Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

1,088 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.66/cwt -9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 577 lb · 58 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.29/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $837/hd at 580 lb · 46 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.68/cwt +1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 667 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,088	1,419	848
Feeder cattle	838	1,269	757
Slaughter cattle	211	140	77
Replacement cattle	39	10	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower with lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, bulls sold 3.00 lower; Demand lower 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
265–282	280	8	176.00–195.00	$178.25	$499	-22.80
280 fancy	280	6	200.00	$200.00	$560	—
314 fancy	314	9	200.00	$200.00	$628	-13.53
305–345	338	7	170.00–190.00	$184.50	$624	+1.17
361–392 fancy	373	8	206.00	$206.00	$768	-11.31
413–432	427	17	180.00–186.00	$183.00	$781	+1.84
435 fancy	435	3	215.00	$215.00	$935	+3.20
460 fancy	460	4	180.00	$180.00	$828	-20.00
456–483	469	13	179.00–182.00	$180.40	$846	-8.01
523	523	2	186.00	$186.00	$973	+2.45
549 fancy	549	6	193.00	$193.00	$1,060	-10.52
553–594	574	49	177.00–189.00	$180.13	$1,034	-6.57
593 fancy	593	9	190.00	$190.00	$1,127	-13.41
612–638	626	12	159.00–175.00	$165.90	$1,039	-13.70
633 value added	633	9	189.00	$189.00	$1,196	—
678 value added	678	26	182.00	$182.00	$1,234	—
713–734	726	15	155.00–174.00	$168.42	$1,223	-0.14
790–795	793	3	164.00–165.00	$164.67	$1,306	-6.33
830–845	838	6	165.00–168.00	$166.49	$1,395	+1.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
277–283	280	6	152.00–165.00	$158.43	$444	—
355–383	372	5	157.00–172.00	$162.73	$605	-12.27
410–440	429	4	152.00–160.00	$155.57	$667	-3.43
455–495	470	10	150.00–167.00	$155.47	$731	-18.17
510–532	525	17	145.00–160.00	$155.40	$816	-8.68
560–599	589	6	150.00–167.00	$152.70	$899	-14.22
608–630	615	10	140.00–155.00	$148.56	$914	-5.06
660–680	662	12	150.00	$150.00	$993	-1.30
700	700	3	130.00	$130.00	$910	—
752	752	8	141.00	$141.00	$1,060	+11.00
841	841	8	137.00	$137.00	$1,152	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	4	142.00	$142.00	$548	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–294	281	14	150.00–172.00	$168.69	$474	—
317–345	320	13	150.00–172.00	$162.38	$520	-24.19
350–398	381	11	152.00–170.00	$162.36	$619	+4.07
405–445	418	19	150.00–170.00	$164.76	$689	-5.13
455–495	475	17	152.00–172.00	$165.97	$788	-3.90
500–523	506	12	155.00–177.00	$170.77	$864	+3.17
553–580	559	24	147.00–166.00	$159.56	$892	-1.47
603–638	626	30	150.00–162.00	$157.82	$988	+4.88
656 value added	656	9	160.00	$160.00	$1,050	—
653–677	671	28	145.00–166.00	$160.90	$1,080	+1.52
707–729	717	21	144.00–160.00	$151.41	$1,086	—
770	770	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,147	—
803–805	804	6	134.00–146.00	$140.01	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–303	302	6	147.00–165.00	$154.48	$467	—
365–382	377	13	148.00–164.00	$152.98	$577	-5.02
420–440	430	6	135.00–145.00	$138.46	$595	-13.70
460–498	491	14	135.00–155.00	$149.40	$734	+0.59
506–543	515	18	140.00–155.00	$148.09	$763	+1.96
550–598	580	46	130.00–150.00	$144.29	$837	-1.15
636	636	6	132.00	$132.00	$840	+1.07
808–810	809	7	113.00–130.00	$120.30	$973	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	3	115.00	$115.00	$627	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	408	6	152.00–177.00	$164.42	$671	+2.82
450–485	467	7	145.00–160.00	$152.40	$712	-6.35
522–546	541	5	154.00–159.00	$154.96	$838	+5.35
715–725	720	2	115.00–127.00	$121.04	$871	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	2	155.00–167.00	$160.88	$600	—
445	445	3	140.00	$140.00	$623	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1230	975	80-85%	3	55.00–58.00	$55.91	$545	—
750–1325	1090	80-85%	61	57.00–72.00	$65.53	$714	-6.26
955–1365	1158	80-85%	13	73.00–79.00	$75.32	$872	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–860	800	85-90%	4	35.00–45.00	$40.31	$322	—
785–1060	960	85-90%	4	60.00–69.00	$65.08	$625	-3.83
805–1210	991	85-90%	20	50.00–60.00	$54.30	$538	-14.61

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1830	1378	75-80%	13	62.00–72.00	$69.20	$954	—
1200–1570	1409	75-80%	5	73.00–80.00	$76.39	$1,076	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1815	1499	7	83.00–97.00	$89.69	$1,344	—
1455–1770	1629	5	98.00–113.00	$102.54	$1,670	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
975–1160	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	600.00–850.00	$802.01
980–1325	1178	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,150.00	$961.25
1340	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	870.00	$870.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
880	880	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
850–910	881	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	650.00–800.00	$737.16
935	935	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1000–1100	1038	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.