Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-17

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jun 17
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
639 head
▼ 658 vs last sale 1,297▲ 34 vs year ago 605 · +5.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 155▲ 11 vs year ago 65 · +16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 28▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold Steady and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $475.07/cwt on 79 head, up $19.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 26 comparable sales and sits +19.89 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.
Average price
$475.07
▲ 19.74 vs prior sale
79 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,524
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.82
vs MO average
+16.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531475.072,52479
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale79 hd
475.07
—
MO average14 barns · 2,719 hd
469.25
+5.82
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
+16.02
This barn, trailing median26 sales
455.18
+19.89
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
526475424372median 455.1803/0404/1506/1709/1610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,538210.843,24213
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,491176.862,6375thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,118170.141,90225
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089150.911,64315

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,179$2,6559
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)900$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$2,4502thin

Every lot

56 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,9224
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370471.08/cwt390.00–550.001,7432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377582.44/cwt560.00–610.002,1967
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8453
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy421607.69/cwt590.00–620.002,55811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427529.10/cwt500.00–550.002,2596
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471461.94/cwt435.00–485.002,17613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478523.46/cwt485.00–537.002,50220
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy506522.52/cwt520.00–525.002,64410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526475.24/cwt425.00–515.002,50049
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557450.92/cwt445.00–462.002,51220
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614414.39/cwt390.00–425.002,54438
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy631441.61/cwt430.00–450.002,78727
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658368.97/cwt365.00–370.002,4285
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672395.44/cwt387.00–407.002,6579
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728350.21/cwt339.00–356.002,5509
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1731385.76/cwt380.00–387.002,82011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775357.85/cwt346.00–370.002,7732
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1816332.60/cwt320.00–345.002,71412
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added854366.50/cwt366.50–366.503,13059
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3953
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321544.78/cwt490.00–570.001,7496
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373512.39/cwt500.00–520.001,9115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy418515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1536
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422475.65/cwt450.00–510.002,00710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471475.38/cwt445.00–500.002,23938
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490424.97/cwt400.00–440.002,0826
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy511464.51/cwt455.00–475.002,37417
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518411.97/cwt380.00–430.002,13416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577398.38/cwt375.00–425.002,29936
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy610400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4405
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623378.38/cwt375.00–380.002,3573
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688343.00/cwt342.00–345.002,3603
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added737355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,61620
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4325
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added870331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,88036
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added909309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,8099
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421557.85/cwt510.00–580.002,3493
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510436.41/cwt400.00–450.002,2265
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0932
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560416.50/cwt416.00–417.002,3322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624386.35/cwt360.00–410.002,4118
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655382.50/cwt375.00–390.002,5052
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719331.10/cwt320.00–345.002,3814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250185.65/cwt177.00–190.002,3213
Bulls——1,624218.40/cwt200.00–240.003,54710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%951130.05/cwt120.00–137.001,2374
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111173.50/cwt160.00–189.001,92821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139158.49/cwt150.00–169.001,80511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156152.48/cwt147.00–157.001,7634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491176.86/cwt170.00–180.002,6375
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28502,450.00/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 27702,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2302,730.87/head2,400.00–3,400.002,7318

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.