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Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 15, 2026

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $457.53/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,406/hd at 526 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $424.42/cwt -27.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,415/hd at 569 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $411.18/cwt -8.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,582/hd at 628 lb · 38 head
Farmington, MO 5-weight steers sold at $442/cwt, near the bottom of the state—$41/cwt below the MO average ($483) and $70/cwt under Kingdom City, MO ($512). The class is down $27/cwt from its early July peak of $484. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 448 631
Feeder cattle 446 369 558
Slaughter cattle 55 69 55
Replacement cattle 29 10 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 higher to 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand uneven and supply moderate to light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,590 —
350–395 371 9 480.00–550.00 $517.44 $1,920 -49.21
446 446 9 520.00 $520.00 $2,319 -1.57
450–495 464 22 480.00–525.00 $501.77 $2,328 -3.44
500–515 fancy 512 13 480.00 $480.00 $2,458 —
500–549 532 30 400.00–475.00 $447.80 $2,382 -6.16
550–590 569 39 392.00–450.00 $424.42 $2,415 -21.29
620–629 fancy 625 10 437.00 $437.00 $2,731 +5.00
615–645 629 28 380.00–425.00 $401.96 $2,528 +1.46
651–695 665 9 350.00–410.00 $396.30 $2,635 +13.47
705–745 722 3 337.00–360.00 $347.35 $2,508 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 470.00–485.00 $477.41 $1,981 —
475–491 487 5 420.00–470.00 $454.26 $2,212 -22.66
500–546 535 9 400.00–460.00 $421.69 $2,256 +65.86
550–595 571 10 365.00–435.00 $390.24 $2,228 -42.19
650–684 679 8 345.00–360.00 $348.39 $2,366 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 3 470.00–510.00 $495.63 $1,586 —
365–385 379 8 445.00–500.00 $472.31 $1,790 +8.34
405–445 425 23 400.00–495.00 $452.09 $1,921 +4.39
450–491 472 34 385.00–465.00 $429.54 $2,027 -26.82
500–545 519 28 375.00–435.00 $407.99 $2,117 -8.66
550–585 562 27 350.00–390.00 $374.87 $2,107 -21.16
600–635 626 5 335.00–380.00 $344.14 $2,154 -37.52
670 670 4 342.00 $342.00 $2,291 —
710–745 721 6 307.00–320.00 $313.46 $2,260 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–585 568 2 320.00–360.00 $340.62 $1,935 —
632 632 5 345.00 $345.00 $2,180 —
690–695 693 2 300.00–305.00 $302.51 $2,096 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 7 460.00 $460.00 $2,240 —
503–525 514 10 415.00–440.00 $425.27 $2,186 -22.24
600–625 607 7 335.00–365.00 $349.18 $2,120 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 470 3 410.00–425.00 $420.11 $1,975 -23.94
530–542 538 3 400.00–412.00 $408.06 $2,195 —
550–570 560 2 350.00–365.00 $357.63 $2,003 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1035 959 85-90% 9 132.00–142.00 $136.66 $1,311 —
1020–1055 1038 85-90% 2 160.00–169.00 $164.58 $1,708 +4.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1380 1179 80-85% 8 167.00–185.00 $174.67 $2,059 -2.15
930–1460 1195 80-85% 2 155.00–160.00 $158.05 $1,889 -18.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 2 177.00 $177.00 $2,575 -6.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,121 —
1330 1330 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,527 —
1345–1990 1724 4 210.00–235.00 $224.93 $3,878 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1150–1405 1221 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 2,650.00–2,900.00 $2,816.27
1115–1540 1236 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,450.00–2,850.00 $2,586.45
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1152–1484 1367 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 2,300.00–3,200.00 $2,878.45

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1300 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,700.00–3,400.00 $3,050.00 —
1250–1252 1251 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,400.00–4,500.00 $3,766.67 —

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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.