Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders sold mostly steady on a much lighter test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $472.02/cwt on 90 head, down $5.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 27 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$472.02

▼ 5.76 vs prior sale

90 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$71.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.12

vs MO average

+0.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	487.22	2,543	71
Medium and Large 1-2	555	415.25	2,304	19thin

One grade step is worth $71.97/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale90 hd

472.02

—

MO average21 barns · 6,655 hd

461.91

+10.12

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+0.04

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+0.00

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	—	High	1,848	188.61	3,485	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	152.72	2,356	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	151.37	1,758	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	132.40	1,334	17

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)	1,065	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	827	$2,186	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	410.11/cwt	370.00–432.00	2,174	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	491.79/cwt	455.00–540.00	1,598	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	455.12/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,166	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	379.10/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,210	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	376.76/cwt	325.00–415.00	1,816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	523.12/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	325.14/cwt	312.00–340.00	2,191	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	409.60/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,204	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	369.31/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	462.07/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,955	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	438.30/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	397.82/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,261	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,763	160.92/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	157.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,843	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	139.40/cwt	127.00–152.00	1,335	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	194.81/cwt	183.00–203.00	3,838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	359.17/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,094	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	827	2,186.24/head	1,925.00–2,500.00	2,186	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	735	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	438.91/cwt	430.00–452.00	2,691	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	490.28/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,383	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	480.14/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	499.64/cwt	440.00–575.00	1,874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	363.74/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	548.93/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,026	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	535.64/cwt	495.00–560.00	2,276	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	554.36/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	334.66/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,727	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	449.16/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	490.73/cwt	445.00–515.00	2,547	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	464.35/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,973	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	459.08/cwt	435.00–515.00	1,685	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	395.44/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,645	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	582.82/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,574	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	360.55/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	354.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,189	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	417.52/cwt	375.00–450.00	2,372	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,689	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	406.64/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,509	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	392.31/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	462.89/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	412.72/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,229	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	472.64/cwt	385.00–540.00	1,777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	472.09/cwt	425.00–495.00	2,186	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	668	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,939	14

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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