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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 21

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

504 head

▲ 186 vs last sale 318▲ 246 vs year ago 258 · +95.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 66▼ 11 vs year ago 82 · −13.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 6▲ 13 vs year ago 4 · +325.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-14.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.45/cwt on 62 head, up $1.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −62.88 against this barn's trailing median of $455.33.

Average price

$392.45

▲ 1.71 vs prior sale

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$57.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.59

vs MO average

−46.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	414.85	2,235	38
Medium and Large 1-2	555	356.98	1,982	24

One grade step is worth $57.87/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale62 hd

392.45

—

MO average15 barns · 1,885 hd

401.04

−8.59

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

−46.82

This barn, trailing median27 sales

455.33

−62.88

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $455.33 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	1,585	181.96	2,884	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	131.70	1,935	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	128.40	1,562	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,021	100.87	1,030	20

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)	1,515	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,198	$2,828	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,754	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$2,271	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	547.59/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,517	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	480.15/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,609	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	494.49/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,884	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	351.76/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,520	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	429.84/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,866	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	382.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,828	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	432.99/cwt	405.00–452.00	2,091	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	423.19/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,205	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	365.76/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,950	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	398.82/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,285	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	349.55/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,006	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	320.31/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,002	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	379.06/cwt	340.00–395.00	2,392	40
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	343.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,332	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,199	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,477	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	321.08/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,633	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,655	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	461.90/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,520	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	432.28/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,634	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	411	434.03/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,784	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	408.27/cwt	385.00–460.00	1,760	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,957	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	388.10/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,812	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	341.17/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,665	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	378.93/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,951	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	330.11/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,753	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	361.21/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,070	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	356.54/cwt	335.00–382.00	2,218	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	308.29/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,936	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	338.21/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,280	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,434	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	437.76/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,611	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	407.27/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,682	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	408.56/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,916	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	394.62/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,044	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	307.32/cwt	267.00–345.00	1,592	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	366.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,059	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	343.79/cwt	320.00–352.00	2,145	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	322.36/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,137	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	298.45/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,161	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,991	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,556	185.35/cwt	177.00–202.00	2,884	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	73.24/cwt	60.00–82.00	726	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	110.08/cwt	95.00–124.00	1,135	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	122.51/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,451	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	133.64/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,664	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,824	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	134.55/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,991	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,090	2,754.40/head	2,000.00–3,350.00	2,754	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,118	2,271.25/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,271	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,198	2,828.29/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,828	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,515	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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.

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

Farmington Regional Stockyards - Farmington, MO

Wed Oct 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 318Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 66Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 4

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-14.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	425.00–450.00	437.76
2	400–450	413	400.00–415.00	407.27
7	450–500	469	400.00–430.00	408.56
8	500–550	518	380.00–435.00	394.62
10	550–600	561	360.00–375.00	366.98
8	600–650	624	320.00–352.00	343.79
2	650–700	663	315.00–330.00	322.36
10	700–750	724	280.00–315.00	298.45
2	950–1000	965	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	267.00–345.00	307.32
3	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
2	750–800	790	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	440.00–480.00	461.90
12	350–400	378	400.00–465.00	432.28
17	400–450	431	385.00–460.00	408.27
12	450–500	467	375.00–410.00	388.10
21	500–550	515	350.00–410.00	378.93
7	550–600	573	345.00–390.00	361.21
22	600–650	622	335.00–382.00	356.54
27	650–700	674	330.00–345.00	338.21
2	700–750	745	325.00	325.00
5	750–800	798	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	425.00–445.00	434.03
2	450–500	455	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	545	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	580	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	488	300.00–360.00	341.17
4	500–550	531	315.00–360.00	330.11
3	600–650	628	300.00–325.00	308.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	530.00–565.00	547.59
2	300–350	335	470.00–490.00	480.15
5	350–400	381	465.00–515.00	494.49
28	400–450	434	390.00–460.00	429.84
27	450–500	483	405.00–452.00	432.99
25	500–550	521	405.00–445.00	423.19
13	550–600	573	380.00–430.00	398.82
40	600–650	631	340.00–395.00	379.06
8	650–700	678	340.00–360.00	343.95
2	700–750	718	345.00	345.00
6	800–850	820	300.00–330.00	321.08
3	900–950	900	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	750–800	765	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	432	340.00–375.00	351.76
2	450–500	478	380.00–385.00	382.46
11	500–550	533	340.00–390.00	365.76
13	550–600	574	335.00–370.00	349.55
3	600–650	625	300.00–335.00	320.31
2	650–700	698	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,245	127.00–142.00	133.64
8	—	1,184	115.00–125.00	122.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	60.00–82.00	73.24
15	—	1,031	95.00–124.00	110.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	130.00–140.00	134.55
2	—	1,448	125.00–127.00	125.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,556	177.00–202.00	185.35
1	—	1,730	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,515	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,090	2,000.00–3,350.00	2,754.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,828.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,118	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,271.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.