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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Jul 15

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

446 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 369▼ 112 vs year ago 558 · −20.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 69▲ 0 vs year ago 55 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 10▲ 11 vs year ago 18 · +61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 higher to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate to 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 $434.89/cwt on 101 head, down $13.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −20.29 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$434.89

▼ 13.96 vs prior sale

101 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$36.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.36

vs MO average

−4.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	441.79	2,414	82
Medium and Large 1-2	554	405.14	2,244	19thin

One grade step is worth $36.65/cwt here — about $170 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 sale101 hd

434.89

—

MO average14 barns · 1,775 hd

458.25

−23.36

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−4.26

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−20.29

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	1,583	209.45	3,315	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	177.00	2,575	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	171.35	2,026	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	141.74	1,380	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,367	$2,878	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,221	$2,816	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,236	$2,586	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$3,767	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$3,050	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	517.44/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,920	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	477.41/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,981	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	446	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,319	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	501.77/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,328	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	454.26/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,212	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	512	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,458	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	447.80/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,382	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	421.69/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,256	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	424.42/cwt	392.00–450.00	2,415	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	390.24/cwt	365.00–435.00	2,228	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,731	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	401.96/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,528	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	396.30/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,635	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	348.39/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,366	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	347.35/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,508	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	495.63/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,586	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	472.31/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,790	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	452.09/cwt	400.00–495.00	1,921	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	429.54/cwt	385.00–465.00	2,027	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	407.99/cwt	375.00–435.00	2,117	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	374.87/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,107	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	340.62/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,935	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	344.14/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,154	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,180	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,291	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,096	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	313.46/cwt	307.00–320.00	2,260	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	420.11/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,975	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,240	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	425.27/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,186	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	408.06/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,195	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	357.63/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,003	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	349.18/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,120	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,724	224.93/cwt	210.00–235.00	3,878	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	136.66/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,311	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	164.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,708	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	174.67/cwt	167.00–185.00	2,059	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	158.05/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,889	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,575	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,185	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,221	2,816.27/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,816	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,236	2,586.45/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,586	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,255	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,367	2,878.45/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,878	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,150	3,050.00/head	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,251	3,766.67/head	3,400.00–4,500.00	3,767	3

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 369Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 69Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 10Year ago 18

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 higher to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate to light.

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)	10	—	1,367	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,878.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,236	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,586.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,221	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,816.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	2	—	1,150	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,251	3,400.00–4,500.00	3,766.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,330	190.00	190.00
4	—	1,724	210.00–235.00	224.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	959	132.00–142.00	136.66
2	—	1,038	160.00–169.00	164.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	155.00–160.00	158.05
8	—	1,179	167.00–185.00	174.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	177.00	177.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	512	480.00	480.00
10	600–650	625	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
9	350–400	371	480.00–550.00	517.44
9	400–450	446	520.00	520.00
22	450–500	464	480.00–525.00	501.77
30	500–550	532	400.00–475.00	447.80
39	550–600	569	392.00–450.00	424.42
28	600–650	629	380.00–425.00	401.96
9	650–700	665	350.00–410.00	396.30
3	700–750	722	337.00–360.00	347.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	470.00–485.00	477.41
5	450–500	487	420.00–470.00	454.26
9	500–550	535	400.00–460.00	421.69
10	550–600	571	365.00–435.00	390.24
8	650–700	679	345.00–360.00	348.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	460.00	460.00
10	500–550	514	415.00–440.00	425.27
7	600–650	607	335.00–365.00	349.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	410.00–425.00	420.11
3	500–550	538	400.00–412.00	408.06
2	550–600	560	350.00–365.00	357.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	470.00–510.00	495.63
8	350–400	379	445.00–500.00	472.31
23	400–450	425	400.00–495.00	452.09
34	450–500	472	385.00–465.00	429.54
28	500–550	519	375.00–435.00	407.99
27	550–600	562	350.00–390.00	374.87
5	600–650	626	335.00–380.00	344.14
4	650–700	670	342.00	342.00
6	700–750	721	307.00–320.00	313.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	320.00–360.00	340.62
5	600–650	632	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	693	300.00–305.00	302.51

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.