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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 14

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

496 head

▼ 1,395 vs last sale 1,891▼ 767 vs year ago 1,263 · −60.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 88▲ 16 vs year ago 85 · +18.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 27▼ 8 vs year ago 27 · −29.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*N0 sale May 28 due to Memorial Day*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven from 7.00 higher to 12.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

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 $330.83/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −74.62 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$330.83

96 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.99

vs MO average

−9.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	335.38	1,799	85
Medium and Large 1-2	574	295.63	1,696	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $103 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 sale96 hd

330.83

—

MO average17 barns · 3,768 hd

343.82

−12.99

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−9.05

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−74.62

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	1,593	175.31	2,793	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	152.74	2,230	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	149.62	1,832	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	123.25	1,166	5thin

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)	1,396	$2,573	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,575	1thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	425.98/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,419	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	435.36/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,646	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	425.52/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,770	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	446.90/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,895	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,070	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	405.73/cwt	355.00–430.00	1,968	32
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	399.34/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,085	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	382.82/cwt	372.00–385.00	2,071	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,117	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	330.53/cwt	262.00–365.00	1,874	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	364.88/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,233	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,191	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	317.52/cwt	302.00–322.00	2,140	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	307.74/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,247	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,174	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	424.77/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,393	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	375.85/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,376	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	398.73/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,471	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	341.59/cwt	302.00–355.00	1,407	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	377.51/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,593	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	360.21/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,718	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	339.47/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,629	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	345.36/cwt	317.00–365.00	1,782	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	311.88/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,631	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	324.10/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,851	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	292.02/cwt	282.00–302.00	1,708	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,655	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	299.53/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,878	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,769	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	374.61/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,611	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	429.65/cwt	425.00–432.00	1,886	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	407.82/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,929	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	379.04/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,842	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	383.07/cwt	360.00–397.00	1,965	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	359.72/cwt	337.00–367.00	2,094	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	337.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,095	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,016	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	272.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,819	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	276.56/cwt	250.00–302.00	2,008	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,646	1
Bulls	—	—	1,150	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,495	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	184.76/cwt	165.00–207.00	3,152	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	108.04/cwt	101.00–114.00	992	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	146.06/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,443	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	135.57/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,529	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	151.75/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,880	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,863	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	154.08/cwt	142.00–160.00	2,257	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,395	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,396	2,572.96/head	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,573	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,125	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 1,891Year ago 1,263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 88Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 27Year ago 27

*N0 sale May 28 due to Memorial Day*

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven from 7.00 higher to 12.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand uneven 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
4	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
18	400–450	424	420.00–465.00	446.90
4	450–500	455	455.00	455.00
22	500–550	522	380.00–430.00	399.34
3	550–600	557	380.00	380.00
39	600–650	612	350.00–375.00	364.88
5	650–700	650	337.00	337.00
4	700–750	730	307.00–310.00	307.74
4	800–850	805	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	425.00–427.00	425.98
4	350–400	378	410.00–450.00	435.36
7	400–450	416	400.00–435.00	425.52
32	450–500	485	355.00–430.00	405.73
6	500–550	541	372.00–385.00	382.82
7	550–600	567	262.00–365.00	330.53
5	650–700	674	302.00–322.00	317.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	410.00–440.00	424.77
15	350–400	369	390.00–410.00	398.73
36	400–450	422	365.00–390.00	377.51
36	450–500	477	340.00–375.00	360.21
55	500–550	516	317.00–365.00	345.36
25	550–600	571	315.00–340.00	324.10
7	600–650	627	282.00–305.00	299.53
3	800–850	805	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	350.00–400.00	375.85
8	400–450	412	302.00–355.00	341.59
2	450–500	480	337.00–342.00	339.47
2	500–550	523	307.00–317.00	311.88
9	550–600	585	282.00–302.00	292.02
2	650–700	675	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	587	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	355	455.00	455.00
12	400–450	439	425.00–432.00	429.65
7	450–500	473	380.00–420.00	407.82
4	500–550	513	360.00–397.00	383.07
4	550–600	582	337.00–367.00	359.72
4	600–650	620	330.00–350.00	337.95
12	700–750	726	250.00–302.00	276.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	350.00–400.00	374.61
5	450–500	486	370.00–385.00	379.04
2	600–650	630	310.00–330.00	320.00
2	650–700	668	265.00–280.00	272.30

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,396	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,572.96

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	—	1,275	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,575.00	2,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	144.00–148.00	146.06
3	—	918	101.00–114.00	108.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,465	142.00–160.00	154.08
1	—	1,390	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,239	140.00–169.00	151.75
5	—	1,128	130.00–139.00	135.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,150	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,706	165.00–207.00	184.76

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.