Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.62/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 732 lb · 78 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.17/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 617 lb · 73 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.12/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 618 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 848 758 822
Feeder cattle 757 628 744
Slaughter cattle 77 116 54
Replacement cattle 14 14 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven, from 6.00 lower to 3.00 higher, heifers sold steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower; 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 ±0.00
300–330 323 9 170.00–189.00 $177.99 $575 -2.94
358–388 377 20 169.00–188.00 $178.44 $673 +1.44
400–449 441 25 162.00–186.00 $177.72 $784 +3.68
458–478 468 9 155.00–176.00 $164.64 $771 -8.30
500–537 519 32 155.00–177.00 $166.78 $866 +2.78
562–593 579 18 148.00–169.00 $159.77 $925 -6.06
587 587 3 150.00 $150.00 $880 -15.83
600–641 617 73 142.00–165.00 $157.17 $970 +2.78
650–691 680 24 148.00–159.00 $151.50 $1,030 +6.04
690 690 3 140.00 $140.00 $966 -5.46
700–744 719 19 135.00–149.50 $144.47 $1,039 +7.71
756 value added 756 20 148.25 $148.25 $1,121 -3.00
755–790 774 15 138.00–148.00 $142.09 $1,100 -1.93
825–830 826 4 132.00–140.00 $137.99 $1,140 +1.99
850–885 863 10 130.00–146.00 $139.68 $1,205 —
953 953 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 369 7 150.00–185.00 $161.16 $595 +5.35
405–445 433 7 142.50–160.00 $150.35 $651 -1.24
460–495 479 26 150.00–165.00 $159.98 $766 +7.05
505–545 529 11 139.00–160.00 $146.67 $776 -8.33
573–577 575 6 144.00–150.00 $149.00 $857 +2.86
619–645 621 11 140.00 $140.00 $869 +7.79
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 —
775–788 782 6 127.00–131.00 $129.02 $1,009 +9.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 5 167.00 $167.00 $434 +14.50
305–325 314 7 157.50–169.00 $162.61 $511 +20.11
355–388 373 7 142.00–165.00 $156.07 $582 -1.38
407–449 433 25 147.00–166.00 $160.16 $693 +4.25
450–490 468 13 146.00–155.00 $152.66 $714 -0.24
505–549 529 21 137.50–154.00 $146.54 $775 -1.65
557–593 567 28 135.00–146.00 $140.24 $795 -2.41
614 value added 614 27 144.00 $144.00 $884 —
603–648 621 34 130.00–145.00 $138.83 $862 -0.71
663–678 671 6 130.00 $130.00 $872 -7.04
654–695 674 18 132.50–140.50 $137.28 $925 +0.24
705–748 726 7 130.00–136.00 $130.83 $950 -14.67
706–744 value added 733 71 140.00–143.75 $142.68 $1,046 —
750–778 770 5 124.00–130.00 $126.36 $973 +2.57
908 908 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,135 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 130.00 $130.00 $481 +1.30
440 440 3 142.50 $142.50 $627 -1.24
453 453 4 135.00 $135.00 $612 -2.64
503 503 3 134.00 $134.00 $674 +1.61
558–588 570 9 120.00–131.00 $124.27 $708 -4.72
640–645 641 4 125.00–130.00 $128.74 $825 +7.74
652–678 660 8 120.00–130.00 $124.48 $822 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 170.00 $170.00 $654 +0.57
403–405 404 7 160.00–173.00 $167.41 $676 +6.18
480–483 482 5 150.00–157.00 $155.61 $750 —
528–530 529 6 140.00–156.00 $147.98 $783 +6.46
550–595 569 8 141.00–150.00 $144.86 $824 +4.68
600–644 638 10 140.00–142.50 $142.02 $906 +3.51
705 705 3 130.00 $130.00 $916 +10.00
805–810 807 8 114.00–119.00 $115.88 $935 —
928 928 4 105.00 $105.00 $974 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1415 1119 80-85% 13 59.00–67.50 $64.05 $717 -4.49
940–1505 1208 80-85% 19 67.00–85.00 $73.12 $883 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1163–1685 1370 75-80% 7 70.00–79.00 $74.74 $1,024 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 2 60.00–64.00 $62.00 $518 —
775–1080 899 85-90% 4 53.00–57.00 $54.65 $491 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–2170 1531 7 85.00–92.00 $89.74 $1,374 —
1415–2275 1848 10 91.00–108.00 $98.66 $1,823 -3.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1095 1078 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
990–1260 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00–850.00 $837.84
1370–1500 1425 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 935.00–1,150.00 $1,081.10

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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 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 -150.00
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,435.00 $1,435.00 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00–1,485.00 $1,405.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.