Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week light run, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 8.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $448.85/cwt on 76 head, up $4.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −23.17 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$448.85

▲ 4.90 vs prior sale

76 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$45.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.63

vs MO average

−10.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	452.45	2,510	70
Medium and Large 1-2	559	406.90	2,276	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.55/cwt here — about $234 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 sale76 hd

448.85

—

MO average9 barns · 1,787 hd

487.48

−38.63

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−10.63

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−23.17

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	1,623	200.58	3,255	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	183.00	2,674	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	172.77	2,003	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	132.60	1,255	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,636	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,424	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	566.65/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	400.50/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	505.21/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	305	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	343.07/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,690	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	323.26/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,848	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	2,424.48/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,424	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,033	161.27/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,666	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	185.11/cwt	180.00–192.00	3,041	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	157.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,795	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	176.82/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,060	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	183.00/cwt	175.00–193.00	2,674	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	160.36/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	476.92/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,261	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,735	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	382.83/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,584	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	396.03/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,269	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	456.36/cwt	415.00–490.00	2,181	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	445.71/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,514	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	355.83/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	432.43/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	463.97/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	381.66/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,535	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	453.96/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	416.65/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,162	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	521.57/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,274	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	444.05/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	447.51/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,372	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	447.70/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,965	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	722	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	131.14/cwt	110.00–145.00	1,166	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	221.42/cwt	210.00–238.00	4,005	6
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	935	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	2,604.10/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,604	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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