Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 18.00-40.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand much lower and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $483.58/cwt on 53 head, down $17.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 27 comparable sales and sits +11.55 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$483.58

▼ 17.40 vs prior sale

53 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$64.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs MO average

+9.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	486.02	2,637	51
Medium and Large 1-2	573	421.16	2,413	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.86/cwt here — about $224 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 sale53 hd

483.58

—

MO average18 barns · 5,045 hd

483.68

−0.11

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+9.88

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+11.55

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	1,562	213.78	3,339	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	176.20	2,055	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	174.03	2,816	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	154.25	1,419	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,720	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,505	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$2,600	5

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	421.16/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	473.49/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	543.94/cwt	500.00–575.00	2,263	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	469.95/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,745	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	388.89/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	552.32/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	664.78/cwt	625.00–680.00	1,915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	599.16/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	504.81/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	494.79/cwt	440.00–530.00	2,573	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	560.00/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	382.03/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,361	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	434.83/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,270	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	522.38/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	479.22/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,224	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	327.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	383.91/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	503.92/cwt	500.00–522.00	2,424	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	452.16/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,166	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	602.04/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	543.07/cwt	425.00–590.00	2,064	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	414.96/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,428	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	455.71/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,280	2,504.69/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,505	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,294	2,879.80/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,880	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	725	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,135	2,450.00/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	825	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	379.50/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,345	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	420.22/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,194	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	482.06/cwt	440.00–530.00	2,034	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	432.14/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,031	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	302	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,827	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,275	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	220.54/cwt	200.00–237.00	3,540	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	181.75/cwt	172.00–192.00	2,112	19
Bulls	—	—	1,345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	174.03/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,816	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	145.86/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,319	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	159.50/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,483	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	158.63/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,873	6

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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