Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $196.62/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,217/hd at 619 lb · 53 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $197.04/cwt +10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 666 lb · 48 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.07/cwt -8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 624 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	870	1,009	917
Feeder cattle	710	869	817
Slaughter cattle	130	110	84
Replacement cattle	30	30	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

************No Sale (Sep 7) due to labor day******************** Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, heifers sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 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
298	298	3	212.00	$212.00	$632	+7.00
328–340	332	3	207.00–213.00	$210.95	$700	+8.50
370 fancy	370	3	222.00	$222.00	$821	-2.44
420 fancy	420	3	219.00	$219.00	$920	-0.31
408–444	425	13	200.00–211.00	$205.58	$874	-1.33
455–495	475	20	192.00–210.00	$205.07	$974	-2.31
495 fancy	495	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,049	+1.83
515–540	528	2	190.00–192.00	$191.02	$1,009	-0.12
520–537 fancy	533	10	207.00–212.00	$210.31	$1,121	—
565–595 fancy	575	16	205.00–213.00	$209.22	$1,203	+11.22
600–625 fancy	612	19	200.00–213.00	$207.94	$1,273	+10.62
600–648	623	28	189.00–199.00	$194.13	$1,209	+1.80
603–643 unweaned	623	6	170.00–175.00	$172.42	$1,074	—
651–663 fancy	655	26	202.50–209.00	$206.72	$1,354	+7.72
650–687	678	22	182.00–196.00	$185.60	$1,258	+0.01
710–746	728	16	162.00–176.00	$170.31	$1,240	-13.63
760–765	762	5	165.00–171.00	$166.80	$1,271	-5.20
830	830	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,345	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$602	—
410–445	425	3	162.00–185.00	$175.33	$745	+1.58
455–485	470	8	168.00–191.00	$184.67	$868	+9.67
513–545	531	12	170.00–180.00	$173.98	$924	+4.84
570–595	585	15	170.00–175.00	$173.85	$1,017	+4.51
601–625	605	11	160.00–173.00	$162.44	$983	—
665–668	667	4	135.00–155.00	$139.98	$934	-23.39
908	908	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,289	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	4	176.00	$176.00	$852	—
594	594	7	172.00	$172.00	$1,022	—
694	694	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,110	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	180.00	$180.00	$486	—
323–325	324	4	172.00–177.00	$173.26	$561	-6.24
380–398	394	5	174.00–175.00	$174.19	$686	-4.90
405–449	430	24	167.00–195.00	$179.38	$771	-5.57
460–494	481	19	167.00–183.00	$173.35	$834	-9.98
503–525	514	18	169.00–177.00	$172.75	$888	-7.60
525 fancy	525	3	179.00	$179.00	$940	—
575–590	584	28	170.00–175.00	$171.61	$1,002	-4.45
604–641	624	32	157.00–177.00	$165.07	$1,030	-8.93
653–655	654	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,079	-2.33
705–735	715	12	150.00–163.00	$157.36	$1,125	-4.28
750–773	767	4	150.00–172.00	$155.38	$1,192	—
927 fancy	927	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,390	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	338	8	140.00–167.00	$151.04	$511	—
350–385	370	21	145.00–162.00	$156.08	$577	-7.36
402–435	417	9	150.00–165.00	$155.45	$648	-6.98
450–495	481	11	150.00–165.00	$160.75	$773	-1.37
509–543	528	16	150.00–168.00	$158.13	$835	+2.62
558–592	580	10	148.00–165.00	$156.85	$910	+3.26
605–640	623	14	140.00–160.00	$148.92	$928	—
655–688	677	3	150.00–152.00	$150.65	$1,020	+6.15
710–745	732	3	132.00–142.00	$136.93	$1,002	—
848	848	4	136.00	$136.00	$1,153	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–396	384	12	180.00–200.00	$188.64	$724	+6.73
419	419	6	173.00	$173.00	$725	-20.17
470–499	493	9	180.00–200.00	$185.44	$914	-6.66
503–548	516	7	170.00–185.00	$180.45	$931	+15.79
580–598	594	4	156.00–162.00	$160.53	$954	+3.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	140.00	$140.00	$476	—
390	390	3	150.00	$150.00	$585	—
482–489	486	7	150.00–173.00	$163.22	$793	—
668	668	2	142.00	$142.00	$949	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1093	1093	80-85%	2	65.00	$65.00	$710	—
810–1430	1120	80-85%	46	70.00–84.00	$76.84	$861	—
905–1290	1120	80-85%	12	84.00–89.00	$85.77	$961	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–905	830	85-90%	2	45.00–50.00	$47.73	$396	—
785–1170	924	85-90%	13	55.00–66.00	$61.27	$566	-0.95
1010–1105	1055	85-90%	3	68.00–75.00	$71.02	$749	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1535	1434	75-80%	7	84.00–87.00	$85.57	$1,227	—
1200–1770	1465	75-80%	7	80.00–82.00	$80.93	$1,186	-6.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1885	1388	7	92.00–105.00	$97.56	$1,354	—
1250–1955	1635	4	107.00–114.00	$111.11	$1,817	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1140	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,136.33
1251	1251	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00

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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)	11	1,650.00–1,800.00	$1,754.55	—
1000–1200	1044	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	1,100.00–1,600.00	$1,447.22	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,600.00	$1,600.00	+350.00

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	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-53.13

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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.