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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, May 13

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

344 head

▼ 428 vs last sale 772▼ 152 vs year ago 496 · −30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 76▼ 14 vs year ago 101 · −13.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 8▼ 2 vs year ago 19 · −10.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 18.00-40.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand much lower 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 $483.58/cwt on 53 head, down $17.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 26 comparable sales and sits +28.40 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$483.58

▼ 17.40 vs prior sale

53 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$64.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs MO average

+9.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	486.02	2,637	51
Medium and Large 1-2	573	421.16	2,413	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.86/cwt here — about $224 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale53 hd

483.58

—

MO average18 barns · 5,045 hd

483.68

−0.11

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+9.88

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

+28.40

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	1,562	213.78	3,339	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	176.20	2,055	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,618	174.03	2,816	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	154.25	1,419	13

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)	1,223	$2,720	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,505	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$2,600	5

Every lot

50 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	664.78/cwt	625.00–680.00	1,915	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	302	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,827	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	599.16/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,881	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,160	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	543.94/cwt	500.00–575.00	2,263	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	504.81/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,388	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	503.92/cwt	500.00–522.00	2,424	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	494.79/cwt	440.00–530.00	2,573	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	421.16/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,413	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	469.95/cwt	430.00–500.00	2,745	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,559	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	388.89/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,594	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,745	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	602.04/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,698	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	552.32/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,878	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	473.49/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,785	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	543.07/cwt	425.00–590.00	2,064	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	482.06/cwt	440.00–530.00	2,034	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	432.14/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,031	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	452.16/cwt	415.00–475.00	2,166	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	420.22/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,194	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	383.91/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,196	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	379.50/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,345	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,554	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,260	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	522.38/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,006	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	560.00/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,240	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	479.22/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,224	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	455.71/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,151	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	434.83/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,270	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	414.96/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,428	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	382.03/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,361	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,285	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	327.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,410	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,421	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	220.54/cwt	200.00–237.00	3,540	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	145.86/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,319	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	159.50/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,483	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	181.75/cwt	172.00–192.00	2,112	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	158.63/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,873	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	174.03/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,816	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	725	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,135	2,450.00/head	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,275	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,280	2,504.69/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,505	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,294	2,879.80/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,880	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	825	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 772Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 76Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 8Year ago 19

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 18.00-40.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand much lower and supply light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	302	605.00	605.00
2	450–500	473	500.00–510.00	504.81
2	550–600	573	417.00–425.00	421.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	625.00–680.00	664.78
4	300–350	314	570.00–610.00	599.16
4	350–400	360	600.00	600.00
17	400–450	416	500.00–575.00	543.94
23	450–500	481	500.00–522.00	503.92
33	500–550	520	440.00–530.00	494.79
18	550–600	584	430.00–500.00	469.95
2	600–650	613	415.00–420.00	417.45
5	650–700	667	375.00–415.00	388.89
3	700–750	700	370.00	370.00
3	900–950	915	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	377	450.00–520.00	473.49
4	450–500	470	380.00–450.00	432.14
2	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
2	650–700	690	325.00–330.00	327.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	570.00–640.00	602.04
2	300–350	340	540.00–565.00	552.32
14	350–400	380	425.00–590.00	543.07
15	400–450	422	440.00–530.00	482.06
30	450–500	479	415.00–475.00	452.16
15	500–550	522	370.00–435.00	420.22
5	550–600	572	365.00–400.00	383.91
11	600–650	618	370.00–395.00	379.50
4	650–700	672	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	520.00–530.00	522.38
2	400–450	400	550.00–570.00	560.00
7	450–500	464	465.00–505.00	479.22
9	500–550	522	400.00–465.00	434.83
4	550–600	585	410.00–430.00	414.96
10	600–650	618	350.00–405.00	382.03
4	700–750	736	320.00–330.00	327.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	472	440.00–500.00	455.71
4	600–650	640	357.00	357.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,504.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,294	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,879.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	725	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	1	—	1,225	3,400.00	3,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,605	200.00–237.00	220.54
1	—	1,345	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,162	172.00–192.00	181.75
6	—	1,181	149.00–165.00	158.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,618	170.00–177.00	174.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	137.00–152.00	145.86
8	—	930	150.00–170.00	159.50

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.