Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

1,333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.91/cwt +10.63 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 525 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $182.61/cwt +9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 467 lb · 68 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 628 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,333 1,133 875
Feeder cattle 1,193 998 727
Slaughter cattle 105 121 115
Replacement cattle 35 14 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

****************There will be no sales the next two weeks due to Christmas and New Years, the next sale will be Jan. 5***************************** Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good 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
290 fancy 290 3 225.00 $225.00 $652 —
295 295 4 172.00 $172.00 $507 -0.38
310–349 338 11 170.00–190.00 $176.12 $595 -1.55
350–385 370 18 170.00–190.00 $183.44 $679 +3.36
378–380 fancy 379 3 193.00–197.00 $195.66 $742 —
402 value added 402 7 195.00 $195.00 $784 —
410 fancy 410 3 197.00 $197.00 $808 +9.00
400–448 421 32 167.00–190.00 $180.32 $759 +0.16
458 value added 458 4 190.00 $190.00 $870 —
450–490 468 64 170.00–190.00 $182.15 $852 +9.73
505–541 518 50 168.00–187.00 $175.64 $910 +9.36
529 fancy 529 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,005 —
526–547 value added 540 20 174.00–182.00 $176.80 $955 —
553 553 6 158.00 $158.00 $874 -6.68
552–599 569 34 160.00–178.00 $172.94 $984 +8.26
600–648 628 27 148.00–165.00 $155.83 $979 +2.84
602–648 value added 629 27 160.00–169.00 $164.16 $1,033 —
665–695 670 18 146.00–160.00 $155.61 $1,043 +7.04
700–738 715 10 129.00–137.00 $134.41 $961 -14.97
775 775 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,132 +4.99
840 840 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,184 -0.18
885–897 891 6 127.00–141.00 $133.95 $1,193 —
948 value added 948 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
355–360 356 5 145.00–150.00 $148.99 $530 -1.72
400–435 412 7 150.00–160.00 $151.95 $626 +1.59
460 460 5 142.00 $142.00 $653 -5.31
503–545 521 15 147.00–166.00 $160.14 $834 +5.00
555–599 582 39 140.00–159.00 $149.86 $872 +2.47
597 597 9 148.00 $148.00 $884 +0.61
620–645 631 10 125.00–143.00 $138.44 $874 +4.21
655–685 674 11 130.00–135.00 $131.85 $889 —
700–710 706 8 118.00–120.00 $118.74 $838 -6.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 280 5 152.00–162.00 $154.04 $431 -12.96
310–345 332 8 147.00–162.00 $154.50 $513 -1.10
363–398 384 22 150.00–167.00 $161.77 $621 +0.29
405–448 426 25 149.00–160.00 $152.50 $650 -1.65
450–495 471 46 140.00–152.00 $148.52 $700 -3.02
502–545 521 36 135.00–150.00 $146.06 $761 -2.16
553–597 576 41 135.00–149.00 $144.93 $835 +1.85
604–630 617 14 130.00–138.00 $135.85 $838 -6.25
660–684 679 10 125.00–142.00 $137.96 $937 -1.14
684 value added 684 7 147.50 $147.50 $1,009 —
735 value added 735 3 150.50 $150.50 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–282 281 7 132.00–145.00 $135.99 $382 +3.99
330–333 332 8 140.00–147.00 $144.39 $479 +16.39
350–368 364 4 132.00–142.00 $134.41 $489 -7.37
400–445 425 20 128.00–143.00 $135.46 $576 -0.48
450–497 476 46 127.00–146.00 $135.12 $643 -0.76
503–548 537 37 129.00–145.00 $133.66 $718 -2.45
560–595 570 23 120.00–137.00 $129.21 $736 -1.70
605–640 622 21 120.00–137.00 $129.94 $808 +8.22
677–685 680 14 120.00–133.00 $124.94 $850 -2.70
737–745 742 7 111.00–118.00 $113.98 $846 -0.33
765 765 3 121.00 $121.00 $926 +6.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 127.00 $127.00 $464 —
443 443 3 125.00 $125.00 $554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 135.00 $135.00 $554 -8.00
480–495 486 7 137.00–144.00 $140.95 $685 —
518–548 535 16 120.00–135.00 $126.79 $678 —
553–595 571 9 123.00–130.00 $127.37 $727 —
605–632 617 18 110.00–125.00 $114.39 $706 —
653 653 5 115.00–119.00 $117.40 $767 —
873 873 6 101.00 $101.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–443 421 17 145.00–173.00 $157.74 $664 -7.72
460–495 486 16 137.50–174.00 $152.42 $741 -4.87
510–543 527 6 158.00–163.00 $160.42 $845 +0.97
567–580 570 4 152.00–157.00 $153.27 $874 +5.32
619–630 625 13 124.00–136.00 $131.36 $821 -1.69
703 703 3 121.00 $121.00 $851 +5.88
765 765 4 119.00 $119.00 $910 -1.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 123.00 $123.00 $535 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1595 1218 80-85% 25 47.00–57.00 $52.89 $644 +0.88
1030–1695 1279 80-85% 14 57.00–66.00 $59.41 $760 +0.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1505 1373 75-80% 5 52.00–57.00 $55.92 $768 +2.33
1340–2035 1578 75-80% 13 57.00–64.00 $59.76 $943 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1005 910 85-90% 2 23.00–25.00 $23.90 $217 —
975–1285 1093 85-90% 10 35.00–47.00 $42.08 $460 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–2005 1651 4 75.00–78.00 $76.49 $1,263 —
1485–2200 1897 3 84.00–88.00 $86.07 $1,633 -3.82

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1670 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 500.00–950.00 $709.18
1023–1450 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 700.00–975.00 $849.73
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745–940 852 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 575.00–825.00 $741.71
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1100 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 725.00–1,050.00 $900.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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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.