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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Sep 23

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

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Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 393▲ 93 vs year ago 370 · +25.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 61▼ 43 vs year ago 76 · −56.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 10.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.56/cwt on 76 head, up $28.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 26 comparable sales and sits −31.89 against this barn's trailing median of $405.44.

Average price

$373.56

▲ 28.54 vs prior sale

76 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$32.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.71

vs MO average

+17.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	376.09	2,074	70
Medium and Large 1-2	539	344.04	1,854	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.05/cwt here — about $220 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

373.56

—

MO average15 barns · 1,725 hd

362.84

+10.71

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

+17.46

This barn, trailing median26 sales

405.44

−31.89

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,706	185.90	3,172	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	141.73	1,596	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,647	134.62	2,217	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	108.19	1,066	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,615	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	998	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,220	$3,500	1thin

Every lot

65 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	258	587.99/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,517	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	508.70/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,648	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	437.68/cwt	310.00–470.00	1,444	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	503.75/cwt	480.00–512.00	1,950	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	431.24/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,828	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	476.96/cwt	450.00–490.00	2,041	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	436.48/cwt	400.00–465.00	2,043	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	462.43/cwt	445.00–485.00	2,201	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	516	448.26/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,313	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	409.81/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,152	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	367.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,095	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	403.35/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,360	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	368.52/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,263	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	325.76/cwt	317.00–340.00	2,205	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,480	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,444	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,547	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	489.93/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,431	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	409.26/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,355	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	448.79/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,512	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,615	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	411.75/cwt	390.00–450.00	1,561	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	422.86/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,823	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	405.57/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,922	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	359.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,710	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	359.64/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,874	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	380.48/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,009	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	312.83/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,799	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	371.16/cwt	340.00–392.00	2,145	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	342.45/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,106	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,907	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	318.92/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,105	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	294.97/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,994	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	304.00/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,183	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,067	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	768	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,488	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	465.43/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,685	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	427.30/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,624	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	455.72/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,887	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,738	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	429.49/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,984	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	366.44/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,741	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	447.92/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,284	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	370.40/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,959	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	348.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,968	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	336.03/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,050	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	320.80/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,172	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	171.39/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,477	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	194.60/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,625	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	664	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	99.90/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,002	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	137.21/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,383	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	143.82/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,576	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,706	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	128.43/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,978	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,860	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,734	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	805	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	805	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	830	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,190	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,615	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Sep 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 393Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 61Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 7

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 10.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	310.00–470.00	437.68
4	400–450	424	430.00–435.00	431.24
9	450–500	468	400.00–465.00	436.48
2	550–600	570	360.00–375.00	367.63
3	650–700	677	317.00–340.00	325.76
6	750–800	752	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	258	580.00–590.00	587.99
5	300–350	324	490.00–530.00	508.70
7	350–400	387	480.00–512.00	503.75
10	400–450	428	450.00–490.00	476.96
17	450–500	476	445.00–485.00	462.43
3	500–550	525	400.00–430.00	409.81
28	550–600	585	385.00–440.00	403.35
7	600–650	614	365.00–375.00	368.52
5	700–750	725	342.00	342.00
4	800–850	835	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	445.00–455.00	448.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	470.00–510.00	489.93
4	300–350	337	445.00–460.00	448.79
2	350–400	363	445.00	445.00
16	400–450	431	395.00–445.00	422.86
18	450–500	474	390.00–425.00	405.57
37	500–550	528	350.00–400.00	380.48
33	550–600	578	340.00–392.00	371.16
12	600–650	615	330.00–365.00	342.45
5	650–700	660	310.00–325.00	318.92
5	700–750	718	300.00–315.00	304.00
3	800–850	815	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	705	345.00	345.00
15	750–800	768	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	360.00–425.00	409.26
11	350–400	379	390.00–450.00	411.75
7	450–500	475	350.00–370.00	359.91
4	500–550	521	320.00–375.00	359.64
2	550–600	575	300.00–325.00	312.83
3	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	305.07
4	650–700	676	285.00–300.00	294.97
2	700–750	745	275.00–280.00	277.50
3	750–800	770	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	362	450.00–500.00	465.43
6	400–450	414	425.00–480.00	455.72
14	450–500	462	410.00–465.00	429.49
13	500–550	529	350.00–410.00	370.40
9	550–600	565	340.00–370.00	348.29
10	600–650	610	325.00–342.00	336.03
10	650–700	677	300.00–330.00	320.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	410.00–450.00	427.30
2	400–450	440	390.00–400.00	395.00
11	450–500	475	345.00–395.00	366.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	510	440.00–450.00	447.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,863	192.00–199.00	194.60
3	—	1,445	165.00–177.00	171.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,008	135.00–140.00	137.21
3	—	1,003	92.00–110.00	99.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	127.00–130.00	128.43
1	—	1,860	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	125.00	125.00
8	—	1,096	137.00–152.00	143.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,615	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,800.00	2,800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.