Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

1,133 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.99/cwt -11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 618 lb · 66 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.45/cwt -7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 624 lb · 56 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.55/cwt -6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 526 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,133	2,847	1,479
Feeder cattle	998	2,667	1,329
Slaughter cattle	121	180	117
Replacement cattle	14	—	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower with lower quality in the offering than last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	286	5	165.00–195.00	$172.38	$493	-2.45
330–345	335	7	170.00–182.00	$177.67	$595	-4.33
350–398	373	25	175.00–185.00	$180.08	$672	-1.96
410 fancy	410	3	188.00	$188.00	$771	—
403–448	430	25	165.00–185.00	$180.16	$775	+1.68
450 fancy	450	3	185.00	$185.00	$832	—
452–498	478	36	162.00–178.00	$172.42	$824	-3.03
500–547	528	24	160.00–176.00	$166.28	$878	-8.09
558–583	568	17	149.00–170.00	$164.68	$935	-4.91
600–645	618	66	141.00–165.00	$152.99	$945	-4.50
672–690	679	8	143.00–152.00	$148.57	$1,009	-7.27
712–738	725	35	135.00–153.50	$149.38	$1,083	+1.09
752–766	761	9	138.00–142.49	$141.01	$1,073	-8.59
811–840	816	12	130.00–143.50	$141.18	$1,152	-4.06
852–854	853	7	130.00–140.00	$135.72	$1,158	—
909	909	9	133.00	$133.00	$1,209	—
958	958	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,245	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	3	164.00	$164.00	$522	+5.84
355–379	367	18	142.00–162.00	$150.71	$553	-5.16
417–445	419	14	150.00–155.00	$150.36	$630	-1.96
478–495	481	6	144.00–148.00	$147.31	$709	+6.70
513–545	522	14	150.00–162.00	$155.14	$810	+6.30
560–595	579	12	132.00–155.00	$147.39	$853	+1.87
635–648	639	12	130.00–140.00	$134.23	$858	-5.84
705	705	3	125.00	$125.00	$881	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	167.00	$167.00	$493	-1.40
305–345	330	11	150.00–167.00	$155.60	$513	-5.50
358–388	373	16	155.00–170.00	$161.48	$602	+6.60
400–448	434	20	148.00–163.00	$154.15	$669	-1.81
450–490	477	33	145.00–160.00	$151.54	$723	-3.51
508	508	3	137.00	$137.00	$696	-14.40
508–543	527	47	141.00–151.00	$148.22	$781	-3.18
557–580	564	26	140.00–150.00	$143.08	$807	-2.04
603	603	3	130.00	$130.00	$784	-10.73
604–640	625	53	129.00–147.00	$142.10	$888	+1.37
658	658	4	125.00	$125.00	$822	-18.44
658–670	667	16	125.00–142.50	$139.10	$928	-4.34
695	695	3	122.00	$122.00	$848	-21.44
783–786	785	8	130.00–140.00	$136.26	$1,070	-1.36
811	811	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,079	-5.50
879	879	5	120.00	$120.00	$1,055	—
900	900	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,143	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288	288	3	132.00	$132.00	$380	—
338	338	6	128.00	$128.00	$433	-12.00
355–377	367	10	136.00–155.00	$141.78	$520	+5.29
405–448	421	23	129.00–150.00	$135.94	$572	+1.60
458–490	475	15	124.00–145.00	$135.88	$645	-0.53
505–533	521	10	126.00–145.00	$136.11	$709	+5.60
565–580	575	17	125.00–147.00	$130.91	$753	+2.41
600–645	626	14	115.00–130.00	$121.72	$762	-9.10
660–693	674	20	118.00–130.00	$127.64	$860	-7.02
713–720	716	7	110.00–120.00	$114.31	$818	-17.69
750	750	3	115.00	$115.00	$862	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–397	381	9	165.00–177.00	$169.54	$646	+8.24
415–430	420	12	151.00–181.00	$165.46	$695	+1.35
465–498	484	13	155.00–162.00	$157.29	$761	-0.77
505–540	521	13	152.00–170.00	$159.45	$831	+16.13
550–596	570	19	142.00–165.00	$147.95	$843	+2.34
612–644	633	16	125.00–142.00	$133.05	$842	-4.26
655–690	678	3	131.00–138.00	$135.75	$920	+7.84
712–737	725	6	108.00–122.00	$115.12	$835	-6.88
750–795	765	3	120.00–122.00	$120.69	$923	-3.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	143.00	$143.00	$633	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	80-85%	1	42.00	$42.00	$487	—
960–1560	1248	80-85%	30	46.00–56.00	$52.01	$649	—
985–1530	1277	80-85%	12	56.00–62.00	$59.29	$757	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–966	865	85-90%	3	22.00–27.00	$24.81	$215	—
805–1160	966	85-90%	20	30.00–46.00	$38.70	$374	—
985–1125	1043	85-90%	3	46.00–50.00	$48.74	$508	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1460	1359	75-80%	8	50.00–56.00	$53.59	$728	—
980–1820	1505	75-80%	8	57.00–67.00	$62.62	$942	—
1680	1680	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,226	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1805	1566	6	65.00–77.00	$73.43	$1,150	—
1615–2000	1875	4	84.00–94.00	$89.89	$1,685	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1050–1315	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–850.00	$797.86
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
925–980	953	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.