Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.42/cwt -15.26 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 371 lb · 42 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.24/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 524 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.57/cwt -13.63 vs last sale · ≈ $728/hd at 474 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	963	1,291	832
Feeder cattle	723	1,116	712
Slaughter cattle	195	151	109
Replacement cattle	45	24	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs and 700 lbs steers sold 1.00-10.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 1.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand uneven 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
275	275	4	190.00	$190.00	$522	-10.12
330–340	337	3	187.00–197.00	$192.96	$650	+10.46
368–375	370	3	182.00–190.00	$184.70	$683	-6.86
408–420 fancy	412	3	207.00–210.00	$208.98	$861	+8.44
418–429	425	6	190.00–200.00	$193.28	$821	+6.32
458–493	472	15	183.00–190.00	$186.85	$882	-3.21
503–540	514	6	172.00–185.00	$180.19	$926	-7.30
555–577	560	13	169.00–185.00	$176.06	$986	-5.94
610–648	627	23	156.00–179.00	$167.30	$1,049	+0.36
671–672	671	10	155.00–158.00	$157.10	$1,054	+0.01
705	705	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,114	+1.67
770–785	779	5	140.00–145.00	$143.02	$1,114	-3.98
810–832	820	8	131.00–142.00	$137.62	$1,128	-3.38
870	870	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,140	—
993	993	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,341	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	279	8	165.00–170.00	$168.22	$469	-0.53
300–340	308	7	162.00–170.00	$165.81	$511	-17.35
375–395	380	4	155.00–175.00	$169.80	$645	-6.78
408–445	431	6	150.00–175.00	$162.53	$701	-12.25
450–475	460	13	160.00–170.00	$164.49	$757	-1.59
505–548	534	11	152.00–170.00	$157.25	$840	+1.19
555–598	582	8	140.00–160.00	$154.37	$898	-2.39
645	645	4	149.00	$149.00	$961	+6.14
974	974	6	126.00	$126.00	$1,227	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	157.00	$157.00	$581	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	270	5	162.00–172.00	$165.90	$448	-5.96
318–330	322	3	162.00–167.00	$165.29	$532	+1.08
350–398	371	42	150.00–175.00	$165.42	$614	-9.83
408–448	422	35	150.00–173.00	$159.53	$673	-5.37
450–494	474	37	149.00–157.00	$153.57	$728	-8.21
521 fancy	521	17	157.00	$157.00	$818	-12.00
504–548	526	23	140.00–159.00	$148.72	$782	-4.14
560–583	575	9	141.00–159.00	$147.28	$847	-1.39
610–635	623	7	130.00–162.00	$146.84	$915	+0.06
650	650	3	132.00	$132.00	$858	-15.84
822	822	4	120.00	$120.00	$986	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–345	330	23	132.00–157.00	$144.66	$477	—
358–395	367	4	142.00–155.00	$151.50	$556	+1.03
411–445	425	15	130.00–152.00	$141.82	$603	-10.18
451–488	468	27	135.00–147.00	$139.88	$655	-6.32
510–540	528	4	130.00–135.00	$132.23	$698	+2.23
560–595	582	16	120.00–142.00	$131.53	$766	-6.23
663–690	676	7	118.00–128.00	$123.83	$837	-10.89

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
609	609	4	160.00	$160.00	$974	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	—
355–383	369	7	170.00–187.00	$177.00	$653	—
400–445	422	19	150.00–195.00	$170.16	$718	+5.56
450–492	469	20	140.00–185.00	$162.37	$762	+2.57
505–530	520	5	161.00–172.00	$165.27	$859	+7.08
550–595	570	19	139.00–177.00	$155.11	$884	—
613–630	615	7	128.00–149.00	$131.07	$806	—
656–665	663	4	141.00–150.00	$143.23	$950	+6.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	155.00	$155.00	$601	—
415–433	422	5	150.00–160.30	$156.07	$659	+4.28
450–473	461	7	140.00–152.00	$147.23	$679	—
525–545	532	3	133.00–149.00	$138.47	$737	—
560–565	561	4	130.00–139.00	$136.73	$767	-5.78

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–1025	785	85-90%	7	40.00–47.00	$44.55	$350	—
765–1070	873	85-90%	5	71.00–76.50	$73.47	$641	-1.03
625–1370	885	85-90%	38	50.00–69.00	$58.80	$520	-15.70

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1574	1215	80-85%	35	70.00–80.00	$74.22	$902	—
1115–1390	1279	80-85%	4	82.00–86.00	$84.00	$1,074	-0.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1490	1410	75-80%	2	73.50–77.00	$75.15	$1,060	-5.85
1200–1715	1458	75-80%	16	82.00–86.50	$85.15	$1,241	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1995	1428	3	90.00–101.00	$97.86	$1,397	—
1510–2150	1790	10	106.00–118.00	$109.37	$1,958	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
744	744	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	500.00	$500.00
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
750	750	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	575.00	$575.00
740–985	798	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	500.00–970.00	$616.95
835–847	844	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–775.00	$737.37
888	888	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	550.00	$550.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1025	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–1,000.00	$883.44
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—
1000–1110	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,175.00–1,260.00	$1,220.00	—
1000–1300	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,075.00	$987.50	—
1100–1200	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,275.00	$1,262.50	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600	600	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	±0.00

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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.