Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 7.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $487.28/cwt on 56 head, up $5.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 27 comparable sales and sits +15.26 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$487.28

▲ 5.94 vs prior sale

56 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$103.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs MO average

+8.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	500.25	2,683	49
Medium and Large 1-2	559	396.48	2,218	7thin

One grade step is worth $103.77/cwt here — about $465 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 sale56 hd

487.28

—

MO average18 barns · 3,795 hd

486.14

+1.14

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+8.25

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+15.26

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	1,759	218.49	3,843	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	171.80	2,790	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	159.52	1,757	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	955	141.14	1,348	13

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)	840	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$1,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	635	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	250–300	287	568.90/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	582.31/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,986	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	506.42/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	510.53/cwt	470.00–540.00	2,690	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	420.24/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	347.71/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	374.94/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	458.99/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	452.13/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,130	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	485.25/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,344	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	396.32/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	399.72/cwt	370.00–440.00	2,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	602	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	540	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,705	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	617.52/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	552.96/cwt	530.00–572.00	1,980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	534.97/cwt	495.00–560.00	2,247	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	525.33/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,564	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	584.86/cwt	577.00–610.00	1,965	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	388.39/cwt	350.00–425.00	2,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	371.87/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,666	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	499	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	472.83/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,284	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	368.74/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	352.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	490.51/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,531	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	502.77/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	409.13/cwt	395.00–445.00	2,377	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	152.46/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,596	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	151.95/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,457	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	123.84/cwt	100.00–135.00	1,174	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	171.80/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,790	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	171.10/cwt	165.00–181.00	2,075	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	218.49/cwt	195.00–237.00	3,843	8
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	635	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	945	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	840	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	845	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	450.63/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	261.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	436	536.48/cwt	495.00–600.00	2,339	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	494.83/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	536.78/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,970	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	437.50/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	423.24/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,230	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	331.67/cwt	328.00–337.00	2,415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	415.62/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,344	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	388.20/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	457.84/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	371.50/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	482.75/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	488	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,196	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	376.09/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,351	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	477.83/cwt	460.00–510.00	2,012	28

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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