Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.41/cwt ±-0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 527 lb · 61 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.51/cwt +3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 515 lb · 42 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.55/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 582 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	995	1,307	765
Feeder cattle	775	1,163	640
Slaughter cattle	216	3	98
Replacement cattle	4	141	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls sold 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
255–292	273	9	181.00–200.00	$191.19	$522	—
303–343	323	10	177.00–190.00	$180.97	$585	+0.46
388	388	3	195.00	$195.00	$757	-4.93
415–445	434	6	167.00–182.00	$173.55	$753	-10.39
455 unweaned	455	3	155.00	$155.00	$705	—
460–490	483	4	177.00–190.00	$186.90	$903	+8.17
501 fancy	501	17	198.00	$198.00	$992	+1.00
500–545	525	25	160.00–181.00	$171.98	$903	-8.72
550–585	558	10	165.00–185.00	$178.92	$998	-2.24
600 unweaned	600	3	146.00	$146.00	$876	—
610 value added	610	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,068	—
605–625	622	9	155.00–165.00	$160.02	$995	-8.64
666 fancy	666	13	182.50	$182.50	$1,215	—
659–695	674	7	170.00–174.00	$171.77	$1,158	+14.77
730 fancy	730	5	167.50	$167.50	$1,223	—
930	930	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,311	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	3	170.00	$170.00	$583	+14.37
360–385	366	4	132.00–152.00	$137.26	$502	-17.71
410–435	423	3	157.00–171.00	$165.81	$701	+8.16
455–485	472	8	150.00–168.00	$158.15	$746	-8.70
500–545	515	16	143.00–167.00	$154.84	$797	-6.74
550–596	578	28	149.00–167.00	$156.50	$905	-3.22
619	619	4	145.00	$145.00	$898	-1.12
650–688	670	14	130.00–145.00	$135.34	$907	-10.67
750–755	753	2	132.00–140.00	$135.99	$1,024	-9.01
800	800	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,160	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	12	152.00–170.00	$164.95	$539	+13.49
350–390	368	5	146.00–165.00	$153.77	$566	-1.68
420 value added	420	3	171.00	$171.00	$718	—
400–448	422	25	147.00–167.00	$156.27	$659	-3.69
468 unweaned	468	3	125.00	$125.00	$585	—
465–471 fancy	469	9	162.00–170.00	$167.36	$785	—
465–490	485	13	152.00–162.00	$157.37	$763	+0.89
521 value added	521	28	171.00	$171.00	$891	-3.00
500–547	532	33	145.00–165.00	$155.12	$825	+2.23
560–588	576	13	145.00–163.00	$152.78	$880	-0.60
580 unweaned	580	3	120.00	$120.00	$696	—
581–598 fancy	587	17	162.00	$162.00	$951	—
600–646	624	17	132.00–156.00	$145.91	$910	-1.77
638	638	4	142.00	$142.00	$906	-5.68
670	670	4	130.00	$130.00	$871	-15.00
650–685	671	13	137.00–150.00	$143.48	$963	-1.52
700–726	721	5	145.00–150.00	$149.03	$1,075	-4.78
808–835	815	4	130.00–132.00	$131.49	$1,072	—
911	911	14	129.00	$129.00	$1,175	-4.20

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	3	140.00	$140.00	$410	+0.29
308	308	3	140.00	$140.00	$431	-2.39
370–392	380	19	125.00–147.00	$138.48	$526	+2.93
445–448	446	8	125.00–145.00	$135.60	$605	-4.76
450–495	476	21	120.00–145.00	$133.41	$635	-5.82
500–534	521	32	131.00–155.00	$141.63	$738	+7.12
555–595	570	18	122.00–141.00	$132.22	$754	-4.57
667–697	680	18	115.00–133.00	$122.49	$833	-14.15
700	700	3	120.00	$120.00	$840	—
763	763	3	105.00	$105.00	$801	—
873	873	3	127.00	$127.00	$1,109	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	5	105.00	$105.00	$520	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	375	4	165.00–167.00	$166.52	$624	+5.36
415–445	428	20	150.00–175.00	$163.55	$700	+8.55
465–492	483	16	145.00–157.00	$151.86	$733	—
501–540	512	12	147.00–162.00	$154.48	$791	-0.77
602–625	607	10	133.00–140.00	$135.22	$821	-12.56
673	673	3	117.00	$117.00	$787	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	386	4	150.00–167.00	$162.87	$629	+3.87
416–445	427	8	135.00–142.00	$138.33	$591	+0.96
450–495	476	15	125.00–145.00	$138.43	$659	-3.46
515–543	536	12	130.00–137.00	$134.08	$719	—
555–585	562	5	136.00–144.00	$140.04	$787	+0.04
633–643	638	6	112.00–115.00	$113.49	$724	—
698	698	3	110.00	$110.00	$768	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1360	1179	80-85%	22	70.00–76.00	$73.01	$861	+2.00
910–1565	1187	80-85%	56	56.00–71.00	$64.33	$764	-6.68
1295	1295	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$725	-7.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1070	940	85-90%	3	60.00–62.00	$61.24	$576	-3.76
820–1165	1043	85-90%	23	48.00–60.00	$54.53	$569	-2.69
875–1210	1090	85-90%	3	40.00–45.00	$42.57	$464	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1555	1358	75-80%	10	62.00–73.00	$68.48	$930	-7.98
1260–1655	1455	75-80%	15	72.00–76.00	$74.10	$1,078	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–2000	1555	10	80.00–98.00	$90.08	$1,401	-13.92
1805–2100	1998	4	104.00–119.00	$111.55	$2,229	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1085–1095	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–975.00	$912.79

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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
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.