Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

1,419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.78/cwt +9.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,054/hd at 528 lb · 117 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.23/cwt +8.75 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 524 lb · 116 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $183.51/cwt +8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 615 lb · 115 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,419	501	1,344
Feeder cattle	1,338	381	1,229
Slaughter cattle	71	106	105
Replacement cattle	10	14	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steer and heifers sold 5.00-11.00 higher with good quality in the offering, prevac feeders sold up to 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 higher; Demand good 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
285	285	3	225.00	$225.00	$641	+37.40
325–340 fancy	336	4	232.00	$232.00	$780	—
335–340	338	3	190.00–215.00	$198.25	$670	+12.58
360–377 fancy	370	13	219.00–227.00	$222.24	$822	—
360–385	382	9	180.00–192.00	$182.04	$695	-12.97
400–445 fancy	423	36	207.00–229.00	$221.07	$935	—
405–445	429	5	185.00–197.00	$193.38	$830	+1.42
452–482 fancy	470	18	210.00–225.00	$217.66	$1,023	—
476–493	481	36	185.00–207.00	$197.17	$948	+4.07
501–545 fancy	522	67	199.00–216.00	$206.52	$1,078	+6.52
510–545	535	50	180.00–198.00	$190.75	$1,021	+5.16
558 value added	558	15	209.00	$209.00	$1,166	—
556–565 fancy	560	23	197.00–199.00	$198.22	$1,110	—
550–599	577	63	173.00–195.00	$184.53	$1,065	+8.13
604–621 value added	610	45	187.00–192.00	$189.36	$1,155	—
601–625 fancy	612	16	185.00–198.00	$190.50	$1,166	—
602–647	619	54	170.00–182.50	$176.56	$1,093	+1.56
655–695	672	45	167.00–185.00	$176.63	$1,187	+10.63
700 fancy	700	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,232	—
704–720 value added	716	34	173.00–174.00	$173.23	$1,240	—
700–748	728	55	160.00–174.00	$168.31	$1,225	+8.26
750–791	771	30	160.00–169.50	$166.95	$1,287	-0.05
842–845	843	4	152.50–162.00	$154.88	$1,306	—
876	876	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,358	—
908–930 value added	914	4	150.00–154.00	$152.98	$1,398	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	176.00	$176.00	$848	—
530–545	538	6	160.00–162.00	$160.99	$866	—
628	628	4	166.00	$166.00	$1,042	—
670	670	6	157.00	$157.00	$1,052	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	324	8	160.00–177.00	$167.84	$544	+4.61
360–395	375	20	160.00–178.00	$171.98	$645	+10.04
380 fancy	380	3	180.00	$180.00	$684	—
415 thin fleshed	415	3	179.00	$179.00	$743	—
417–435 fancy	426	23	175.00–207.00	$183.19	$780	—
421–447	439	21	162.00–177.00	$173.51	$762	+14.18
455–498	473	41	160.00–176.00	$170.30	$806	+14.54
507–536 fancy	522	40	170.00–204.00	$174.47	$911	—
505–545	525	76	152.00–173.00	$164.94	$866	+5.46
557–595	578	111	150.00–165.00	$161.98	$936	+8.58
610–645	631	48	150.00–165.00	$158.64	$1,001	+12.64
635–640 fancy	637	15	162.00–162.50	$162.20	$1,033	—
667	667	19	168.00	$168.00	$1,121	+20.42
655–695	670	6	140.00–147.00	$143.32	$960	-4.26
699 fancy	699	8	161.00	$161.00	$1,125	—
700–703	701	11	164.00–168.00	$165.82	$1,162	+21.31
700–728	721	20	142.00–167.00	$162.06	$1,168	+17.55
725–727 fancy	727	4	160.00–165.00	$161.25	$1,172	—
905	905	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,285	+12.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	482	7	147.00–152.00	$150.41	$725	+9.58
500–545	526	14	130.00–155.00	$144.69	$761	+8.59
550–585	572	11	140.00–155.00	$145.10	$830	+7.46
605–640	618	6	140.00–155.00	$145.06	$896	—
758	758	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,061	+15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380 fancy	365	8	212.00–227.00	$223.10	$814	—
437 fancy	437	4	215.00	$215.00	$940	—
451 fancy	451	4	206.00	$206.00	$929	+15.00
512–537	521	15	150.00–168.00	$159.15	$829	-9.84
555–585	571	5	155.00–165.00	$160.44	$916	+7.28
604–625	614	12	140.00–155.00	$148.72	$913	+11.97
695	695	3	140.00	$140.00	$973	—
715–726	718	12	130.00–146.00	$141.71	$1,017	+21.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–566	558	6	140.00	$140.00	$781	+3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1360	1150	80-85%	8	66.00–78.00	$69.77	$802	—
900–1395	1159	80-85%	15	58.00–66.00	$61.06	$708	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–975	843	85-90%	2	41.00–43.00	$42.16	$355	—
970	970	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$582	—
845–1315	1037	85-90%	9	44.00–55.00	$49.94	$518	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1900	1510	75-80%	7	70.00–76.00	$72.23	$1,091	—
1610–1625	1618	75-80%	2	80.00–82.00	$81.00	$1,311	-2.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585	1585	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,141	—
915–2270	1604	8	75.00–91.00	$84.93	$1,362	+2.26
1790–2070	1895	4	95.00–100.00	$97.41	$1,846	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070–1455	1224	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	825.00–1,075.00	$943.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790	790	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00

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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
1050–1150	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,287.50	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.