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Farmington Regional Stockyards

Name: Farmington Regional Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Farmington, Missouri · Wed, Nov 4

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1812

← Oct 28Nov 4latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,206 head

▲ 849 vs last sale 357▲ 276 vs year ago 930 · +29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 69▼ 49 vs year ago 117 · −41.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, 400-600 lbs steers sold 7.00-14.00 higher, the rest of the feeder offering sold 2.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; 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 $356.64/cwt on 99 head, up $1.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −47.56 against this barn's trailing median of $404.19.

Average price

$356.64

▲ 1.72 vs prior sale

99 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$22.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

vs MO average

−2.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	360.26	1,987	83
Medium and Large 1-2	562	337.82	1,897	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.45/cwt here — about $91 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 sale99 hd

356.64

—

MO average19 barns · 1,913 hd

361.11

−4.47

National average91 barns · 8,635 hd

359.14

−2.50

This barn, trailing median27 sales

404.19

−47.56

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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $444.59, low $345.01, median $404.19 across 27 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	1,608	170.07	2,735	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	124.77	1,777	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	121.96	1,474	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	102.13	1,053	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,327	$2,430	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,502	$2,290	4thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	520.93/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,584	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	447.85/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,675	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	385.39/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,646	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	440.64/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,899	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	440.99/cwt	410.00–485.00	2,081	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	353.40/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,827	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	410.36/cwt	385.00–430.00	2,154	43
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	537	430.68/cwt	430.00–442.00	2,313	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	562	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,445	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	392.07/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,274	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	360.03/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,110	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	340.34/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,114	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	384.14/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,409	44
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	339.52/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,322	52
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	331.03/cwt	320.00–342.00	2,281	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	327.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,348	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	303.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,340	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	314.31/cwt	300.00–321.00	2,558	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	883	311.75/cwt	311.75–311.75	2,753	58
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	303.45/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,679	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,720	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	288.01/cwt	282.00–290.00	2,776	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	409.89/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,394	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	407.35/cwt	380.00–440.00	1,515	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	369.97/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,443	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	418.12/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,773	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	364.05/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,573	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	395.25/cwt	365.00–490.00	1,846	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	360.93/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,743	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	362.86/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,930	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	342.12/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,844	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	334.47/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,937	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	356.52/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,068	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,972	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	338.41/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,135	92
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	339.14/cwt	295.00–360.00	2,228	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	297.28/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,004	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,123	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	739	300.17/cwt	295.00–302.00	2,218	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	273.06/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,242	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	845	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,569	65
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	880	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,212	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	928	314.76/cwt	290.00–365.00	2,921	124
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Replacement	951	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	3,252	58
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,736	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,819	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,932	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	362.74/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,868	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	361.42/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,089	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	140.63/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	161.14/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	185.42/cwt	175.00–195.00	3,156	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	98.55/cwt	81.00–112.00	1,004	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	118.22/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,280	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	117.56/cwt	108.00–125.00	1,408	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	128.81/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,577	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,707	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	132.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,918	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,327	2,430.28/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,430	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,502	2,289.87/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,290	4

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 Nov 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,206Last week 357Year ago 930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 69Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,019	81.00–112.00	98.55
2	—	1,083	115.00–122.00	118.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	125.00–136.00	128.81
14	—	1,198	108.00–125.00	117.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	1,450	130.00–135.00	132.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	158.00–165.00	161.14
2	—	1,488	130.00–155.00	140.63
5	—	1,702	175.00–195.00	185.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	483	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	515	350.00–375.00	362.74
7	550–600	578	360.00–362.00	361.42
3	600–650	600	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	400.00–420.00	409.89
16	350–400	372	380.00–440.00	407.35
22	400–450	424	400.00–435.00	418.12
26	450–500	467	365.00–490.00	395.25
49	500–550	532	350.00–380.00	362.86
34	550–600	580	340.00–370.00	356.52
92	600–650	631	325.00–370.00	338.41
15	650–700	657	295.00–360.00	339.14
19	700–750	739	295.00–302.00	300.17
16	800–850	821	270.00–285.00	273.06
2	950–1000	995	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	696	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
65	800–850	845	304.00	304.00
10	850–900	880	365.00	365.00
124	900–950	928	290.00–365.00	314.76
58	950–1000	951	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	350.00–385.00	369.97
10	400–450	432	345.00–380.00	364.05
28	450–500	483	330.00–385.00	360.93
7	500–550	539	330.00–365.00	342.12
9	550–600	579	315.00–360.00	334.47
5	600–650	626	315.00	315.00
4	650–700	674	290.00–310.00	297.28
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	495.00–530.00	520.93
2	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
23	400–450	431	410.00–475.00	440.64
30	450–500	472	410.00–485.00	440.99
43	500–550	525	385.00–430.00	410.36
34	550–600	580	375.00–410.00	392.07
44	600–650	627	360.00–387.00	384.14
52	650–700	684	330.00–350.00	339.52
26	700–750	716	325.00–335.00	327.98
1	750–800	780	315.00	315.00
16	800–850	814	300.00–321.00	314.31
2	850–900	883	300.00–307.00	303.45
5	900–950	938	290.00	290.00
4	950–1000	964	282.00–290.00	288.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	883	311.75	311.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	400.00–470.00	447.85
3	400–450	427	370.00–405.00	385.39
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	517	340.00–365.00	353.40
9	550–600	586	350.00–375.00	360.03
9	600–650	621	330.00–347.00	340.34
21	650–700	689	320.00–342.00	331.03
13	750–800	772	300.00–310.00	303.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	537	430.00–442.00	430.68
8	550–600	562	435.00	435.00
4	600–650	610	400.00	400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,502	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,289.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,327	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,430.28

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.