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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 26

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

633 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 728▲ 125 vs year ago 508 · +24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 112▲ 55 vs year ago 95 · +57.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 13▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers and heifers sold 14.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.16/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −89.29 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$316.16

57 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

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

$43.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.51

vs MO average

−5.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	329.16	1,785	40
Medium and Large 1-2	524	285.57	1,496	17thin

One grade step is worth $43.59/cwt here — about $288 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 sale57 hd

316.16

—

MO average17 barns · 2,597 hd

323.67

−7.51

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−5.58

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−89.29

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $345.01, median $405.44 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	1,776	153.13	2,719	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	135.04	1,928	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	132.72	1,631	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	107.15	1,096	28

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,106	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,100	2thin

Every lot

71 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 1-2	270	406.77/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,098	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	446.56/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,273	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	440.09/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,382	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	397.12/cwt	365.00–425.00	1,318	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	384.78/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,470	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	421.96/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,764	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	395.52/cwt	380.00–412.00	1,653	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	341.88/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,621	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	386.43/cwt	372.00–395.00	1,839	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	324.88/cwt	292.00–335.00	1,712	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	366.16/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,937	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	380.83/cwt	378.00–392.00	2,037	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	371.69/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,089	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	350.44/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,019	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	303.23/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,768	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	329.92/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,989	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	315.57/cwt	298.00–324.00	1,994	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	300.66/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,984	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	275.27/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,979	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	892	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,891	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,066	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	390.84/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,083	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	385.15/cwt	377.00–410.00	1,263	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	313.50/cwt	280.00–355.00	1,044	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	388.02/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,459	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	328.10/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,280	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	354.58/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,542	35
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	299.90/cwt	282.00–330.00	1,305	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	343.70/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,633	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	300.92/cwt	250.00–317.00	1,447	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	288.20/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,478	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	329.95/cwt	316.00–336.00	1,722	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	339.05/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,814	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	317.02/cwt	302.00–324.00	1,804	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	273.28/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,571	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	295.34/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,825	30
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	254.55/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,680	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	275.17/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,855	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,940	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	401.26/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,501	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	354.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,384	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,380	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	361.87/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,534	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	368.70/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,685	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	316.34/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,512	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	338.34/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,766	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	285.54/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,522	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	322.79/cwt	295.00–337.00	1,840	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	280.83/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,637	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	275.30/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,701	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,842	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	140.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,909	156.73/cwt	146.00–174.00	2,992	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	105.01/cwt	89.00–115.00	1,070	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	120.73/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,269	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	115.47/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,320	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	126.70/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,525	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	138.19/cwt	133.00–160.00	1,732	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,820	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	137.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,983	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,106.25/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,106	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,120	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	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 Mar 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 728Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 112Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,019	89.00–115.00	105.01
2	—	955	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,051	117.00–126.00	120.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	135.00–141.00	137.90
3	—	1,407	129.00–130.00	129.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,204	120.00–132.00	126.70
25	—	1,253	133.00–160.00	138.19
2	—	1,143	115.00–116.00	115.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	135.00–145.00	140.52
7	—	1,909	146.00–174.00	156.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	374	370.00–430.00	401.26
22	400–450	424	350.00–400.00	361.87
8	450–500	457	350.00–400.00	368.70
10	500–550	522	320.00–355.00	338.34
6	550–600	570	295.00–337.00	322.79
2	600–650	618	260.00–290.00	275.30
3	850–900	890	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	350.00–360.00	354.01
3	400–450	412	335.00	335.00
7	450–500	478	300.00–340.00	316.34
4	500–550	533	260.00–300.00	285.54
6	550–600	583	275.00–285.00	280.83
3	750–800	760	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	270	385.00–430.00	406.77
8	300–350	332	365.00–425.00	397.12
6	350–400	382	380.00–410.00	384.78
2	400–450	418	380.00–412.00	395.52
6	450–500	474	330.00–360.00	341.88
7	500–550	527	292.00–335.00	324.88
4	550–600	583	280.00–325.00	303.23
3	850–900	892	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	420.00–460.00	446.56
11	300–350	314	425.00–450.00	440.09
2	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
23	400–450	418	395.00–450.00	421.96
31	450–500	476	372.00–395.00	386.43
6	500–550	529	365.00–370.00	366.16
18	550–600	576	342.00–370.00	350.44
16	600–650	632	298.00–324.00	315.57
3	650–700	660	300.00–302.00	300.66
6	700–750	719	267.00–285.00	275.27
3	900–950	910	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	535	378.00–392.00	380.83
13	550–600	562	365.00–377.00	371.69
13	600–650	603	329.00–330.00	329.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	277	375.00–420.00	390.84
10	300–350	328	377.00–410.00	385.15
23	350–400	376	350.00–397.00	388.02
35	400–450	435	340.00–375.00	354.58
20	450–500	475	340.00–347.00	343.70
12	500–550	522	316.00–336.00	329.95
13	550–600	569	302.00–324.00	317.02
30	600–650	618	275.00–305.00	295.34
4	650–700	674	273.00–282.00	275.17
4	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
4	750–800	770	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	280.00–355.00	313.50
10	350–400	390	300.00–347.00	328.10
8	400–450	435	282.00–330.00	299.90
12	450–500	481	250.00–317.00	300.92
14	500–550	513	272.00–300.00	288.20
3	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	273.28
3	650–700	660	225.00–270.00	254.55
2	700–750	730	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	600	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	535	337.00–340.00	339.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	800	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,106.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00

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)	1	—	1,280	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,700.00	1,700.00

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.