Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 15, 2023

1,333 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $226.42/cwt +22.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 614 lb · 94 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $251.31/cwt +13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 472 lb · 66 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $268.06/cwt +10.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 428 lb · 65 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,333	852	1,206
Feeder cattle	1,100	692	1,066
Slaughter cattle	204	134	114
Replacement cattle	29	26	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-9.00 higher with good quality in the offering, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 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
250–277	262	8	238.00–255.00	$245.80	$644	+1.37
273–280 fancy	275	15	260.00–310.00	$268.75	$739	-8.44
315–331	324	7	240.00–257.00	$247.08	$801	+8.27
302–345 fancy	328	13	260.00–300.00	$284.12	$932	+12.12
358–390 fancy	369	32	275.00–295.00	$289.82	$1,069	+21.27
390	390	3	250.00	$250.00	$975	+4.34
406–443	425	10	240.00–255.00	$247.39	$1,051	+9.22
402–444 fancy	428	55	257.00–281.00	$271.82	$1,163	+8.71
450–490 fancy	458	27	258.00–280.00	$265.74	$1,217	+14.68
455–496	481	39	229.00–250.00	$241.32	$1,161	+10.83
508–525	515	32	217.00–240.00	$226.82	$1,168	-1.00
505–543 fancy	522	23	235.00–248.00	$244.72	$1,277	—
556 fancy	556	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,334	—
550–585	564	11	207.00–231.00	$215.62	$1,216	-4.76
612 value added	612	80	230.00	$230.00	$1,408	—
600–645	626	14	190.00–210.00	$205.95	$1,289	+5.12
650–686	682	21	179.00–193.00	$192.19	$1,311	-1.11
720–726	723	8	176.00–180.00	$178.38	$1,290	-5.62
766	766	19	178.50	$178.50	$1,367	-3.90
808–816 value added	814	61	174.00–177.00	$176.12	$1,434	—
870	870	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,496	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	358	6	200.00–217.00	$208.68	$747	—
470–495	475	10	180.00–222.00	$208.72	$991	+17.61
540	540	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,080	+3.82
561–590	574	24	165.00–205.00	$190.17	$1,092	+11.17
610–627	619	13	180.00–189.00	$182.06	$1,127	+0.78
655–695	675	6	175.00–185.00	$180.15	$1,216	-1.85
710–715	711	4	152.00–157.00	$155.74	$1,107	—
760	760	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,117	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 fancy	275	4	260.00	$260.00	$715	+20.00
280–291	288	4	217.00–230.00	$226.84	$653	+6.96
300–348	329	12	200.00–235.00	$222.13	$731	+9.51
345 fancy	345	3	245.00	$245.00	$845	+8.82
370–383	377	12	202.00–225.00	$210.84	$795	+2.80
360–398 fancy	392	27	230.00–255.00	$241.40	$946	+1.41
400–442 fancy	418	29	225.00–252.00	$233.80	$977	+0.76
410–447	429	24	200.00–230.00	$218.02	$935	+7.45
450–459 fancy	457	17	220.00–247.00	$241.60	$1,104	+14.60
452–495	479	28	197.00–217.00	$208.01	$996	+4.84
500–545	513	24	185.00–212.00	$199.62	$1,024	-3.57
514–542 fancy	519	12	220.00–227.00	$221.22	$1,148	—
557–587	574	14	186.00–205.00	$192.40	$1,104	+4.97
610–645	630	21	169.00–195.00	$185.68	$1,170	+5.68
658–688	675	22	175.00–195.00	$186.44	$1,258	+14.78
755–793	791	23	160.00–162.50	$162.40	$1,285	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–298	280	9	190.00–202.00	$197.11	$552	+5.96
315–347	334	10	200.00–205.00	$201.09	$672	—
357–391	377	15	185.00–200.00	$195.92	$739	+7.14
400–415	408	8	180.00–205.00	$195.63	$798	+12.98
450–485	466	15	180.00–197.00	$187.26	$873	+0.71
500–548	522	16	155.00–184.00	$171.76	$897	-3.40
575–587	579	11	163.00–182.00	$174.70	$1,012	+1.37
600–635	613	10	155.00–172.00	$166.98	$1,024	+2.82
677	677	3	172.00	$172.00	$1,164	+7.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362 fancy	362	3	275.00	$275.00	$996	—
410–422	416	6	200.00–215.00	$207.61	$864	-11.84
440 fancy	440	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—
455–490 fancy	462	10	225.00–265.00	$244.78	$1,131	+11.83
480–498	491	5	217.00–228.00	$221.30	$1,087	+10.51
505	505	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,136	+20.79
524–531 fancy	527	9	221.00–224.00	$222.66	$1,173	—
620	620	7	183.00	$183.00	$1,135	+7.18
740	740	4	162.00	$162.00	$1,199	+1.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	175.00	$175.00	$686	—
590	590	3	159.00	$159.00	$938	-2.16
605–635	620	12	145.00–160.00	$154.65	$959	-2.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1425	1100	80-85%	22	75.00–86.00	$83.00	$913	—
980–1455	1189	80-85%	25	86.00–98.00	$91.55	$1,089	+3.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1840	1427	75-80%	23	85.00–100.00	$92.37	$1,318	—
1225–1815	1514	75-80%	7	80.00–87.00	$83.85	$1,269	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1245	964	85-90%	7	75.00–83.00	$80.14	$773	+12.98
890–1280	1066	85-90%	7	68.00–74.00	$70.97	$757	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1600	1424	8	80.00–104.00	$90.52	$1,289	—
1780–2125	1907	7	108.00–114.00	$111.58	$2,128	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1180	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$954.13
1095–1185	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$951.97
1185–1210	1198	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,083.73
1010–1273	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,500.00	$1,374.63

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+200.00
1000–1200	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,100.00–1,225.00	$1,125.00	-425.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1250–1350	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,350.00–1,650.00	$1,470.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	+50.00

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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.