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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Oct 28

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 504▲ 57 vs year ago 300 · +19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 71▲ 3 vs year ago 66 · +4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 12.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady and a few bulls sold 2.00 lower; 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 $354.92/cwt on 51 head, down $24.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −51.78 against this barn's trailing median of $406.70.

Average price

$354.92

▼ 24.24 vs prior sale

51 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$38.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.03

vs MO average

−20.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	367.12	1,965	35
Medium and Large 1-2	556	328.24	1,826	16thin

One grade step is worth $38.88/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale51 hd

354.92

—

MO average19 barns · 2,065 hd

369.95

−15.03

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−20.51

This barn, trailing median27 sales

406.70

−51.78

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	—	Low	1,567	165.02	2,586	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	131.05	1,795	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	122.51	1,562	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	100.95	1,051	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,251	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,440	6

Every lot, as filed

55 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,450	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	376.56/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,205	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	497.67/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,682	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,005	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,061	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	433.76/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,926	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,162	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	386.79/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,837	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	419.55/cwt	390.00–431.00	2,035	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	399.44/cwt	370.00–430.00	2,089	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	382.28/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,137	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	372.82/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,267	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	360.78/cwt	340.00–392.00	2,439	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	343.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,455	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	333.07/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,059	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	355.05/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,303	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	425.56/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,651	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	408.46/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,789	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	413.06/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,958	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	374.81/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,942	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	323.84/cwt	275.00–385.00	1,707	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	350.33/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,007	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	330.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,899	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	341.01/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,101	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	327.47/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,269	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	313.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,225	4
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,681	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,452	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	428.10/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,781	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	385.89/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,787	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	359.35/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,933	31
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,252	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	358.02/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,094	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	336.36/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,062	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	329.67/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,173	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	282.59/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,004	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,939	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	791	262.21/cwt	240.00–292.00	2,074	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,292	153.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,978	3
Bulls	—	—	1,697	175.39/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,976	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	166.60/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,852	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	124.66/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,200	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	72.59/cwt	60.00–80.00	703	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	108.28/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,181	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,620	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	118.72/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,504	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	133.07/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,820	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,719	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,593	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	800	1,178.00/head	1,178.00–1,178.00	1,178	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,080	2,251.16/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,251	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,130	1,570.96/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,571	4

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 504Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 71Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 10

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 12.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady and a few bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	563	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	718	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	416	400.00–450.00	428.10
17	450–500	463	360.00–405.00	385.89
31	500–550	538	340.00–395.00	359.35
4	550–600	585	350.00–365.00	358.02
7	600–650	613	320.00–345.00	336.36
11	650–700	659	290.00–340.00	329.67
4	700–750	709	280.00–290.00	282.59
7	750–800	791	240.00–292.00	262.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	300.00–370.00	333.07
3	350–400	367	325.00–390.00	355.05
6	500–550	527	275.00–385.00	323.84
10	550–600	574	325.00–335.00	330.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	388	410.00–460.00	425.56
12	400–450	438	385.00–435.00	408.46
15	450–500	474	410.00–415.00	413.06
24	500–550	518	345.00–400.00	374.81
11	550–600	573	335.00–375.00	350.33
5	600–650	616	325.00–350.00	341.01
2	650–700	693	320.00–335.00	327.47
4	700–750	709	310.00–320.00	313.77
6	950–1000	961	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	350.00–400.00	376.56
2	450–500	475	365.00–410.00	386.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	250	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	338	475.00–520.00	497.67
3	350–400	397	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	444	430.00–435.00	433.76
12	450–500	485	390.00–431.00	419.55
15	500–550	523	370.00–430.00	399.44
9	550–600	559	380.00–395.00	382.28
20	600–650	608	345.00–390.00	372.82
10	650–700	676	340.00–392.00	360.78
6	700–750	715	340.00–350.00	343.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	425	485.00	485.00
3	450–500	465	465.00	465.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,247	125.00–135.00	129.93
11	—	1,267	117.00–125.00	118.72
2	—	1,448	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,091	92.00–115.00	108.28
2	—	963	122.00–127.00	124.66
4	—	969	60.00–80.00	72.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,368	130.00–137.00	133.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	150.00–155.00	153.07
3	—	1,697	175.00–176.00	175.39
3	—	1,712	165.00–167.00	166.60

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,130	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,570.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,251.16

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)	2	—	800	1,178.00	1,178.00

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.