Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 10.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.56/cwt on 76 head, up $28.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −42.05 against this barn's trailing median of $415.60.

Average price

$373.56

▲ 28.54 vs prior sale

76 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$32.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.71

vs MO average

+16.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	376.09	2,074	70
Medium and Large 1-2	539	344.04	1,854	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $220 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $345.01, median $415.60 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 sale76 hd

373.56

—

MO average15 barns · 1,725 hd

362.84

+10.71

National average169 barns · 11,446 hd

357.15

+16.41

This barn, trailing median26 sales

415.60

−42.05

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	1,706	185.90	3,172	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	141.73	1,596	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,647	134.62	2,217	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	108.19	1,066	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,615	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	998	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	550–600	565	348.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,968	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	336.03/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	448.79/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	768	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,488	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	342.45/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,106	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	455.72/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	371.16/cwt	340.00–392.00	2,145	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	380.48/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,009	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	462.43/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,201	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	429.49/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,984	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	422.86/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	318.92/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	476.96/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,041	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	368.52/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	587.99/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	508.70/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	304.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	409.81/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	403.35/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,360	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	294.97/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	405.57/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,922	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	436.48/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,043	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	367.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	503.75/cwt	480.00–512.00	1,950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	411.75/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,561	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	366.44/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	325.76/cwt	317.00–340.00	2,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	431.24/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	359.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	409.26/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,355	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	312.83/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	437.68/cwt	310.00–470.00	1,444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	427.30/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	359.64/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,874	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,615	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	447.92/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,284	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	516	448.26/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,313	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,734	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	143.82/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,576	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	489.93/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	370.40/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,959	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	320.80/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,172	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	465.43/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,685	9
Bulls	—	—	1,863	194.60/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,625	5
Bulls	—	—	1,445	171.39/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	664	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	137.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,383	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	99.90/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,002	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	128.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,978	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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