Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 higher to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate to light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $434.89/cwt on 101 head, down $13.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −37.13 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$434.89

▼ 13.96 vs prior sale

101 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$36.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.36

vs MO average

−4.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	441.79	2,414	82
Medium and Large 1-2	554	405.14	2,244	19thin

One grade step is worth $36.65/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale101 hd

434.89

—

MO average14 barns · 1,775 hd

458.25

−23.36

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−4.26

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−37.13

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	1,583	209.45	3,315	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	177.00	2,575	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	171.35	2,026	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	141.74	1,380	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,367	$2,878	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,816	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,236	$2,586	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$3,767	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,367	2,878.45/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,878	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,236	2,586.45/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,586	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,221	2,816.27/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,816	7
Bulls	—	—	1,270	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,121	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	3,050.00/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,251	3,766.67/head	3,400.00–4,500.00	3,767	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	136.66/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,311	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	164.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,708	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	158.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	174.67/cwt	167.00–185.00	2,059	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	625	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,731	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,458	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,240	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	349.18/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	425.27/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	501.77/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,328	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	344.14/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	313.46/cwt	307.00–320.00	2,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	472.31/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	452.09/cwt	400.00–495.00	1,921	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,255	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	401.96/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,528	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	374.87/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,107	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	429.54/cwt	385.00–465.00	2,027	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	495.63/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	447.80/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,382	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,319	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	347.35/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	517.44/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	407.99/cwt	375.00–435.00	2,117	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	396.30/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	421.69/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,256	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	454.26/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,212	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	348.39/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,366	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	477.41/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	390.24/cwt	365.00–435.00	2,228	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	424.42/cwt	392.00–450.00	2,415	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	408.06/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	420.11/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	340.62/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	357.63/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,003	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	224.93/cwt	210.00–235.00	3,878	4

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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