Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 11.00 higher. Siaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.72/cwt on 56 head, up $13.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 27 comparable sales and sits +2.59 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$417.72

▲ 13.53 vs prior sale

56 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$32.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.08

vs MO average

−10.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	428.83	2,337	37
Medium and Large 1-2	546	396.10	2,163	19thin

One grade step is worth $32.72/cwt here — about $173 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 sale56 hd

417.72

—

MO average17 barns · 1,774 hd

432.80

−15.08

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−10.64

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

+2.59

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	1,761	214.59	3,779	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	175.98	2,425	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	175.22	1,988	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	809	156.18	1,263	5thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,495	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,931	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	725	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,425	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	178.87/cwt	167.00–192.00	2,023	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	155.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,674	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,867	1
Bulls	—	—	1,075	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	227.51/cwt	200.00–248.00	4,318	5
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,128	2,088.61/head	1,600.00–2,500.00	2,089	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,168	2,495.02/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	820	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	944	1,537.88/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	483.10/cwt	420.00–520.00	2,063	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	499.97/cwt	465.00–530.00	2,615	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	674.68/cwt	600.00–700.00	2,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	378.43/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,513	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	543.34/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,994	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	489.83/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	657.98/cwt	650.00–670.00	2,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	854	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,972	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	556.74/cwt	540.00–585.00	2,427	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	384.85/cwt	377.00–391.00	2,648	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	449.48/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	482.04/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	358.08/cwt	337.00–370.00	2,804	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	351.58/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	473.89/cwt	445.00–527.00	2,715	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	637.87/cwt	600.00–660.00	1,748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	488.59/cwt	390.00–532.00	2,560	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	376.07/cwt	367.00–385.00	2,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	531.11/cwt	505.00–570.00	2,247	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	324.83/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,470	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	163.23/cwt	154.00–181.00	1,340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	338.65/cwt	337.00–353.00	2,489	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	333.66/cwt	312.00–335.00	2,763	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	423.79/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	428.19/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	457.72/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	444.20/cwt	425.00–505.00	2,257	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	541.09/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	498.01/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	589.35/cwt	525.00–610.00	1,579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	467.53/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	366.68/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	323.49/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	528.83/cwt	495.00–560.00	2,491	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	437.99/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,751	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	663.97/cwt	640.00–680.00	2,165	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	640	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,502	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	523.56/cwt	480.00–570.00	2,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	407.72/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,291	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	377.43/cwt	341.00–390.00	2,536	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	441.03/cwt	420.00–490.00	2,108	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	313.31/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	375.97/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,117	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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