Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.58/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $872/hd at 530 lb · 23 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $166.10/cwt -11.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 619 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.56/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 426 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 749 1,179 676
Feeder cattle 599 1,113 556
Slaughter cattle 107 66 98
Replacement cattle 43 — 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 3.00 lower, heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher with lower than average quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; 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
250–292 262 11 182.00–195.00 $191.62 $502 -3.38
335 335 3 200.00 $200.00 $670 +8.61
390–398 393 8 172.00–190.00 $178.20 $700 -10.82
430–435 434 4 180.00–190.00 $187.52 $814 -3.14
450 fancy 450 4 208.00 $208.00 $936 -0.52
464–475 467 10 180.00–190.00 $187.39 $875 -1.08
500–533 518 5 186.00–187.00 $186.20 $965 +0.25
536 unweaned 536 8 175.00 $175.00 $938 —
553–590 559 6 175.00–176.00 $175.18 $979 -6.88
600–639 617 18 150.00–175.00 $166.40 $1,027 -6.84
610–632 627 4 164.00–165.00 $164.76 $1,033 -8.48
708 unweaned 708 3 140.00 $140.00 $991 —
755 755 3 147.00 $147.00 $1,110 +3.00
923 923 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,200 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–280 271 8 165.00–172.00 $167.71 $454 —
303–340 309 6 167.00–170.00 $167.55 $518 —
360–380 370 2 160.00–175.00 $167.70 $620 -13.24
425–445 432 9 157.00–165.00 $162.25 $701 -12.66
453–490 466 6 150.00–170.00 $164.88 $768 -16.79
508–545 519 10 150.00–175.00 $157.03 $815 +1.42
567–569 568 7 154.00–170.00 $163.16 $927 -2.41
600–640 626 5 140.00 $140.00 $876 +2.21
650–680 670 3 135.00–145.00 $138.23 $926 -1.95
718 718 3 132.00 $132.00 $948 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 336 5 169.00–172.00 $171.04 $575 +1.86
380–395 383 8 168.00–174.00 $169.62 $650 +6.73
403–443 426 19 160.00–175.00 $168.56 $718 +4.55
475–495 489 10 158.00–170.00 $162.35 $794 -1.59
523 523 3 150.00 $150.00 $784 -12.94
510–542 531 20 157.00–172.00 $166.77 $886 +3.83
550–585 575 14 150.00–160.00 $154.89 $891 -3.99
600–623 609 7 132.00–155.00 $139.54 $850 —
660 660 3 135.00 $135.00 $891 +2.00
705–723 719 4 130.00–138.00 $136.04 $978 +2.70
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–267 266 7 130.00–155.00 $144.26 $384 —
318 318 2 140.00 $140.00 $445 -0.34
370–395 379 14 137.00–152.00 $143.18 $543 +6.08
420–445 430 6 125.00–150.00 $134.35 $578 —
460–490 479 15 135.00–154.00 $143.85 $689 +3.17
510–548 541 15 137.00–155.00 $143.24 $775 —
555–590 566 10 135.00–140.00 $138.67 $785 +6.21
625–640 637 5 125.00–130.00 $127.19 $810 -1.62
680–690 685 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $839 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–378 377 7 170.00–175.00 $174.30 $657 -2.70
425–439 433 7 170.00–175.00 $172.90 $749 -4.10
462–470 464 6 150.00–172.00 $164.29 $762 +12.52
505–549 535 14 145.00–166.00 $158.90 $850 —
570–595 587 3 140.00–169.00 $159.61 $937 —
604–648 620 12 127.00–155.00 $143.66 $891 —
655–685 675 6 125.00–133.00 $131.20 $886 +0.20
710–720 715 2 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
773 773 3 115.00 $115.00 $889 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 149.00 $149.00 $548 —
427 427 3 149.00 $149.00 $636 +9.00
470 470 2 150.00 $150.00 $705 —
545 545 3 139.00 $139.00 $758 —
565–585 575 6 130.00–136.00 $130.98 $753 —
826 826 7 100.00 $100.00 $826 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1410 1077 80-85% 12 67.00–77.00 $74.11 $798 —
885–1365 1117 80-85% 13 78.00–90.00 $81.66 $912 —
1175 1175 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $740 -17.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1420 1241 75-80% 6 74.00–77.00 $75.38 $935 —
1215–1648 1452 75-80% 20 78.00–88.00 $82.68 $1,201 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–850 825 85-90% 2 45.00 $45.00 $371 —
730–1215 935 85-90% 12 50.00–68.00 $56.66 $530 -6.54
870–1165 1013 85-90% 3 68.00–75.00 $71.08 $720 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–2225 1691 4 92.00–97.00 $95.60 $1,617 —
1305–2005 1695 9 107.00–119.00 $112.76 $1,911 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
958–1105 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 935.00–975.00 $958.62
1030–1135 1077 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 800.00–1,150.00 $977.86
1038–1255 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00–1,075.00 $979.09
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–907 891 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 775.00–875.00 $859.85
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1400 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,061.11 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.