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Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

242 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $460.13/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,403/hd at 522 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $429.96/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 464 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $485.82/cwt +13.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,795/hd at 370 lb · 14 head
Farmington, MO 5-weight steers brought $456/cwt—mid-pack for the state, $11/cwt above the MO average ($445) and $21/cwt under Kingsville, MO ($477). MO 5-weight steers are down $58/cwt from the early July peak of $484. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 242 530 401
Feeder cattle 207 446 398
Slaughter cattle 35 55 3
Replacement cattle — 29 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to the heat there was not enough feeders in the offering to establish a trend. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand not establish and supply very light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–292 290 4 560.00–580.00 $564.91 $1,638 -35.09
360–397 380 10 550.00–565.00 $557.24 $2,118 +39.80
405–440 433 12 530.00–550.00 $537.38 $2,327 +17.38
455–465 461 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,305 -1.77
500–546 519 18 400.00–470.00 $444.19 $2,305 -3.61
529 fancy 529 9 492.00 $492.00 $2,603 +12.00
555–562 560 3 400.00–422.00 $414.73 $2,322 -9.69
600–635 609 7 385.00–410.00 $397.78 $2,422 -4.18
652–660 654 4 370.00–375.00 $373.74 $2,444 -22.56
702–745 720 7 340.00–370.00 $356.70 $2,568 +9.35
860 860 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,752 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–540 520 3 390.00–435.00 $407.76 $2,120 -13.93
565–585 575 2 370.00–375.00 $372.54 $2,142 -17.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 fancy 311 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,710 —
315–325 320 4 475.00–500.00 $486.19 $1,556 -9.44
367 fancy 367 7 520.00 $520.00 $1,908 —
350–390 372 7 420.00–475.00 $451.65 $1,680 -20.66
400–445 420 6 420.00–445.00 $432.60 $1,817 -19.49
454–495 464 23 400.00–455.00 $429.96 $1,995 +0.42
500–517 511 3 380.00–385.00 $383.37 $1,959 -24.62
550–593 582 8 365.00–375.00 $367.36 $2,138 -7.51
655–690 667 9 330.00–350.00 $343.19 $2,289 +1.19
756–768 762 8 340.00 $340.00 $2,591 —
871–885 874 5 290.00–300.00 $297.97 $2,604 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 395.00–405.00 $400.00 $1,660 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,530 —
405 405 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,005 —
460–481 477 5 400.00–440.00 $407.72 $1,945 -52.28
618 618 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,101 -9.18
650–655 653 2 315.00–335.00 $325.04 $2,123 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 355.00–420.00 $387.50 $1,569 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1515 1238 80-85% 4 180.00–187.00 $182.08 $2,254 —
1250 1250 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,812 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1240 1142 85-90% 3 140.00–165.00 $155.34 $1,774 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1745 1668 75-80% 2 172.00–175.00 $173.43 $2,893 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,382 —
985–2130 1630 5 210.00–234.00 $219.72 $3,581 —
1940 1940 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,686 —

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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.