Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 684 lb · 63 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $156.25/cwt ≈ $1,408/hd at 901 lb · 41 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $187.88/cwt -4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 527 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 760 554 0
Feeder cattle 680 497 0
Slaughter cattle 76 48 0
Replacement cattle 4 9 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No sale next week ( July 6 ) due to the holidays* Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply was moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 192.00 $192.00 $518 —
330–340 338 6 180.00–186.00 $185.02 $625 —
350–395 368 10 180.00–200.00 $195.09 $718 -0.01
405–444 437 15 180.00–200.00 $193.98 $848 +7.17
450–490 466 15 182.00–201.00 $194.46 $906 +10.46
510–548 527 32 175.00–194.00 $186.56 $983 -0.81
530 fancy 530 3 202.00 $202.00 $1,071 +3.69
553–596 569 22 170.00–191.00 $184.22 $1,048 -4.78
625–643 632 5 173.00–175.00 $173.81 $1,098 +4.21
643 fancy 643 14 181.50 $181.50 $1,167 -1.49
657–665 659 14 158.00–173.00 $161.88 $1,067 -1.59
702 fancy 702 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,144 —
705–720 708 5 152.00–155.00 $152.61 $1,080 -1.62
735 value added 735 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,213 —
901 value added 901 41 156.25 $156.25 $1,408 —
960 value added 960 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 4 150.00–166.00 $162.00 $705 -0.09
462 462 6 157.00 $157.00 $725 —
500–525 514 6 140.00–152.00 $143.60 $738 -20.59
520 fancy 520 3 172.00 $172.00 $894 —
550–566 563 6 140.00–152.00 $150.05 $845 -4.90
605–625 613 4 135.00–150.00 $138.77 $851 -11.68
692 692 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,052 +12.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 155.00 $155.00 $442 —
350–390 367 12 150.00–177.00 $168.09 $617 +1.09
413–433 fancy 421 5 175.00–177.00 $176.18 $742 -3.82
421–440 429 18 150.00–162.00 $156.77 $673 -0.41
455–490 468 15 162.00–175.00 $169.31 $792 +8.17
489 fancy 489 7 177.00 $177.00 $866 —
500–519 506 28 166.00–174.00 $169.98 $860 +11.20
551–597 564 29 138.00–157.00 $149.30 $842 -6.31
565 value added 565 5 167.00 $167.00 $944 —
600–630 618 26 135.00–158.00 $151.83 $938 -3.03
620 fancy 620 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,004 —
684 value added 684 63 160.00 $160.00 $1,094 —
793 value added 793 9 147.00 $147.00 $1,166 —
886 value added 886 11 142.00 $142.00 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 147.00 $147.00 $387 —
305–340 321 5 135.00–155.00 $147.77 $474 —
393 393 3 155.00 $155.00 $609 +8.00
420–430 425 10 140.00–149.00 $143.64 $610 +9.04
474–498 483 19 138.00–154.00 $149.48 $722 +16.73
505–543 526 11 135.00–140.00 $137.05 $721 -3.57
600–635 611 5 125.00–130.00 $128.15 $783 —
775 775 3 115.00 $115.00 $891 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 4 172.00–187.00 $183.17 $665 +8.17
413 413 3 165.00 $165.00 $681 —
451–490 461 12 150.00–165.00 $161.08 $743 +8.47
520–540 528 16 145.00–152.00 $149.73 $791 +3.73
650–685 668 2 128.00–130.00 $129.03 $862 +7.03
720 720 3 127.00 $127.00 $914 —
755 755 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
517 517 3 130.00 $130.00 $672 —
774 774 5 110.00 $110.00 $851 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1240 1140 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $798 —
890–1340 1160 80-85% 12 75.00–83.00 $80.69 $936 —
915–1325 1202 80-85% 13 83.00–89.00 $85.88 $1,032 -1.79
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1525 1421 75-80% 8 83.00–92.00 $87.92 $1,249 —
1245–1540 1434 75-80% 5 75.00–82.00 $79.23 $1,136 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1000 950 85-90% 3 69.00–70.00 $69.70 $662 -4.12
810–1195 1003 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.98 $531 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 1 89.00 $89.00 $886 —
1340–1715 1528 2 94.00–105.00 $100.18 $1,531 —
1545–1980 1779 8 112.00–123.00 $116.87 $2,079 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640 640 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
760 760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00 -100.00

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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.