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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Mar 18

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

603 head

▲ 269 vs last sale 334▼ 125 vs year ago 728 · −17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 46▼ 64 vs year ago 112 · −57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 9 vs year ago 13 · −69.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 higher; 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 $464.50/cwt on 94 head, up $8.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 26 comparable sales and sits +9.32 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$464.50

▲ 8.80 vs prior sale

94 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$62.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.84

vs MO average

−7.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	487.72	2,620	59
Medium and Large 1-2	569	425.37	2,419	35

One grade step is worth $62.35/cwt here — about $201 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 sale94 hd

464.50

—

MO average14 barns · 1,542 hd

477.34

−12.84

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−7.62

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

+9.32

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	1,731	214.79	3,718	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	178.30	2,498	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	178.01	2,141	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	163.68	1,540	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,794	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	625.27/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,719	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	316	680.77/cwt	650.00–700.00	2,151	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	495.93/cwt	435.00–550.00	1,607	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	634.02/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,168	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	526.17/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,942	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	589.74/cwt	550.00–630.00	2,235	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,535	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	430	606.31/cwt	595.00–620.00	2,607	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	586.25/cwt	540.00–620.00	2,521	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	459	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,570	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	534.75/cwt	500.00–585.00	2,551	44
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	466.42/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,225	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	497.43/cwt	465.00–535.00	2,577	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	436.34/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,313	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	551.22/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,955	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	461.60/cwt	445.00–520.00	2,613	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	423.54/cwt	380.00–442.00	2,435	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	458.73/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,812	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	420.52/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,611	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	665	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,986	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	408.46/cwt	382.00–430.00	2,786	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,855	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,510	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,528	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	336.11/cwt	332.00–339.00	2,756	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	858	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	3,012	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	591.14/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,608	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	555.27/cwt	540.00–590.00	1,849	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	504.89/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,681	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	537.95/cwt	525.00–560.00	1,996	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,256	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	474.05/cwt	400.00–500.00	1,797	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	481.15/cwt	440.00–520.00	2,069	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	437.48/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,942	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	464.70/cwt	432.00–495.00	2,179	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	418.25/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,970	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	446.20/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,285	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	516	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,812	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	397.94/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,057	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	540	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,522	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	423.05/cwt	385.00–450.00	2,378	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	360.66/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,110	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	587	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,958	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	374.03/cwt	335.00–390.00	2,300	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	631	399.55/cwt	395.00–401.00	2,521	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	360.02/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,430	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	341.85/cwt	315.00–355.00	2,448	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	331.47/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,536	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,508	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,090	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	542.14/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,304	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	489.33/cwt	477.00–515.00	2,354	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,397	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	465.65/cwt	440.00–490.00	2,496	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,731	214.79/cwt	197.00–242.00	3,718	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	163.68/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,540	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	178.01/cwt	162.00–195.00	2,141	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	178.30/cwt	165.00–187.00	2,498	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,295	3,794.40/head	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,794	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,350	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 334Year ago 728

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 46Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 13

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00 higher; Demand good 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
5	250–300	272	580.00–610.00	591.14
3	300–350	333	540.00–590.00	555.27
21	350–400	371	525.00–560.00	537.95
26	400–450	430	440.00–520.00	481.15
47	450–500	469	432.00–495.00	464.70
11	500–550	512	420.00–470.00	446.20
11	550–600	562	385.00–450.00	423.05
5	600–650	615	335.00–390.00	374.03
9	650–700	675	320.00–375.00	360.02
17	700–750	716	315.00–355.00	341.85
10	750–800	765	325.00–337.00	331.47
2	900–950	922	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	500.00–510.00	504.89
7	350–400	379	400.00–500.00	474.05
10	400–450	444	400.00–445.00	437.48
3	450–500	471	415.00–425.00	418.25
6	500–550	517	375.00–420.00	397.94
8	550–600	585	340.00–370.00	360.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	600.00	600.00
3	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
21	500–550	540	467.00	467.00
4	550–600	587	504.00	504.00
12	600–650	631	395.00–401.00	399.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	535.00–550.00	542.14
8	450–500	481	477.00–515.00	489.33
7	500–550	536	440.00–490.00	465.65
3	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	620.00–640.00	625.27
9	300–350	342	620.00–640.00	634.02
7	350–400	379	550.00–630.00	589.74
22	400–450	430	540.00–620.00	586.25
44	450–500	477	500.00–585.00	534.75
33	500–550	518	465.00–535.00	497.43
22	550–600	566	445.00–520.00	461.60
17	600–650	621	395.00–440.00	420.52
25	650–700	682	382.00–430.00	408.46
2	700–750	717	350.00	350.00
4	750–800	750	337.00	337.00
5	800–850	820	332.00–339.00	336.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	705	405.00	405.00
6	850–900	858	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	435.00–550.00	495.93
4	350–400	369	520.00–535.00	526.17
3	400–450	440	475.00	475.00
6	450–500	477	440.00–480.00	466.42
5	500–550	530	400.00–475.00	436.34
30	550–600	575	380.00–442.00	423.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	316	650.00–700.00	680.77
2	350–400	390	650.00	650.00
13	400–450	430	595.00–620.00	606.31
9	450–500	459	560.00	560.00
4	500–550	536	550.00–555.00	551.22
8	600–650	613	455.00–460.00	458.73
2	650–700	665	449.00	449.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,203	162.00–195.00	178.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,401	165.00–187.00	178.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	941	140.00–180.00	163.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,731	197.00–242.00	214.79

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,295	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,794.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.