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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Dec 10

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

677 head

▼ 506 vs last sale 1,183▼ 74 vs year ago 751 · −9.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 116▲ 9 vs year ago 123 · +7.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 15.00-32.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; 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 $411.92/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −43.26 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$411.92

68 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$67.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.99

vs MO average

−18.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	430.72	2,358	49
Medium and Large 1-2	558	363.43	2,029	19thin

One grade step is worth $67.29/cwt here — about $329 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 sale68 hd

411.92

—

MO average19 barns · 5,168 hd

423.91

−11.99

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−18.71

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−43.26

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	1,853	184.42	3,416	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	158.52	2,360	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	154.00	1,945	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,004	129.98	1,306	13

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)	1,202	$2,437	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	989	$2,039	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,854	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,219	8

Every lot

67 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	263	560.87/cwt	545.00–595.00	1,475	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	355.75/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,160	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	476.25/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,572	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	399.61/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,499	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	458.37/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,746	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	441.09/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,897	35
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,813	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	428.60/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,006	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	393.97/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,867	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	457.38/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,173	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	434.70/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,256	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	370.12/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,980	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	427.98/cwt	410.00–436.00	2,427	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	359.53/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,057	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	375.39/cwt	362.00–425.00	2,301	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	428.36/cwt	427.00–432.00	2,639	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	344.71/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,148	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	370.46/cwt	337.00–378.00	2,534	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	351.71/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,497	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,415	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,737	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,574	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	443.64/cwt	395.00–480.00	1,269	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	419.04/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,387	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	426.37/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,586	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	374.53/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,397	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	347.42/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,435	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	422.63/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,767	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	415.63/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,970	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	364.27/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,803	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	401.90/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,082	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	336.06/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,751	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	378.88/cwt	372.00–395.00	2,167	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	330.19/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,902	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	338.19/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,083	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	309.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,216	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,679	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	421.36/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,753	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	408.36/cwt	380.00–432.00	2,160	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	370.79/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,106	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	358.83/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,192	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	342.69/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,286	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	292.42/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,968	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	272.57/cwt	250.00–295.00	2,325	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	186.48/cwt	177.00–199.00	3,534	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	124.88/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,204	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,361	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	138.15/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,477	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	143.37/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,666	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	162.01/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,182	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	149.76/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,037	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	162.90/cwt	155.00–182.00	2,530	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	800	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,143	2,264.29/head	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,264	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	883	1,787.83/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,788	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	900	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	918	1,833.24/head	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,833	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,141	1,902.85/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,903	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,302	2,499.30/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,499	3

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 1,183Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 116Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 7

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

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 15.00-32.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand very 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
9	250–300	286	395.00–480.00	443.64
10	300–350	331	400.00–445.00	419.04
10	350–400	372	400.00–440.00	426.37
16	400–450	418	400.00–435.00	422.63
26	450–500	474	380.00–435.00	415.63
28	500–550	518	370.00–425.00	401.90
23	550–600	572	372.00–395.00	378.88
8	600–650	616	335.00–350.00	338.19
4	700–750	715	305.00–315.00	309.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	373	355.00–395.00	374.53
3	400–450	413	300.00–380.00	347.42
13	450–500	495	340.00–375.00	364.27
10	500–550	521	325.00–355.00	336.06
9	550–600	576	320.00–350.00	330.19
2	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	680	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
3	500–550	510	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	416	400.00–455.00	421.36
4	450–500	495	405.00	405.00
18	500–550	529	380.00–432.00	408.36
6	550–600	568	365.00–380.00	370.79
4	600–650	611	350.00–375.00	358.83
4	650–700	667	320.00–350.00	342.69
6	850–900	853	250.00–295.00	272.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	285.00–300.00	292.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	263	545.00–595.00	560.87
8	300–350	330	455.00–495.00	476.25
15	350–400	381	430.00–490.00	458.37
35	400–450	430	420.00–485.00	441.09
37	450–500	468	415.00–450.00	428.60
20	500–550	519	400.00–450.00	434.70
29	550–600	567	410.00–436.00	427.98
12	600–650	613	362.00–425.00	375.39
43	650–700	684	337.00–378.00	370.46
27	700–750	710	335.00–370.00	351.71
13	750–800	791	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	330.00–365.00	355.75
8	350–400	375	385.00–430.00	399.61
2	400–450	445	400.00–415.00	407.50
15	450–500	474	370.00–415.00	393.97
7	500–550	535	367.00–380.00	370.12
12	550–600	572	335.00–375.00	359.53
3	600–650	623	325.00–360.00	344.71
3	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	735	327.00–330.00	328.51
3	750–800	792	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	455.00–460.00	457.38
19	600–650	616	427.00–432.00	428.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,360	147.00–152.00	149.76
12	—	1,553	155.00–182.00	162.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	135.00	135.00
18	—	1,347	155.00–170.00	162.01
10	—	1,162	137.00–152.00	143.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,069	132.00–145.00	138.15
8	—	964	124.00–125.00	124.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,895	177.00–199.00	186.48

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	7	—	1,143	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,264.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	883	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,787.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	918	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,833.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,250.00	2,250.00

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)	3	—	1,302	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,499.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,141	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,902.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.