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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 3

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,183 head

▲ 782 vs last sale 401▼ 469 vs year ago 1,652 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 110▼ 41 vs year ago 157 · −26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 1 vs year ago 13 · +7.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale (December 24 and 31 ) due to Christmas and New Years

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 15.00-21.00 higher. 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 $394.24/cwt on 156 head. That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits −60.94 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$394.24

156 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

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

$46.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.06

vs MO average

−34.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	398.73	2,202	141
Medium and Large 1-2	567	351.96	1,996	15thin

One grade step is worth $46.77/cwt here — about $206 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale156 hd

394.24

—

MO average14 barns · 2,992 hd

409.30

−15.06

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−34.91

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−60.94

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	—	Low	1,576	189.01	2,979	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	157.02	2,316	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	152.56	1,930	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	136.82	1,420	15

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)	1,239	$2,799	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$2,011	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	442.14/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,238	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	446.59/cwt	400.00–477.00	1,411	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	324	490.41/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,589	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,433	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	432.34/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,569	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	449.97/cwt	440.00–462.00	1,903	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	371.49/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,571	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	420.66/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,851	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	434.29/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,041	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	416.79/cwt	400.00–432.00	1,988	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	377.95/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,807	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	353.49/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,849	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	394.35/cwt	367.00–417.00	2,082	49
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	533	415.62/cwt	412.00–417.00	2,215	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	430.32/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,393	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	394.37/cwt	377.00–404.00	2,248	72
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	351.58/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,032	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	394.56/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,438	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	304.94/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,930	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	368.86/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,339	55
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,092	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	350.37/cwt	330.00–372.00	2,376	78
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	332.53/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,384	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	329.28/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,529	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	303.37/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,518	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	848	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	3,027	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	299.98/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,661	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,757	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	363.93/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,150	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	392.51/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,335	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	371.79/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,368	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	411.85/cwt	397.00–420.00	1,544	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	381	426.87/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,626	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	362.78/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,506	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	383.36/cwt	365.00–430.00	1,625	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	426.72/cwt	412.00–440.00	1,856	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	466	408.29/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,903	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	336.43/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,571	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	390.62/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,859	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	395.60/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,998	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,698	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	372.54/cwt	340.00–392.00	1,960	94
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	357.19/cwt	330.00–382.00	2,072	44
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	313.53/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,837	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,190	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	310.96/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,912	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	341.66/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,152	57
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,023	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	342.34/cwt	322.00–362.00	2,301	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	699	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,237	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	717	344.05/cwt	322.00–355.00	2,467	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	308.44/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,221	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,434	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	345.29/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,485	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,093	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	361.96/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,911	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	354.49/cwt	342.00–370.00	2,021	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,212	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	324.26/cwt	292.00–337.00	2,224	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,065	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,040	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	193.26/cwt	187.00–205.00	3,175	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	141.45/cwt	130.00–157.00	1,454	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	118.28/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,274	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,584	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	143.88/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,777	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	159.29/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,052	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,153	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	157.72/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,333	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	2,010.67/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,011	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,239	2,798.99/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,799	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,445	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,075	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,188	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,400	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,183Last week 401Year ago 1,652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 110Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 13

*No Sale (December 24 and 31 ) due to Christmas and New Years

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 15.00-21.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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
3	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	340	385.00–415.00	392.51
13	350–400	375	397.00–420.00	411.85
11	400–450	424	365.00–430.00	383.36
26	450–500	476	375.00–405.00	390.62
94	500–550	526	340.00–392.00	372.54
44	550–600	580	330.00–382.00	357.19
57	600–650	630	320.00–355.00	341.66
26	650–700	672	322.00–362.00	342.34
5	700–750	720	300.00–320.00	308.44
4	750–800	780	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	381	415.00–440.00	426.87
47	400–450	435	412.00–440.00	426.72
7	450–500	466	400.00–415.00	408.29
18	500–550	505	395.00–405.00	395.60
9	600–650	610	359.00	359.00
5	650–700	699	320.00	320.00
15	700–750	717	322.00–355.00	344.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	316	330.00–380.00	363.93
3	350–400	368	365.00–375.00	371.79
6	400–450	415	352.00–365.00	362.78
3	450–500	467	320.00–350.00	336.43
3	500–550	507	335.00	335.00
6	550–600	586	310.00–322.00	313.53
15	600–650	615	292.00–322.00	310.96
2	650–700	663	300.00–310.00	305.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	420.00–455.00	442.14
5	300–350	316	400.00–477.00	446.59
2	350–400	363	425.00–440.00	432.34
12	400–450	440	400.00–435.00	420.66
25	450–500	477	400.00–432.00	416.79
49	500–550	528	367.00–417.00	394.35
72	550–600	570	377.00–404.00	394.37
55	600–650	634	345.00–390.00	368.86
78	650–700	678	330.00–372.00	350.37
35	700–750	717	300.00–345.00	332.53
21	750–800	768	320.00–335.00	329.28
3	800–850	830	300.00–305.00	303.37
3	850–900	887	290.00–310.00	299.98
9	900–950	919	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	324	455.00–510.00	490.41
5	350–400	350	455.00	455.00
18	400–450	423	440.00–462.00	449.97
14	450–500	470	430.00–440.00	434.29
7	500–550	533	412.00–417.00	415.62
13	550–600	556	415.00–440.00	430.32
32	600–650	618	390.00–402.00	394.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	397.00	397.00
12	400–450	423	350.00–390.00	371.49
10	450–500	478	350.00–397.00	377.95
3	500–550	523	345.00–365.00	353.49
12	550–600	578	325.00–370.00	351.58
2	600–650	633	290.00–320.00	304.94
3	650–700	660	317.00	317.00
3	800–850	848	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	528	350.00–377.00	361.96
13	550–600	570	342.00–370.00	354.49
6	600–650	645	343.00	343.00
6	650–700	686	292.00–337.00	324.26
3	850–900	875	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	335.00–350.00	345.29

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)	5	—	1,239	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,798.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,010.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	4,500.00	4,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,479	152.00–163.00	157.72
1	—	1,435	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,235	137.00–152.00	143.88
2	—	1,195	130.00–135.00	132.56
24	—	1,288	155.00–167.00	159.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,028	130.00–157.00	141.45
3	—	1,077	117.00–120.00	118.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	155.00	155.00
8	—	1,643	187.00–205.00	193.26

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.