Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. 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 $475.07/cwt on 79 head, up $19.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 27 comparable sales and sits +3.04 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$475.07

▲ 19.74 vs prior sale

79 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.82

vs MO average

+16.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	475.07	2,524	79

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 sale79 hd

475.07

—

MO average14 barns · 2,719 hd

469.25

+5.82

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+16.02

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

+3.04

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	1,538	210.84	3,242	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	176.86	2,637	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	170.14	1,902	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	150.91	1,643	15

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)	1,179	$2,655	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	909	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	529.10/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	512.39/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	544.78/cwt	490.00–570.00	1,749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	475.65/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,007	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	450.92/cwt	445.00–462.00	2,512	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	870	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,880	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	385.76/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,820	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	331.10/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	475.38/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,239	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	332.60/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	557.85/cwt	510.00–580.00	2,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	382.50/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	398.38/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,299	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	411.97/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,134	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	607.69/cwt	590.00–620.00	2,558	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	416.50/cwt	416.00–417.00	2,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	343.00/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	378.38/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	130.05/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,237	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	176.86/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,637	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	152.48/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,763	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	185.65/cwt	177.00–190.00	2,321	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	173.50/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,928	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	158.49/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,805	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	900	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	850	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	522.52/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	631	441.61/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,787	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,230	2,730.87/head	2,400.00–3,400.00	2,731	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	770	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,624	218.40/cwt	200.00–240.00	3,547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	582.44/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,196	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	368.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,428	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	386.35/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,411	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	464.51/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,374	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	424.97/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	854	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	3,130	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	357.85/cwt	346.00–370.00	2,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	461.94/cwt	435.00–485.00	2,176	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	471.08/cwt	390.00–550.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	350.21/cwt	339.00–356.00	2,550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	523.46/cwt	485.00–537.00	2,502	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	395.44/cwt	387.00–407.00	2,657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	475.24/cwt	425.00–515.00	2,500	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,616	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	414.39/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,544	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	436.41/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,226	5

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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