Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold 15.00-25.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.33/cwt on 224 head, down $24.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits −16.70 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$455.33

▼ 24.76 vs prior sale

224 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$49.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.58

vs MO average

−3.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	461.26	2,550	197
Medium and Large 1-2	576	412.03	2,372	27

One grade step is worth $49.24/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale224 hd

455.33

—

MO average19 barns · 4,492 hd

465.91

−10.58

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−3.86

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−16.70

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	—	Low	1,693	210.99	3,572	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	175.81	2,500	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,120	173.43	1,942	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	158.11	1,512	9thin

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)	1,000	$2,625	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$2,522	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$2,498	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$2,478	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$3,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	700–750	709	383.14/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	571.10/cwt	530.00–630.00	1,850	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	602	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,619	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	475.18/cwt	450.00–502.00	2,518	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	418.20/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,626	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	374.67/cwt	340.00–385.00	2,293	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	477.10/cwt	440.00–520.00	2,066	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	606.49/cwt	590.00–635.00	1,619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	495.60/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,626	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	486.93/cwt	425.00–500.00	1,811	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	447.52/cwt	385.00–485.00	2,112	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	438.82/cwt	395.00–465.00	2,299	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	567.23/cwt	525.00–610.00	2,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	342.51/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,309	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	379.45/cwt	355.00–430.00	2,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	449.79/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,128	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,223	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,808.03/head	2,615.00–3,300.00	2,808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	500.02/cwt	440.00–520.00	2,110	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	388.65/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,223	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	527.95/cwt	485.00–590.00	1,901	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,887	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	134.33/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,327	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	164.90/cwt	147.00–177.00	1,562	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	175.81/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,500	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	176.72/cwt	165.00–188.00	2,020	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	156.14/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,558	4
Bulls	—	—	1,285	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,146	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,250	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	2,567.35/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,567	5
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	732	2,318.79/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,319	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	932	2,529.87/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,530	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	873	2,494.84/head	2,400.00–2,575.00	2,495	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	915	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	214.99/cwt	200.00–245.00	3,719	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	541.80/cwt	480.00–555.00	1,804	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	362.13/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	368.91/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	408.47/cwt	375.00–480.00	2,177	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,173	2,454.55/head	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	416.30/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	412.47/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,396	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	474.89/cwt	395.00–525.00	1,800	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	419.31/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	429.39/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	457.33/cwt	370.00–480.00	1,706	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	454.90/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	447.62/cwt	420.00–493.00	2,551	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	435.64/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,615	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	522.06/cwt	490.00–535.00	2,297	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	395.96/cwt	387.00–422.00	2,641	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	417.01/cwt	387.00–435.00	2,189	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	354.38/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,070	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	435.02/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,049	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	502.89/cwt	480.00–527.00	2,394	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	322.54/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,693	2

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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