Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.28/cwt +12.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 569 lb · 92 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.44/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 516 lb · 67 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.72/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 578 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	901	807	1,361
Feeder cattle	818	728	1,290
Slaughter cattle	74	71	64
Replacement cattle	9	8	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, the offering 600 lbs and higher sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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
275–290	287	5	215.00–227.00	$218.31	$627	-35.01
320–340	328	9	200.00–225.00	$217.83	$714	-12.63
360–390	376	5	200.00–212.00	$205.90	$774	-20.67
397 fancy	397	3	217.00	$217.00	$861	—
400–444 fancy	432	14	215.00–224.00	$217.82	$941	-4.04
415–445	436	11	185.00–200.00	$195.00	$850	-6.79
450–495	477	20	172.00–207.00	$193.94	$925	-2.92
465–492 fancy	481	9	205.00–215.00	$211.16	$1,016	-10.21
513–536 fancy	523	19	200.00–211.00	$204.44	$1,069	+4.44
500–545	532	13	184.00–200.00	$192.41	$1,024	+1.29
550–569 fancy	562	54	197.00–207.00	$201.60	$1,133	—
563–596	579	38	185.00–197.00	$188.72	$1,093	+5.37
600–623 fancy	618	10	200.00	$200.00	$1,236	+17.50
602–639	625	26	179.00–185.00	$182.97	$1,144	+8.31
650–695	664	40	168.00–178.00	$176.18	$1,170	+4.19
700–740	721	24	150.00–172.00	$169.55	$1,222	—
751 value added	751	3	167.00	$167.00	$1,254	—
780–798	791	10	150.00–167.00	$159.20	$1,259	-0.80
810–820	816	4	155.00–165.00	$158.98	$1,297	+3.98
830 value added	830	8	166.00	$166.00	$1,378	—
940	940	3	141.00	$141.00	$1,325	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	182.00	$182.00	$610	—
480–483	482	6	183.00–188.00	$185.51	$894	+12.14
510–540	533	4	180.00	$180.00	$959	+15.33
560–590	570	10	162.00–175.00	$167.26	$953	+0.59
605–645	614	5	140.00–150.00	$146.96	$902	—
675	675	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,012	—
705–745	733	8	137.00–160.00	$152.28	$1,116	+1.28
770–777	775	4	137.00–156.00	$151.28	$1,172	-1.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 fancy	305	4	182.00	$182.00	$555	—
325–340	335	3	175.00–177.00	$175.65	$588	-0.82
355–378	368	7	160.00–175.00	$168.80	$621	-7.31
401–445	424	40	169.00–188.00	$180.86	$767	+2.01
450–495	471	28	160.00–185.00	$172.87	$814	+1.65
511 fancy	511	6	182.00	$182.00	$930	+7.00
500–538	517	61	160.00–179.00	$168.20	$870	+2.49
550–593	578	50	160.00–173.00	$166.72	$964	+4.47
600–643	623	49	150.00–171.00	$164.42	$1,024	+5.41
650–690	665	19	150.00–166.00	$159.17	$1,058	+3.32
705–723	717	7	150.00–162.00	$154.70	$1,109	+10.79
735 fancy	735	6	162.50	$162.50	$1,194	—
755–791 fancy	777	5	156.00–162.00	$158.33	$1,230	—
818–835	822	4	150.00–152.50	$151.87	$1,248	—
877	877	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,272	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	160.00	$160.00	$520	±0.00
355–385	372	3	147.00–160.00	$154.04	$573	+4.35
400–445	416	8	140.00–165.00	$151.60	$631	+9.13
455–495	479	19	132.00–165.00	$150.94	$723	-7.76
506–545	522	15	150.00–161.00	$158.44	$827	+17.56
555–585	568	9	140.00–159.00	$152.48	$866	+6.59
605–630	622	5	136.00–146.00	$139.73	$869	—
660–675	664	4	135.00–152.00	$139.32	$925	-1.44
840	840	2	110.00	$110.00	$924	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395 fancy	384	4	202.00–205.00	$202.68	$778	-18.32
425–430	428	2	178.00–190.00	$184.04	$788	-0.80
488 fancy	488	3	193.00	$193.00	$942	-14.11
510–528	521	8	160.00–186.00	$173.84	$906	+7.99
556–595	581	21	165.00–185.00	$175.46	$1,019	+14.96
611	611	3	157.00	$157.00	$959	-0.14
660–670	668	5	159.00–160.00	$159.20	$1,063	+5.78
845	845	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,014	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	142.00	$142.00	$532	—
692	692	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,038	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1345	1145	80-85%	12	68.00–75.00	$70.79	$811	—
825–1600	1165	80-85%	20	58.00–68.00	$63.21	$736	-9.29

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1225	991	85-90%	7	50.00–57.00	$52.91	$524	+2.91
900–1035	991	85-90%	5	35.00–46.00	$40.72	$404	-9.28
975–1080	1028	85-90%	2	58.00–66.00	$61.80	$635	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1600	1385	75-80%	6	70.00–74.00	$72.19	$1,000	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1950	1691	5	80.00–93.00	$87.23	$1,475	+1.85
2405	2405	1	95.00	$95.00	$2,285	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–970	841	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–900.00	$755.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325–1335	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	935.00–985.00	$959.91

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
985	985	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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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.