Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale (May 27) due to Memorial Holiday

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-21.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.09/cwt on 158 head, down $3.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 27 comparable sales and sits +8.07 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$480.09

▼ 3.48 vs prior sale

158 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$38.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs MO average

+5.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	483.54	2,634	144
Medium and Large 1-2	565	444.64	2,513	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.90/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale158 hd

480.09

—

MO average19 barns · 5,442 hd

481.01

−0.91

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+5.61

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+8.07

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	1,616	215.51	3,483	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,105	175.84	1,943	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	172.37	2,083	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	879	153.31	1,348	10

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)	1,115	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,362	$2,679	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,631	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,900	6

Every lot, as filed

67 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	600–650	631	433.28/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,734	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	573.26/cwt	570.00–605.00	2,253	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	646.09/cwt	620.00–660.00	1,751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	401.52/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,497	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	497.10/cwt	450.00–525.00	2,113	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	547.03/cwt	480.00–600.00	1,772	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	378.22/cwt	357.00–397.00	2,534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	389.11/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,794	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	445.60/cwt	410.00–490.00	2,335	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	543.91/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,023	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	450.41/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,320	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	417.30/cwt	400.00–495.00	2,391	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	363.96/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	473.84/cwt	425.00–495.00	2,241	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	348.13/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	383.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	459.93/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	613.00/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,655	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,205	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	270	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	612	456.56/cwt	452.00–465.00	2,794	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	599.83/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	351.25/cwt	325.00–380.00	2,206	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	162.97/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,382	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	138.81/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,285	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	235.31/cwt	215.00–250.00	3,949	5
Bulls	—	—	1,513	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,761	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	175.84/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	164.12/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,968	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	459.88/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,451	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,362	2,678.52/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	850–900	895	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,685	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,182	2,630.75/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,631	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	175.67/cwt	165.00–190.00	2,129	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	474.71/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,269	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	479.35/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	697	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	458.10/cwt	420.00–525.00	1,929	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	441.67/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	375.15/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	541.31/cwt	450.00–565.00	1,813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	304.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	412.67/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	539.25/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	440.48/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,528	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	377	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	467	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,335	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	626.12/cwt	585.00–660.00	2,016	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	502	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,259	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	475.39/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,695	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	593	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	508.94/cwt	470.00–545.00	2,641	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	520.21/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,481	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	412	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	545	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,480	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	416.89/cwt	392.00–480.00	2,814	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	525.26/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,996	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	544.62/cwt	510.00–590.00	2,287	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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