Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs steers and heifers sold 8.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 6.00-21.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold 10.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $500.98/cwt on 110 head, down $11.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 27 comparable sales and sits +28.96 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$500.98

▼ 11.46 vs prior sale

110 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$47.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs MO average

+13.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	512.66	2,807	83
Medium and Large 1-2	553	465.09	2,570	27

One grade step is worth $47.57/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale110 hd

500.98

—

MO average20 barns · 4,459 hd

497.47

+3.51

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+13.43

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+28.96

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	1,587	209.11	3,317	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	174.02	2,499	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	170.90	2,065	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	152.66	1,574	12

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)	1,265	$3,360	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$3,163	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,573	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	3,359.78/head	3,050.00–3,600.00	3,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	482.82/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	395.28/cwt	362.00–410.00	2,293	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	341.23/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	462.79/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,388	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	441.91/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,492	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	419.86/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	618.59/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,320	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	413.23/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,566	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	398.82/cwt	380.00–412.00	2,509	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	573.92/cwt	490.00–590.00	1,894	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	511.65/cwt	395.00–580.00	2,425	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	252	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	479.25/cwt	400.00–504.00	2,248	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	512.42/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	456.22/cwt	410.00–480.00	2,600	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	408.27/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	397.09/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	541.83/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	514.10/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	358.41/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,448	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,238	3,162.72/head	2,600.00–3,450.00	3,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	490.28/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	415.89/cwt	355.00–450.00	2,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	155.87/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,595	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	136.58/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,461	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	178.82/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,625	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,913	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	154.69/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	235.43/cwt	227.00–241.00	3,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,957	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	885	2,573.16/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,573	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	173.92/cwt	162.00–187.00	2,106	21
Bulls	—	—	1,633	182.78/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	262	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	675.47/cwt	645.00–690.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	490.20/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	376.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	421.82/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	712	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	618	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,905	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	630.48/cwt	602.00–665.00	2,093	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	406.96/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	417.32/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,596	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	562.30/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,075	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	558.36/cwt	500.00–595.00	2,663	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	344.04/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,498	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	539.74/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	494.30/cwt	445.00–595.00	2,857	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	506.38/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,142	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	492.64/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,389	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	527.42/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,758	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	391.64/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	587.31/cwt	550.00–620.00	2,508	39

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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