Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.95/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 516 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.58/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 481 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $204.90/cwt +24.60 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 468 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 627 1,088 477
Feeder cattle 517 838 390
Slaughter cattle 85 211 65
Replacement cattle 25 39 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 10.00 higher, Heifers sold 4.00-5.00 higher, while Bulls had too few last week for a comparison. Slaughter Cattle as a whole sold 5.00 higher while Lean Cows were down. For Replacement Cattle, too small of a test this week to make a comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 426 5 150.00–165.00 $153.37 $653 -2.20
450–498 483 6 152.00–172.00 $159.81 $772 +4.34
503–510 504 7 150.00–165.00 $162.83 $821 +7.43
570–595 578 15 162.00–175.00 $168.81 $976 +16.11
620–645 636 8 160.00–175.00 $167.13 $1,063 +18.57
660–695 683 3 155.00–162.00 $159.75 $1,091 +9.75
720 720 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,116 +25.00
750 750 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,200 +19.00
825 825 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,254 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–433 418 12 180.00–219.00 $196.28 $820 +13.28
450–476 466 16 185.00–215.00 $206.14 $961 +25.74
485 unweaned 485 2 195.00 $195.00 $946 —
510–525 518 4 175.00–215.00 $202.45 $1,049 +16.45
557–595 569 11 180.00–185.00 $182.67 $1,039 +2.54
630 630 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,134 +14.10
660 660 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 —
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
505–545 534 4 130.00–150.00 $140.31 $749 —
580–590 583 5 130.00–142.00 $136.57 $796 —
605 605 1 156.00 $156.00 $944 —
663–680 669 5 125.00–145.00 $136.17 $911 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 145.00–152.00 $148.48 $546 -4.50
400–440 421 8 145.00–167.00 $155.16 $653 +16.70
455–498 481 24 146.00–165.00 $151.58 $729 +2.18
500–538 516 32 142.00–162.00 $150.95 $779 +2.86
550–595 573 8 137.00–152.00 $145.16 $832 +0.87
610–617 614 6 137.00–151.00 $142.13 $873 +10.13
650–695 677 11 130.00–141.00 $139.08 $942 —
710 710 3 145.00–150.00 $148.33 $1,053 —
795 795 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,097 —
825 825 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,114 +14.70
850 850 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–385 366 8 162.00–180.00 $172.89 $633 +10.53
406–425 414 7 167.00–175.00 $171.48 $710 +6.72
463–495 474 4 160.00–170.00 $164.88 $782 -1.09
518 518 2 166.00 $166.00 $860 -4.77
574–585 579 10 156.00–165.00 $164.09 $950 +4.53
618–619 619 8 156.00–165.00 $159.37 $987 +1.55
668 668 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,069 -0.90
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 431 4 125.00–135.00 $132.48 $571 —
453–498 476 9 120.00–140.00 $133.22 $634 —
500–520 509 7 120.00–140.00 $130.99 $667 —
560–597 590 14 130.00–138.00 $134.03 $791 —
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 420 3 135.00–142.00 $139.72 $587 -0.28
455–485 468 7 145.00–165.00 $152.59 $714 —
520–540 530 10 140.00–160.00 $147.77 $783 —
570–593 582 8 140.00–150.00 $146.11 $850 —
600–635 611 9 142.00–150.00 $148.74 $909 —
650–670 660 2 132.00–140.00 $135.94 $897 —
710 710 1 127.00 $127.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–413 410 5 172.00–175.00 $172.58 $708 +8.16
435 fancy 435 5 200.00 $200.00 $870 —
453 453 5 172.00 $172.00 $779 +19.60
473 fancy 473 6 197.00 $197.00 $932 —
568 568 2 163.00 $163.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 —
470–490 478 3 138.00–140.00 $139.34 $666 —
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195 1195 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1365 1101 80-85% 9 60.00–62.00 $60.44 $665 —
780–1335 1113 80-85% 21 62.00–73.00 $67.44 $751 —
800–1415 1123 80-85% 6 76.00–79.00 $77.37 $869 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1185 1026 85-90% 7 40.00–56.00 $46.62 $478 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1510 1399 75-80% 6 80.00–85.00 $82.64 $1,156 +13.44
1490 1490 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1195 1165 2 80.00 $80.00 $932 —
1240 1240 1 75.00 $75.00 $930 —
1385–2265 1920 4 99.00–109.00 $104.20 $2,001 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1177–1195 1183 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,150.00 $1,033.33 —
870–1373 1201 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 850.00–1,200.00 $993.75 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1113 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.