Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 14, 2020

1,062 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Farmington Regional Stockyards report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $142.91/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 626 lb · 58 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.46/cwt +0.72 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 426 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $160.34/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 482 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,062	767	1,246
Feeder cattle	914	667	1,021
Slaughter cattle	117	86	190
Replacement cattle	31	14	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold 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	Δ last sale
260–290	273	7	162.00–195.00	$185.30	$506	-4.01
315–345	329	7	169.00–182.00	$176.95	$582	+15.92
363–395	381	14	152.00–180.00	$168.90	$644	-3.88
408–440	426	56	147.00–169.00	$162.46	$692	+0.72
468–495	481	41	141.00–171.00	$160.28	$771	+4.28
488	488	4	161.00	$161.00	$786	+5.00
513–548	529	32	138.00–165.00	$150.64	$797	+0.62
551–590	566	28	137.00–161.00	$151.34	$857	+3.71
600–646	626	58	129.00–150.50	$142.91	$895	+1.18
650–693	664	6	123.00–132.00	$126.13	$838	-18.39
663–685	673	26	110.00–141.00	$133.36	$898	-11.16
705–723	713	10	133.00–137.50	$135.70	$968	+0.50
751–795	770	24	125.00–135.50	$130.07	$1,002	-0.70
825	825	5	120.00	$120.00	$990	-8.10

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	153.00–155.00	$153.95	$423	—
340	340	2	141.00	$141.00	$479	-16.19
355–390	373	8	130.00–150.00	$138.83	$518	+1.83
410–435	423	10	115.00–140.00	$124.72	$528	-17.27
460–498	487	9	122.00–140.00	$129.53	$631	-3.77
503–547	525	17	110.00–140.00	$128.96	$677	-5.34
550–595	575	34	125.50–138.00	$129.29	$743	-2.21
615–645	623	5	112.00–127.00	$121.40	$756	-1.95
650–695	672	3	108.00–131.00	$118.26	$795	—
715–720	718	2	120.00	$120.00	$862	+4.59
765	765	3	121.00	$121.00	$926	—
860	860	3	116.00	$116.00	$998	+6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–338	324	11	127.00–140.00	$131.23	$425	-9.32
410–449	433	24	127.00–142.00	$131.79	$571	+5.52
450–483	469	32	117.00–140.00	$129.80	$609	+3.45
506–542	516	42	120.00–144.00	$134.87	$696	+4.02
556–575	565	19	120.00–133.00	$131.01	$740	+2.20
600–637	625	15	117.50–129.50	$126.62	$791	+3.19
675–680	677	8	125.00–132.00	$128.37	$869	+8.74
720–742	734	15	110.00–118.00	$116.06	$852	-9.33
758	758	3	115.00	$115.00	$872	-6.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–349	336	6	112.50–137.00	$131.36	$441	—
360–387	375	16	110.00–128.00	$122.56	$460	-1.57
405–448	429	24	111.00–122.00	$117.46	$504	-3.54
453–496	479	23	101.00–126.00	$113.99	$546	-5.18
500–543	526	25	105.00–120.00	$113.00	$594	-3.97
550	550	4	123.00	$123.00	$676	+4.73
550–598	574	30	100.00–119.50	$108.15	$621	-10.12
600–641	624	15	100.00–111.00	$104.27	$651	-9.73
655–685	674	4	100.00–112.00	$107.48	$724	+3.48
739	739	4	100.00	$100.00	$739	-14.00
770	770	4	110.00	$110.00	$847	—
800	800	3	100.00	$100.00	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–396	382	9	135.00–155.00	$142.46	$544	-22.04
430–440	436	7	135.00–154.00	$143.04	$624	-8.69
468–486	481	10	130.00–140.00	$130.98	$630	-7.80
500–538	530	6	120.00–134.00	$125.22	$664	-18.28
550–565	555	9	122.00–136.00	$124.99	$694	+2.75
600	600	3	107.00	$107.00	$642	-15.36
660–695	685	7	94.00–116.00	$100.45	$688	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	130.00	$130.00	$507	—
438–440	439	6	118.00–135.00	$126.48	$555	+6.48
450–481	470	7	120.00–125.00	$122.08	$574	-12.92
513	513	5	121.00	$121.00	$621	-0.67
555–595	575	2	105.00	$105.00	$604	-14.00
638	638	3	105.00	$105.00	$670	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1355	1129	80-85%	18	54.00–60.00	$56.84	$642	—
965–1415	1176	80-85%	22	46.00–54.00	$51.26	$603	+0.62
1180	1180	80-85%	1	46.00	$46.00	$543	-4.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1685	1390	75-80%	15	55.00–64.00	$58.11	$808	—
1325–1795	1515	75-80%	4	51.00–54.00	$52.70	$798	-8.18

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–945	894	85-90%	4	25.00–32.50	$29.20	$261	+1.83
990–1065	1028	85-90%	2	52.00–52.50	$52.26	$537	+8.67
920–1265	1061	85-90%	11	40.00–49.00	$43.63	$463	+1.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	1	65.00	$65.00	$637	—
1145–2015	1629	8	64.00–79.00	$73.89	$1,204	—
1645–1845	1748	3	79.50–88.00	$82.52	$1,442	+3.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1325	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	485.00–670.00	$594.43
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00
1090–1405	1174	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	635.00–960.00	$781.97
1282–1670	1353	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	625.00–785.00	$703.04
1385–1510	1448	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	735.00–775.00	$755.86

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–785	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	550.00–760.00	$632.12
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	935.00	$935.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1320	1320	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,360.00	$1,360.00	+275.00

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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.