Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.50/cwt on 94 head, up $8.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 27 comparable sales and sits −7.52 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$464.50

▲ 8.80 vs prior sale

94 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$62.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.84

vs MO average

−7.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	487.72	2,620	59
Medium and Large 1-2	569	425.37	2,419	35

One grade step is worth $62.35/cwt here — about $201 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 sale94 hd

464.50

—

MO average14 barns · 1,542 hd

477.34

−12.84

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−7.62

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−7.52

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	1,731	214.79	3,718	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	178.30	2,498	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	178.01	2,141	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	163.68	1,540	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,794	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	360.02/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,430	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	465.65/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	461.60/cwt	445.00–520.00	2,613	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	331.47/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	374.03/cwt	335.00–390.00	2,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	464.70/cwt	432.00–495.00	2,179	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	336.11/cwt	332.00–339.00	2,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	341.85/cwt	315.00–355.00	2,448	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	555.27/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	360.66/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	397.94/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	437.48/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,942	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	537.95/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,996	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	481.15/cwt	440.00–520.00	2,069	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	495.93/cwt	435.00–550.00	1,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	526.17/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	504.89/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	634.02/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	466.42/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	474.05/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	418.25/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	423.54/cwt	380.00–442.00	2,435	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	631	399.55/cwt	395.00–401.00	2,521	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,397	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	178.01/cwt	162.00–195.00	2,141	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	178.30/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,498	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	163.68/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,540	10
Bulls	—	—	1,731	214.79/cwt	197.00–242.00	3,718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	376	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,090	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,295	3,794.40/head	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,794	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,350	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	436.34/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	542.14/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	316	680.77/cwt	650.00–700.00	2,151	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	459	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	587	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	489.33/cwt	477.00–515.00	2,354	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	665	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	540	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,522	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	606.31/cwt	595.00–620.00	2,607	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	589.74/cwt	550.00–630.00	2,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	591.14/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	586.25/cwt	540.00–620.00	2,521	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	534.75/cwt	500.00–585.00	2,551	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	536	551.22/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	408.46/cwt	382.00–430.00	2,786	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	625.27/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	423.05/cwt	385.00–450.00	2,378	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	497.43/cwt	465.00–535.00	2,577	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	858	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,012	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	613	458.73/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,812	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	420.52/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,611	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	446.20/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,285	11

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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