Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 15.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $481.34/cwt on 76 head, down $5.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 27 comparable sales and sits +9.32 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$481.34

▼ 5.67 vs prior sale

76 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$81.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.33

vs MO average

−7.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	504.00	2,715	55
Medium and Large 1-2	562	422.01	2,372	21

One grade step is worth $81.99/cwt here — about $343 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 sale76 hd

481.34

—

MO average18 barns · 3,772 hd

499.67

−18.33

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−7.01

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+9.32

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	—	Low	1,600	212.01	3,392	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	170.08	1,940	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	162.09	2,209	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	912	143.35	1,307	19

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,337	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,800	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	700–750	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	520.13/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,961	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	408.53/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,492	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	478.90/cwt	472.00–500.00	2,754	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	405.14/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,706	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	654.14/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,551	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	414.96/cwt	375.00–427.00	2,336	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	560.35/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	527.14/cwt	480.00–565.00	2,298	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	559.26/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,047	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	583.54/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,967	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	413.52/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,576	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	518.34/cwt	485.00–547.00	2,685	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	474.13/cwt	425.00–510.00	2,209	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	421.20/cwt	380.00–465.00	2,435	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	530.73/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,521	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	343.44/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	424.60/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,170	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	593.62/cwt	570.00–627.00	2,469	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	645.61/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	521.40/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	502.18/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,395	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	435.20/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	459.84/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,377	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	598.82/cwt	555.00–620.00	2,413	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	153.84/cwt	137.00–170.00	1,398	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	128.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,181	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	171.96/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,722	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,143	152.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	174.15/cwt	167.00–187.00	2,029	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	151.77/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,565	4
Bulls	—	—	1,355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	222.34/cwt	210.00–232.00	3,649	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,305	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	950	2,547.11/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,123	2,126.39/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,126	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	375.39/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,675	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	371.67/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	383.39/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	426.16/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,220	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	468.93/cwt	430.00–495.00	2,199	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	559.72/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	505.90/cwt	450.00–530.00	2,160	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,140	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,588	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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