Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 9.00 lower to 9.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.71/cwt on 33 head, down $2.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 27 comparable sales and sits −16.32 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$455.71

▼ 2.40 vs prior sale

33 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$88.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.25

vs MO average

−16.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	487.99	2,552	21
Medium and Large 1-2	561	399.22	2,240	12thin

One grade step is worth $88.77/cwt here — about $312 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

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 sale33 hd

455.71

—

MO average18 barns · 1,876 hd

466.96

−11.25

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−16.49

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−16.32

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	1,851	214.83	3,977	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	167.53	2,697	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	159.94	1,893	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	127.63	1,331	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$2,288	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	750	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	850–900	870	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	385.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	556.01/cwt	470.00–570.00	1,523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	421.20/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	454.52/cwt	425.00–515.00	2,382	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	447.22/cwt	390.00–490.00	2,169	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	452.85/cwt	400.00–560.00	1,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	358.78/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	351.19/cwt	332.00–365.00	1,998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	341.82/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	393.92/cwt	345.00–440.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	368.94/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	388.21/cwt	347.00–415.00	1,821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	413.36/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	518.25/cwt	475.00–570.00	1,721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	498.76/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,080	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	150.64/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,806	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	144.69/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,496	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	165.85/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,947	11
Bulls	—	—	1,851	214.83/cwt	180.00–240.00	3,977	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	110.57/cwt	89.00–127.00	1,162	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	167.53/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,697	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	750	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	347.39/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,345	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,105	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	437.98/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	497.50/cwt	460.00–535.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,351	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	735	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	509.56/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,451	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	601.20/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,242	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	447	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	518.87/cwt	517.00–520.00	2,677	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	599.47/cwt	595.00–600.00	2,506	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	418.75/cwt	395.00–422.00	2,550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	345.02/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	597.27/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	417.41/cwt	350.00–435.00	2,354	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	410.24/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	474.56/cwt	410.00–540.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	495.53/cwt	450.00–560.00	2,151	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	540.81/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,006	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	424.43/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	575.58/cwt	510.00–590.00	2,463	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	531.66/cwt	450.00–570.00	1,744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	278.33/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,630	3

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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