Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough feeders in the offering to establish a trend. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand not establish and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $415.14/cwt on 25 head, down $11.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 27 comparable sales and sits −0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$415.14

▼ 11.47 vs prior sale

25 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$73.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.19

vs MO average

−15.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	435.78	2,253	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	362.05	2,028	7thin

One grade step is worth $73.73/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $352.06, median $415.14 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 sale25 hd

415.14

—

MO average19 barns · 2,681 hd

430.33

−15.19

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−15.27

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−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	1,629	200.46	3,266	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	165.38	2,518	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	164.67	1,914	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	976	137.98	1,346	12

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)	1,465	$3,577	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,152	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,293	$3,118	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$4,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	300–350	330	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	686.29/cwt	610.00–710.00	1,990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	357.02/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	374.64/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	560.76/cwt	495.00–625.00	2,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	435.78/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,253	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	449.84/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,146	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,046	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,293	3,118.30/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,118	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,465	3,576.73/head	3,555.00–3,600.00	3,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	346.95/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	468.57/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	507.61/cwt	465.00–530.00	1,904	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	438.40/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	137.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	143.96/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,345	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	132.01/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,343	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	171.56/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,742	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	157.15/cwt	140.00–171.00	2,235	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	169.55/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,999	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,245	3,151.67/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,152	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,410	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	153.15/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,646	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	203.89/cwt	185.00–215.00	3,487	8
Bulls	—	—	985	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	438.09/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,493	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	432.23/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	436.65/cwt	410.00–465.00	2,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	451.78/cwt	425.00–480.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	556.04/cwt	505.00–590.00	1,740	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	506.30/cwt	470.00–540.00	2,623	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	642.75/cwt	620.00–650.00	2,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	645.69/cwt	630.00–670.00	2,634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	332	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	449.76/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	546.89/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	549.03/cwt	460.00–600.00	2,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	527.80/cwt	475.00–580.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	433.15/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	354.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	360.43/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,245	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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