Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 9, 2022

971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.54/cwt -11.34 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 536 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.89/cwt -9.40 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 523 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.65/cwt +3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 732 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 971 1,128 1,129
Feeder cattle 861 998 921
Slaughter cattle 103 120 169
Replacement cattle 7 10 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 3.00-10.00 lower, heifers sold 6.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower 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
255–285 278 4 165.00–182.00 $168.91 $470 -25.79
323–328 326 10 192.00–202.00 $197.22 $643 -9.19
365–395 380 2 200.00–207.00 $203.36 $773 -2.33
375–388 fancy 384 9 209.00–215.00 $210.95 $810 -13.28
400 fancy 400 4 210.00–212.00 $210.50 $842 -8.26
410–441 424 15 184.00–202.00 $191.46 $812 +0.99
460–485 470 11 185.00–200.00 $196.12 $922 +2.60
503–530 fancy 515 8 195.00–198.00 $196.27 $1,011 -10.98
515–531 521 17 170.00–187.00 $178.06 $928 -16.29
508–543 value added 533 11 197.00 $197.00 $1,050 —
555–573 565 23 170.00–189.00 $184.66 $1,043 +2.66
605 value added 605 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,089 —
603–620 fancy 609 14 170.00–175.00 $173.65 $1,058 -12.16
618–630 626 6 160.00–167.00 $162.30 $1,016 -5.58
658–670 value added 669 34 155.00–156.00 $155.94 $1,043 —
705–718 711 13 144.00–146.00 $145.53 $1,035 -0.05
745 value added 745 22 150.50 $150.50 $1,121 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–277 276 6 150.00–170.00 $159.96 $441 -16.01
300–345 311 4 165.00–170.00 $166.39 $517 -12.33
358–393 380 19 150.00–165.00 $152.81 $581 -19.74
415–445 434 19 155.00–170.00 $166.17 $721 -7.10
509–549 529 20 140.00–165.00 $150.56 $796 -20.58
585–590 589 4 155.00–162.00 $156.74 $923 -5.51
605–646 624 16 137.00–145.00 $141.61 $884 +0.08
663 663 2 140.00 $140.00 $928 -11.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 3 129.00 $129.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 276 7 140.00–152.00 $146.56 $405 —
330–345 338 2 147.00–150.00 $148.47 $502 -22.42
353–398 378 23 145.00–162.00 $153.75 $581 -17.97
405–449 437 15 140.00–166.01 $156.19 $683 -13.43
453–483 466 14 159.00–160.00 $159.56 $744 -7.28
505–545 value added 534 15 162.00 $162.00 $865 —
513–549 538 23 140.00–160.00 $148.02 $796 -16.86
561–593 571 11 126.00–140.00 $134.84 $770 -24.88
585 value added 585 15 158.00 $158.00 $924 —
605–635 621 9 121.00–134.00 $128.98 $801 -21.11
628 value added 628 3 154.00 $154.00 $967 —
650–697 683 10 125.00–140.00 $129.28 $883 -16.72
688 value added 688 20 144.00 $144.00 $991 —
700–708 704 11 128.00–133.00 $131.10 $923 -6.59
716 value added 716 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,002 —
891 value added 891 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 142.00 $142.00 $494 -17.00
395 395 4 145.00 $145.00 $573 -17.00
410–445 429 16 125.00–145.00 $130.79 $561 -12.66
455–497 477 29 125.00–145.00 $133.98 $639 -10.31
527–543 536 11 120.00–135.00 $125.95 $675 -13.94
550–585 573 10 120.00–132.00 $127.98 $733 -11.53
605–620 609 9 120.00–134.00 $127.10 $774 —
663–680 667 4 130.00 $130.00 $867 —
768 768 3 110.00 $110.00 $845 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 3 113.00 $113.00 $672 —
619 619 5 125.00 $125.00 $774 —
780 780 3 120.00 $120.00 $936 —
782 value added 782 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,048 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–385 367 7 190.00–194.00 $191.80 $704 —
450–485 472 11 172.00–181.00 $178.75 $844 +9.02
515–530 525 6 155.00–163.00 $160.38 $842 —
560–590 580 3 137.00–138.00 $137.32 $796 -12.62
633–640 636 8 125.00–127.00 $126.25 $803 -16.75
755 755 3 124.00 $124.00 $936 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
460–497 478 11 140.00–155.00 $145.73 $697 -4.27
535 535 3 145.00 $145.00 $776 —
577 577 3 127.00 $127.00 $733 —
610–628 618 7 120.00–124.00 $122.26 $756 —
655–680 668 6 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1600 1242 80-85% 33 66.00–79.50 $73.49 $913 —
1025–1700 1327 80-85% 7 80.00–84.00 $82.02 $1,088 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1010 960 85-90% 2 45.00 $45.00 $432 —
945–1180 1063 85-90% 2 67.00–69.00 $67.89 $722 —
1015–1295 1119 85-90% 8 52.00–65.00 $58.65 $656 -14.95
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1785 1444 75-80% 7 70.00–79.00 $76.22 $1,101 -4.05
1575 1575 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,260 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 74.00 $74.00 $818 —
1205–1985 1551 5 85.00–95.00 $90.25 $1,400 —
1505–2420 1803 6 96.00–110.00 $104.70 $1,888 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1090 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–900.00 $825.35
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1000–1260 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00–1,000.00 $867.26
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 -75.00

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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.