Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

1,809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.66/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 624 lb · 174 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.56/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 684 lb · 136 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.79/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 519 lb · 90 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,809	757	1,027
Feeder cattle	1,653	656	930
Slaughter cattle	134	70	83
Replacement cattle	22	31	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher; Demand good and supply heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	9	162.00–187.00	$173.64	$472	-4.59
305–335	323	3	177.50–185.00	$181.39	$586	+16.38
360–394	390	8	166.00–167.00	$166.12	$648	-0.61
405–445	423	8	155.00–160.00	$157.44	$666	+4.07
458 fancy	458	3	174.00	$174.00	$797	—
450–495	475	63	150.00–169.00	$160.27	$761	+0.93
500–543	523	82	149.00–167.00	$161.98	$847	+5.62
550–588	569	85	140.00–160.00	$153.18	$872	+10.85
600–647	624	174	131.00–148.50	$141.66	$884	+4.77
653–693	682	11	131.00–132.50	$132.11	$901	-4.56
650–695	684	125	126.50–145.00	$136.95	$937	+0.28
705–748	730	26	127.50–136.00	$130.46	$952	+13.44
752–793	770	25	127.00–136.00	$130.08	$1,002	+2.93
805–835	815	3	120.00–132.00	$124.10	$1,011	+4.10
901	901	5	112.50	$112.50	$1,014	+1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	425	10	131.00–155.00	$145.94	$620	+22.05
450–495	479	14	127.00–147.00	$133.06	$637	-0.46
503–545	522	67	124.00–145.00	$139.74	$729	+12.58
550–595	570	20	128.00–144.00	$132.40	$755	-1.99
603–625	614	16	119.00–132.00	$128.42	$788	+9.91
655–685	667	16	121.00–130.50	$126.43	$843	—
708	708	3	116.00	$116.00	$821	—
780	780	3	122.00	$122.00	$952	+9.19
805	805	3	110.00	$110.00	$886	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–398	380	14	122.50–139.00	$133.50	$507	-4.11
400–449	434	54	117.50–135.00	$128.44	$557	+0.88
455–496	479	52	127.50–141.00	$133.21	$638	-0.02
503–548	519	90	127.00–144.50	$137.79	$715	+10.15
555–598	574	55	120.00–140.00	$126.50	$726	+6.77
578	578	4	113.00	$113.00	$653	-6.73
612 unweaned	612	5	119.50	$119.50	$731	—
600–643	621	41	115.00–133.00	$120.71	$750	+6.35
650–695	667	9	118.00–129.00	$123.95	$827	+14.37
670	670	3	117.00	$117.00	$784	+7.42
700–735	706	23	114.50–120.00	$118.28	$835	+9.15
810	810	3	125.50	$125.50	$1,017	+20.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	261	4	117.00–127.00	$119.82	$313	—
353–385	369	18	115.00–138.00	$124.22	$458	+8.30
405–448	433	15	113.00–134.00	$121.95	$528	+7.47
450–491	475	48	110.00–129.00	$121.64	$578	+10.78
500–545	526	29	108.00–123.00	$115.23	$606	+0.09
550–593	572	28	110.00–124.00	$116.35	$666	+3.68
600–637	615	11	101.00–115.00	$107.03	$658	-0.22
660–690	684	5	110.00–112.00	$110.39	$755	+6.11
715–735	725	6	100.00	$100.00	$725	-3.45
750	750	3	110.00	$110.00	$825	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	3	96.00	$96.00	$581	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–385	374	11	140.00–159.00	$144.94	$542	-10.06
400–430	410	12	140.00–147.00	$143.20	$587	-9.35
450–495	479	4	130.00–150.00	$139.77	$669	+6.78
500–534	512	48	115.00–128.00	$124.21	$636	-1.58
570–585	574	7	124.00–141.00	$133.81	$768	+8.43
610–635	628	7	116.00–123.00	$121.29	$762	+0.22
674–690	676	9	107.00–113.00	$112.32	$759	—
700–725	713	8	90.00–113.00	$102.28	$729	-1.21
770–790	785	4	96.50–107.00	$99.07	$778	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	128.00	$128.00	$544	-2.00
460–480	475	4	125.00–135.00	$127.42	$605	—
510–535	529	5	119.00–123.00	$122.23	$647	—
563–595	568	15	115.00–125.00	$117.89	$670	+7.95
620	620	1	111.00	$111.00	$688	—
653–665	659	6	101.00–104.00	$102.51	$676	-4.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1210	1046	80-85%	4	24.00–40.00	$33.76	$353	—
910–1555	1228	80-85%	19	41.00–50.00	$46.27	$568	—
1030–1566	1241	80-85%	28	49.00–62.00	$53.81	$668	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–1035	895	85-90%	6	23.00–30.00	$26.42	$236	—
855–940	900	85-90%	3	44.00–49.00	$46.85	$422	—
720–1310	1012	85-90%	19	30.00–43.00	$35.94	$364	-11.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1830	1557	75-80%	13	52.00–67.00	$56.28	$876	—
1610–1640	1625	75-80%	2	48.00–52.00	$49.98	$812	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1780	1267	6	54.00–64.00	$57.84	$733	—
1185–1745	1468	9	66.00–75.00	$72.01	$1,057	—
1395–2110	1846	9	75.50–86.00	$79.53	$1,468	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	635.00	$635.00
1015–1470	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–750.00	$689.74
1480	1480	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1575	1575	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
915–965	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	460.00–850.00	$660.19
720–1765	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–885.00	$752.57

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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
1000–1350	1102	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–860.00	$747.50	-280.00
1140–1300	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,325.00	$1,262.50	—
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.