Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 11.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.03/cwt on 82 head, down $18.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 27 comparable sales and sits −17.00 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$455.03

▼ 18.11 vs prior sale

82 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$569

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

$111.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.39

vs MO average

−28.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	464.55	2,515	75
Medium and Large 1-2	551	352.98	1,946	7thin

One grade step is worth $111.57/cwt here — about $569 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale82 hd

455.03

—

MO average19 barns · 2,820 hd

483.42

−28.39

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−28.15

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−17.00

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	—	Average	1,334	201.45	2,687	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	174.32	2,491	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,116	168.55	1,881	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	854	143.06	1,222	16

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,061	$2,900	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	825	$2,435	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	665	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1Fancy	500–550	508	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	459.54/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,732	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	520.61/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	362.81/cwt	315.00–370.00	2,434	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	390.46/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,230	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	335.88/cwt	315.00–357.00	2,422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	372.92/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,308	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	504.93/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,444	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	598	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	509.80/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	459.91/cwt	425.00–485.00	2,166	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	492.99/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,149	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	162.46/cwt	137.00–177.00	1,480	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	118.11/cwt	92.00–133.00	922	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	174.32/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,491	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	172.41/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,898	16
Bulls	—	—	1,080	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,847	1
Bulls	—	—	1,060	162.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,494	223.16/cwt	212.00–245.00	3,334	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	147.96/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,771	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	665	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,263	3,049.90/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	2,434.55/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	526.30/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	413.04/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	418.11/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	454.79/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,329	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	488.50/cwt	475.00–520.00	2,306	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	545.89/cwt	520.00–600.00	2,309	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	534.72/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,995	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	368.13/cwt	345.00–377.00	2,610	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	446.15/cwt	430.00–475.00	2,539	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	620.72/cwt	585.00–670.00	1,769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	348.17/cwt	325.00–440.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	611.91/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,958	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	465.46/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,416	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	510.13/cwt	497.00–525.00	2,352	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	618.45/cwt	612.00–620.00	2,301	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	485.53/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,258	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	430.66/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,649	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	402.55/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	947	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	682	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	585	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	3,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	338	649.54/cwt	640.00–655.00	2,195	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	725	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,828	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	730	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,144	3,100.44/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	428.57/cwt	355.00–450.00	2,061	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	333.30/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,196	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	625.05/cwt	615.00–630.00	2,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	452.30/cwt	415.00–490.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	617	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	456.93/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,335	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	362.71/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	673	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,692	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	469.62/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	477.28/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,009	44

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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