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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

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

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Jan 14Jan 21Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

593 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 672▼ 35 vs year ago 628 · −5.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 45▲ 25 vs year ago 44 · +56.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 11 · +18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 600 lbs heifers sold 26.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold uneven, from 8.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher 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 $445.17/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −10.01 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$445.17

127 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$26.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.63

vs MO average

−20.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	448.95	2,494	109
Medium and Large 1-2	559	422.24	2,359	18thin

One grade step is worth $26.71/cwt here — about $134 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 sale127 hd

445.17

—

MO average19 barns · 4,419 hd

457.80

−12.63

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−20.16

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−10.01

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	1,594	187.94	2,995	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	165.39	2,035	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	164.93	2,368	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	814	116.89	952	5thin

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)	1,498	$2,925	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,515	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$2,458	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,056	$2,054	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,078	$1,750	2thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	264	628.43/cwt	580.00–650.00	1,659	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,498	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,859	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	455.23/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,479	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	502.38/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,874	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	547.29/cwt	535.00–555.00	2,102	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	435.39/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,789	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	504.73/cwt	480.00–535.00	2,160	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	494.21/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,347	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	451.72/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,173	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	481.53/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,494	41
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	430.43/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,251	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	419.90/cwt	385.00–460.00	2,389	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	429.31/cwt	410.00–450.00	2,481	68
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	407.22/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,529	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	399.85/cwt	380.00–417.00	2,699	34
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	336.33/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,411	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	372.48/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,719	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	362.50/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,733	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,567	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	776	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,615	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,831	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	316.00/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,860	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Full	914	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,788	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,443	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	461.01/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,572	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	496.36/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,916	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	409.82/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,717	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	446.70/cwt	430.00–467.00	1,921	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	394.75/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,847	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	435.30/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,072	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,824	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	418.35/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,184	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	389.33/cwt	345.00–401.00	2,192	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	355.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,056	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	380.03/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,311	27
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	365.20/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,436	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	331.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,379	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,775	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	499.93/cwt	465.00–540.00	1,790	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,069	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,188	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,414	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	192.25/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,034	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	605	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	303	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	975	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	149.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,352	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	150.93/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,737	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	167.90/cwt	157.00–177.00	2,089	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	164.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,368	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	960	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	985	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,088	2,072.05/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,072	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,170	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,208	2,515.32/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,515	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,263	2,458.42/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,458	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,498	2,925.14/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,925	3

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 672Year ago 628

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 45Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 5Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	450.00–470.00	461.01
4	350–400	386	485.00–500.00	496.36
20	400–450	430	430.00–467.00	446.70
15	450–500	476	425.00–440.00	435.30
36	500–550	522	390.00–435.00	418.35
52	550–600	563	345.00–401.00	389.33
27	600–650	608	350.00–385.00	380.03
25	650–700	667	325.00–385.00	365.20
7	700–750	717	320.00–340.00	331.74
4	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
4	850–900	895	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	419	400.00–430.00	409.82
9	450–500	468	350.00–425.00	394.75
4	500–550	521	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	579	350.00–365.00	355.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	264	580.00–650.00	628.43
3	300–350	315	590.00	590.00
6	350–400	384	535.00–555.00	547.29
6	400–450	428	480.00–535.00	504.73
14	450–500	475	480.00–500.00	494.21
41	500–550	518	440.00–500.00	481.53
68	550–600	578	410.00–450.00	429.31
28	600–650	621	380.00–435.00	407.22
34	650–700	675	380.00–417.00	399.85
14	700–750	730	350.00–405.00	372.48
4	750–800	754	355.00–365.00	362.50
4	800–850	845	335.00	335.00
5	900–950	905	300.00–320.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	776	337.00	337.00
6	900–950	914	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	325	450.00–460.00	455.23
2	350–400	373	500.00–505.00	502.38
8	400–450	411	400.00–470.00	435.39
4	450–500	481	435.00–470.00	451.72
4	500–550	523	400.00–460.00	430.43
14	550–600	569	385.00–460.00	419.90
5	700–750	717	330.00–340.00	336.33
2	750–800	755	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	358	465.00–540.00	499.93
2	450–500	465	445.00	445.00
4	500–550	521	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	627	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	145.00–155.00	149.74
1	—	605	50.00	50.00
2	—	830	117.00–118.00	117.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	160.00–175.00	164.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	147.00–155.00	150.93
23	—	1,244	157.00–177.00	167.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	185.00–197.00	192.25
1	—	1,640	175.00	175.00

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)	3	—	1,498	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,925.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,088	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,072.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,263	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,458.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,515.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.