Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs steers and heifers sold 30.00-58.00 higher, 500-700 lbs offering sold 1.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 higher; Demand good and supply light,

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $512.44/cwt on 42 head, up $25.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 27 comparable sales and sits +40.42 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$512.44

▲ 25.16 vs prior sale

42 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+26.63

vs MO average

+31.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	512.44	2,660	42

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale42 hd

512.44

—

MO average18 barns · 3,114 hd

485.81

+26.63

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+31.42

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+40.42

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	1,615	209.38	3,381	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	177.18	2,488	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	173.69	1,930	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	853	155.53	1,327	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$3,012	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$2,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	444.68/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	482.37/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,267	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	435.67/cwt	380.00–455.00	2,531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	526.19/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	559.21/cwt	540.00–610.00	2,108	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	468.73/cwt	425.00–510.00	2,484	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	361.67/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	493.85/cwt	430.00–535.00	2,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	425.96/cwt	395.00–455.00	2,658	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	512.44/cwt	475.00–550.00	2,660	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	612.10/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,922	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	537.80/cwt	475.00–570.00	2,495	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	492.01/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,352	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	642.28/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	397.83/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	441.11/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,281	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	602.35/cwt	572.00–640.00	2,506	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	541.71/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,993	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	330.78/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	607.79/cwt	585.00–640.00	2,310	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	492.00/cwt	460.00–540.00	1,550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	377.35/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	554.16/cwt	495.00–590.00	1,740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	445.24/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	460.38/cwt	435.00–495.00	2,228	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	362	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	565.70/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	433.15/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,482	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	514.28/cwt	475.00–570.00	2,201	34
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	890	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,425	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	923	2,609.76/head	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	3,173.15/head	2,900.00–3,550.00	3,173	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	177.18/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,488	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	184.02/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,668	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	212.76/cwt	210.00–230.00	3,483	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	155.53/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,327	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	175.85/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,964	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	153.49/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,619	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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