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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

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

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

672 head

▼ 637 vs last sale 1,309▼ 191 vs year ago 863 · −22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 89▼ 23 vs year ago 68 · −33.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeders sold mostly steady on a much lighter test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven 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 $472.02/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 18 of 26 comparable sales and sits +16.85 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$472.02

90 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$71.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.12

vs MO average

+0.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	487.22	2,543	71
Medium and Large 1-2	555	415.25	2,304	19thin

One grade step is worth $71.97/cwt here — about $239 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 sale90 hd

472.02

—

MO average21 barns · 6,655 hd

461.91

+10.12

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+0.04

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

+16.85

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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.44, low $386.16, median $455.18 across 26 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	1,848	188.61	3,485	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	152.72	2,356	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	151.37	1,758	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	132.40	1,334	17

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)	1,065	$1,925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	827	$2,186	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,261	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	582.82/cwt	570.00–595.00	1,574	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	554.36/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,768	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	548.93/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,026	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	472.64/cwt	385.00–540.00	1,777	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	462.07/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,955	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	535.64/cwt	495.00–560.00	2,276	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	462.89/cwt	400.00–480.00	2,203	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	490.28/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,383	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	490.73/cwt	445.00–515.00	2,547	65
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	412.72/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,229	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	449.16/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,484	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	417.52/cwt	375.00–450.00	2,372	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	438.91/cwt	430.00–452.00	2,691	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	406.64/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,509	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	668	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,939	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	395.44/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,645	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	360.55/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,596	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	334.66/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,727	28
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,699	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,776	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	523.12/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,480	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	491.79/cwt	455.00–540.00	1,598	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	459.08/cwt	435.00–515.00	1,685	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	397.82/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,536	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	464.35/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,973	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	455.12/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,166	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	376.76/cwt	325.00–415.00	1,816	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	369.31/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,950	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	410.11/cwt	370.00–432.00	2,174	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	379.10/cwt	345.00–390.00	2,210	35
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	359.17/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,094	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	354.18/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,189	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	325.14/cwt	312.00–340.00	2,191	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,435	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,837	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	499.64/cwt	440.00–575.00	1,874	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	480.14/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,978	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	392.31/cwt	355.00–420.00	1,691	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	472.09/cwt	425.00–495.00	2,186	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	438.30/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,082	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	409.60/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,204	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	363.74/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,241	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,287	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,516	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	194.81/cwt	183.00–203.00	3,838	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	139.40/cwt	127.00–152.00	1,335	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	119.57/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,313	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,434	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	145.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,689	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	157.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,843	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,912	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,763	160.92/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,837	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	735	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	827	2,186.24/head	1,925.00–2,500.00	2,186	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,065	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 1,309Year ago 863

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 89Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeders sold mostly steady on a much lighter test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	500.00–540.00	523.12
14	300–350	325	455.00–540.00	491.79
19	350–400	367	435.00–515.00	459.08
38	400–450	425	420.00–500.00	464.35
68	450–500	476	400.00–475.00	455.12
23	500–550	530	370.00–432.00	410.11
35	550–600	583	345.00–390.00	379.10
8	600–650	618	340.00–360.00	354.18
8	650–700	674	312.00–340.00	325.14
9	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	805	300.00–305.00	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
4	350–400	386	385.00–440.00	397.82
4	450–500	482	325.00–415.00	376.76
3	500–550	528	330.00–400.00	369.31
7	550–600	583	345.00–370.00	359.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	545.00	545.00
5	350–400	375	440.00–575.00	499.64
8	400–450	412	465.00–495.00	480.14
6	450–500	463	425.00–495.00	472.09
11	500–550	538	390.00–415.00	409.60
4	600–650	616	360.00–370.00	363.74
3	850–900	890	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	431	355.00–420.00	392.31
3	450–500	475	435.00–445.00	438.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	485.00	485.00
9	350–400	376	385.00–540.00	472.64
11	400–450	423	400.00–490.00	462.07
8	450–500	476	400.00–480.00	462.89
9	500–550	540	385.00–445.00	412.72
10	550–600	568	375.00–450.00	417.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	613	430.00–452.00	438.91
14	650–700	668	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	270	570.00–595.00	582.82
7	300–350	319	520.00–590.00	554.36
21	350–400	369	500.00–570.00	548.93
25	400–450	425	495.00–560.00	535.64
25	450–500	486	480.00–535.00	490.28
65	500–550	519	445.00–515.00	490.73
6	550–600	553	445.00–450.00	449.16
32	600–650	617	370.00–425.00	406.64
12	650–700	669	380.00–400.00	395.44
6	700–750	720	340.00–367.00	360.55
28	800–850	815	310.00–337.00	334.66
3	850–900	885	305.00	305.00
3	900–950	910	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	160.00–162.00	160.92
2	—	1,323	142.00–147.00	144.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,170	155.00–162.00	157.50
5	—	1,163	140.00–150.00	145.20
2	—	1,103	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	958	127.00–152.00	139.40
6	—	1,098	115.00–125.00	119.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,970	183.00–203.00	194.81
1	—	1,480	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	827	1,925.00–2,500.00	2,186.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,925.00	1,925.00

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.