Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*No Sale ( Sept 9 ) due to Labor Day

Too few of feeders for a trend comparison, undertones lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower; Demand not establish and supply light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.88/cwt on 16 head, down $55.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −73.63 against this barn's trailing median of $464.50.

Average price

$390.88

▼ 55.87 vs prior sale

16 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$46.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.94

vs MO average

−5.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	396.72	2,114	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	510	350.00	1,785	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.72/cwt here — about $329 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

25 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $464.50 across 25 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 sale16 hd

390.88

—

MO average8 barns · 672 hd

399.82

−8.94

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−5.90

This barn, trailing median25 sales

464.50

−73.63

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	1,688	197.48	3,333	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	165.85	2,642	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	160.55	1,955	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	132.59	1,273	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$3,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	350–400	380	368.16/cwt	310.00–395.00	1,399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	325.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	394.83/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	351.03/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,678	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	167.44/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,093	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	153.65/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1000–1050	1,013	281.75/cwt	281.75–281.75	2,854	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	343.65/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,842	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	425.46/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	328.39/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	411.27/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	459.73/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	399.48/cwt	357.00–425.00	2,109	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	380.13/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	442.44/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	858	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,780	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	328.95/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	372.00/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	471.03/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	379.88/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	387.85/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	776	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,561	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	344.28/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	507.25/cwt	465.00–520.00	1,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	378.08/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	400.18/cwt	325.00–410.00	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	351.59/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	412.47/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,427	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	152.78/cwt	142.00–162.00	1,607	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	166.83/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,728	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,852	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	205.98/cwt	197.00–220.00	3,679	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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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