Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers sold 10.00-15.00 lower, heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.26/cwt on 54 head, down $11.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits −11.88 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$403.26

▼ 11.88 vs prior sale

54 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$44.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.50

vs MO average

−17.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	411.56	2,279	44
Medium and Large 1-2	563	366.74	2,065	10thin

One grade step is worth $44.82/cwt here — about $214 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 sale54 hd

403.26

—

MO average15 barns · 1,889 hd

417.76

−14.50

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−17.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

−11.88

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	1,828	195.97	3,582	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	169.77	2,513	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	157.69	1,812	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	135.10	1,255	11

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)	1,173	$3,440	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$3,370	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$2,806	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,120	$3,400	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	250–300	288	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	475.07/cwt	420.00–510.00	2,494	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	426.17/cwt	380.00–460.00	2,442	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	368.20/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	348	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,366	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	152.87/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,720	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	116.33/cwt	102.00–130.00	1,052	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	150.74/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	366.07/cwt	345.00–410.00	2,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	333.49/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,234	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	470.81/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,491	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	510.12/cwt	455.00–550.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	409.40/cwt	365.00–435.00	2,571	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	363.56/cwt	347.00–377.00	2,799	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	323.72/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,787	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	357.34/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,551	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	604.56/cwt	560.00–640.00	2,346	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,822	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	480.32/cwt	425.00–530.00	2,262	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	527.15/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	377.46/cwt	350.00–396.00	2,310	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	350.12/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	493.05/cwt	450.00–525.00	2,125	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	545.79/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,096	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	318.49/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	376.96/cwt	345.00–386.00	2,703	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	503.91/cwt	470.00–550.00	2,404	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	347.05/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,842	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	444.96/cwt	438.00–465.00	2,576	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	570.53/cwt	530.00–620.00	2,419	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	711	408.29/cwt	405.00–409.00	2,903	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	777	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,789	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	401.40/cwt	382.00–419.00	2,742	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	620.26/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,010	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	169.77/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,513	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	165.73/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,971	9
Bulls	—	—	1,605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	170.50/cwt	162.00–178.00	2,721	5
Bulls	—	—	1,914	206.68/cwt	182.00–212.00	3,956	16
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	3,440.13/head	3,100.00–3,900.00	3,440	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	3,369.61/head	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,370	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,330	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,208	2,805.59/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,806	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,070	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	545.12/cwt	500.00–585.00	2,055	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	382	596.82/cwt	595.00–600.00	2,280	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	428.29/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	552.65/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,293	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	472.70/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	319.90/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	421.58/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	369.44/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	459.94/cwt	410.00–485.00	1,711	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	431.93/cwt	425.00–447.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	338.29/cwt	322.00–345.00	2,622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	479.14/cwt	450.00–515.00	2,027	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	459.15/cwt	420.00–515.00	2,172	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	391.76/cwt	377.00–440.00	2,260	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	440.16/cwt	420.00–465.00	2,289	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	653	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	368.16/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,478	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	605.07/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	693	369.75/cwt	369.75–369.75	2,562	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	811	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,705	48

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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