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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 24

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▼ 188 vs last sale 558▼ 9 vs year ago 379 · −2.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 72▼ 16 vs year ago 92 · −17.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 13▼ 1 vs year ago 8 · −12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-20.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good 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 $371.89/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −33.55 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$371.89

43 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$23.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.65

vs MO average

+6.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	372.99	2,044	41
Medium and Large 1-2	560	349.50	1,957	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.49/cwt here — about $87 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 sale43 hd

371.89

—

MO average14 barns · 1,439 hd

380.55

−8.65

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

+6.04

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−33.55

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	—	Low	1,612	187.63	3,025	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	167.95	2,704	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	155.59	1,902	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,092	145.38	1,588	9thin

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)	1,223	$2,952	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,349	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

58 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	330	452.69/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,494	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	476.32/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,834	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	446.89/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,832	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,115	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	402.51/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,723	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	439.14/cwt	412.00–460.00	2,130	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	376.85/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,847	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	405.11/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,066	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	434.44/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,229	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	368.58/cwt	342.00–375.00	1,931	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	396.42/cwt	355.00–420.00	2,307	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	331.40/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,929	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	391.17/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,414	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	628	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,512	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	369.01/cwt	367.00–370.00	2,491	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	295.08/cwt	285.00–327.00	2,030	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	345.17/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,710	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,797	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	408.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,340	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	370.17/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,344	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	424.78/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,635	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	400.58/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,690	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	435.90/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,866	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	327.50/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,408	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	401.55/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,871	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	424.13/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,015	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,637	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	518	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,212	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	363.34/cwt	340.00–382.00	1,926	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	349.50/cwt	327.00–372.00	1,957	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	563	371.34/cwt	371.00–372.00	2,091	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	361.46/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,060	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	356.75/cwt	355.00–362.00	2,183	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	325.88/cwt	310.00–342.00	2,167	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	337.33/cwt	307.00–345.00	2,483	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,679	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	457.15/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,765	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	406.77/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,733	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	412.83/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,965	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,889	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	383.01/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,018	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	331.88/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,752	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	532	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,101	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	353.40/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,043	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	325.02/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,921	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,056	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,714	196.66/cwt	182.00–213.00	3,371	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	145.38/cwt	137.00–162.00	1,588	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	148.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,768	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	162.97/cwt	156.00–172.00	2,040	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	167.95/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,704	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,153	2,349.21/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,349	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,223	2,952.15/head	2,400.00–3,400.00	2,952	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,285	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Sep 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 558Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 72Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 8

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 6.00-20.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply 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	328	400.00–415.00	408.55
18	350–400	385	400.00–435.00	424.78
7	400–450	422	385.00–410.00	400.58
20	450–500	466	370.00–425.00	401.55
14	500–550	530	340.00–382.00	363.34
10	550–600	570	350.00–372.00	361.46
9	600–650	612	355.00–362.00	356.75
8	700–750	736	307.00–345.00	337.33
5	900–950	908	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	425.00–440.00	435.90
9	450–500	475	417.00–425.00	424.13
5	500–550	518	427.00	427.00
12	550–600	563	371.00–372.00	371.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	365.00–375.00	370.17
2	400–450	430	300.00–355.00	327.50
3	450–500	496	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	560	327.00–372.00	349.50
2	650–700	665	310.00–342.00	325.88
3	700–750	715	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	440.00–465.00	452.69
3	350–400	385	445.00–500.00	476.32
4	400–450	410	420.00–470.00	446.89
25	450–500	485	412.00–460.00	439.14
6	500–550	510	390.00–430.00	405.11
15	550–600	582	355.00–420.00	396.42
4	600–650	617	380.00–395.00	391.17
3	650–700	675	367.00–370.00	369.01
6	750–800	785	325.00–350.00	345.17
5	800–850	840	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	500.00	500.00
16	500–550	513	425.00–445.00	434.44
3	600–650	628	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	400.00–405.00	402.51
3	450–500	490	350.00–405.00	376.85
5	500–550	524	342.00–375.00	368.58
3	550–600	582	310.00–345.00	331.40
4	650–700	688	285.00–327.00	295.08
3	700–750	735	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	440.00–460.00	457.15
10	400–450	426	375.00–440.00	406.77
14	450–500	476	405.00–425.00	412.83
11	500–550	527	375.00–395.00	383.01
9	550–600	578	350.00–355.00	353.40
3	600–650	623	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	532	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	392.00	392.00
3	500–550	528	325.00–345.00	331.88
5	550–600	591	300.00–340.00	325.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,092	137.00–162.00	145.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	162.00–175.00	167.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,252	156.00–172.00	162.97
17	—	1,193	140.00–155.00	148.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	147.00	147.00
9	—	1,714	182.00–213.00	196.66

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)	2	—	1,223	2,400.00–3,400.00	2,952.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,153	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,349.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.