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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 11

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▼ 810 vs last sale 1,144▼ 274 vs year ago 608 · −45.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 95▼ 86 vs year ago 132 · −65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 9.00 lower to 9.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

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 $455.71/cwt on 33 head, down $2.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 26 comparable sales and sits +0.53 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$455.71

▼ 2.40 vs prior sale

33 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$88.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.25

vs MO average

−16.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	487.99	2,552	21
Medium and Large 1-2	561	399.22	2,240	12thin

One grade step is worth $88.77/cwt here — about $312 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 sale33 hd

455.71

—

MO average18 barns · 1,876 hd

466.96

−11.25

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−16.49

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

+0.53

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	1,851	214.83	3,977	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	167.53	2,697	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	159.94	1,893	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	127.63	1,331	10

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)	1,180	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$2,288	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	750	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,739	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	597.27/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,905	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	518.25/cwt	475.00–570.00	1,721	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	452.85/cwt	400.00–560.00	1,666	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	601.20/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,242	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	498.76/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,080	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	418	599.47/cwt	595.00–600.00	2,506	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	575.58/cwt	510.00–590.00	2,463	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,760	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	509.56/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,451	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	518.87/cwt	517.00–520.00	2,677	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	454.52/cwt	425.00–515.00	2,382	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	413.36/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,203	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,518	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	385.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,268	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	418.75/cwt	395.00–422.00	2,550	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	358.78/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,203	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,560	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	347.39/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,345	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	345.02/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,425	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,828	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	556.01/cwt	470.00–570.00	1,523	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	531.66/cwt	450.00–570.00	1,744	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	540.81/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,006	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	437.98/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,708	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	393.92/cwt	345.00–440.00	1,647	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	495.53/cwt	450.00–560.00	2,151	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	388.21/cwt	347.00–415.00	1,821	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	447.22/cwt	390.00–490.00	2,169	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	424.43/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,207	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	341.82/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,784	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	417.41/cwt	350.00–435.00	2,354	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	351.19/cwt	332.00–365.00	1,998	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,165	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,351	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,520	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	278.33/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,630	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	474.56/cwt	410.00–540.00	1,746	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	497.50/cwt	460.00–535.00	1,866	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,168	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	421.20/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,980	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	410.24/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,940	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	368.94/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,922	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,851	214.83/cwt	180.00–240.00	3,977	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	144.69/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,496	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	110.57/cwt	89.00–127.00	1,162	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	165.85/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,947	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	150.64/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,806	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	167.53/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,697	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	750	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	735	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,105	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,180	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 1,144Year ago 608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 95Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 8

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 9.00 lower to 9.00 higher in a light test. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 5.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	630.00	630.00
7	300–350	319	570.00–610.00	597.27
18	350–400	373	580.00–610.00	601.20
17	400–450	428	510.00–590.00	575.58
7	450–500	481	495.00–520.00	509.56
8	500–550	524	425.00–515.00	454.52
2	550–600	557	452.00	452.00
9	600–650	609	395.00–422.00	418.75
3	650–700	665	385.00	385.00
4	700–750	703	340.00–360.00	345.02
6	850–900	870	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	475.00–570.00	518.25
3	350–400	368	400.00–560.00	452.85
3	400–450	417	485.00–525.00	498.76
6	500–550	533	410.00–415.00	413.36
6	550–600	589	380.00–390.00	385.07
6	600–650	614	352.00–370.00	358.78
2	650–700	675	340.00–355.00	347.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	418	595.00–600.00	599.47
3	450–500	460	600.00	600.00
11	500–550	516	517.00–520.00	518.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	274	470.00–570.00	556.01
11	300–350	328	450.00–570.00	531.66
8	350–400	371	510.00–565.00	540.81
13	400–450	434	450.00–560.00	495.53
19	450–500	485	390.00–490.00	447.22
6	500–550	520	400.00–445.00	424.43
10	550–600	564	350.00–435.00	417.41
4	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
4	650–700	656	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	730	322.00	322.00
2	800–850	800	315.00	315.00
3	900–950	945	270.00–295.00	278.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	400.00–475.00	437.98
2	400–450	418	345.00–440.00	393.92
7	450–500	469	347.00–415.00	388.21
3	500–550	522	300.00–400.00	341.82
5	550–600	569	332.00–365.00	351.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	460.00–535.00	497.50
4	450–500	470	420.00–425.00	421.20
6	500–550	521	355.00–400.00	368.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	410.00–540.00	474.56
3	400–450	447	485.00	485.00
4	450–500	473	405.00–425.00	410.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,199	140.00–157.00	150.64
11	—	1,174	160.00–173.00	165.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	130.00–165.00	144.69
5	—	1,051	89.00–127.00	110.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	162.00–170.00	167.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,851	180.00–240.00	214.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	1,105	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	2,025.00	2,025.00

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.