Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.61/cwt on 76 head, up $20.12 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 27 comparable sales and sits +8.58 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$480.61

▲ 20.12 vs prior sale

76 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$366

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

$78.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs MO average

+2.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	496.06	2,678	61
Medium and Large 1-2	553	417.75	2,312	15thin

One grade step is worth $78.31/cwt here — about $366 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 sale76 hd

480.61

—

MO average19 barns · 4,913 hd

481.98

−1.37

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+2.22

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+8.58

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	1,538	179.61	2,763	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	172.90	2,768	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	160.97	1,919	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	940	138.58	1,303	9thin

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)	1,107	$3,022	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,316	$3,010	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$2,050	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,117	$3,567	3thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	388.33/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,439	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	146.83/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,414	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	122.07/cwt	110.00–132.00	1,093	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	176.88/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,874	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	164.64/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,040	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	153.63/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,687	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,032	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	206.94/cwt	202.00–212.00	3,286	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	160.93/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,382	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	2,045.27/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	2,734.23/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	397.40/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,488	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	421.20/cwt	380.00–467.00	2,405	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	717	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	473.69/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,250	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	370.57/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	392.89/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	367.53/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	532.93/cwt	485.00–550.00	2,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	495.77/cwt	455.00–510.00	1,844	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	326.45/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,540	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	323.41/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	398.17/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,070	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	415.86/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	326.78/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	592.66/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,525	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	727	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	784	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,603	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	362.01/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	533.03/cwt	460.00–590.00	1,706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	395.51/cwt	367.00–410.00	2,844	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	516.73/cwt	475.00–580.00	1,917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	415.54/cwt	377.00–450.00	2,792	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	498.27/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	487.01/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,016	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	426.14/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,233	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	281	494.94/cwt	460.00–530.00	1,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	412.16/cwt	365.00–445.00	2,362	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	362.66/cwt	330.00–377.00	2,818	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	451.44/cwt	445.00–467.00	2,573	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	573.15/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	620.06/cwt	560.00–640.00	2,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	519.49/cwt	450.00–545.00	2,722	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	526.40/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,521	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,901	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	744	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,835	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	905	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	561.80/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,382	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	430.12/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,675	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	881	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,969	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	452.65/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,313	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	537.56/cwt	480.00–570.00	2,075	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	439.69/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	367.06/cwt	340.00–440.00	2,456	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,283	3,310.13/head	2,800.00–3,800.00	3,310	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,052.93/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,053	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,316	3,009.54/head	2,900.00–3,150.00	3,010	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	509	488.30/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,485	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	448.83/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	514.80/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	404.34/cwt	375.00–450.00	2,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	433.76/cwt	410.00–460.00	2,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	485.73/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	567.60/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	357.08/cwt	325.00–365.00	2,553	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	535.62/cwt	465.00–580.00	1,730	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	497.03/cwt	455.00–515.00	2,137	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	424.95/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,227	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	318.75/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,155	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,628	12

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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