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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 30

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

378 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 583▼ 642 vs year ago 1,020 · −62.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 79▲ 7 vs year ago 84 · +8.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 25▼ 10 vs year ago 12 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 heifers sold 20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls not well tested; Demand good and supply light.

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 $369.70/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −85.47 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$369.70

53 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$56.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.92

vs MO average

−4.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	385.58	2,075	38
Medium and Large 1-2	556	329.49	1,830	15thin

One grade step is worth $56.09/cwt here — about $244 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 sale53 hd

369.70

—

MO average17 barns · 4,553 hd

383.63

−13.92

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−4.73

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−85.47

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	1,599	150.52	2,407	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,472	146.12	2,150	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	143.04	1,773	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	108.04	1,035	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	462.73/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,273	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	455.56/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,717	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	417.61/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,587	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	451.00/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,890	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	381.66/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,687	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	436.18/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,059	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	393.54/cwt	355.00–407.00	1,920	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	328.36/cwt	305.00–336.00	1,684	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,240	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	387.64/cwt	352.00–415.00	2,020	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	373.87/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,082	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	329.90/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,884	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	607	360.70/cwt	350.00–367.00	2,189	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	321.96/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,974	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	658	335.56/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,208	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	331.96/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,224	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	284.90/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,046	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	281.68/cwt	277.00–295.00	2,155	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	448.89/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,261	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	327	453.73/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,484	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	421.39/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,382	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	416.24/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,590	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	442.66/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,695	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,784	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	398.23/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,637	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,525	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	380.65/cwt	332.00–395.00	1,789	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	326.95/cwt	295.00–347.00	1,576	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	345.73/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,805	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	302.50/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,637	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	310.10/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,752	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	575	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,110	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	290.59/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,834	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,115	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	411.10/cwt	387.00–425.00	1,969	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	353.88/cwt	335.00–412.00	1,805	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	327.84/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,872	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	301.81/cwt	287.00–317.00	1,744	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,840	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,559	143.47/cwt	130.00–158.00	2,237	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	164.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,765	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	108.04/cwt	90.00–117.00	1,035	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,205	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,591	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	133.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,627	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	145.95/cwt	137.00–158.00	1,816	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	147.40/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,205	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	980	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,400	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Apr 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 583Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 79Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 25Year ago 12

Compared to last week, 300-400 heifers sold 20.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls not well tested; Demand good and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	450.00–475.00	462.73
8	350–400	377	440.00–480.00	455.56
13	400–450	419	435.00–460.00	451.00
21	450–500	472	420.00–465.00	436.18
16	500–550	521	352.00–415.00	387.64
18	550–600	557	355.00–390.00	373.87
6	600–650	613	300.00–337.00	321.96
2	650–700	670	327.00–337.00	331.96
2	700–750	718	275.00–295.00	284.90
4	750–800	765	277.00–295.00	281.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	385.00–450.00	417.61
3	400–450	442	375.00–390.00	381.66
9	450–500	488	355.00–407.00	393.54
4	500–550	513	305.00–336.00	328.36
11	550–600	571	320.00–345.00	329.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	430.00	430.00
18	600–650	607	350.00–367.00	360.70
9	650–700	658	335.00–336.00	335.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	281	435.00–485.00	448.89
11	300–350	328	400.00–435.00	421.39
5	350–400	382	405.00–420.00	416.24
12	400–450	411	375.00–425.00	398.23
20	450–500	470	332.00–395.00	380.65
17	500–550	522	335.00–365.00	345.73
10	550–600	565	292.00–330.00	310.10
8	600–650	631	290.00–295.00	290.59
3	650–700	661	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
4	400–450	442	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	482	295.00–347.00	326.95
4	500–550	541	295.00–305.00	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	450.00–470.00	453.73
9	350–400	383	435.00–450.00	442.66
3	400–450	410	435.00	435.00
4	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
7	550–600	575	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	287.00–317.00	301.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	387.00–425.00	411.10
4	500–550	510	335.00–412.00	353.88
10	550–600	571	310.00–347.00	327.84
3	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	730	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	132.00	132.00
11	—	1,496	139.00–152.00	147.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	130.00–137.00	133.05
24	—	1,244	137.00–158.00	145.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	90.00–117.00	108.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	130.00–158.00	143.47
2	—	1,680	160.00–170.00	164.61

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.