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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 29

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 258▼ 427 vs year ago 727 · −58.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 82▼ 28 vs year ago 94 · −29.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 lower in a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand much lower 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 $334.56/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −70.89 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$334.56

33 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$48.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.04

vs MO average

−40.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	340.43	1,820	29
Medium and Large 1-2	510	292.01	1,489	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.42/cwt here — about $331 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale33 hd

334.56

—

MO average16 barns · 1,487 hd

346.60

−12.04

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−40.33

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−70.89

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	—	High	1,576	183.55	2,892	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	160.00	2,720	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	154.67	1,817	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,052	136.34	1,435	11

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)	1,206	$2,345	6
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$2,800	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,000	2thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	425.80/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,192	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	377.11/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,237	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	400.08/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,324	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	424	435.58/cwt	431.00–437.00	1,847	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	359.35/cwt	337.00–377.00	1,567	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	399.87/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,747	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	391.84/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,787	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	362.96/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,688	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	359.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,903	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	355.81/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,042	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	317.66/cwt	285.00–332.00	1,830	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	347.39/cwt	340.00–361.00	2,147	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	311.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,961	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,111	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	307.75/cwt	300.00–318.00	2,625	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	261	376.34/cwt	370.00–395.00	982	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	406.31/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,308	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	378.80/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,421	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	356.07/cwt	280.00–380.00	1,335	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	409	400.68/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,639	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	321.98/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,401	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	354.46/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,545	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	352.51/cwt	325.00–382.00	1,685	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	292.01/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,489	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	340.50/cwt	322.00–348.00	1,791	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	530	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,945	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	326.90/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,850	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	275.42/cwt	252.00–300.00	1,721	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	293.73/cwt	282.00–315.00	1,871	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	287.95/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,900	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	315.36/cwt	307.00–337.00	2,122	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	300.17/cwt	262.00–305.00	2,461	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	402.60/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,570	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	344.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,414	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,761	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	296.20/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,857	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,234	173.90/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,146	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	193.14/cwt	182.00–213.00	3,430	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	142.78/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,489	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	119.16/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,283	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	150.47/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,756	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	160.55/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,904	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,839	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,595	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	900	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	950	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,206	2,345.23/head	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,345	6

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 258Year ago 727

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 82Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 8

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 lower in a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand much lower and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	410.00–440.00	425.80
4	300–350	331	390.00–415.00	400.08
6	400–450	437	380.00–415.00	399.87
5	450–500	456	380.00–395.00	391.84
22	500–550	530	350.00–370.00	359.02
7	550–600	574	340.00–370.00	355.81
20	600–650	618	340.00–361.00	347.39
5	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
7	850–900	853	300.00–318.00	307.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	355.00–385.00	377.11
4	400–450	436	337.00–377.00	359.35
3	450–500	465	345.00–380.00	362.96
4	550–600	576	285.00–332.00	317.66
6	600–650	629	300.00–320.00	311.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
4	400–450	424	431.00–437.00	435.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	261	370.00–395.00	376.34
6	300–350	322	395.00–420.00	406.31
5	350–400	375	370.00–385.00	378.80
11	400–450	436	335.00–380.00	354.46
15	450–500	478	325.00–382.00	352.51
20	500–550	526	322.00–348.00	340.50
6	550–600	566	317.00–335.00	326.90
3	600–650	637	282.00–315.00	293.73
7	650–700	673	307.00–337.00	315.36
3	750–800	770	285.00	285.00
9	800–850	820	262.00–305.00	300.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	395.00–405.00	400.68
3	500–550	530	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	280.00–380.00	356.07
7	400–450	435	285.00–345.00	321.98
4	500–550	510	255.00–310.00	292.01
2	600–650	625	252.00–300.00	275.42
4	650–700	660	282.00–290.00	287.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	395.00–405.00	402.60
3	450–500	492	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	515	342.00	342.00
6	600–650	627	292.00–297.00	296.20
5	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	340.00–350.00	344.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,186	157.00–167.00	160.55
14	—	1,167	142.00–156.00	150.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,043	130.00–154.00	142.78
3	—	1,077	110.00–125.00	119.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,730	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,776	182.00–213.00	193.14
1	—	1,540	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,234	170.00–177.00	173.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	2,000.00	2,000.00

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)	2	—	900	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,206	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,345.23

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.