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Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $425.70/cwt +0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,644/hd at 621 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $483.25/cwt +2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,526/hd at 523 lb · 59 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $366.50/cwt +34.04 vs last sale · ≈ $3,130/hd at 854 lb · 59 head
Farmington, MO 5-weight steers cleared at $475/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$15/cwt below the MO average ($490) and $43/cwt under West Plains, MO ($518). The class is down $20/cwt from its early May peak of $495. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 727 1,480 675
Feeder cattle 639 1,297 605
Slaughter cattle 76 155 65
Replacement cattle 12 28 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers sold steady to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold Steady and bulls sold 3.00 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
310 310 4 620.00 $620.00 $1,922 +48.90
365–395 377 7 560.00–610.00 $582.44 $2,196 +15.21
405–430 fancy 421 11 590.00–620.00 $607.69 $2,558 —
400–445 427 6 500.00–550.00 $529.10 $2,259 +7.04
455–490 478 20 485.00–537.00 $523.46 $2,502 +20.57
502–509 fancy 506 10 520.00–525.00 $522.52 $2,644 —
500–544 526 49 425.00–515.00 $475.24 $2,500 +0.06
554–565 557 20 445.00–462.00 $450.92 $2,512 +3.30
600–641 614 38 390.00–425.00 $414.39 $2,544 -3.81
610–639 fancy 631 27 430.00–450.00 $441.61 $2,787 —
665–690 672 9 387.00–407.00 $395.44 $2,657 -0.52
710–736 731 11 380.00–387.00 $385.76 $2,820 +2.62
765–785 775 2 346.00–370.00 $357.85 $2,773 —
803–848 816 12 320.00–345.00 $332.60 $2,714 +10.06
854 value added 854 59 366.50 $366.50 $3,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,651 -51.80
365–375 370 2 390.00–550.00 $471.08 $1,743 -3.81
410 410 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,845 -4.90
462–495 471 13 435.00–485.00 $461.94 $2,176 +26.92
650–675 658 5 365.00–370.00 $368.97 $2,428 +0.06
717–740 728 9 339.00–356.00 $350.21 $2,550 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–332 321 6 490.00–570.00 $544.78 $1,749 +49.18
355–385 373 5 500.00–520.00 $512.39 $1,911 +25.46
415–420 fancy 418 6 515.00 $515.00 $2,153 —
410–440 422 10 450.00–510.00 $475.65 $2,007 -1.45
455–498 471 38 445.00–500.00 $475.38 $2,239 +27.86
502–523 fancy 511 17 455.00–475.00 $464.51 $2,374 —
500–535 518 16 380.00–430.00 $411.97 $2,134 -5.04
560–598 577 36 375.00–425.00 $398.38 $2,299 +9.73
610 fancy 610 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,440 —
605–632 623 3 375.00–380.00 $378.38 $2,357 +3.71
687–690 688 3 342.00–345.00 $343.00 $2,360 +0.49
732–740 737 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,432 —
737 value added 737 20 355.00 $355.00 $2,616 —
870 value added 870 36 331.00 $331.00 $2,880 —
909 value added 909 9 309.00 $309.00 $2,809 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,395 +14.36
485–495 490 6 400.00–440.00 $424.97 $2,082 +5.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–432 421 3 510.00–580.00 $557.85 $2,349 +57.83
500–540 510 5 400.00–450.00 $436.41 $2,226 -2.41
560 560 2 416.00–417.00 $416.50 $2,332 +37.05
605–630 624 8 360.00–410.00 $386.35 $2,411 —
655 655 2 375.00–390.00 $382.50 $2,505 —
700–745 719 4 320.00–345.00 $331.10 $2,381 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–560 558 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,092 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1355 1111 80-85% 21 160.00–189.00 $173.50 $1,928 -3.22
1090–1325 1156 80-85% 4 147.00–157.00 $152.48 $1,763 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1175 951 85-90% 4 120.00–137.00 $130.05 $1,237 —
750–1445 1139 85-90% 11 150.00–169.00 $158.49 $1,805 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1880 1491 75-80% 5 170.00–180.00 $176.86 $2,637 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1595 1250 3 177.00–190.00 $185.65 $2,321 +18.65
1360–2385 1624 10 200.00–240.00 $218.40 $3,547 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1370 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,400.00–3,400.00 $2,730.87
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–900 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00–2,500.00 $2,450.00 —
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —

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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.