Sale reports / Missouri / Farmington Regional Stockyards / 2026-06-24

Farmington Regional Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jun 24
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 353 vs last sale 639▲ 164 vs year ago 122 · +134.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 76▲ 31 vs year ago 40 · +77.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 12▲ 39 vs year ago 1 · +3,900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 500-600 lbs heifers sold 5.00-25.00 higher and the rest of the offering sold 20.00-30.00 lower in a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $416.07/cwt on 40 head, down $1.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 26 comparable sales and sits +10.62 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.
Average price
$416.07
▼ 1.76 vs prior sale
40 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,265
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$58.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.79
vs MO average
+0.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544424.782,31034
Medium and Large 1-2548366.712,0106thin
One grade step is worth $58.07/cwt here — about $300 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 sale40 hd
416.07
—
MO average19 barns · 2,352 hd
427.85
−11.79
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
+0.24
This barn, trailing median26 sales
405.44
+10.62
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
459416374331median 405.4403/0404/1506/1709/1610/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $345.01, median $405.44 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—High1,799218.103,9247thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,390183.002,5441thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,249170.752,13317
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023144.661,4819thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,506$2,9424thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,410$2,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,267$2,79513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,515$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$2,6002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,120$1,8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$2,6002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$3,8003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,346$3,7147
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$3,6605

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330576.01/cwt550.00–600.001,9013
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,8153
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,2003
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470485.56/cwt480.00–490.002,2829
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1488525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,5623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524493.35/cwt485.00–505.002,5856
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545420.00/cwt415.00–425.002,2892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573413.83/cwt400.00–422.002,3716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574437.17/cwt425.00–470.002,50910
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2882
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631408.45/cwt382.00–427.002,57719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675391.20/cwt380.00–405.002,64110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726361.43/cwt350.00–375.002,62410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369521.83/cwt500.00–550.001,9264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388461.72/cwt425.00–490.001,7913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408475.09/cwt470.00–480.001,9382
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477412.16/cwt375.00–455.001,9668
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485460.11/cwt435.00–500.002,2329
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520443.58/cwt410.00–455.002,30716
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548366.71/cwt350.00–370.002,0106
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565408.06/cwt375.00–435.002,30618
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626382.94/cwt367.00–395.002,39715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671361.38/cwt340.00–370.002,4257
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1806332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,67612
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,85214
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,1126
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369528.56/cwt475.00–550.001,9504
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425523.78/cwt480.00–565.002,22611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1486467.87/cwt460.00–475.002,2745
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535454.92/cwt425.00–470.002,4345
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571420.68/cwt370.00–455.002,4027
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2592360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623362.99/cwt350.00–380.002,2613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2636306.29/cwt300.00–325.001,9484
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,799218.10/cwt197.00–237.003,9247
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975159.98/cwt142.00–172.001,5605
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067134.01/cwt125.00–140.001,4303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103156.71/cwt150.00–160.001,7295
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310176.60/cwt165.00–193.002,31312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,5441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 28052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2672,795.14/head2,500.00–2,900.002,79513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5062,942.26/head2,675.00–3,200.002,9424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,5152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3423,833.33/head3,750.00–4,000.003,8333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3554,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,3833,966.67/head3,700.00–4,100.003,9673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4383,750.00/head3,500.00–4,000.003,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 27852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002

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.