Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2026-08-12

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 12
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
95 head
112 vs last sale 207 141 vs year ago 236 · 59.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
23 vs last sale 35 23 vs year ago 35 · 65.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the heat, not enough feeders in the offering to establish a trend. Slaughter cows and bulls scarce; 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 $392.99/cwt on 8 head, down $53.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits 79.04 against this barn's trailing median of $472.02.
Average price
$392.99
53.75 vs prior sale
8 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,210
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
27.60
vs MO average
8.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562392.992,2108thin
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
526477427377median 472.0212/1702/1804/0806/0308/19
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 sale8 hd
392.99
MO average16 barns · 945 hd
420.59
−27.60
National average152 barns · 6,242 hd
401.88
−8.89
This barn, trailing median27 sales
472.02
−79.04
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,905194.673,7083thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,175163.671,9243thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,240155.001,9221thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,1913
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500489386.11/cwt380.00–400.001,8888
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600592372.58/cwt367.00–395.002,2065
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426441.70/cwt440.00–445.001,8823
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6723
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700665352.55/cwt342.00–375.002,3448
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600579359.73/cwt350.00–375.002,0834
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500483418.91/cwt417.00–425.002,0234
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550515416.27/cwt405.00–422.002,1443
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600552360.98/cwt355.00–370.001,9935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528331.00/cwt330.00–332.001,7482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400358442.45/cwt435.00–450.001,5842
CowsBoner 80-85%1,260170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1421
CowsBoner 80-85%1,133160.51/cwt157.00–165.001,8192
Bulls1,720178.50/cwt170.00–185.003,0702
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9253
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350343443.30/cwt410.00–450.001,5216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485407.95/cwt382.00–435.001,9792
Bulls2,275227.00/cwt227.00–227.005,1641
CowsLean 85-90%1,240155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9221
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,1742
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500465465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1624
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525351.22/cwt330.00–362.001,8443
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350343443.35/cwt440.00–445.001,5213
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450410394.76/cwt385.00–400.001,6193
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400390460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7942

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.