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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 20

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

433 head

▲ 197 vs last sale 236▼ 515 vs year ago 948 · −54.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 35▼ 28 vs year ago 82 · −34.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No sale (Sept 3) due to Labor Day

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 5.00-14.00 higher, 20.00 higher in spots with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 higher; 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 $402.58/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −52.60 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$402.58

75 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,252

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$66.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

vs MO average

+2.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	413.22	2,309	63
Medium and Large 1-2	563	346.72	1,952	12thin

One grade step is worth $66.51/cwt here — about $357 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 sale75 hd

402.58

—

MO average11 barns · 905 hd

413.62

−11.04

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+2.69

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−52.60

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	1,942	218.84	4,250	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	187.42	2,819	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	180.20	2,231	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	146.08	1,523	7thin

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)	1,190	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,297	$2,435	3thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	464.90/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,711	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	491.17/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,871	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	484.32/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,083	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	463.48/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,215	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	399.43/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,929	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	443.99/cwt	442.00–447.00	2,233	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	418.67/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,139	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	342.77/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,813	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	563	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,449	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	348.69/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,022	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	391.77/cwt	372.00–407.00	2,280	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	375.14/cwt	355.00–392.00	2,330	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	408.67/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,562	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	363.89/cwt	359.00–382.00	2,438	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,651	32
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	337.35/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,483	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,715	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	785	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,873	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	479.89/cwt	440.00–487.00	1,540	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	407.30/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,507	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	410.28/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,699	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	354.48/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,652	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	390.45/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,898	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	411.43/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,107	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	350.89/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,884	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	354.00/cwt	334.00–367.00	2,078	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	351.74/cwt	330.00–357.00	2,202	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	345.50/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,318	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,054	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	326.35/cwt	305.00–330.00	2,330	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,487	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fancy	896	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,733	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	951	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,710	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,916	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	396.61/cwt	380.00–422.00	2,015	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	331.04/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,897	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	369.06/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,118	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,094	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,165	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,942	218.84/cwt	211.00–228.00	4,250	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	161.48/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,744	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	140.82/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,588	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	162.61/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,891	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	183.31/cwt	166.00–197.00	2,293	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	188.72/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,795	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	184.38/cwt	177.00–195.00	2,873	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,297	2,435.48/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,435	3

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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 236Year ago 948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 35Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 8

*No sale (Sept 3) due to Labor Day

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	340	505.00	505.00
17	350–400	381	465.00–500.00	491.17
9	400–450	430	480.00–495.00	484.32
17	450–500	478	440.00–480.00	463.48
10	500–550	511	400.00–437.00	418.67
29	550–600	582	372.00–407.00	391.77
5	600–650	621	355.00–392.00	375.14
25	650–700	670	359.00–382.00	363.89
5	700–750	736	335.00–347.00	337.35
4	750–800	750	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	563	435.00	435.00
32	650–700	685	387.00	387.00
20	750–800	785	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	450.00–480.00	464.90
8	450–500	483	375.00–420.00	399.43
4	500–550	529	330.00–380.00	342.77
8	550–600	580	325.00–365.00	348.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	503	442.00–447.00	443.99
8	600–650	627	405.00–415.00	408.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	390.00–395.00	392.54
4	500–550	508	380.00–422.00	396.61
5	550–600	574	350.00–375.00	369.06
4	600–650	616	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	652	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	322.00–340.00	331.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	500.00	500.00
7	300–350	321	440.00–487.00	479.89
2	350–400	370	400.00–415.00	407.30
8	400–450	414	390.00–420.00	410.28
12	450–500	486	382.00–400.00	390.45
17	500–550	537	335.00–367.00	350.89
25	550–600	587	334.00–367.00	354.00
13	600–650	626	330.00–357.00	351.74
9	650–700	671	335.00–351.00	345.50
10	700–750	714	305.00–330.00	326.35
4	800–850	810	307.00	307.00
3	900–950	925	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	950–1000	951	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	466	340.00–370.00	354.48
3	650–700	680	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	512	395.00–415.00	411.43
10	850–900	896	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,080	155.00–173.00	161.48
2	—	1,128	135.00–148.00	140.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,251	166.00–197.00	183.31
3	—	1,163	156.00–170.00	162.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	177.00–195.00	184.38
7	—	1,481	184.00–198.00	188.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,942	211.00–228.00	218.84

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,297	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,435.48

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.