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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 14

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 427▼ 523 vs year ago 841 · −62.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 97▼ 34 vs year ago 100 · −34.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 12 vs year ago 18 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs heifers sold 10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-14.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.85/cwt on 41 head, down $18.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −52.85 against this barn's trailing median of $406.70.

Average price

$353.85

▼ 18.10 vs prior sale

41 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$42.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.85

vs MO average

−18.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	364.31	1,996	31
Medium and Large 1-2	579	321.42	1,860	10thin

One grade step is worth $42.89/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

353.85

—

MO average19 barns · 1,529 hd

361.70

−7.85

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−18.91

This barn, trailing median27 sales

406.70

−52.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $345.01, median $406.70 across 27 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,519	178.13	2,706	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	129.52	1,575	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	128.77	1,962	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	105.91	1,213	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,148	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,029	$1,891	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,521	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	423.99/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,399	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	488.00/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,640	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	423.18/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,642	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	428.93/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,857	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	402.74/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,776	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	389.40/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,865	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	398.24/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,916	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	418.07/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,232	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	368.53/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,115	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	371.65/cwt	335.00–382.00	2,315	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	345.14/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,316	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	327.46/cwt	327.00–329.00	2,204	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	329.38/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,339	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,399	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,570	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,840	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	366.23/cwt	315.00–395.00	1,377	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	386.67/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,639	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	376.53/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,608	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	380.39/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,754	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	353.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,645	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	498	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,017	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	519	403.56/cwt	402.00–410.00	2,094	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	366.08/cwt	342.00–380.00	1,922	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	351.45/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,845	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	350.93/cwt	325.00–362.00	2,004	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	313.91/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,858	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	342.88/cwt	317.00–350.00	2,153	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,456	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	302.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,030	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	315.66/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,260	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,451	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	290.17/cwt	290.00–291.00	2,533	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,563	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	498.23/cwt	425.00–525.00	1,584	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	428.49/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,633	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	347.89/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,652	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	397.46/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,940	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	321.79/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,725	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	375.17/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,022	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	321.32/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,011	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,422	170.76/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,428	3
Bulls	—	—	1,552	198.22/cwt	192.00–206.00	3,076	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,394	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	103.32/cwt	92.00–112.00	1,169	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	133.17/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,549	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,544	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	120.38/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,624	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,782	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	130.52/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,998	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	860	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	1,887.71/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,888	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,238	2,148.18/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,148	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.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Oct 14, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 427Year ago 841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 97Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 18

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs heifers sold 10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 3.00-14.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply light.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	192.00–206.00	198.22
1	—	1,710	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,422	167.00–175.00	170.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,349	117.00–125.00	120.38
10	—	1,163	127.00–140.00	133.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,531	125.00–137.00	130.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	92.00–112.00	103.32
1	—	1,245	124.00	124.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	315.00–395.00	366.23
3	400–450	427	370.00–380.00	376.53
10	450–500	466	350.00–370.00	353.06
2	500–550	525	325.00–380.00	351.45
8	550–600	592	310.00–325.00	313.91
7	650–700	670	300.00–310.00	302.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	380.00–405.00	386.67
9	450–500	461	360.00–400.00	380.39
10	500–550	525	342.00–380.00	366.08
16	550–600	571	325.00–362.00	350.93
23	600–650	628	317.00–350.00	342.88
13	700–750	716	300.00–322.00	315.66
3	750–800	778	315.00	315.00
6	850–900	873	290.00–291.00	290.17
3	950–1000	960	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	519	402.00–410.00	403.56
4	650–700	655	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	400.00–450.00	423.99
3	350–400	388	410.00–435.00	423.18
4	400–450	441	350.00–420.00	402.74
3	450–500	479	380.00–410.00	389.40
16	550–600	574	350.00–380.00	368.53
9	650–700	673	327.00–329.00	327.46
3	700–750	738	325.00	325.00
3	750–800	760	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	545.00	545.00
4	300–350	336	475.00–515.00	488.00
1	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	433	410.00–450.00	428.93
11	450–500	481	395.00–430.00	398.24
13	500–550	534	390.00–430.00	418.07
13	600–650	623	335.00–382.00	371.65
8	650–700	671	340.00–355.00	345.14
8	700–750	710	310.00–335.00	329.38
10	800–850	829	310.00	310.00
3	900–950	931	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	335.00–360.00	347.89
5	500–550	536	315.00–350.00	321.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	425.00–525.00	498.23
6	350–400	381	415.00–450.00	428.49
2	450–500	488	395.00–400.00	397.46
6	500–550	539	350.00–385.00	375.17
4	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
7	600–650	626	310.00–350.00	321.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,148.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,085	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,887.71

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.