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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 12

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

582 head

▼ 348 vs last sale 930▼ 134 vs year ago 716 · −18.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 117▲ 10 vs year ago 99 · +10.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 10▲ 14 vs year ago 5 · +280.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Sale (November 26) due to Thanksgiving

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

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 $356.58/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −48.87 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$356.58

67 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$44.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs MO average

−7.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	359.87	1,945	62
Medium and Large 1-2	555	315.74	1,752	5thin

One grade step is worth $44.13/cwt here — about $193 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 sale67 hd

356.58

—

MO average20 barns · 2,935 hd

354.82

+1.75

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−7.38

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−48.87

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	1,678	187.97	3,154	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	150.50	2,071	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	141.85	1,680	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	123.48	1,270	26

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,610	$2,509	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,214	$2,211	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$1,950	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$1,802	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	434.68/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,339	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	375.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,211	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	324	433.99/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,406	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	415.04/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,569	22
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	392	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,686	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	411.38/cwt	355.00–430.00	1,720	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	375.93/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,598	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	464	423.77/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,966	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	375.63/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,765	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	419.24/cwt	402.00–425.00	2,008	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	392.16/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,012	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	346.80/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,807	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	36
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	354.66/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,990	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	387.91/cwt	380.00–404.00	2,192	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	617	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,419	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	354.82/cwt	327.00–377.00	2,207	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	633	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,469	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	335.46/cwt	326.00–339.00	2,258	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	322.05/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,303	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	300.99/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,152	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	323.97/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,504	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,563	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	296	403.88/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,195	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	353.57/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,163	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	347	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,457	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	357	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,553	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	388.55/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,465	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	358.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,383	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	393.56/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,673	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	355.10/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,538	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,895	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,872	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	376.46/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,735	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	374.16/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,807	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	385.57/cwt	384.00–387.00	1,990	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	329.43/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,730	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	340.40/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,808	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,137	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	343.89/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,946	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	306.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,763	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,250	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	321.46/cwt	302.00–340.00	2,012	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	280.99/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,908	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	302.43/cwt	277.00–312.00	2,211	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	300.95/cwt	285.00–317.00	2,281	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	760	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,371	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,191	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	381.23/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,613	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	326.48/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,381	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	452	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,559	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	309.00/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,452	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	320.35/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,666	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	305.04/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,745	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	326.15/cwt	285.00–355.00	1,875	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	314.88/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,981	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	190.02/cwt	178.00–198.00	3,236	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	119.23/cwt	99.00–125.00	1,221	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	131.52/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,365	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	130.20/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,516	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	143.87/cwt	135.00–152.00	1,688	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,713	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	155.13/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,959	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,137	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,220	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	990	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,270	2,314.05/head	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,314	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,360	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,610	2,508.60/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,509	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	833	1,801.95/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,802	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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 930Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 117Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 10Year ago 5

No Sale (November 26) due to Thanksgiving

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	296	385.00–410.00	403.88
4	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
12	350–400	377	365.00–405.00	388.55
23	400–450	425	370.00–415.00	393.56
12	450–500	483	365.00–390.00	374.16
14	500–550	531	325.00–375.00	340.40
23	550–600	566	325.00–367.00	343.89
7	600–650	626	302.00–340.00	321.46
10	700–750	731	277.00–312.00	302.43
2	750–800	758	285.00–317.00	300.95
4	850–900	875	285.00	285.00
5	900–950	913	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	357	435.00	435.00
24	450–500	460	407.00	407.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	460	412.00	412.00
21	500–550	516	384.00–387.00	385.57
4	550–600	555	385.00	385.00
9	600–650	613	367.00	367.00
4	750–800	760	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	330.00–360.00	353.57
5	350–400	386	350.00–370.00	358.24
3	400–450	433	345.00–360.00	355.10
4	450–500	461	355.00–395.00	376.46
2	500–550	525	310.00–350.00	329.43
3	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	306.61
6	650–700	679	280.00–282.00	280.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	420.00–460.00	434.68
22	350–400	378	380.00–430.00	415.04
10	400–450	418	355.00–430.00	411.38
12	450–500	479	402.00–425.00	419.24
17	500–550	513	380.00–400.00	392.16
19	550–600	565	380.00–404.00	387.91
6	600–650	622	327.00–377.00	354.82
6	650–700	673	326.00–339.00	335.46
8	700–750	715	310.00–330.00	322.05
5	750–800	773	320.00–325.00	323.97
3	800–850	801	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	464	420.00–425.00	423.77
36	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
7	600–650	617	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	430.00–445.00	433.99
3	350–400	392	430.00	430.00
12	600–650	633	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	375.04
6	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	375.93
8	450–500	470	365.00–385.00	375.63
6	500–550	521	335.00–370.00	346.80
9	550–600	561	325.00–370.00	354.66
5	700–750	715	295.00–310.00	300.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	370.00–395.00	381.23
6	450–500	452	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	575	285.00–355.00	326.15
5	600–650	629	305.00–330.00	314.88
4	700–750	730	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	320.00–335.00	326.48
3	450–500	470	300.00–327.00	309.00
9	500–550	520	307.00–335.00	320.35
6	550–600	572	290.00–320.00	305.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,480	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,250	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,164	120.00–135.00	130.20
5	—	1,263	150.00–157.00	155.13
19	—	1,173	135.00–152.00	143.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,038	125.00–142.00	131.52
17	—	1,024	99.00–125.00	119.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,703	178.00–198.00	190.02
1	—	1,145	145.00	145.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,800.00	1,800.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,610	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,508.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,360	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,270	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,314.05

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)	2	—	833	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,801.95

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.