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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 5

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

930 head

▲ 630 vs last sale 300▲ 627 vs year ago 303 · +206.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 66▲ 91 vs year ago 26 · +350.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 9 vs year ago 1 · +900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand very 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 $391.87/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −63.31 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$391.87

140 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$56.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

vs MO average

−27.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	394.69	2,173	133
Medium and Large 1-2	548	338.22	1,853	7thin

One grade step is worth $56.48/cwt here — about $320 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 sale140 hd

391.87

—

MO average19 barns · 2,607 hd

397.14

−5.26

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−27.23

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−63.31

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	—	Average	1,809	187.12	3,385	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	147.39	1,858	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	146.76	2,151	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	132.97	1,343	16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,310	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,138	$1,830	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,230	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,125	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	507.85/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,346	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	434.80/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,444	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	362	467.26/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,691	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	422.60/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,640	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	378.45/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,620	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	406.02/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,746	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	439	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,888	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	406.13/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,933	52
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	370.82/cwt	362.00–380.00	1,780	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	387.21/cwt	352.00–417.00	2,021	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	428.64/cwt	428.00–430.00	2,285	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	334.24/cwt	315.00–357.00	1,781	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	343.52/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,951	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	386.49/cwt	360.00–415.00	2,261	56
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,412	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	364.88/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,295	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	333.14/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,229	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	304.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,061	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	323.88/cwt	312.00–337.00	2,397	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	774	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,554	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	360.10/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,170	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	401.61/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,333	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	378.92/cwt	342.00–410.00	1,447	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	325.26/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,249	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,354	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	406.53/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,748	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	382.88/cwt	365.00–397.00	1,650	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	342.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,579	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	370.87/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,769	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	318.75/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,638	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	366.23/cwt	335.00–377.00	1,912	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	528	379.20/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,002	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	306.22/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,773	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	330.15/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,921	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	321.26/cwt	317.00–327.00	2,021	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,933	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	281.75/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,851	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	299.02/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,991	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	296.69/cwt	262.00–307.00	2,112	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	2,056	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,343	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	380.25/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,616	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	326.67/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,388	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	332.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,585	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	365.44/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,743	34
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	372.88/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,913	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	308.52/cwt	255.00–327.00	1,811	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	308.53/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,968	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,559	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,994	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	194.85/cwt	179.00–212.00	3,546	5
Bulls	—	—	1,963	186.34/cwt	172.00–196.00	3,658	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	116.05/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,031	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	135.39/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,390	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	140.68/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,735	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	152.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,946	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	141.90/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,002	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	151.17/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,290	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,138	1,829.67/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,830	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	2,310.08/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,310	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	850	2,230.15/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,230	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	885	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 930Last week 300Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 66Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 1

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand very good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	362	465.00–470.00	467.26
10	400–450	439	430.00	430.00
25	500–550	533	428.00–430.00	428.64
5	600–650	620	389.00	389.00
6	750–800	774	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	500.00–510.00	507.85
8	300–350	332	410.00–450.00	434.80
4	350–400	388	400.00–432.00	422.60
19	400–450	430	385.00–425.00	406.02
52	450–500	476	380.00–430.00	406.13
52	500–550	522	352.00–417.00	387.21
56	550–600	585	360.00–415.00	386.49
35	600–650	629	330.00–380.00	364.88
31	650–700	669	320.00–365.00	333.14
13	700–750	740	312.00–337.00	323.88
12	750–800	750	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	370.00–385.00	378.45
5	450–500	480	362.00–380.00	370.82
4	500–550	533	315.00–357.00	334.24
3	550–600	568	335.00–355.00	343.52
4	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	677	300.00–315.00	304.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	370.00	370.00
11	400–450	425	340.00–400.00	380.25
34	450–500	477	325.00–385.00	365.44
13	500–550	513	360.00–390.00	372.88
2	600–650	638	300.00–317.00	308.53
5	750–800	767	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	325.00–335.00	326.67
4	450–500	476	300.00–350.00	332.89
9	550–600	587	255.00–327.00	308.52
2	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	672	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	355.00–370.00	360.10
5	350–400	384	300.00–350.00	325.26
6	400–450	423	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	461	330.00–350.00	342.52
5	500–550	514	300.00–335.00	318.75
6	550–600	579	280.00–317.00	306.22
1	600–650	640	302.00	302.00
4	650–700	657	280.00–287.00	281.75
2	750–800	773	265.00–267.00	266.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	332	375.00–420.00	401.61
14	350–400	382	342.00–410.00	378.92
20	400–450	431	365.00–397.00	382.88
64	450–500	477	345.00–390.00	370.87
24	500–550	522	335.00–377.00	366.23
38	550–600	582	320.00–350.00	330.15
15	600–650	629	317.00–327.00	321.26
7	650–700	666	297.00–302.00	299.02
19	700–750	712	262.00–307.00	296.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	430	405.00–412.00	406.53
33	500–550	528	370.00–395.00	379.20

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,310.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,829.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,230.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	172.00–196.00	186.34
1	—	1,445	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,820	179.00–212.00	194.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,027	125.00–148.00	135.39
2	—	888	115.00–117.00	116.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,280	150.00–157.00	152.03
18	—	1,233	135.00–147.00	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,515	149.00–155.00	151.17
10	—	1,411	137.00–147.00	141.90

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.