Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.35/cwt ≈ $759/hd at 615 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.63/cwt ≈ $861/hd at 583 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.85/cwt ≈ $676/hd at 517 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	767	930	1,523
Feeder cattle	667	—	1,373
Slaughter cattle	86	—	126
Replacement cattle	14	—	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher with non weaned calves selling a lot lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255–268	265	4	187.50–195.00	$189.31	$502
330–333	332	4	149.00–165.00	$161.03	$535
363–368	366	6	168.00–177.50	$172.78	$632
400–438	419	6	152.00–175.00	$161.74	$678
452–495	477	16	150.00–165.00	$156.00	$744
510–545	534	30	142.00–157.00	$150.02	$801
558–595	583	35	140.00–157.00	$147.63	$861
600–646	626	24	130.00–150.00	$141.73	$887
650–657	654	6	141.50–147.50	$144.52	$945
700–725	715	14	128.00–139.50	$135.20	$967
755–785	772	7	130.00–135.00	$130.77	$1,010
825–833	831	5	127.50–130.50	$128.10	$1,065
955	955	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,222

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
310–325	314	4	152.00–159.00	$157.19	$494
370	370	4	137.00	$137.00	$507
425–437	431	7	135.00–147.50	$141.99	$612
450–495	469	9	125.00–145.00	$133.30	$625
500–545	523	5	130.00–140.00	$134.30	$702
590	590	3	131.50	$131.50	$776
611–630	615	36	122.00–134.00	$123.35	$759
705–720	711	6	100.00–127.50	$115.41	$821
860	860	3	110.00	$110.00	$946

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
305–338	323	8	139.00–145.00	$140.55	$454
355–388	372	12	130.00–138.00	$132.58	$493
405–448	431	13	121.00–131.00	$126.27	$544
455–495	477	3	126.00–127.00	$126.35	$603
505–548	517	30	120.00–139.00	$130.85	$676
550–595	556	8	122.50–130.00	$128.81	$716
607–645	625	25	118.00–128.00	$123.43	$771
676–698	684	8	115.00–122.50	$119.63	$818
702–745	718	23	122.00–126.00	$125.39	$900
759–765	762	18	109.00–125.00	$121.44	$925
821	821	4	127.00	$127.00	$1,043
915	915	3	122.00	$122.00	$1,116

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
370–398	385	13	120.00–130.00	$124.13	$478
410–445	427	14	116.00–126.00	$121.00	$517
454–493	473	21	118.00–125.00	$119.17	$564
510–545	531	9	110.00–125.00	$116.97	$621
555–585	570	18	108.00–124.50	$118.27	$674
610–630	618	15	105.00–118.00	$114.00	$705
658	658	2	104.00	$104.00	$684
740	740	3	114.00	$114.00	$844

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355–385	378	6	150.00–174.00	$164.50	$622
415–443	428	10	145.00–166.00	$151.73	$649
450–470	464	5	138.00–140.00	$138.78	$644
515–525	520	2	143.00–144.00	$143.50	$746
568–580	571	4	120.00–123.00	$122.24	$698
618–640	628	11	119.00–126.00	$122.36	$768
770	770	3	108.00	$108.00	$832

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
445	445	3	120.00	$120.00	$534
495	495	6	135.00	$135.00	$668
500–535	514	5	120.00–124.00	$121.67	$625
565	565	3	119.00	$119.00	$672
673–695	679	4	110.00–115.00	$113.72	$772

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–920	875	85-90%	2	25.00–30.00	$27.37	$239
750–1515	1043	85-90%	25	30.00–51.00	$43.59	$455
1065–1080	1073	85-90%	2	37.00–48.00	$42.46	$456

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025–1365	1190	80-85%	14	44.50–55.00	$50.64	$603
1010–1470	1253	80-85%	15	55.50–64.00	$58.80	$737

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030–1470	1250	75-80%	2	42.50–48.00	$45.73	$572
1310–1830	1541	75-80%	7	58.00–64.50	$60.88	$938

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1495–1965	1741	5	77.00–82.50	$79.19	$1,379
1540–2005	1793	3	83.50–86.00	$84.60	$1,517

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
920–1285	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	650.00–775.00	$733.94
1185–1285	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	675.00–850.00	$748.68
1180–1385	1283	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–900.00	$792.01
1455	1455	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

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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.