Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2025-06-11

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jun 11
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
398 head
▼ 494 vs last sale 892▼ 29 vs year ago 427 · −6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 100▲ 3 vs year ago 77 · +3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 23▲ 57 vs year ago 43 · +132.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher, heifers sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand moderate and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.35/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −62.10 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.
Average price
$343.35
71 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$43.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.91
vs MO average
+2.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546347.641,90064
Medium and Large 1-2558304.101,6967thin
One grade step is worth $43.53/cwt here — about $204 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 sale71 hd
343.35
—
MO average17 barns · 2,900 hd
346.25
−2.91
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
+2.43
This barn, trailing median26 sales
405.44
−62.10
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
459416374331median 405.4403/0404/1506/1709/1610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,820184.943,3679thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178155.431,83117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490154.792,30610
CowsLean 85-90%Average951128.551,2238thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,282$2,9858
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,227$2,79637
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,273$2,6784thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,530$2,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,277$2,14829
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)800$2,1002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$4,0503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$3,34820
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,225$3,2836

Every lot

65 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277544.51/cwt515.00–555.001,5084
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319531.14/cwt495.00–560.001,6948
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332425.43/cwt380.00–450.001,4123
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7333
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393428.46/cwt422.00–435.001,6842
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416422.79/cwt400.00–450.001,75916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467407.57/cwt390.00–435.001,90311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525390.28/cwt380.00–400.002,04915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy537416.95/cwt412.00–420.002,2398
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576341.18/cwt300.00–360.001,9658
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587381.49/cwt372.00–410.002,23911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1606340.25/cwt320.00–347.002,06221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667325.34/cwt315.00–336.002,17015
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713318.16/cwt310.00–330.002,2687
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771299.35/cwt287.00–310.002,3085
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3603
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321431.43/cwt400.00–440.001,3856
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385400.99/cwt400.00–402.001,5442
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388363.39/cwt360.00–370.001,4103
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419313.36/cwt305.00–340.001,3134
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421382.76/cwt350.00–390.001,61114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470343.21/cwt340.00–350.001,6138
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475361.99/cwt360.00–370.001,71910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0803
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,6743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533352.51/cwt322.00–367.001,87943
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583327.27/cwt320.00–335.001,90818
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586290.68/cwt287.00–302.001,7034
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621296.57/cwt285.00–315.001,84211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678300.64/cwt300.00–302.002,0383
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1702280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9662
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1784268.21/cwt267.00–272.002,1034
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2684
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1352485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7073
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431407.43/cwt405.00–415.001,7564
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1483389.01/cwt380.00–400.001,87911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513360.44/cwt342.00–385.001,84911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2593313.49/cwt310.00–317.001,8592
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1606306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,8545
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670278.34/cwt272.00–292.001,8654
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1737295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8901
Bulls——1,873191.18/cwt180.00–215.003,5818
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84080.00/cwt80.00–80.006721
Cows—Lean 85-90%893140.49/cwt135.00–149.001,2555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118144.30/cwt144.00–145.001,6133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153122.99/cwt120.00–127.001,4182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191157.81/cwt150.00–165.001,88014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445142.37/cwt140.00–145.002,0572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501157.89/cwt152.00–162.002,3708
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 29052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 29202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 29771,955.61/head1,800.00–2,350.001,9566
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2752,959.19/head2,300.00–3,250.002,95931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2772,148.37/head1,600.00–2,450.002,14829
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3343,053.80/head2,800.00–3,150.003,0547
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3952,736.68/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5302,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1593,363.64/head3,300.00–3,400.003,36411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2443,400.00/head3,100.00–3,600.003,4008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2504,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2503,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3005
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 28002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002

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.