Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

1,470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.73/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 509 lb · 79 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $208.15/cwt +19.27 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 472 lb · 68 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $188.47/cwt +11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 524 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,470	530	1,088
Feeder cattle	1,201	420	963
Slaughter cattle	235	100	103
Replacement cattle	34	10	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week the steer offering sold 5.00-15.00 higher, the heifer offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold and bulls sold 2.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	197.00	$197.00	$607	—
320 fancy	320	3	235.00	$235.00	$752	—
350–395	376	16	195.00–214.00	$205.36	$772	—
370–395 fancy	379	14	225.00–239.00	$231.13	$876	+6.13
400–445 fancy	426	33	212.00–238.00	$224.17	$955	+9.06
410–445	428	18	190.00–210.00	$203.64	$872	+6.64
450–495 fancy	468	39	210.00–236.00	$219.46	$1,027	—
463–489	477	29	185.00–207.00	$192.95	$920	+4.07
507–545	522	57	179.00–199.00	$184.53	$963	+7.45
518–545 fancy	534	10	200.00–215.00	$210.96	$1,127	—
550–592	581	19	181.00–189.00	$182.59	$1,061	+2.85
590 fancy	590	15	191.00	$191.00	$1,127	—
600–619 fancy	611	13	185.00–192.00	$188.55	$1,152	+11.23
600–640	621	4	165.00–178.00	$171.78	$1,067	+19.75
670–697	692	24	144.00–165.00	$158.56	$1,097	-0.54
707–735	718	9	148.00–155.00	$152.20	$1,093	+1.75
750	750	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,028	-11.50
800–815	808	6	138.00–141.00	$139.49	$1,127	—
820 value added	820	55	144.25	$144.25	$1,183	—
855	855	4	148.00	$148.00	$1,265	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	187.00	$187.00	$542	+10.00
316–335	324	7	185.00–187.00	$185.89	$602	—
355–390	373	7	170.00–185.00	$178.68	$666	+10.63
449	449	5	180.00	$180.00	$808	+10.74
475–485	478	3	155.00–174.00	$162.98	$779	-11.98
502–548	526	15	155.00–172.00	$167.26	$880	+14.34
555–583	571	9	155.00–177.00	$162.24	$926	-7.76
602–615	607	7	140.00–152.00	$145.98	$886	+0.98
658–695	678	8	140.00–143.00	$141.35	$958	—
750	750	3	130.00	$130.00	$975	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	268	12	166.00–185.00	$173.47	$465	+8.47
303–345	321	18	168.00–180.00	$171.88	$552	-4.15
351–398	369	24	160.00–172.00	$165.32	$610	—
377 fancy	377	3	175.00	$175.00	$660	—
410–447	433	28	150.00–169.00	$159.05	$689	-5.95
450–453 fancy	453	10	175.00–182.00	$181.30	$821	—
452–498	473	33	155.00–163.00	$158.82	$751	-2.92
501–505 fancy	503	15	170.00–177.00	$172.79	$869	—
503–545	511	64	149.00–165.00	$155.43	$794	+2.29
550–595	567	35	149.00–165.00	$157.05	$890	+3.05
600–642	622	8	135.00–145.00	$141.54	$880	-8.26
625 fancy	625	3	154.00	$154.00	$962	—
678–687	684	15	142.00–147.00	$145.33	$994	+2.73
758–783	768	11	135.00–144.00	$139.58	$1,072	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
276–295	283	8	150.00–160.00	$156.09	$442	—
300–335	317	16	142.00–157.00	$149.84	$475	-11.62
355–390	381	4	140.00–150.00	$142.33	$542	—
400–445	426	32	140.00–157.00	$149.77	$638	+7.86
450–495	468	31	135.00–159.00	$150.20	$703	+25.20
510–545	530	18	132.00–152.00	$143.50	$761	+2.87
552–594	568	18	127.00–151.00	$139.00	$790	+5.00
620–628	626	4	127.00–130.00	$129.26	$809	-2.74
713–725	719	6	130.00–133.00	$131.51	$946	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–392	386	7	185.00–207.00	$196.46	$758	—
404–435	418	8	170.00–189.00	$179.73	$751	—
450–475	456	4	180.00–185.00	$181.30	$827	—
505–538	528	5	157.00–179.00	$162.79	$860	+21.12
560–570	568	4	150.00–153.00	$150.74	$856	+5.74
660	660	3	137.00	$137.00	$904	-5.43
853	853	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	370	7	150.00–160.00	$155.95	$577	—
528–541	536	8	150.00–151.00	$150.63	$807	+24.08
584	584	4	147.00	$147.00	$858	+12.00
672	672	3	122.00	$122.00	$820	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1660	1183	80-85%	50	69.00–84.00	$78.67	$931	—
985–1500	1248	80-85%	22	84.00–88.00	$85.81	$1,071	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1160	970	85-90%	7	45.00–55.00	$52.04	$505	—
850–1225	1003	85-90%	10	58.00–67.00	$62.75	$629	+22.75
985–1145	1029	85-90%	7	70.00–73.00	$72.40	$745	+32.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1575	1345	75-80%	7	77.00–83.00	$80.99	$1,089	—
1245–1595	1415	75-80%	11	85.00–88.00	$86.07	$1,218	-3.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1900	1525	6	89.00–105.00	$97.42	$1,486	—
1520–2025	1823	9	107.00–121.50	$113.56	$2,070	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
955–1180	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	675.00–1,200.00	$955.97
1089	1089	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00	$825.00
1010–1230	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	900.00–1,300.00	$1,121.20
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
760–890	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	685.00–1,000.00	$800.61

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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
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-300.00

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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.