Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 500-600 lbs heifers sold 5.00-25.00 higher and the rest of the offering sold 20.00-30.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.07/cwt on 40 head, down $1.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 27 comparable sales and sits +0.93 against this barn's trailing median of $415.14.

Average price

$416.07

▼ 1.76 vs prior sale

40 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$58.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.79

vs MO average

+0.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	424.78	2,310	34
Medium and Large 1-2	548	366.71	2,010	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.07/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $352.06, median $415.14 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 sale40 hd

416.07

—

MO average19 barns · 2,352 hd

427.85

−11.79

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

+0.24

This barn, trailing median27 sales

415.14

+0.93

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	1,799	218.10	3,924	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	183.00	2,544	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,249	170.75	2,133	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	144.66	1,481	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,506	$2,942	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,267	$2,795	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,515	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$2,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$3,800	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,346	$3,714	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$3,660	5

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 1	350–400	369	521.83/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	420.68/cwt	370.00–455.00	2,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	361.38/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	454.92/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,676	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,055	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	382.94/cwt	367.00–395.00	2,397	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,267	2,795.14/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,795	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	391.20/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,641	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	467.87/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	528.56/cwt	475.00–550.00	1,950	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	362.99/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	523.78/cwt	480.00–565.00	2,226	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,544	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	218.10/cwt	197.00–237.00	3,924	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	176.60/cwt	165.00–193.00	2,313	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	156.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,729	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,135	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	159.98/cwt	142.00–172.00	1,560	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,175	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,438	3,750.00/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,342	3,833.33/head	3,750.00–4,000.00	3,833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,400	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,355	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,383	3,966.67/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,515	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,410	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	785	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	134.01/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	437.17/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	366.71/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	412.16/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	485.56/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,282	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,506	2,942.26/head	2,675.00–3,200.00	2,942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	461.72/cwt	425.00–490.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	443.58/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,307	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	413.83/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,371	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	306.29/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	361.43/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	576.01/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	475.09/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,852	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	460.11/cwt	435.00–500.00	2,232	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	408.06/cwt	375.00–435.00	2,306	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	408.45/cwt	382.00–427.00	2,577	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	493.35/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,585	6

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

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