	4thin

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)	1,305	$1,771	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,645	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	827	$2,050	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	852	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,398	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,925	1thin

Every lot

81 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	270	405.83/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,096	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	416.87/cwt	392.00–420.00	1,284	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,183	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	368	425.53/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,566	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	405.79/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,514	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	386.03/cwt	355.00–402.00	1,656	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	340.61/cwt	300.00–357.00	1,471	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	356.56/cwt	346.00–370.00	1,683	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	324.77/cwt	318.00–337.00	1,556	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	352.59/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,848	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	326.58/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,718	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	303.67/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,634	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	343.70/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,908	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,918	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	316.70/cwt	307.00–328.00	1,824	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	283.60/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,656	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	614	321.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,974	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	299.57/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,857	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	267.90/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,677	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	312.47/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,056	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	260.73/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,744	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	296.15/cwt	289.00–307.00	1,996	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	707	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,156	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	271.70/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,973	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	262.95/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,009	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	229.35/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,780	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	259.25/cwt	252.00–262.00	2,103	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	249.52/cwt	235.00–262.00	2,171	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	369.73/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,035	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	303.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	976	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	340	381.71/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,298	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,253	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,425	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	323.78/cwt	312.00–342.00	1,201	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	349.48/cwt	332.00–370.00	1,345	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	351.86/cwt	348.00–357.00	1,450	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	337.13/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,443	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,539	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	276.33/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,304	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	313.02/cwt	292.00–335.00	1,512	72
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	278.69/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,435	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	306.65/cwt	292.00–317.00	1,582	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	289.26/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,623	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	251.79/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,458	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,703	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	616	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,768	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	270.76/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,698	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	254.36/cwt	227.00–320.00	1,605	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	253.12/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,698	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	224.99/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,557	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	247.40/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,784	29
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	235.98/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,829	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,685	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	210.60/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,843	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	365.19/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,307	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	350.63/cwt	340.00–372.00	1,529	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	327.84/cwt	321.00–342.00	1,580	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	244.96/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,391	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	233.41/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,664	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	134.72/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,472	5
Bulls	—	—	1,952	146.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,856	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,071	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	102.27/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,191	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	124.27/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,480	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	114.11/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,453	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,429	124.12/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,774	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,739	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	810	1,397.53/head	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,398	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	827	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	852	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	985	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	1,644.91/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,645	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,305	1,770.79/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,771	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,015Last week 874Year ago 899

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 91Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 25

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	425.00–427.00	425.53
4	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
14	500–550	524	347.00–357.00	352.59
6	550–600	555	342.00–347.00	343.70
11	600–650	614	320.00–325.00	321.46
4	650–700	658	305.00–315.00	312.47
8	700–750	707	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	400.00–412.00	405.83
10	300–350	308	392.00–420.00	416.87
21	350–400	373	385.00–420.00	405.79
29	400–450	429	355.00–402.00	386.03
25	450–500	472	346.00–370.00	356.56
33	500–550	526	310.00–345.00	326.58
33	550–600	576	307.00–328.00	316.70
48	600–650	620	280.00–310.00	299.57
11	650–700	674	289.00–307.00	296.15
55	700–750	726	257.00–290.00	271.70
5	750–800	764	260.00–265.00	262.95
15	800–850	811	252.00–262.00	259.25
14	850–900	870	235.00–262.00	249.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	350.00	350.00
26	400–450	432	300.00–357.00	340.61
16	450–500	479	318.00–337.00	324.77
3	500–550	538	302.00–307.00	303.67
8	550–600	584	280.00–300.00	283.60
9	600–650	626	255.00–275.00	267.90
7	650–700	669	250.00–265.00	260.73
3	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	776	225.00–242.00	229.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	556	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	355.00–385.00	369.73
8	300–350	348	360.00	360.00
24	350–400	385	332.00–370.00	349.48
10	400–450	428	320.00–347.00	337.13
72	450–500	483	292.00–335.00	313.02
13	500–550	516	292.00–317.00	306.65
30	550–600	561	285.00–322.00	289.26
42	600–650	627	250.00–287.00	270.76
7	650–700	671	250.00–260.00	253.12
29	700–750	721	240.00–256.00	247.40
4	750–800	775	230.00–244.00	235.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	300.00–310.00	303.11
4	350–400	371	312.00–342.00	323.78
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
11	450–500	472	260.00–282.00	276.33
10	500–550	515	270.00–285.00	278.69
8	550–600	579	240.00–277.00	251.79
8	600–650	631	227.00–320.00	254.36
5	650–700	692	210.00–230.00	224.99
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
2	800–850	822	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	875	206.00–215.00	210.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	600–650	616	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	375.00–385.00	381.71
4	350–400	370	385.00	385.00
19	400–450	412	348.00–357.00	351.86
5	450–500	450	342.00	342.00
7	600–650	604	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	355.00–385.00	365.19
3	400–450	436	340.00–372.00	350.63
11	450–500	482	321.00–342.00	327.84
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	713	230.00–240.00	233.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	568	235.00–255.00	244.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	120.00–130.00	124.27
5	—	1,273	110.00–117.00	114.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,165	100.00–104.00	102.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	114.00	114.00
4	—	1,429	120.00–129.00	124.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,835	131.00–140.00	134.72
3	—	1,952	140.00–150.00	146.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,225	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	852	1,900.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,397.53
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	827	2,050.00	2,050.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,265	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,644.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,305	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,770.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,375.00	1,375.00

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.