Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to no market reports since August 19, there were little comparisons, but the steers and heifers sold mostly 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls trended lower. Demand was not established and the supply was light.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.16/cwt on 34 head, down $4.72 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −82.10 against this barn's trailing median of $468.26.

Average price

$386.16

▼ 4.72 vs prior sale

34 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,095

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$48.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.58

vs MO average

−13.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	397.63	2,135	26
Medium and Large 1-2	561	348.87	1,957	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.77/cwt here — about $178 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $468.26 across 26 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 sale34 hd

386.16

—

MO average16 barns · 1,785 hd

409.74

−23.58

National average146 barns · 10,476 hd

399.66

−13.50

This barn, trailing median26 sales

468.26

−82.10

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	1,790	191.41	3,426	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	150.02	1,795	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	146.65	2,136	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	112.90	1,136	14

Every lot, as filed

44 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	600–650	615	334.76/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,059	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	196.12/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	172.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	115.05/cwt	100.00–127.00	1,170	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	148.61/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,789	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	377.90/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	341.73/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	394.63/cwt	380.00–419.00	2,064	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	429.45/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,808	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	403.31/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,271	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	348.35/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	352.34/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	460.43/cwt	440.00–495.00	2,132	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	415.10/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	346.78/cwt	300.00–360.00	2,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	344.64/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	392.45/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	339.27/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	445.50/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	395.39/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	877	321.20/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,817	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	336.21/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,473	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	397.87/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	333.40/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	382.00/cwt	347.00–390.00	2,315	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	454.26/cwt	340.00–490.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	467.52/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	146.23/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,000	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,321	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,442	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	572	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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