Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

946 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.68/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 520 lb · 63 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.65/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $914/hd at 562 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.31/cwt -16.21 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 621 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 946 1,909 1,709
Feeder cattle 836 1,759 1,589
Slaughter cattle 95 128 68
Replacement cattle 15 22 52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 6.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 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
310–320 317 3 170.00–180.00 $174.18 $552 -0.82
370–395 378 8 165.00–177.00 $169.60 $641 -6.77
418–448 431 9 162.00–173.50 $168.08 $724 -8.06
455–499 483 23 150.00–170.00 $159.40 $770 -4.34
507–513 value added 510 9 163.00–175.00 $169.63 $865 —
519 519 4 140.00 $140.00 $727 -22.95
500–548 533 20 152.00–160.00 $153.70 $819 -9.25
550–575 559 24 149.00–160.00 $157.32 $879 +22.32
568 fancy 568 13 172.50 $172.50 $980 —
600–645 618 18 135.00–152.50 $144.66 $894 -7.53
630–649 642 8 132.50–138.00 $135.98 $873 -16.21
650–689 668 27 135.00–148.00 $143.86 $961 -4.96
700–740 718 20 135.00–145.00 $142.07 $1,020 -0.73
784 784 8 137.50 $137.50 $1,078 -5.46
810–830 820 6 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $1,086 -3.53
935 935 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,122 -13.49
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 155.00 $155.00 $539 -4.96
475–495 481 5 139.00–145.50 $140.52 $676 -6.65
500–535 519 17 125.00–146.00 $137.01 $711 -2.22
565–585 571 7 140.00–148.00 $144.81 $827 +0.14
620 620 3 131.00 $131.00 $812 -1.53
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 3 138.00 $138.00 $862 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 12 150.00–162.00 $154.31 $506 +2.03
350–397 366 20 144.00–161.00 $153.07 $560 +1.66
400–445 431 23 138.00–152.50 $144.80 $624 -4.43
450–495 477 26 135.00–151.00 $144.77 $691 -3.46
500–545 520 63 133.00–149.00 $142.68 $742 -3.57
555 555 7 133.00 $133.00 $738 -7.98
550–588 566 18 130.00–147.00 $137.72 $779 -3.26
568 fancy 568 6 152.00 $152.00 $863 —
612 612 3 130.00 $130.00 $796 -14.10
600–635 622 30 127.50–149.00 $134.74 $838 -9.36
650–670 655 11 125.00–146.00 $138.18 $905 -5.24
713–740 721 9 120.00–140.00 $129.29 $932 -7.38
763 763 7 140.00 $140.00 $1,068 +7.00
804 804 5 130.50 $130.50 $1,049 +5.10
882 882 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 137.00 $137.00 $527 -4.58
477 477 3 130.00 $130.00 $620 -1.62
500–510 506 5 131.00–138.00 $133.39 $675 -1.42
565–583 578 4 118.00–130.00 $126.56 $732 -11.00
605–640 622 7 120.00–127.50 $123.65 $769 +4.65
705 705 3 123.00 $123.00 $867 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 3 131.00 $131.00 $845 —
715 715 4 129.00 $129.00 $922 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 361 6 155.00–170.00 $158.21 $571 +3.27
400–443 426 17 150.00–165.00 $158.16 $674 +10.53
468–485 480 18 140.00–155.00 $146.10 $701 +5.09
505–523 512 15 140.00–142.00 $140.40 $719 -0.48
555–595 573 13 130.00–145.00 $132.76 $761 -1.08
600–634 626 10 125.00–135.00 $133.06 $833 -0.06
650–685 669 9 129.50–138.00 $131.46 $879 -12.54
751–780 755 8 124.00–128.00 $126.12 $952 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
470 470 3 130.00 $130.00 $611 —
503 503 3 125.00 $125.00 $629 ±0.00
570–573 572 6 133.00–137.00 $134.99 $772 +3.99
600 600 3 112.00 $112.00 $672 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $439 —
875–1595 1176 80-85% 23 47.50–61.00 $56.32 $662 -11.37
1075–1460 1208 80-85% 16 60.00–72.00 $65.88 $796 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $632 —
1265–1690 1430 75-80% 14 62.00–77.00 $68.20 $975 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1070 1043 85-90% 3 30.00 $30.00 $313 —
900–1205 1052 85-90% 7 35.00–53.50 $43.07 $453 —
1055 1055 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $549 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–2175 1718 5 77.00–85.00 $81.84 $1,406 —
1645–2020 1833 2 87.50–96.00 $92.18 $1,690 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1300 1118 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 800.00–1,075.00 $968.82
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1300 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,100.00 $987.50 -112.50
1500 1500 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.