Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 500 lbs steers and the heifer offering sold 14.00-23.00 higher, the rest of the steer offering sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $405.13/cwt on 94 head, down $6.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −57.37 against this barn's trailing median of $462.50.

Average price

$405.13

▼ 6.60 vs prior sale

94 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$35.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

vs MO average

+2.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	411.18	2,334	78
Medium and Large 1-2	551	375.65	2,070	16thin

One grade step is worth $35.53/cwt here — about $264 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $462.50 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 sale94 hd

405.13

—

MO average19 barns · 2,428 hd

400.41

+4.72

National average160 barns · 11,896 hd

403.12

+2.01

This barn, trailing median26 sales

462.50

−57.37

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	—	Average	1,752	177.43	3,109	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	136.00	1,941	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	135.51	1,591	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	119.02	1,322	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,499	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	136.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,941	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	114.19/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,256	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	128.69/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	165.70/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	183.29/cwt	179.00–190.00	3,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	368.79/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,940	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	309.03/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,410	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	430.33/cwt	400.00–452.00	2,238	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	355.35/cwt	325.00–372.00	2,008	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	313.52/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,696	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	2,498.56/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	390.26/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	326.63/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,512	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	359.58/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,442	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	333.79/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,347	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,014	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	339.83/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	338.52/cwt	305.00–390.00	2,126	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	405.84/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,358	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	503.14/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	367.46/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	437.47/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	326.16/cwt	300.00–333.00	2,629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	358.30/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	312.14/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	399.41/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	336.30/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,236	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	436.03/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,844	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	397.49/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,453	28
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	135.59/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	377.56/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,167	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	318.34/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	336.72/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	348.35/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	390.92/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,442	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	360.04/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	362.82/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	423.23/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,993	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	897	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,843	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	309.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	436.98/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	372.47/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	533.38/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	455.27/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,962	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	434.81/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,065	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,579	5

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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