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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jul 8

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▲ 285 vs last sale 84▼ 988 vs year ago 1,357 · −72.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 17▼ 35 vs year ago 104 · −33.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week light run, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 8.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher.

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 $448.85/cwt on 76 head, up $4.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 26 comparable sales and sits −6.33 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$448.85

▲ 4.90 vs prior sale

76 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,492

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$45.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.63

vs MO average

−10.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	452.45	2,510	70
Medium and Large 1-2	559	406.90	2,276	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.55/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

448.85

—

MO average9 barns · 1,787 hd

487.48

−38.63

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−10.63

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−6.33

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	1,623	200.58	3,255	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	183.00	2,674	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	172.77	2,003	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	132.60	1,255	10

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)	1,125	$2,636	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$2,424	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,208	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	566.65/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,000	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	521.57/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,274	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,438	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	476.92/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,261	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	505.21/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,400	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	355.83/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,879	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	453.96/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,415	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	556	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,535	37
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	445.71/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,514	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	432.43/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,486	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,700	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	400.50/cwt	385.00–435.00	2,543	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	667	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,735	45
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	382.83/cwt	370.00–392.00	2,584	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	343.07/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,690	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,706	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	323.26/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,848	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	305	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,662	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	463.97/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,731	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	447.70/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,965	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	456.36/cwt	415.00–490.00	2,181	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	416.65/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,162	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	396.03/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,269	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	381.66/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,355	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,984	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,119	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	444.05/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,100	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	447.51/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,372	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,270	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,317	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,302	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,115	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,033	161.27/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,666	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	185.11/cwt	180.00–192.00	3,041	3
Bulls	—	—	1,809	221.42/cwt	210.00–238.00	4,005	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	131.14/cwt	110.00–145.00	1,166	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	722	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	160.36/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,645	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	157.59/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,795	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	176.82/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,060	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	183.00/cwt	175.00–193.00	2,674	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	935	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,195	2,424.48/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,424	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	2,604.10/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,604	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,200	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,225	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 84Year ago 1,357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 17Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 4Year ago 9

Compared to last week light run, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 8.00 lower to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	437	485.00	485.00
6	500–550	530	445.00–450.00	447.51
2	550–600	582	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	662	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	715	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	425.00–450.00	444.05
3	700–750	742	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	560.00–570.00	566.65
8	400–450	436	500.00–555.00	521.57
5	450–500	475	495.00–510.00	505.21
11	500–550	532	430.00–480.00	453.96
22	550–600	564	400.00–460.00	445.71
6	600–650	635	385.00–435.00	400.50
19	650–700	675	370.00–392.00	382.83
13	750–800	784	335.00–350.00	343.07
3	800–850	820	330.00	330.00
7	850–900	881	317.00–332.00	323.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	625	432.00	432.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	474	450.00–490.00	476.92
2	500–550	528	320.00–390.00	355.83
4	550–600	575	410.00–440.00	432.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	460	530.00	530.00
37	550–600	556	456.00	456.00
45	650–700	667	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	373	435.00–480.00	463.97
10	400–450	439	440.00–475.00	447.70
24	450–500	478	415.00–490.00	456.36
15	500–550	519	400.00–445.00	416.65
14	550–600	573	370.00–435.00	396.03
8	600–650	617	365.00–385.00	381.66

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)	2	—	1,195	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,424.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,604.10

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	—	935	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	156.00–165.00	161.27
3	—	1,643	180.00–192.00	185.11
6	—	1,809	210.00–238.00	221.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	152.00–160.00	157.59
15	—	1,165	170.00–188.00	176.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,461	175.00–193.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	150.00–175.00	160.36
2	—	903	80.00	80.00
4	—	889	110.00–145.00	131.14

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.