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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 2

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

814 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 633▼ 305 vs year ago 1,119 · −27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 150▲ 7 vs year ago 128 · +5.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 6 vs year ago 6 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher, the heifer offering sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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 $366.34/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −88.83 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$366.34

136 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$56.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

vs MO average

−2.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	373.43	1,996	119
Medium and Large 1-2	548	316.77	1,737	17thin

One grade step is worth $56.66/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale136 hd

366.34

—

MO average17 barns · 2,571 hd

368.27

−1.92

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

−2.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−88.83

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	1,808	162.13	2,931	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	142.28	2,177	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	138.32	1,680	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	110.75	1,077	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,343	$2,033	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,954	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,875	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	479.70/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,300	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	406.19/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,109	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	447.89/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,469	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	381.33/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,258	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	435.89/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,617	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	379.40/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,408	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,927	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	416.83/cwt	377.00–447.00	1,755	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	386.63/cwt	347.00–400.00	1,628	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	349.75/cwt	332.00–365.00	1,640	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	395.97/cwt	372.00–417.00	1,861	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	370.49/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,912	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,752	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	522	406.47/cwt	397.00–414.00	2,122	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	322.62/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,716	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,180	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	358.92/cwt	340.00–372.00	2,031	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	306.04/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,769	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	602	340.67/cwt	337.00–343.00	2,051	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	325.29/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,997	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	639	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,179	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,065	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	774	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,175	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,136	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	414.23/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,181	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	390.47/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,269	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	350.52/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,146	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	345	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,404	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	341.10/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,289	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	375.81/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,436	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	358.98/cwt	337.00–377.00	1,515	52
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	321.02/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,364	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	340.77/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,602	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	302.11/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,468	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	501	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,503	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	305.07/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,596	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	334.99/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,755	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	285.23/cwt	265.00–294.00	1,640	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	314.82/cwt	297.00–326.00	1,826	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	281.87/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,731	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	243.57/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,542	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,598	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,009	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,029	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	358.66/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,270	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	402.41/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,521	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	375.00/cwt	342.00–400.00	1,628	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	326.73/cwt	312.00–360.00	1,581	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	314.71/cwt	307.00–322.00	1,548	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	338.72/cwt	315.00–352.00	1,829	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	341.73/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,965	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,749	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	276.06/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,692	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	246.25/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,650	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	147.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,088	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	166.60/cwt	154.00–178.00	3,207	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	104.03/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,001	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,289	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	129.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,455	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	140.41/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,734	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	142.28/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,177	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	835	1,953.83/head	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,954	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,343	2,032.82/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,033	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,175	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,233	2,833.33/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,833	3

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 633Year ago 1,119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 150Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 6

Compared to last week, steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher, the heifer offering sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	145.00–150.00	147.23
10	—	1,925	154.00–178.00	166.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	128.00–129.00	128.67
8	—	962	90.00–115.00	104.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,530	134.00–148.00	142.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,125	125.00–132.00	129.32
43	—	1,235	134.00–155.00	140.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	835	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,953.83

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)	3	—	1,343	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,032.82

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	1	—	1,200	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,833.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	285	380.00–440.00	414.23
8	300–350	325	360.00–400.00	390.47
11	350–400	382	370.00–395.00	375.81
52	400–450	422	337.00–377.00	358.98
20	450–500	470	330.00–350.00	340.77
33	500–550	524	320.00–338.00	334.99
37	550–600	580	297.00–326.00	314.82
14	600–650	614	270.00–297.00	281.87
4	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
4	800–850	830	242.00	242.00
3	850–900	882	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	340.00–360.00	350.52
13	350–400	378	325.00–360.00	341.10
11	400–450	425	300.00–335.00	321.02
17	450–500	486	265.00–320.00	302.11
27	500–550	523	275.00–315.00	305.07
12	550–600	575	265.00–294.00	285.23
2	600–650	633	240.00–247.00	243.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	720	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	345	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	507.00	507.00
25	500–550	522	397.00–414.00	406.47
5	550–600	552	395.00	395.00
9	600–650	602	337.00–343.00	340.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	385.00–425.00	406.19
4	300–350	330	355.00–400.00	381.33
10	350–400	371	370.00–395.00	379.40
8	400–450	421	347.00–400.00	386.63
10	450–500	469	332.00–365.00	349.75
11	500–550	532	310.00–335.00	322.62
6	550–600	578	285.00–330.00	306.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	475.00–500.00	479.70
7	300–350	328	420.00–465.00	447.89
15	350–400	371	400.00–455.00	435.89
32	400–450	421	377.00–447.00	416.83
37	450–500	470	372.00–417.00	395.97
34	500–550	516	340.00–395.00	370.49
34	550–600	566	340.00–372.00	358.92
11	600–650	614	300.00–350.00	325.29
2	650–700	677	305.00	305.00
3	850–900	890	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	520	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
15	600–650	639	341.00	341.00
14	750–800	774	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	375.00–415.00	402.41
11	400–450	434	342.00–400.00	375.00
5	450–500	484	312.00–360.00	326.73
7	500–550	540	315.00–352.00	338.72
3	550–600	575	325.00–350.00	341.73
2	600–650	613	262.00–290.00	276.06
4	650–700	670	235.00–250.00	246.25
5	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	350.00–385.00	358.66
7	450–500	492	307.00–322.00	314.71
2	550–600	578	300.00–305.00	302.51

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.