Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to December 17th sale steers sold 23.00-62.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 21.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand very good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $477.79/cwt on 198 head, up $68.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 27 comparable sales and sits +5.76 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$477.79

▲ 68.23 vs prior sale

198 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$87.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.74

vs MO average

+11.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	483.51	2,623	185
Medium and Large 1-2	571	396.32	2,264	13thin

One grade step is worth $87.19/cwt here — about $359 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $390.88, median $472.02 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale198 hd

477.79

—

MO average18 barns · 6,903 hd

462.05

+15.74

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+11.46

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+5.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,661	173.58	2,883	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	154.53	2,222	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	151.91	1,884	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	129.14	1,368	22

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	558.72/cwt	525.00–577.00	2,436	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	425.80/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,627	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	390.80/cwt	380.00–412.00	2,239	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	340.29/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,385	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	396.96/cwt	387.00–402.00	2,453	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	420.19/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,248	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	365.48/cwt	345.00–410.00	2,489	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	516.89/cwt	485.00–535.00	2,729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	382.54/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	430.95/cwt	407.00–485.00	2,081	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	471.27/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,814	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	591.46/cwt	545.00–615.00	1,893	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	641	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,628	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	604.20/cwt	570.00–612.00	2,356	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	389.16/cwt	375.00–412.00	2,265	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	514.54/cwt	450.00–580.00	2,156	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	432.63/cwt	412.00–445.00	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	382.65/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,770	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,767	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	448.41/cwt	415.00–485.00	2,574	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	511.33/cwt	455.00–540.00	2,403	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	312.79/cwt	302.00–332.00	2,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	489.34/cwt	422.00–517.00	2,579	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	403.10/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,544	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	380.36/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,803	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,636	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	771	389.75/cwt	372.00–407.00	3,005	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	389.44/cwt	362.00–422.00	2,633	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	405.33/cwt	402.00–409.00	2,691	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	506.43/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	351.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	263.36/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	383.95/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	336.54/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	333.70/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,249	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	436.91/cwt	400.00–462.00	2,045	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	351.45/cwt	185.00–390.00	2,010	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	384	533.22/cwt	532.00–537.00	2,048	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	298.76/cwt	292.00–302.00	2,348	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	378.45/cwt	345.00–405.00	2,021	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	441.95/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,883	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	531.15/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	339.84/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,277	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	519.98/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	359.64/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,248	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	2,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	394.26/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	432.45/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,253	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	370.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	400.36/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	318.32/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	454.53/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	379.83/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,633	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	910	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,863	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	149.64/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,062	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	156.97/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,304	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	118.51/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,244	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	157.67/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,047	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,483	170.99/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,536	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	179.63/cwt	152.00–199.00	3,257	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	138.00/cwt	127.00–147.00	1,472	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	145.54/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,723	10

How this sale compares

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.

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