Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs heifers sold 26.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven, from 8.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher 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 $445.17/cwt on 127 head, down $26.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −26.86 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$445.17

▼ 26.86 vs prior sale

127 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$26.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.63

vs MO average

−20.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	448.95	2,494	109
Medium and Large 1-2	559	422.24	2,359	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.71/cwt here — about $134 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 sale127 hd

445.17

—

MO average19 barns · 4,419 hd

457.80

−12.63

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−20.16

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−26.86

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	1,594	187.94	2,995	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	165.39	2,035	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	164.93	2,368	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	814	116.89	952	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,498	$2,925	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,515	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,458	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,056	$2,054	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	380.03/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,311	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	372.48/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,719	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	628.43/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	429.31/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,481	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	900–950	914	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	776	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	547.29/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	419.90/cwt	385.00–460.00	2,389	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	435.39/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	481.53/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,494	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	399.85/cwt	380.00–417.00	2,699	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	407.22/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,529	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	316.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	451.72/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	502.38/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	455.23/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	430.43/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	362.50/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	504.73/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	394.75/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,847	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	499.93/cwt	465.00–540.00	1,790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	149.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,352	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	164.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,368	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	150.93/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	303	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	167.90/cwt	157.00–177.00	2,089	23
Bulls	—	—	1,578	192.25/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,034	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	975	2
Bulls	—	—	1,640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,498	2,925.14/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,925	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	960	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,088	2,072.05/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,072	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	2,458.42/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	2,515.32/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	409.82/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	355.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	446.70/cwt	430.00–467.00	1,921	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	336.33/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	331.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	461.01/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	435.30/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,072	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	418.35/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,184	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	494.21/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,347	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	389.33/cwt	345.00–401.00	2,192	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	365.20/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,436	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	496.36/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,916	4

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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