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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

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

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

141 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 398▼ 108 vs year ago 249 · −43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 3▼ 37 vs year ago 62 · −59.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 54▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeders in the offering to establish a trend. Slaughter cows and a few bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand not establish and supply very 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 $317.15/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −88.30 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$317.15

11 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$16.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.01

vs MO average

−30.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	324.83	1,770	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	564	307.93	1,737	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.89/cwt here — about $34 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

317.15

—

MO average10 barns · 695 hd

360.16

−43.01

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−30.35

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−88.30

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	1,337	187.41	2,506	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,540	180.00	2,772	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	169.71	1,986	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	134.00	1,262	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)	1,130	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,329	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	482.15/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,736	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	411.83/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,544	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	419.52/cwt	417.00–422.00	2,148	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	346.23/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,133	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,496	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,573	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,218	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,387	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	413.63/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,580	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	403.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,708	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	393.74/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,823	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	349.00/cwt	310.00–375.00	1,665	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	325.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,684	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	307.93/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,737	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	323.94/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,856	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	323.15/cwt	312.00–332.00	2,004	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,086	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,904	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	301.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,217	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	455.23/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,630	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	461.01/cwt	437.00–475.00	1,922	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	390.51/cwt	377.00–422.00	1,902	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	327.31/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,915	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,038	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,230	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,239	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	189.21/cwt	185.00–197.00	2,598	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	118.13/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,081	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	144.58/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,388	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	993	162.44/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,613	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	173.35/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,182	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,772	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	735	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	875	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	950	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 Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 398Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 3Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 54Year ago 8

Not enough feeders in the offering to establish a trend. Slaughter cows and a few bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand not establish and supply very light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	402.00	402.00
4	350–400	382	410.00–425.00	413.63
5	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	403.83
6	450–500	463	385.00–435.00	393.74
3	500–550	517	320.00–330.00	325.71
3	550–600	573	320.00–327.00	323.94
7	600–650	620	312.00–332.00	323.15
3	650–700	652	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	736	300.00–305.00	301.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	367.00	367.00
6	450–500	477	310.00–375.00	349.00
5	550–600	564	305.00–317.00	307.93
2	650–700	668	280.00–290.00	285.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	470.00–495.00	482.15
3	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	512	417.00–422.00	419.52
4	600–650	616	345.00–350.00	346.23
3	750–800	775	322.00	322.00
3	800–850	830	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	422.00	422.00
2	350–400	375	400.00–425.00	411.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	450.00–465.00	455.23
5	400–450	417	437.00–475.00	461.01
5	450–500	487	377.00–422.00	390.51
3	550–600	585	320.00–332.00	327.31
6	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
3	850–900	860	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	161.00–164.00	162.44
4	—	1,259	165.00–178.00	173.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	140.00–150.00	144.58
2	—	915	116.00–120.00	118.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	182.00	182.00
3	—	1,373	185.00–197.00	189.21

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)	1	—	860	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.