Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

1,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.25/cwt -5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 474 lb · 56 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $222.82/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 424 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.61/cwt +2.56 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 438 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,019	1,470	1,349
Feeder cattle	819	1,201	1,195
Slaughter cattle	185	235	121
Replacement cattle	15	34	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good 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
270	270	3	197.00	$197.00	$532	—
313–340 fancy	320	8	220.00–222.00	$221.47	$709	-13.53
315–335	328	3	195.00–202.00	$199.76	$655	+2.76
350–395 fancy	368	15	210.00–230.00	$220.00	$810	-11.13
360–390	375	2	197.00–200.00	$198.56	$745	-6.80
400–440	417	12	185.00–207.00	$202.46	$844	-1.18
405–445 fancy	426	33	210.00–242.00	$230.22	$981	+6.05
450–492	461	18	187.00–200.00	$192.50	$887	-0.45
455–475 fancy	465	15	204.00–211.00	$207.68	$966	-11.78
505 fancy	505	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,060	-0.96
512–543	523	27	180.00–192.00	$186.28	$974	+1.75
552–580	565	13	169.00–190.00	$179.02	$1,011	-3.57
584–596 fancy	588	14	191.00–191.50	$191.32	$1,125	+0.32
605–645 fancy	615	4	187.00–193.00	$191.43	$1,177	+2.88
600–645	631	10	155.00–176.00	$164.47	$1,038	-7.31
650 fancy	650	6	187.50	$187.50	$1,219	—
672–696	690	24	147.00–167.50	$161.43	$1,114	+2.87
703–725	706	10	145.00–166.00	$162.54	$1,148	+10.34
723 fancy	723	10	167.00	$167.00	$1,207	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	165.00	$165.00	$569	-20.89
378–380	379	5	160.00–176.00	$169.62	$643	-9.06
455–491	478	16	160.00–180.00	$168.13	$804	+5.15
518–525	522	4	161.00–178.00	$169.56	$885	+2.30
552–590	569	29	150.00–172.00	$166.35	$947	+4.11
610–633	627	4	140.00–142.00	$141.51	$887	-4.47
670–685	680	3	142.00–145.00	$142.99	$972	+1.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	321	7	152.00–170.00	$161.76	$519	-10.12
368 fancy	368	3	182.00	$182.00	$670	+7.00
358–398	379	23	162.00–182.00	$171.17	$649	+5.85
428 thin fleshed	428	6	177.00	$177.00	$758	—
400–449	440	37	150.00–167.00	$159.12	$700	+0.07
452 fancy	452	7	172.00	$172.00	$777	-9.30
452–495	477	49	150.00–167.00	$156.29	$746	-2.53
520 fancy	520	6	167.00	$167.00	$868	-5.79
503–548	522	30	149.00–167.00	$155.70	$813	+0.27
558–582	575	43	147.00–160.00	$152.78	$878	-4.27
602–648	624	30	137.00–156.00	$146.72	$916	+5.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	325	10	135.00–160.00	$144.02	$468	-5.82
353–395	375	24	137.00–155.00	$146.82	$551	+4.49
410–443	427	10	140.00–152.00	$146.68	$626	-3.09
475–490	480	11	135.00–151.00	$141.54	$679	-8.66
530–545	538	8	122.00–142.00	$131.67	$708	-11.83
550–595	578	20	140.00–154.00	$146.39	$846	+7.39
635–645	641	7	125.00–137.00	$130.84	$839	+1.58
665	665	1	133.00	$133.00	$884	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–385	374	6	195.00–205.00	$199.26	$745	+2.80
400	400	3	195.00	$195.00	$780	+15.27
453–465	456	4	169.00–185.00	$180.92	$825	-0.38
500–518	507	10	151.00–166.00	$158.27	$802	-4.52
607	607	3	131.00	$131.00	$795	—
800	800	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	3	141.00	$141.00	$670	—
545	545	3	135.00	$135.00	$736	-15.63
575	575	3	115.00	$115.00	$661	-32.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1485	1174	80-85%	41	74.00–85.00	$80.82	$949	+2.15
1040–1505	1307	80-85%	16	85.00–90.00	$86.83	$1,135	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1490	1356	75-80%	7	77.00–84.00	$81.61	$1,107	—
1270–1705	1357	75-80%	37	85.00–92.00	$87.29	$1,185	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1245	958	85-90%	4	73.00–75.00	$74.50	$714	+22.46
815–1185	958	85-90%	5	40.00–63.00	$49.51	$474	-2.53
930–1415	1068	85-90%	9	53.00–71.00	$66.93	$715	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1750	1503	2	89.00–100.00	$93.59	$1,407	-3.83
1450–2005	1820	6	111.00–123.00	$114.76	$2,089	+1.20

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1115	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–900.00	$840.28
1055–1235	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	800.00–1,100.00	$1,021.05
1080–1335	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	825.00–1,200.00	$1,021.63
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.