Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2025-09-10

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 10
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,294 head
▲ 643 vs last sale 651▲ 457 vs year ago 837 · +54.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 114▲ 62 vs year ago 141 · +44.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 30▲ 52 vs year ago 18 · +288.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 600 lbs heifers sold 7.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 9.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate to heavy.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $414.24/cwt on 195 head. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −40.94 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.
Average price
$414.24
195 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,282
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$259
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$41.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.64
vs MO average
+0.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552419.632,315170
Medium and Large 1-2545377.632,05625
One grade step is worth $41.99/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale195 hd
414.24
—
MO average17 barns · 2,952 hd
424.88
−10.64
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
+0.72
This barn, trailing median26 sales
455.18
−40.94
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
526475424372median 455.1803/0404/1506/1709/1610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,680187.933,15714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198154.921,85636
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,548150.242,3267thin
CowsLean 85-90%High977129.991,2708thin

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)1,264$3,12416
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$2,59514
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,159$2,35714
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$2,2536
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,294$2,2014thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,034$1,8207
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,196$3,2336
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,063$2,8002thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322415.03/cwt375.00–435.001,33618
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325462.12/cwt450.00–475.001,50212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6109
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427422.36/cwt400.00–435.001,80312
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428455.83/cwt440.00–465.001,95117
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480451.54/cwt440.00–470.002,16744
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480405.44/cwt370.00–445.001,94614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy514449.44/cwt445.00–450.002,3109
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519383.91/cwt375.00–440.001,99214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528430.91/cwt390.00–440.002,27571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full540385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0793
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575403.15/cwt395.00–412.002,31875
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577369.64/cwt362.00–380.002,13311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy578442.13/cwt417.00–455.002,55612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616348.75/cwt342.00–350.002,14813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622386.64/cwt360.00–410.002,40566
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy623414.24/cwt412.00–415.002,58112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663373.21/cwt370.00–385.002,47419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665318.26/cwt305.00–330.002,1163
Steers650–700Large 1699340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3776
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710312.53/cwt310.00–320.002,2194
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731346.86/cwt330.00–354.002,53628
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762343.22/cwt330.00–357.002,61534
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767327.25/cwt325.00–330.002,51011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1871315.64/cwt312.00–317.002,74911
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7913
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324415.63/cwt400.00–445.001,34716
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2595
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365367.91/cwt355.00–380.001,3438
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377422.97/cwt400.00–435.001,59526
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425353.83/cwt330.00–380.001,50424
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426405.04/cwt385.00–440.001,72535
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475357.36/cwt330.00–380.001,69733
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489390.42/cwt375.00–415.001,90942
Heifers500–550Medium 3500270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3503
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528389.45/cwt360.00–410.002,05629
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528352.92/cwt300.00–380.001,86326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy537415.36/cwt410.00–417.002,2304
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571381.42/cwt360.00–415.002,17855
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578338.89/cwt320.00–360.001,95918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620351.97/cwt322.00–360.002,18238
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674319.90/cwt270.00–335.002,15631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675339.74/cwt330.00–345.002,29330
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721314.07/cwt300.00–325.002,26415
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3075
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773285.74/cwt282.00–287.002,2094
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1811295.02/cwt280.00–300.002,3935
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1978285.89/cwt270.00–295.002,7968
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376424.70/cwt395.00–440.001,59710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418435.12/cwt395.00–455.001,8196
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430365.89/cwt350.00–400.001,5733
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473426.79/cwt395.00–460.002,01924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473387.17/cwt325.00–400.001,8316
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2509341.18/cwt300.00–360.001,7375
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515390.18/cwt350.00–400.002,00926
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565380.90/cwt340.00–397.502,15215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574330.24/cwt305.00–350.001,8965
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614331.82/cwt285.00–345.002,0378
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620354.10/cwt347.00–360.002,19514
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0465
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680305.71/cwt300.00–320.002,07926
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733309.83/cwt300.00–320.002,2712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,105150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6581
Bulls——1,535175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,6861
Bulls——1,740192.17/cwt185.00–200.003,34412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910118.93/cwt116.00–120.001,0823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017136.63/cwt130.00–142.001,3905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153148.04/cwt142.00–155.001,70717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238161.08/cwt155.00–169.001,99419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483148.61/cwt140.00–155.002,2046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,940160.00/cwt160.00–160.003,1041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28471,530.71/head1,300.00–1,900.001,5313
Bred Cows—Medium 28811,905.25/head1,700.00–2,200.001,9054
Bred Cows—Medium 29202,063.59/head1,900.00–2,250.002,0642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1492,348.42/head2,200.00–2,600.002,3484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1742,036.90/head1,450.00–2,500.002,0374
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2152,595.11/head2,000.00–3,200.002,59514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2643,123.60/head2,000.00–3,600.003,12416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2702,537.28/head1,800.00–3,000.002,53710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2942,201.31/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2014
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28502,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1252,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2653,400.00/head2,400.00–3,700.003,4005

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.