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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Aug 12

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Jul 22Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 207▼ 141 vs year ago 236 · −59.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 35▼ 23 vs year ago 35 · −65.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the heat, not enough feeders in the offering to establish a trend. Slaughter cows and bulls scarce; Demand not establish and supply very 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 $392.99/cwt on 8 head, down $53.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −62.19 against this barn's trailing median of $455.18.

Average price

$392.99

▼ 53.75 vs prior sale

8 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.60

vs MO average

−8.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	392.99	2,210	8thin

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 sale8 hd

392.99

—

MO average16 barns · 945 hd

420.59

−27.60

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−8.84

This barn, trailing median26 sales

455.18

−62.19

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	—	Average	1,905	194.67	3,708	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	163.67	1,924	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,240	155.00	1,922	1thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	443.30/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,521	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,925	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	442.45/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,584	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	441.70/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,882	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,162	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	407.95/cwt	382.00–435.00	1,979	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,191	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	372.58/cwt	367.00–395.00	2,206	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	352.55/cwt	342.00–375.00	2,344	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	443.35/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,521	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	394.76/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,619	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	386.11/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,888	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	351.22/cwt	330.00–362.00	1,844	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,748	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	360.98/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,993	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,672	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	418.91/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,023	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	416.27/cwt	405.00–422.00	2,144	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	359.73/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,083	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,174	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	178.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,070	2
Bulls	—	—	2,275	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	5,164	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	160.51/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,819	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,922	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,142	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 207Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 35Year ago 35

Due to the heat, not enough feeders in the offering to establish a trend. Slaughter cows and bulls scarce; Demand not establish and supply very light.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	550.00	550.00
4	450–500	465	465.00	465.00
3	500–550	513	427.00	427.00
5	550–600	592	367.00–395.00	372.58
8	650–700	665	342.00–375.00	352.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	410.00–450.00	443.30
2	350–400	358	435.00–450.00	442.45
3	400–450	426	440.00–445.00	441.70
2	450–500	485	382.00–435.00	407.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	440.00–445.00	443.35
3	400–450	410	385.00–400.00	394.76
8	450–500	489	380.00–400.00	386.11
3	500–550	525	330.00–362.00	351.22
5	550–600	552	355.00–370.00	360.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	330.00–332.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	483	417.00–425.00	418.91
3	500–550	515	405.00–422.00	416.27
4	550–600	579	350.00–375.00	359.73
2	750–800	785	277.00	277.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,133	157.00–165.00	160.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	170.00–185.00	178.50
1	—	2,275	227.00	227.00

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.