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Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

1,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $210.56/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 584 lb · 119 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $197.78/cwt +11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,355/hd at 685 lb · 101 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.01/cwt +6.61 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 479 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,355 1,020 2,136
Feeder cattle 1,265 910 2,026
Slaughter cattle 68 74 97
Replacement cattle 22 36 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-7.00 higher with pre-vac, quality added and very good quality calves sell as much as 20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 fancy 288 4 220.00–270.00 $258.48 $744 —
298 298 3 230.00 $230.00 $685 —
303–348 fancy 322 18 245.00–255.00 $248.65 $801 —
315–330 323 3 197.00–227.00 $208.03 $672 -2.13
355 355 3 210.00 $210.00 $746 +3.77
355–398 fancy 383 39 225.00–255.00 $242.84 $930 +15.32
405–445 418 6 195.00–210.00 $202.92 $848 -3.99
400–437 fancy 423 23 219.00–245.00 $228.95 $968 +3.58
460–493 477 18 200.00–218.00 $209.59 $1,000 +8.94
463–499 fancy 489 28 216.00–227.00 $221.67 $1,084 -0.64
491 value added 491 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,115 —
505 value added 505 17 239.00 $239.00 $1,207 —
500–527 516 18 192.00–212.00 $208.02 $1,073 +9.74
504–547 fancy 522 54 215.00–229.00 $222.16 $1,160 +8.13
550–589 fancy 569 43 210.00–225.00 $217.92 $1,240 +6.59
572–576 value added 575 12 210.00–219.00 $216.01 $1,242 —
557–599 595 64 179.00–215.00 $204.59 $1,217 +5.08
601–622 608 11 182.00–195.00 $188.42 $1,146 +4.46
605–615 value added 609 24 212.00–217.00 $215.11 $1,310 —
604–645 fancy 614 28 197.00–213.00 $207.62 $1,275 +2.52
660–698 685 52 182.00–195.00 $188.89 $1,294 +4.82
672–697 value added 685 49 200.00–212.00 $207.22 $1,419 —
710–735 723 38 170.00–181.00 $179.22 $1,296 +6.89
747 value added 747 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,457 —
776–788 784 8 174.00 $174.00 $1,364 +0.04
755–799 value added 794 19 192.00–202.00 $198.34 $1,575 —
800–805 803 6 160.00–168.00 $165.67 $1,330 +4.88
825 value added 825 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,609 —
928 value added 928 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,457 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 522 8 170.00–195.00 $180.12 $940 —
550–595 567 14 166.00–185.00 $178.19 $1,010 +1.19
630 630 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,040 +18.38
667–697 678 11 160.00–177.00 $168.50 $1,142 +13.50
735–741 740 7 162.50–168.00 $163.28 $1,208 —
805 805 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,208 —
870–895 884 7 140.00–150.00 $144.40 $1,276 +19.40

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 274 6 190.00–207.00 $194.62 $533 +4.12
277 fancy 277 3 225.00 $225.00 $623 —
305–325 fancy 311 4 202.00–215.00 $210.86 $656 +10.86
300–340 318 10 185.00–200.00 $194.57 $619 +6.76
371–396 fancy 377 13 207.00–220.00 $216.85 $818 +9.27
350–393 385 15 182.00–200.00 $191.00 $735 +6.23
405–440 413 14 185.00–195.00 $191.66 $792 +1.67
413 fancy 413 7 201.00–205.00 $203.29 $840 +6.29
455–495 fancy 473 29 195.00–228.00 $207.44 $981 -2.56
452–497 482 69 172.00–192.00 $185.53 $894 +2.13
503–505 value added 504 12 205.00–212.00 $209.66 $1,057 —
500–541 520 53 170.00–192.00 $183.27 $953 +7.62
517–540 fancy 521 12 195.00–202.00 $200.46 $1,044 —
559–598 591 77 175.00–184.00 $178.81 $1,057 -1.27
620 value added 620 10 195.00 $195.00 $1,209 —
610–648 636 17 165.00–182.00 $177.65 $1,130 +9.32
659 value added 659 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,186 —
673–689 680 16 170.00–172.50 $171.88 $1,169 +0.13
705–735 718 14 160.00–168.00 $164.92 $1,184 +6.46
750–755 754 4 159.00–160.00 $159.25 $1,201 -8.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 185.00 $185.00 $527 —
375–381 378 6 172.50–175.00 $173.74 $657 +21.74
414–435 417 11 157.00–175.00 $163.56 $682 -11.05
451–485 468 15 150.00–170.00 $161.29 $755 -3.50
502–540 517 12 162.00–170.00 $165.82 $857 +0.13
550–590 570 20 155.00–175.00 $166.00 $946 +14.49
630 630 3 157.00 $157.00 $989 +11.07
690–692 691 6 130.00–155.00 $142.48 $985 -4.70
850 850 7 139.00 $139.00 $1,182 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–410 fancy 407 5 220.00–233.00 $227.86 $927 +17.86
482–486 fancy 484 6 222.00–224.00 $223.00 $1,079 +11.01
500 fancy 500 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,125 —
506 506 4 175.00 $175.00 $886 -20.22
575 575 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,006 +13.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 3 175.00 $175.00 $546 —
427 427 3 162.00 $162.00 $692 —
450 450 3 155.00 $155.00 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1285 907 85-90% 3 35.00–45.00 $41.06 $372 —
825–1130 957 85-90% 16 53.00–67.00 $59.56 $570 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $776 -11.81
975–1590 1150 80-85% 10 69.00–79.00 $73.35 $844 -1.45
1165–1340 1248 80-85% 6 80.00–85.00 $82.35 $1,028 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1510 1421 75-80% 4 84.00–88.00 $86.18 $1,225 —
1625 1625 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,251 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1670 1433 3 93.00–98.00 $94.43 $1,353 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1000–1185 1101 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 760.00–950.00 $888.82
1010–1285 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,041.99
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–875 838 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 575.00–675.00 $627.24
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
770 770 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
820 820 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1000–1400 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,408.33 —
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1300 1300 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.