Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $150.66/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 761 lb · 73 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.90/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 671 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.07/cwt -8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 570 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 1,963 1,556
Feeder cattle 628 1,825 1,438
Slaughter cattle 116 124 75
Replacement cattle 14 14 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 180.00 $180.00 $531 +10.00
305–335 329 5 180.00–185.00 $180.93 $595 +2.10
390 390 3 177.00 $177.00 $690 +4.16
400–448 433 7 170.00–187.00 $174.04 $754 +2.19
450–490 474 8 170.00–184.00 $172.94 $820 +3.97
545 545 3 164.00 $164.00 $894 -3.84
553–583 572 10 164.00–167.00 $165.83 $949 -0.66
605–645 621 21 140.00–161.00 $154.39 $959 -0.69
669 value added 669 42 156.25 $156.25 $1,045 -5.06
675–695 685 6 143.00–148.00 $145.46 $996 -3.26
705–710 706 4 135.00–142.00 $136.76 $966 -8.32
759 value added 759 67 151.25 $151.25 $1,148 +5.25
770–790 782 6 137.00–148.00 $144.02 $1,126 -2.99
818 818 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,112 -8.00
861 value added 861 19 140.00 $140.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 3 165.00 $165.00 $442 +17.64
330 330 3 163.00 $163.00 $538 +3.00
358–395 377 5 150.00–160.00 $155.81 $587 +5.81
400–445 415 8 140.00–160.00 $151.59 $629 +11.15
460–495 483 11 147.00–160.00 $152.93 $739 +2.93
533 533 3 155.00 $155.00 $826 +7.94
550–585 572 6 140.00–151.00 $146.14 $836 +3.31
600–645 623 10 125.00–136.00 $132.21 $824 -2.79
652–680 665 8 124.00–134.00 $129.67 $862 -6.37
705 705 3 126.00 $126.00 $888 —
770 770 3 120.00 $120.00 $924 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 152.50 $152.50 $442 —
345 345 3 142.50 $142.50 $492 -6.40
355–394 371 9 147.00–164.00 $157.45 $584 -0.64
413–447 430 24 142.00–164.00 $155.91 $670 +0.15
464–490 470 7 145.00–158.00 $152.90 $719 -2.69
500–533 514 24 140.00–155.00 $148.19 $762 -1.69
565 value added 565 11 146.00 $146.00 $825 -7.44
555–599 574 15 139.00–149.00 $142.65 $819 -7.67
605–633 623 13 135.00–143.00 $139.54 $869 -3.11
640 640 3 146.00 $146.00 $934 +3.35
659 value added 659 20 142.25 $142.25 $937 -1.75
678–687 683 6 131.00–143.00 $137.04 $936 -3.37
700–730 710 3 125.00–128.00 $126.03 $895 —
719 719 9 145.50 $145.50 $1,046 —
770–793 781 10 123.00–125.00 $123.79 $967 -8.71
787 value added 787 6 135.00 $135.00 $1,062 —
952 952 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 147.00 $147.00 $429 —
350–380 370 8 120.00–140.00 $128.70 $476 —
410–415 411 4 140.00–145.00 $143.74 $591 +4.01
458–498 485 16 130.00–145.00 $137.64 $668 +4.68
523–545 531 11 130.00–137.00 $132.39 $703 +2.80
575–580 579 4 127.00–135.00 $128.99 $747 -5.54
635 635 4 121.00 $121.00 $768 —
700 700 3 110.00 $110.00 $770 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–399 390 7 163.00–174.00 $169.43 $661 +14.42
410–435 425 5 160.00–162.00 $161.23 $685 +3.22
510–543 535 9 137.00–145.00 $141.52 $757 -0.85
555–575 559 5 137.00–150.00 $140.18 $784 —
610–640 628 14 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $870 +8.77
727 727 7 120.00 $120.00 $872 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 145.00 $145.00 $710 +17.59
580 580 3 130.00 $130.00 $754 +13.96
763–775 769 6 100.00–106.00 $102.98 $792 +2.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1390 1109 80-85% 31 62.00–72.00 $68.54 $760 +2.74
840–1605 1186 80-85% 20 72.00–81.50 $76.20 $904 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $315 —
880–1060 966 85-90% 6 62.00–68.00 $64.42 $622 +9.88
740–1345 1010 85-90% 12 45.00–60.00 $53.54 $541 -8.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1730 1507 75-80% 10 72.50–81.50 $77.81 $1,173 —
1505–1965 1727 75-80% 3 68.00–70.00 $69.24 $1,196 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 70.00 $70.00 $917 —
1360–1685 1495 6 75.00–95.00 $83.07 $1,242 —
1770–1865 1818 2 97.50–106.00 $101.86 $1,852 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
771 771 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00 $750.00
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1045–1450 1196 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–925.00 $858.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 -25.00
1290–1300 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,360.00–1,435.00 $1,397.50 —

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Reading this report

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.