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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 7

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,891 head

▲ 1,513 vs last sale 378▲ 1,381 vs year ago 510 · +270.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 91▼ 21 vs year ago 109 · −19.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 2▲ 14 vs year ago 13 · +107.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

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 $390.51/cwt on 359 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −64.67 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$390.51

359 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,137

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$64.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

vs MO average

+11.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	402.39	2,183	293
Medium and Large 1-2	568	337.75	1,918	66

One grade step is worth $64.65/cwt here — about $264 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 sale359 hd

390.51

—

MO average17 barns · 4,676 hd

383.94

+6.57

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+11.72

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−64.67

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	1,654	160.99	2,663	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	145.96	2,028	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	143.46	1,709	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	112.88	1,089	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,596	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,453	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,893	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

73 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	285	481.52/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,372	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	428.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,371	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	464.38/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,500	21
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	327	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,782	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	422.90/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,535	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	482.38/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,766	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	399.52/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,638	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	424	483.57/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,050	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	462.33/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,974	55
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	445.32/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,084	88
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	406.22/cwt	360.00–427.00	1,974	42
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	404.57/cwt	375.00–417.00	2,136	118
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	531	418.32/cwt	417.00–422.00	2,221	69
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	342.94/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,845	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	389.60/cwt	370.00–402.00	2,205	106
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	335.15/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,954	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	619	367.50/cwt	357.00–380.00	2,275	62
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	340.48/cwt	320.00–352.00	2,131	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	316.00/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,994	22
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	343.24/cwt	342.00–347.00	2,265	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	330.57/cwt	320.00–347.00	2,241	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	281.56/cwt	267.00–287.00	2,033	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	730	326.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,380	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,087	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	440.29/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,242	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	392.83/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,257	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	434.78/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,409	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	351	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,580	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	380.05/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,414	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	418.71/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,562	49
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	417	431.94/cwt	425.00–442.00	1,801	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	398.96/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,700	97
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	354.06/cwt	342.00–372.00	1,512	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	352.65/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,693	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	377.61/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,820	102
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	376.01/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,918	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	340.77/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,786	92
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	290.53/cwt	270.00–317.00	1,537	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	295.40/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,710	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	327.25/cwt	315.00–347.00	1,908	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	598	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,213	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	304.83/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,878	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	290.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,827	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	291.97/cwt	275.00–332.00	1,950	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	260.49/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,797	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	262.13/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,861	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,008	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	253.38/cwt	237.00–262.00	1,946	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	405.29/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,512	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	423.83/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,822	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	400.99/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,893	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	350.79/cwt	332.00–377.00	1,838	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	314.87/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,773	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	333.08/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,952	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,578	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,685	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,526	141.11/cwt	130.00–153.00	2,153	4
Bulls	—	—	1,727	172.35/cwt	161.00–181.00	2,976	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	105.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,012	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,244	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	149.13/cwt	139.00–163.00	1,770	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	132.12/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,585	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	147.96/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,040	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,911	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,165	2,452.84/head	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,453	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,188	2,595.90/head	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,596	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,892.83/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,893	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,260	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	895	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	895	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,891Last week 378Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 91Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 2Year ago 13

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply heavy.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	282	430.00–475.00	440.29
18	300–350	324	400.00–445.00	434.78
49	350–400	373	395.00–430.00	418.71
97	400–450	426	380.00–420.00	398.96
102	450–500	482	350.00–400.00	377.61
92	500–550	524	320.00–360.00	340.77
48	550–600	583	315.00–347.00	327.25
45	600–650	616	280.00–317.00	304.83
17	650–700	668	275.00–332.00	291.97
7	700–750	710	252.00–267.00	262.13
3	750–800	768	237.00–262.00	253.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	320	390.00–410.00	392.83
13	350–400	372	365.00–400.00	380.05
17	400–450	427	342.00–372.00	354.06
31	450–500	480	325.00–365.00	352.65
20	500–550	529	270.00–317.00	290.53
36	550–600	579	285.00–310.00	295.40
3	600–650	630	270.00–300.00	290.00
4	650–700	690	260.00–262.00	260.49
4	750–800	752	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	351	450.00	450.00
18	400–450	417	425.00–442.00	431.94
27	500–550	510	365.00–383.00	376.01
10	550–600	598	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	285	470.00–500.00	481.52
21	300–350	323	440.00–510.00	464.38
30	350–400	366	450.00–500.00	482.38
55	400–450	427	440.00–480.00	462.33
88	450–500	468	430.00–465.00	445.32
118	500–550	528	375.00–417.00	404.57
106	550–600	566	370.00–402.00	389.60
23	600–650	626	320.00–352.00	340.48
37	650–700	678	320.00–347.00	330.57
15	700–750	722	267.00–287.00	281.56
9	750–800	770	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	420.00–430.00	428.59
17	350–400	363	400.00–435.00	422.90
8	400–450	410	375.00–430.00	399.52
42	450–500	486	360.00–427.00	406.22
22	500–550	538	330.00–360.00	342.94
44	550–600	583	310.00–360.00	335.15
22	600–650	631	300.00–317.00	316.00
3	650–700	670	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	545.00	545.00
30	400–450	424	475.00–495.00	483.57
69	500–550	531	417.00–422.00	418.32
62	600–650	619	357.00–380.00	367.50
4	650–700	660	342.00–347.00	343.24
5	700–750	730	310.00–330.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	563	285.00–325.00	314.87
3	650–700	680	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	405.29
16	400–450	430	380.00–445.00	423.83
7	450–500	472	380.00–425.00	400.99
9	500–550	524	332.00–377.00	350.79
5	550–600	586	310.00–345.00	333.08
4	700–750	717	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,379	140.00–157.00	147.96
1	—	1,470	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,187	139.00–163.00	149.13
12	—	1,200	125.00–136.00	132.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	100.00–110.00	105.54
2	—	975	125.00–130.00	127.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,727	161.00–181.00	172.35
4	—	1,526	130.00–153.00	141.11

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00

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)	4	—	1,190	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,892.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,452.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,188	2,100.00–2,900.00	2,595.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.