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Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 16, 2023

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.51/cwt +13.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,755/hd at 671 lb · 66 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $286.46/cwt -0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 572 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.29/cwt +13.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 527 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 800 864 932
Feeder cattle 696 664 830
Slaughter cattle 99 182 97
Replacement cattle 5 18 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-18.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower and bulls sold 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 287.00 $287.00 $881 -20.00
305–329 fancy 318 9 277.00–342.00 $304.68 $969 -22.32
370–390 376 10 335.00 $335.00 $1,260 +53.00
401–440 fancy 421 12 312.00–340.00 $329.60 $1,388 +8.60
428–440 431 9 280.00–305.00 $298.84 $1,288 -1.52
450–475 466 6 280.00–305.00 $292.78 $1,364 +15.78
450–490 fancy 466 11 310.00–327.00 $318.96 $1,486 -4.84
505–535 521 21 265.00–287.00 $273.51 $1,425 -13.87
518–530 fancy 525 23 297.50–327.00 $312.37 $1,640 +5.02
550–561 fancy 557 9 302.00–305.00 $304.01 $1,693 +8.56
558–595 574 55 267.00–297.00 $283.59 $1,628 +28.59
607 fancy 607 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,639 +5.92
610–613 613 19 255.00–265.00 $263.95 $1,618 +15.36
651–668 fancy 657 8 270.00–285.00 $279.28 $1,835 —
650–698 673 58 240.00–267.00 $259.06 $1,743 +11.06
700 fancy 700 7 262.00 $262.00 $1,834 —
707–726 715 11 236.00–245.00 $238.70 $1,707 —
750–787 761 13 237.00–245.00 $242.02 $1,842 +5.02
811 811 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,865 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 257.00 $257.00 $840 +27.00
365–388 382 5 250.00–272.00 $257.26 $983 —
405–428 422 4 260.00–270.00 $267.60 $1,129 —
525 525 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,244 -14.54
560–570 565 2 245.00–255.00 $249.96 $1,412 -6.88
630 630 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 +15.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 237.00 $237.00 $711 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 260.00 $260.00 $741 -15.00
301–345 322 6 255.00–260.00 $257.66 $830 +5.66
355–395 375 9 252.00–272.00 $268.85 $1,008 —
377–390 fancy 385 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,078 +2.27
400–432 420 13 252.00–270.00 $264.32 $1,110 +9.26
428 fancy 428 3 277.00 $277.00 $1,186 +4.32
450–497 477 35 250.00–272.00 $265.70 $1,267 +6.91
512–531 518 30 251.00–270.00 $259.75 $1,346 +8.45
510–541 fancy 537 27 270.00–277.00 $271.45 $1,458 +9.45
565–580 576 19 266.00–273.00 $269.74 $1,554 +29.59
601 fancy 601 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,563 —
600–643 620 32 242.00–260.00 $245.19 $1,520 +6.88
695–697 697 6 237.00–239.50 $239.08 $1,666 +4.58
720 720 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,562 —
815 815 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,769 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–347 342 6 230.00–247.00 $241.90 $827 +25.06
391 391 3 230.00 $230.00 $899 —
405–420 412 7 225.00–237.00 $234.44 $966 —
450–495 473 10 225.00–227.00 $226.23 $1,070 +4.92
525–540 535 6 237.00–245.00 $238.31 $1,275 +4.66
580–596 590 7 222.00–237.00 $233.59 $1,378 +6.85
675–690 682 9 215.00–230.00 $224.00 $1,528 +32.00
717 717 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,542 +28.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 fancy 350 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,120 -5.00
368–397 383 6 265.00–277.00 $270.77 $1,037 +0.77
433 fancy 433 5 298.00 $298.00 $1,290 -8.57
437–446 442 5 247.00–267.00 $254.90 $1,127 -17.10
461–493 477 8 267.00–271.00 $269.07 $1,283 +7.07
500–545 517 18 260.00–272.00 $264.79 $1,369 +23.58
720 720 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,692 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 225.00 $225.00 $956 +13.00
597 597 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,373 +4.65
665–692 676 5 227.00 $227.00 $1,535 +17.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1425 1189 80-85% 19 90.00–102.00 $96.20 $1,144 -18.34
1020–1564 1219 80-85% 11 102.00–111.00 $105.73 $1,289 —
1410 1410 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,198 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1030 943 85-90% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.27 $634 -22.73
860–1215 1037 85-90% 7 91.00–101.00 $94.48 $980 —
880–1295 1055 85-90% 12 80.00–89.00 $84.74 $894 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1600 1333 75-80% 9 102.00–109.00 $104.79 $1,397 —
1190–2105 1501 75-80% 5 92.00–102.00 $97.57 $1,465 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1675 1440 4 100.00–116.00 $109.72 $1,580 +19.72
1760–1860 1821 4 120.00–126.00 $122.52 $2,231 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–985 958 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,051.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1085 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,049.06

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 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.