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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Apr 15

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

571 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 555▼ 412 vs year ago 983 · −41.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 91▼ 16 vs year ago 111 · −14.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 24▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 15.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; 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 $481.34/cwt on 76 head, down $5.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +26.17 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$481.34

▼ 5.67 vs prior sale

76 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$81.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.33

vs MO average

−7.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	504.00	2,715	55
Medium and Large 1-2	562	422.01	2,372	21

One grade step is worth $81.99/cwt here — about $343 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 sale76 hd

481.34

—

MO average18 barns · 3,772 hd

499.67

−18.33

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−7.01

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

+26.17

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	—	Low	1,600	212.01	3,392	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	170.08	1,940	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,363	162.09	2,209	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	912	143.35	1,307	19

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)	1,305	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,337	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$2,800	3thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	645.61/cwt	610.00–660.00	1,795	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,112	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	583.54/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,967	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	559.26/cwt	550.00–600.00	2,047	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	654.14/cwt	640.00–670.00	2,551	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,592	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	593.62/cwt	570.00–627.00	2,469	29
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	527.14/cwt	480.00–565.00	2,298	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	474.13/cwt	425.00–510.00	2,209	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	530.73/cwt	500.00–570.00	2,521	37
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	424.60/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,170	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	518.34/cwt	485.00–547.00	2,685	35
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	478.90/cwt	472.00–500.00	2,754	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	421.20/cwt	380.00–465.00	2,435	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	413.52/cwt	385.00–445.00	2,576	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	343.44/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,291	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	405.14/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,706	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,730	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,832	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	559.72/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,500	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	560.35/cwt	550.00–590.00	1,827	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	520.13/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,961	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	505.90/cwt	450.00–530.00	2,160	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	468.93/cwt	430.00–495.00	2,199	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	375.39/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,813	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	426.16/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,220	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	535	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,675	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	414.96/cwt	375.00–427.00	2,336	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	383.39/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,174	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	408.53/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,492	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	309.96/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,117	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,275	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,548	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,819	4
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,140	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,588	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	521.40/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,976	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	598.82/cwt	555.00–620.00	2,413	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	502.18/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,395	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	459.84/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,377	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	435.20/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,428	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	371.67/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,342	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,221	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,033	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	222.34/cwt	210.00–232.00	3,649	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	153.84/cwt	137.00–170.00	1,398	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	916	128.92/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,181	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	151.77/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,565	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,143	152.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,740	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	174.15/cwt	167.00–187.00	2,029	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	171.96/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,722	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	950	2,547.11/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,547	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,085	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,123	2,126.39/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,126	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,305	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	950	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 555Year ago 983

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 91Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 24Year ago 9

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 15.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower; 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
4	250–300	268	550.00–570.00	559.72
11	300–350	326	550.00–590.00	560.35
22	350–400	377	490.00–540.00	520.13
32	400–450	427	450.00–530.00	505.90
35	450–500	469	430.00–495.00	468.93
19	500–550	521	405.00–450.00	426.16
11	550–600	563	375.00–427.00	414.96
20	600–650	610	375.00–425.00	408.53
4	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
3	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
2	750–800	772	330.00	330.00
4	850–900	895	315.00	315.00
3	1100–1150	1,140	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	483	350.00–400.00	375.39
12	550–600	567	375.00–415.00	383.39
2	650–700	683	300.00–320.00	309.96
3	750–800	750	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	535	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	610.00–660.00	645.61
4	300–350	320	660.00	660.00
12	350–400	390	640.00–670.00	654.14
29	400–450	416	570.00–627.00	593.62
37	450–500	475	500.00–570.00	530.73
35	500–550	518	485.00–547.00	518.34
20	550–600	575	472.00–500.00	478.90
20	600–650	623	385.00–445.00	413.52
14	650–700	668	380.00–425.00	405.14
3	800–850	815	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	640.00	640.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	550.00–600.00	583.54
8	350–400	366	550.00–600.00	559.26
9	400–450	436	480.00–565.00	527.14
17	450–500	466	425.00–510.00	474.13
5	500–550	511	400.00–475.00	424.60
16	550–600	578	380.00–465.00	421.20
3	650–700	667	335.00–355.00	343.44
3	850–900	885	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	403	555.00–620.00	598.82
12	450–500	477	485.00–525.00	502.18
6	500–550	517	450.00–480.00	459.84
2	550–600	558	420.00–450.00	435.20
3	600–650	630	365.00–385.00	371.67
2	650–700	663	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	500.00–530.00	521.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	909	137.00–170.00	153.84
8	—	916	125.00–137.00	128.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	167.00–177.00	171.96
2	—	1,143	150.00–155.00	152.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,165	167.00–187.00	174.15
4	—	1,031	150.00–157.00	151.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,641	210.00–232.00	222.34

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)	1	—	1,305	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,126.39

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)	2	—	950	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,547.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.