Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 28, 2020

769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.81/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 514 lb · 60 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $105.99/cwt ≈ $607/hd at 573 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.66/cwt -9.33 vs last sale · ≈ $535/hd at 429 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	769	910	1,277
Feeder cattle	659	773	1,102
Slaughter cattle	83	91	151
Replacement cattle	27	46	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; Demand lower 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
260–295	276	8	145.00–163.00	$158.10	$436	—
305 fancy	305	3	170.00	$170.00	$518	—
305–347	323	8	144.00–166.00	$150.08	$485	—
350–398	384	9	143.00–152.00	$147.48	$566	-10.52
401–445	419	19	138.00–150.00	$145.14	$608	-15.66
460–495	480	16	136.00–146.00	$140.94	$677	-15.16
500–538	514	60	131.00–157.50	$143.81	$739	-3.14
575–595	590	15	122.50–135.00	$126.17	$744	-18.61
598	598	4	128.00	$128.00	$765	-16.78
600–637	626	29	124.00–140.00	$133.16	$834	-0.35
655–675	660	11	116.00–133.50	$126.18	$833	-8.76
662	662	5	118.00	$118.00	$781	-16.94
705–743	731	23	119.00–126.50	$125.40	$917	-5.07
805–845	815	4	110.00–113.00	$110.78	$903	-19.22
905–930	922	11	108.00–115.50	$113.45	$1,046	-7.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	6	129.00–139.00	$133.77	$506	+3.77
405–430	423	5	126.00–138.00	$133.75	$566	+0.55
458–490	464	11	126.00–138.00	$133.66	$620	+15.66
503–543	518	10	127.00–135.00	$129.73	$672	+11.76
550–575	569	4	110.00–118.00	$116.07	$660	-4.04
600–625	611	8	110.00–118.00	$114.98	$703	-10.98
705–720	713	6	107.50–113.00	$110.22	$786	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	326	13	119.00–138.00	$126.80	$413	—
364–390	369	17	121.00–130.00	$127.25	$470	-9.75
401–444	429	30	123.00–128.00	$124.66	$535	-9.33
469	469	4	119.00	$119.00	$558	-12.82
451–495	470	24	118.00–125.00	$121.58	$571	-10.24
500–545	508	25	109.00–126.00	$121.03	$615	-8.04
556–593	570	18	115.00–127.50	$118.96	$678	-4.15
597	597	5	108.00	$108.00	$645	-15.11
605–629	617	13	110.00–119.00	$114.20	$705	-2.17
650–692	675	9	106.50–114.00	$109.66	$740	-7.34
725	725	3	117.00	$117.00	$848	—
828	828	3	112.00	$112.00	$927	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	115.00	$115.00	$446	—
403–445	418	13	100.00–125.00	$116.22	$486	-0.13
453–493	479	19	106.00–115.00	$110.92	$531	-3.22
500–540	517	12	100.00–118.00	$110.24	$570	+0.71
556–598	573	33	90.00–118.00	$105.99	$607	—
615–625	623	4	104.00–105.00	$104.75	$653	-3.21
655–680	668	3	95.00–108.00	$103.00	$688	—
788	788	3	92.50	$92.50	$729	-8.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	147.00	$147.00	$492	—
355–395	373	6	130.00–140.00	$137.39	$512	—
415–433	429	4	137.00–138.00	$137.24	$589	—
460–495	475	7	125.00–135.00	$129.60	$616	—
500–540	529	5	120.00–125.00	$124.05	$656	—
559–590	568	11	110.00–118.00	$113.52	$645	—
675	675	3	105.00	$105.00	$709	—
795	795	3	80.00	$80.00	$636	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	115.00	$115.00	$500	-15.14
453–470	462	6	117.00–121.00	$118.96	$550	-14.71
530	530	3	119.00	$119.00	$631	+5.11
565–595	573	4	100.00–118.00	$113.32	$649	+13.56
615–635	625	6	90.00–104.00	$97.11	$607	-17.89
735	735	3	100.00	$100.00	$735	+7.18

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1185	1088	80-85%	3	38.00–39.00	$38.36	$417	—
845–1630	1187	80-85%	25	43.00–52.00	$48.11	$571	-0.96
1135–1445	1254	80-85%	8	53.00–59.00	$55.24	$693	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1090	893	85-90%	7	24.00–35.00	$30.40	$271	—
1005–1085	1045	85-90%	2	45.00–46.50	$45.72	$478	—
650–1390	1050	85-90%	16	34.50–45.00	$39.52	$415	+2.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1410	1346	75-80%	4	55.00–59.50	$56.92	$766	—
1440	1440	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$720	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,044	—
1760–2010	1870	3	77.00–89.00	$83.44	$1,560	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–1015	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–600.00	$548.35
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1075–1430	1252	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	600.00–825.00	$746.98

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–890	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	400.00–750.00	$604.01
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	885.00	$885.00

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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
1000–1100	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,150.00	$975.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.