Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 21, 2022

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.76/cwt -7.14 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 468 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.52/cwt -10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 580 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.94/cwt -5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 378 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 501 707 0
Feeder cattle 381 572 0
Slaughter cattle 106 130 0
Replacement cattle 14 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 6.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 291 4 180.00–190.00 $187.60 $546 -29.40
315–340 325 3 180.00–190.00 $185.67 $603 -6.26
370–372 371 6 190.00–200.00 $195.01 $723 -1.89
410–440 427 6 180.00–200.00 $191.96 $820 +0.11
455–497 484 14 182.00–200.00 $193.10 $935 -1.65
500–525 509 7 175.00–195.00 $185.59 $945 +0.12
520 fancy 520 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,040 -2.30
560–570 567 7 168.00–184.00 $176.40 $1,000 -4.63
610 610 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,068 +10.02
650–655 653 6 165.00–167.00 $166.00 $1,084 -3.57
715–730 723 6 155.00–165.00 $160.05 $1,157 -9.62
755 755 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,261 +1.00
905 905 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 3 157.00 $157.00 $581 —
555–595 575 7 160.00–175.00 $168.74 $970 +18.69
725 725 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,051 —
757 757 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,060 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 335 12 152.00–170.00 $163.23 $547 -7.11
355–385 378 14 155.00–174.00 $161.94 $612 -5.99
413–447 427 13 152.00–165.00 $159.33 $680 -11.34
450–485 468 23 140.00–165.00 $155.76 $729 -7.14
502–540 519 13 146.00–165.00 $159.48 $828 +0.49
566 566 3 144.00 $144.00 $815 -17.67
566–595 584 12 146.00–160.00 $153.40 $896 -8.27
615 615 3 146.00 $146.00 $898 -14.21
650–682 668 7 147.00–148.00 $147.58 $986 -12.42
715–718 717 6 139.00–150.00 $144.51 $1,036 -12.45
921 921 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–387 374 8 137.00–145.00 $140.62 $526 -8.20
447 447 4 155.00 $155.00 $693 —
455–475 470 5 135.00–149.00 $140.83 $662 -4.94
510–540 526 7 125.00–150.00 $136.10 $716 -2.70
550–580 561 12 130.00–143.00 $137.64 $772 -0.48
767 767 3 125.00 $125.00 $959 —
820 820 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,099 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 3 132.00 $132.00 $838 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–390 373 8 165.00–180.00 $172.53 $644 —
405–447 424 8 175.00–180.00 $177.55 $753 -9.83
452–480 464 8 160.00–172.00 $165.66 $769 —
465 fancy 465 3 191.00 $191.00 $888 —
515–517 516 6 165.00–173.00 $168.99 $872 +15.23
565–585 572 9 136.00–169.00 $153.16 $876 —
600–645 615 10 130.00–142.00 $136.75 $841 -18.36
655 655 3 147.00 $147.00 $963 +8.10
716 716 5 120.00 $120.00 $859 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 417 3 130.00 $130.00 $542 -29.98
590 590 3 137.00 $137.00 $808 -4.15
671–685 676 11 110.00–120.00 $116.32 $786 -13.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1470 1145 80-85% 15 50.00–62.00 $55.92 $640 —
1010–1620 1288 80-85% 8 63.00–69.00 $65.82 $848 —
1610 1610 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $724 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1490 1443 75-80% 2 61.00–62.00 $61.48 $887 —
1290–1690 1474 75-80% 9 62.00–75.00 $66.23 $976 -1.20
1435–1795 1617 75-80% 3 81.00–85.00 $83.37 $1,348 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1180 1094 85-90% 8 40.00–50.00 $45.18 $494 +1.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340 1340 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,327 —
1315–1825 1625 12 75.00–90.00 $82.67 $1,343 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
875–945 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $725.96
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1235 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 710.00–775.00 $756.02
1340 1340 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–770 740 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 685.00–750.00 $716.18

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1100 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,125.00 $1,000.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.