Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

1,083 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $167.99/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 725 lb · 57 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.92/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 426 lb · 52 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.19/cwt -0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 480 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,083	1,204	963
Feeder cattle	983	1,107	818
Slaughter cattle	98	83	119
Replacement cattle	2	14	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 -2.00 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
255–295	280	6	172.00–185.00	$176.63	$495	-25.63
308 fancy	308	3	215.00	$215.00	$662	—
305–345	321	12	177.00–190.00	$181.33	$582	-14.92
380–393	389	6	180.00–190.00	$185.68	$722	-7.65
400–439	422	11	172.00–187.00	$181.38	$765	-1.03
441–445 fancy	443	14	198.00–206.00	$201.98	$895	-6.10
450–495	465	23	167.00–195.00	$182.10	$847	-9.42
500–511 fancy	508	10	199.00–200.00	$199.30	$1,012	-4.47
505–544	529	23	167.00–192.00	$179.26	$948	-2.69
526–536 unweaned	532	11	156.00–168.00	$160.31	$853	—
550–599	580	35	175.00–193.00	$189.15	$1,097	+7.20
607 fancy	607	3	193.00	$193.00	$1,172	+1.00
625–643	633	33	157.00–189.00	$172.11	$1,089	-7.75
655 value added	655	13	178.00	$178.00	$1,166	-16.00
653–695	677	22	155.00–172.00	$161.59	$1,094	-10.11
722 value added	722	44	170.50	$170.50	$1,231	-6.50
708–748	736	13	144.00–168.00	$159.51	$1,174	-11.34
781	781	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	3	172.00	$172.00	$576	—
355–390	377	3	165.00–172.00	$168.96	$637	—
420–445	435	8	150.00–165.00	$157.31	$684	-19.71
451–491	477	22	140.00–165.00	$154.23	$736	-0.53
510–544	527	20	145.00–169.00	$162.12	$854	+11.87
550–599	580	39	147.00–169.00	$159.44	$925	+4.34
600–635	617	7	135.00–150.00	$140.88	$869	-13.23
650–660	653	5	135.00–145.00	$139.99	$914	-9.16
714	714	7	142.00	$142.00	$1,014	—
765–785	780	4	149.00–154.00	$150.23	$1,172	+5.23
800	800	3	123.00	$123.00	$984	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–340	339	5	156.00–170.00	$167.19	$567	+1.70
350–395	378	14	150.00–170.00	$163.11	$617	-8.89
424 unweaned	424	7	148.00	$148.00	$628	—
400–448	426	45	157.00–174.00	$166.40	$709	+2.67
459–496	480	51	150.00–170.00	$160.19	$769	-0.93
500–548	526	43	147.00–160.00	$154.56	$813	-12.89
565–593	577	19	140.00–152.00	$146.83	$847	-18.01
626–628	627	15	135.00–156.00	$150.39	$943	-6.86
674	674	5	154.00	$154.00	$1,038	-2.98
708	708	6	154.00	$154.00	$1,090	+12.35
833 fancy	833	9	148.50	$148.50	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	6	150.00–162.00	$155.89	$444	-0.95
320–343	329	8	140.00–152.00	$147.49	$485	—
360–395	379	13	135.00–157.00	$146.43	$555	-1.81
406–440	421	16	140.00–155.00	$143.70	$605	-2.56
455–496	481	28	132.00–150.00	$141.68	$681	-6.41
500–545	527	12	130.00–150.00	$140.61	$741	-10.72
550–580	561	21	132.00–144.00	$138.85	$779	-6.97
603–621	614	8	128.00–135.00	$132.42	$813	-4.05
655–660	657	3	132.00–139.00	$136.65	$898	+3.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	387	12	162.00–185.00	$171.56	$664	+9.56
402–445	418	20	162.00–185.00	$174.12	$728	—
450–496	472	19	140.00–180.00	$165.36	$780	—
503–548	525	16	140.00–190.00	$156.18	$820	-0.82
570	570	3	160.00	$160.00	$912	—
600–636	625	10	133.00–140.00	$137.06	$857	-7.94

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–391	383	5	150.00–155.00	$151.93	$582	—
441	441	3	130.00	$130.00	$573	—
451–475	455	6	145.00–150.00	$149.13	$679	-6.34
515–545	527	10	140.00–152.00	$144.67	$762	+0.09
550–585	564	7	138.00–155.00	$148.38	$837	+8.39
672	672	5	133.00	$133.00	$894	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1555	1443	75-80%	13	82.00–83.00	$82.08	$1,184	—
1310–1840	1465	75-80%	15	71.00–80.00	$75.96	$1,113	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1265	1016	85-90%	16	51.00–67.00	$61.81	$628	—
1005–1125	1065	85-90%	2	69.00	$69.00	$735	-2.00

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1620	1136	80-85%	16	69.00–80.00	$73.91	$840	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575–1775	1660	4	105.00–111.00	$107.00	$1,776	—
1260–1990	1729	4	90.00–100.00	$95.13	$1,645	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	1,000.00	$1,000.00	-25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	-240.00

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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.