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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 15

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

841 head

▲ 503 vs last sale 338▲ 239 vs year ago 602 · +39.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 91▲ 50 vs year ago 50 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 11▲ 15 vs year ago 3 · +500.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 12.00-21.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

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 $421.66/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −33.52 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$421.66

140 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$49.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.82

vs MO average

−47.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	428.40	2,348	121
Medium and Large 1-2	556	378.68	2,104	19thin

One grade step is worth $49.72/cwt here — about $244 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 sale140 hd

421.66

—

MO average17 barns · 1,967 hd

432.47

−10.82

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−47.38

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−33.52

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	1,631	188.57	3,075	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	172.72	2,745	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	165.10	1,983	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	141.76	1,334	20

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,468	$2,260	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,209	$2,238	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,151	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$1,950	4thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	514.20/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,388	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	461.62/cwt	445.00–495.00	1,486	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	405.81/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,372	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	347	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,804	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	463.42/cwt	450.00–477.00	1,673	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,872	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	425.55/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,583	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	416	501.57/cwt	493.00–505.00	2,087	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	444.53/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,880	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	404.80/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,737	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	476	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,261	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	400.00/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,924	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	454.78/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,238	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	376.44/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,980	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	419.81/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,212	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	531	446.95/cwt	435.00–462.00	2,373	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	405.84/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,313	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	577	425.04/cwt	420.00–442.00	2,452	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	380.31/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,194	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	392.45/cwt	337.00–407.00	2,433	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,272	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	632	420.99/cwt	420.00–422.00	2,661	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	664	419.89/cwt	417.00–421.00	2,788	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	390.64/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,660	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	385.65/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,773	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	388.77/cwt	387.00–390.00	2,799	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	344.88/cwt	320.00–385.00	2,656	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	342.36/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,766	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	412.25/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,373	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	411.57/cwt	405.00–427.00	1,510	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	378.50/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,397	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	437.42/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,828	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	361.08/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,531	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	412.12/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,760	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	359.91/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,699	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	403.95/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,935	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	419.99/cwt	402.00–460.00	2,197	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	382.15/cwt	360.00–402.00	1,999	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	350.31/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,895	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	569	387.69/cwt	382.00–400.00	2,206	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	350.04/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,023	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	364.46/cwt	342.00–372.00	2,143	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	363.77/cwt	347.00–374.00	2,263	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	347.62/cwt	340.00–356.00	2,294	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	321.78/cwt	302.00–342.00	2,182	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,688	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	434.24/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,559	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	433.79/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,883	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,711	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	413.54/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,915	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	396.77/cwt	350.00–415.00	2,043	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	334.76/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,757	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	345.97/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,948	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,073	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,051	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	169.28/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,116	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,412	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,771	197.16/cwt	185.00–212.00	3,492	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	803	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	992	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	143.79/cwt	130.00–166.00	1,375	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	153.70/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,483	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,755	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	167.14/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,044	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	172.72/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,745	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	850	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	950	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	950	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,073	2,151.05/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,151	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,209	2,238.16/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,238	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,468	2,259.71/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,260	2

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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 841Last week 338Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 91Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 3

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 12.00-21.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	510.00–515.00	514.20
5	300–350	322	445.00–495.00	461.62
15	350–400	361	450.00–477.00	463.42
17	400–450	423	420.00–475.00	444.53
12	450–500	492	435.00–460.00	454.78
31	500–550	527	400.00–437.00	419.81
16	550–600	570	385.00–420.00	405.84
21	600–650	620	337.00–407.00	392.45
27	650–700	681	370.00–400.00	390.64
6	700–750	719	385.00–387.00	385.65
3	750–800	770	320.00–385.00	344.88
3	800–850	808	330.00–360.00	342.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	347	520.00	520.00
9	350–400	367	510.00	510.00
14	400–450	416	493.00–505.00	501.57
9	450–500	476	475.00	475.00
40	500–550	531	435.00–462.00	446.95
34	550–600	577	420.00–442.00	425.04
8	600–650	632	420.00–422.00	420.99
18	650–700	664	417.00–421.00	419.89
15	700–750	720	387.00–390.00	388.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	400.00–430.00	405.81
14	350–400	372	400.00–440.00	425.55
15	400–450	429	370.00–420.00	404.80
16	450–500	481	380.00–410.00	400.00
8	500–550	526	350.00–380.00	376.44
11	550–600	577	360.00–390.00	380.31
16	600–650	631	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	333	400.00–430.00	412.25
15	350–400	367	405.00–427.00	411.57
13	400–450	427	400.00–427.00	412.12
22	450–500	479	390.00–412.00	403.95
42	500–550	523	360.00–402.00	382.15
6	550–600	588	342.00–372.00	364.46
17	600–650	622	347.00–374.00	363.77
11	650–700	660	340.00–356.00	347.62
5	700–750	705	335.00	335.00
4	850–900	890	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
18	400–450	418	425.00–445.00	437.42
3	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
43	500–550	523	402.00–460.00	419.99
16	550–600	569	382.00–400.00	387.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	369	360.00–390.00	378.50
15	400–450	424	350.00–375.00	361.08
11	450–500	472	340.00–385.00	359.91
12	500–550	541	340.00–357.00	350.31
11	550–600	578	340.00–355.00	350.04
2	650–700	678	302.00–342.00	321.78
2	750–800	765	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	425.00–455.00	434.24
4	400–450	434	430.00–435.00	433.79
7	450–500	463	385.00–420.00	413.54
9	500–550	515	350.00–415.00	396.77
7	550–600	563	342.00–365.00	345.97
4	600–650	615	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	372.00	372.00
3	500–550	525	330.00–337.00	334.76
2	650–700	668	307.00	307.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,412	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,771	185.00–212.00	197.16
2	—	1,250	160.00–177.00	169.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	122.00–125.00	123.53
18	—	956	130.00–166.00	143.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,223	160.00–173.00	167.14
2	—	965	152.00–155.00	153.70
1	—	1,210	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	169.00–179.00	172.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,209	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,238.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,468	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,259.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,151.05

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	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.