Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

1,963 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Farmington Regional Stockyards report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.61/cwt +16.68 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 573 lb · 161 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.94/cwt +18.94 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 636 lb · 160 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.57/cwt +7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 473 lb · 142 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,963 590 412
Feeder cattle 1,825 529 371
Slaughter cattle 124 53 21
Replacement cattle 14 8 20

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 4.00-9.00 higher some fancy pre -vac calves sold 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply heavy.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 170.00 $170.00 $484
320–345 340 12 174.00–182.50 $178.83 $608 +7.87
360–382 377 10 169.00–187.00 $172.84 $652
378 value added 378 4 189.00 $189.00 $714
400–448 428 32 158.00–182.50 $171.85 $736 +1.77
401–446 value added 431 63 177.00–195.00 $189.75 $818
460–495 483 25 164.00–183.00 $168.97 $816 +2.56
488 value added 488 35 182.00 $182.00 $888
503–512 value added 510 25 175.00–181.00 $178.32 $909
500–540 515 92 136.00–179.00 $167.84 $864 +8.17
551–596 577 76 154.00–170.00 $166.49 $961 +13.72
587 value added 587 30 174.00 $174.00 $1,021
600–634 617 50 130.00–168.00 $155.08 $957 +3.77
616–626 value added 624 30 169.00–169.50 $169.42 $1,057
653–668 value added 662 14 156.00–167.00 $161.31 $1,068 +7.81
665–695 689 116 144.00–154.00 $148.72 $1,025 +9.72
703–725 714 14 139.00–148.00 $145.08 $1,036 -1.75
744 value added 744 61 148.50 $148.50 $1,105
750–755 754 18 141.00–149.00 $147.01 $1,108
793 value added 793 15 146.00 $146.00 $1,158 +4.00
810–814 value added 813 10 142.00–142.50 $142.15 $1,156
830 830 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,195
885 885 39 145.00 $145.00 $1,283 +21.00
932 932 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,258
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 286 16 142.50–156.00 $147.36 $421
335–340 338 5 160.00 $160.00 $541 +8.18
350–390 370 2 150.00 $150.00 $555 -8.95
420–439 431 7 130.00–155.00 $140.44 $605 -12.06
488 488 3 150.00 $150.00 $732 +0.87
505–543 521 9 143.00–150.00 $147.06 $766
556–593 577 78 130.00–154.00 $142.83 $824 +1.77
635 635 4 135.00 $135.00 $857 +2.28
660–680 675 4 130.00–138.00 $136.04 $918 +5.04
750–795 761 4 130.00 $130.00 $989
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 564 6 162.00 $162.00 $914

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 342 10 140.00–157.00 $148.90 $509 -2.36
373–392 387 23 150.00–162.00 $158.09 $612 +5.36
420 value added 420 4 165.00 $165.00 $693
404–445 422 62 145.00–160.00 $155.76 $657 +2.90
460–469 value added 468 22 155.00–163.00 $161.93 $758
453–498 474 120 147.00–161.00 $155.59 $737 +6.26
503–549 525 54 136.00–157.00 $149.88 $787 +7.66
538 value added 538 4 155.00 $155.00 $834
554–588 565 43 132.50–156.50 $150.32 $849 +14.39
574–592 value added 576 118 148.25–154.25 $153.44 $884
600–647 621 26 130.00–149.00 $142.65 $886 +13.65
635–642 value added 639 134 145.00–149.00 $148.97 $952
659 value added 659 4 144.00 $144.00 $949
659–690 667 12 124.00–144.50 $140.41 $937 +4.87
725 value added 725 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,015
754 754 8 132.50 $132.50 $999
808 value added 808 22 129.50 $129.50 $1,046
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 3 139.00 $139.00 $477
401–445 424 26 123.00–147.00 $139.73 $592 -2.70
453–486 472 22 118.00–145.00 $132.96 $628 -5.38
500–525 506 4 127.00–137.00 $129.59 $656 -2.91
556–590 579 15 133.00–138.00 $134.53 $779 +7.73
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 3 145.00 $145.00 $728

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–393 382 12 147.00–160.00 $155.01 $592 +9.17
440–442 441 7 155.00–162.00 $158.01 $697
461–490 479 19 134.00–152.50 $144.05 $690 -1.95
505–545 519 7 138.00–150.00 $142.37 $739 +1.60
605–630 626 7 125.00–132.00 $129.74 $812
665–690 679 7 121.00–122.00 $121.58 $826 -1.32
748 748 3 118.00 $118.00 $883
770 770 3 111.00 $111.00 $855 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 125.00 $125.00 $544
460–496 482 10 120.00–135.00 $127.41 $614
510–545 530 10 122.00–128.00 $124.76 $661 -5.24
558–585 563 5 115.00–120.00 $116.04 $653
643 643 3 115.00 $115.00 $739
763 763 3 100.00 $100.00 $763

↑ Back to top

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $594
920–1525 1141 80-85% 19 57.50–71.00 $65.80 $751 +0.75
1020–1530 1279 80-85% 20 67.00–82.50 $75.83 $970
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–960 863 85-90% 2 30.00–47.00 $39.46 $341
810–1145 990 85-90% 9 47.00–59.00 $54.54 $540
950–1090 1040 85-90% 3 60.00–66.00 $62.18 $647
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1555 1433 75-80% 8 73.00–82.50 $76.01 $1,089 +0.24
1215–1640 1437 75-80% 5 65.00–72.50 $69.59 $1,000 -6.18

↑ Back to top

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 75.00 $75.00 $941
1240–1930 1620 20 98.00–109.50 $104.20 $1,688
1215–2590 1674 9 88.00–95.00 $93.27 $1,561

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1000 957 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 670.00–800.00 $715.30
925–1160 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–925.00 $883.77
1205–1445 1339 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00–1,075.00 $1,011.75
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670 670 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

↑ Back to top

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 +57.50
1100–1225 1142 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,060.00–1,125.00 $1,090.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
765 765 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

↑ Back to top

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.