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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 6

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

772 head

▲ 418 vs last sale 354▼ 1,119 vs year ago 1,891 · −59.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 74▼ 12 vs year ago 88 · −13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 19 vs year ago 27 · −70.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400 lbs steers and heifers sold 8.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 6.00-21.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, 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 $500.98/cwt on 110 head, down $11.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 26 comparable sales and sits +45.80 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$500.98

▼ 11.46 vs prior sale

110 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$47.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

vs MO average

+13.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	512.66	2,807	83
Medium and Large 1-2	553	465.09	2,570	27

One grade step is worth $47.57/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale110 hd

500.98

—

MO average20 barns · 4,459 hd

497.47

+3.51

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+13.43

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

+45.80

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	1,587	209.11	3,317	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,436	174.02	2,499	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	170.90	2,065	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	152.66	1,574	12

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)	1,265	$3,360	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,238	$3,163	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,350	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,573	2thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	675.47/cwt	645.00–690.00	1,743	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	262	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	2,004	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,835	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	630.48/cwt	602.00–665.00	2,093	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	618.59/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,320	30
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	541.83/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,097	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,125	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	587.31/cwt	550.00–620.00	2,508	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	511.65/cwt	395.00–580.00	2,425	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	558.36/cwt	500.00–595.00	2,663	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	482.82/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,501	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	527.42/cwt	490.00–555.00	2,758	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	456.22/cwt	410.00–480.00	2,600	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	494.30/cwt	445.00–595.00	2,857	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,905	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	417.32/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,596	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,188	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	406.96/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,731	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	358.41/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,448	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	712	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,919	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	252	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,474	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	514.10/cwt	490.00–550.00	1,691	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	573.92/cwt	490.00–590.00	1,894	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	562.30/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,075	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	490.28/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,868	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,957	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	506.38/cwt	485.00–525.00	2,142	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	479.25/cwt	400.00–504.00	2,248	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	415.89/cwt	355.00–450.00	2,021	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	462.79/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,388	57
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	397.09/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,109	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	441.91/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,492	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	395.28/cwt	362.00–410.00	2,293	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	398.82/cwt	380.00–412.00	2,509	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	391.64/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,565	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	341.23/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,331	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,334	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,167	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	512.42/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,988	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	539.74/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,288	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	492.64/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,389	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	490.20/cwt	480.00–530.00	2,490	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	419.86/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,204	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	408.27/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,303	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	421.82/cwt	410.00–427.00	2,463	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	413.23/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,566	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	376.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,490	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	344.04/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,498	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	235.43/cwt	227.00–241.00	3,626	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	182.78/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,985	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	155.87/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,595	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,449	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	136.58/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,461	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	173.92/cwt	162.00–187.00	2,106	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	154.69/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,954	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,913	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	178.82/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,625	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,155	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,238	3,162.72/head	2,600.00–3,450.00	3,163	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,265	3,359.78/head	3,050.00–3,600.00	3,360	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	885	2,573.16/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,573	2

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 354Year ago 1,891

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 74Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 27

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)	2	—	1,265	3,050.00–3,600.00	3,359.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,238	2,600.00–3,450.00	3,162.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,573.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	590.00	590.00
5	350–400	387	525.00–550.00	541.83
1	400–450	425	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	474	395.00–580.00	511.65
9	500–550	518	480.00–485.00	482.82
18	550–600	570	410.00–480.00	456.22
3	600–650	625	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	683	350.00–375.00	358.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	645.00–690.00	675.47
11	300–350	332	602.00–665.00	630.48
30	350–400	375	600.00–640.00	618.59
39	400–450	427	550.00–620.00	587.31
48	450–500	477	500.00–595.00	558.36
46	500–550	523	490.00–555.00	527.42
37	550–600	578	445.00–595.00	494.30
17	600–650	622	400.00–440.00	417.32
8	650–700	671	395.00–420.00	406.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	765.00	765.00
10	600–650	618	470.00	470.00
4	700–750	712	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	490.00–550.00	514.10
12	350–400	381	455.00–500.00	490.28
2	400–450	412	475.00	475.00
12	450–500	486	355.00–450.00	415.89
7	500–550	531	380.00–415.00	397.09
13	550–600	580	362.00–410.00	395.28
3	650–700	683	325.00–375.00	341.23
3	700–750	718	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	252	585.00	585.00
12	300–350	330	490.00–590.00	573.92
32	350–400	369	520.00–580.00	562.30
44	400–450	423	485.00–525.00	506.38
43	450–500	469	400.00–504.00	479.25
57	500–550	516	420.00–480.00	462.79
24	550–600	564	405.00–455.00	441.91
20	600–650	629	380.00–412.00	398.82
12	650–700	655	350.00–400.00	391.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	600	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	500.00–525.00	512.42
5	500–550	525	405.00–435.00	419.86
6	550–600	564	400.00–410.00	408.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	387	560.00	560.00
7	400–450	424	500.00–555.00	539.74
16	450–500	485	475.00–515.00	492.64
6	500–550	508	480.00–530.00	490.20
6	550–600	584	410.00–427.00	421.82
15	600–650	621	385.00–430.00	413.23
5	650–700	662	370.00–380.00	376.06
12	700–750	726	320.00–360.00	344.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,023	145.00–167.00	155.87
2	—	1,070	132.00–142.00	136.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,468	170.00–187.00	178.82
1	—	1,275	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	151.00–158.00	154.69
1	—	1,035	140.00	140.00
21	—	1,211	162.00–187.00	173.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	227.00–241.00	235.43
2	—	1,633	180.00–185.00	182.78

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.