Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the heat there was not enough feeders in the offering to establish a trend. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand not establish and supply very light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $446.74/cwt on 35 head, up $11.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −25.28 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.

Average price

$446.74

▲ 11.85 vs prior sale

35 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$61.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.38

vs MO average

+27.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	455.59	2,397	30
Medium and Large 1-2	542	393.67	2,134	5thin

One grade step is worth $61.92/cwt here — about $263 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale35 hd

446.74

—

MO average12 barns · 736 hd

429.36

+17.38

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

+27.70

This barn, trailing median27 sales

472.02

−25.28

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	1,567	206.51	3,236	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	174.66	2,167	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,668	173.43	2,893	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,142	155.34	1,774	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1Fancy	500–550	529	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	297.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	451.65/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	373.74/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	407.76/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	387.50/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	383.37/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	343.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,289	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	432.60/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	372.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	407.72/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	486.19/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	397.78/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,422	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	537.38/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,327	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	356.70/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	444.19/cwt	400.00–470.00	2,305	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	325.04/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	429.96/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,995	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	414.73/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	311	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	557.24/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	564.91/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	367.36/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,138	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	182.08/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,254	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	219.72/cwt	210.00–234.00	3,581	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	155.34/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,774	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	173.43/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,893	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,686	1
Bulls	—	—	880	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,382	1

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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