Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

1,307 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Farmington Regional Stockyards report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.33/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 480 lb · 71 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.58/cwt -0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 531 lb · 62 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.20/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 528 lb · 61 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,307	1,083	1,013
Feeder cattle	1,163	983	919
Slaughter cattle	3	98	88
Replacement cattle	141	2	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 lower with lower quality in the offering and a lot of unweaned calves selling at a discount because it's October. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand lower and supply moderate.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–333	326	5	177.00–190.00	$180.51	$588	-0.82
355–395	374	5	182.00–209.00	$199.93	$748	+14.25
386 value added	386	17	219.00	$219.00	$845	—
400–442	432	12	177.00–190.00	$183.94	$795	+2.56
422–449 fancy	441	10	198.00–207.00	$200.58	$885	-1.40
458–495	476	10	170.00–197.00	$178.73	$851	-3.37
455–491 fancy	482	18	200.00–210.00	$202.86	$978	—
500–513 fancy	510	4	197.00	$197.00	$1,005	-2.30
523 unweaned	523	10	165.00	$165.00	$863	+4.69
500–548	530	47	170.00–192.00	$180.70	$958	+1.44
551–558 value added	555	27	197.00–207.00	$202.22	$1,122	—
550–598	571	17	160.00–189.00	$181.16	$1,034	-7.99
600–632	616	26	148.00–181.00	$168.66	$1,039	-3.45
630 fancy	630	4	187.00	$187.00	$1,178	-6.00
650–683	665	25	152.00–180.00	$167.07	$1,111	+5.48
672	672	9	157.00	$157.00	$1,055	-4.59
718 value added	718	3	166.00	$166.00	$1,192	-4.50
700–730	719	13	151.00–173.00	$158.38	$1,139	-1.13
759 value added	759	37	169.00	$169.00	$1,283	—
750–783	765	10	148.00–160.00	$155.13	$1,187	+0.13
810 value added	810	12	162.00	$162.00	$1,312	—
858	858	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,287	—
879 value added	879	7	155.00	$155.00	$1,362	—
947	947	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,354	—
965	965	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,293	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–290	274	4	155.00–175.00	$160.30	$439	—
316–320	318	9	147.00–165.00	$155.63	$495	-16.37
365–384	380	21	145.00–170.00	$154.97	$589	-13.99
406–445	427	16	150.00–170.00	$157.65	$673	+0.34
460–490	472	11	155.00–170.00	$166.85	$788	+12.62
510–549	531	62	150.00–170.00	$161.58	$858	-0.54
572–592	583	18	140.00–165.00	$159.72	$931	+0.28
600–645	623	20	137.00–155.00	$146.12	$910	+5.24
650–695	675	14	140.00–151.00	$146.01	$986	+6.02
743	743	3	125.00	$125.00	$929	-17.00
770	770	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,116	-5.23

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	6	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$424	—
325 fancy	325	4	177.00	$177.00	$575	—
300–349	330	7	147.00–155.00	$151.46	$500	-15.73
350–395	380	17	150.00–165.00	$155.45	$591	-7.66
392 fancy	392	22	187.00	$187.00	$733	—
405–430	420	18	150.00–174.00	$159.96	$672	-6.44
450–497	471	45	148.00–170.00	$156.48	$737	-3.71
495 value added	495	26	167.00	$167.00	$827	—
502–530	512	28	139.00–163.00	$152.89	$783	-1.67
539 value added	539	23	174.00	$174.00	$938	—
550–595	568	33	142.00–162.00	$153.38	$871	+6.55
608–627	622	7	146.00–152.00	$147.68	$919	-2.71
624 value added	624	22	158.00	$158.00	$986	—
680	680	3	145.00	$145.00	$986	-9.00
705–733	724	10	152.00–158.00	$153.81	$1,114	-0.19
908–941	931	13	129.00–143.00	$133.20	$1,240	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–290	285	3	137.00–145.00	$139.71	$398	-16.18
305–340	314	4	130.00–147.00	$142.39	$447	-5.10
358–393	387	22	130.00–150.00	$135.55	$525	-10.88
410–445	429	20	130.00–149.00	$140.36	$602	-3.34
450–488	467	25	132.50–148.00	$139.23	$650	-2.45
500–548	532	15	130.00–147.00	$134.51	$716	-6.10
550–591	573	18	128.00–157.00	$136.79	$784	-2.06
615–635	625	16	125.00–142.00	$133.29	$833	+0.87
655–690	662	5	135.00–140.00	$136.64	$905	-0.01

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	367	8	155.00–172.00	$161.16	$591	-10.40
448	448	3	155.00	$155.00	$694	-19.12
500–545	523	8	152.00–157.00	$155.25	$812	-0.93
559–595	563	9	150.00–155.00	$154.41	$869	-5.59
600–640	622	13	145.00–150.00	$147.78	$919	+10.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	159.00	$159.00	$612	+7.07
408–440	422	7	135.00–140.00	$137.37	$580	+7.37
451–498	473	9	137.00–145.00	$141.89	$671	-7.24
560	560	3	140.00	$140.00	$784	-8.38

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1575	1159	80-85%	34	65.00–76.00	$71.01	$823	—
1185–1340	1263	80-85%	2	62.00–65.00	$63.59	$803	—
1390	1390	80-85%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,070	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1000	903	85-90%	7	40.00–45.00	$42.95	$388	—
910	910	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$592	—
810–1285	1032	85-90%	22	46.00–65.00	$57.22	$591	-4.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$812	—
1245–1455	1350	75-80%	2	76.00–77.00	$76.46	$1,032	—
1245–1635	1373	75-80%	6	68.00–74.00	$71.39	$980	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1250	1185	2	65.00–78.00	$71.14	$843	—
1465–1685	1575	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,638	—
1090–1965	1603	9	84.00–102.00	$96.14	$1,541	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1170	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$802.47
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

↑ Back to top

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	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+150.00

↑ Back to top

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.