Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the weather the feeder offering was too small for a trend comparison, undertones sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand not establish and supply very light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $460.49/cwt on 17 head, up $15.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −11.53 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$460.49

▲ 15.33 vs prior sale

17 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−25.35

vs MO average

−22.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	460.49	2,565	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale17 hd

460.49

—

MO average16 barns · 2,124 hd

485.84

−25.35

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

−22.54

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−11.53

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	1,847	198.65	3,669	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	165.00	2,162	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	155.65	1,838	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,186	149.87	1,777	7thin

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)	1,278	$2,403	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,352	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,352	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,847	198.65/cwt	177.00–210.00	3,669	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	163.72/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,970	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	148.47/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,715	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,162	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	149.87/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	459.73/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	458.21/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	362.03/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	417.64/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	417.24/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	432.49/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	527.40/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	397.35/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	620.38/cwt	610.00–625.00	1,762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	534.88/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,316	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	469.36/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	552.01/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	475.70/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	370.06/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	461.08/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	426.86/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,237	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	492.32/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	338.00/cwt	335.00–347.00	2,822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	407.57/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	501.27/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	431	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,876	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,278	2,402.74/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	459.83/cwt	445.00–520.00	2,474	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	336.19/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	356.98/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	359.06/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,176	9

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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