Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.01/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 679 lb · 36 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.33/cwt -7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 526 lb · 30 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.09/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 731 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	734	1,809	1,089
Feeder cattle	624	1,653	951
Slaughter cattle	92	134	126
Replacement cattle	18	22	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

No sale next week due to Thankgiving ( NOV 25) Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; 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
300–340	327	8	162.00–167.00	$163.98	$536	-17.41
360–380	373	7	160.00–175.00	$168.94	$630	+2.82
400–445	420	12	150.00–164.00	$158.50	$666	+1.06
450–498	480	13	149.00–161.00	$156.90	$753	-3.37
505–549	530	8	150.00–163.00	$156.23	$828	-5.75
550–593	570	23	139.00–153.50	$148.32	$845	-4.86
605–645	626	19	129.00–148.00	$140.22	$878	-1.44
655–698	679	36	131.50–141.00	$137.01	$930	+4.90
725–737	731	26	122.50–138.50	$133.09	$973	+2.63
755–789	786	13	122.50–134.00	$130.82	$1,028	+0.74
805–823	819	4	122.50–127.50	$123.73	$1,013	-0.37
855–860	859	4	125.00–129.00	$128.00	$1,100	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	6	145.00	$145.00	$389	—
315–338	332	4	132.00–148.00	$144.21	$479	—
365–395	388	4	140.00–152.00	$149.17	$579	—
410–435	423	2	130.00–149.00	$139.78	$591	-6.16
580–598	591	7	130.00–137.00	$135.15	$799	+2.75
660–688	682	6	106.00–125.00	$117.29	$800	-9.14

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	3	148.00	$148.00	$784	—
605	605	3	123.00	$123.00	$744	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258–268	263	6	135.00–137.00	$136.02	$358	—
320–340	329	4	134.00–137.00	$135.25	$445	—
350–375	361	7	125.00–137.00	$129.60	$468	-3.90
400–445	415	12	120.00–135.00	$128.14	$532	-0.30
477–483	479	5	125.00–127.00	$125.81	$603	-7.40
514	514	4	118.00	$118.00	$607	-19.79
505–545	528	26	122.00–140.00	$132.23	$698	-5.56
563–597	587	24	118.00–130.00	$125.40	$736	+12.40
600–645	622	15	110.00–121.00	$115.46	$718	-5.25
663–675	664	9	117.00–125.00	$119.44	$793	-4.51
708–730	717	11	117.50–126.50	$123.06	$882	+4.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	134.00	$134.00	$366	+14.18
320–335	331	4	118.00–122.00	$118.97	$394	—
350–396	383	13	110.00–127.00	$118.67	$455	-5.55
418	418	6	120.00	$120.00	$502	-1.95
456–499	481	23	111.00–121.00	$117.42	$565	-4.22
515–548	532	18	106.00–130.00	$118.49	$630	+3.26
553–580	571	9	100.00–120.00	$110.84	$633	-5.51
605–640	619	9	90.00–105.00	$98.42	$609	-8.61
820–835	828	6	90.00–100.00	$94.95	$786	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	4	102.00	$102.00	$592	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–398	384	12	140.00–157.00	$150.43	$578	+5.49
401–435	418	11	142.00–156.00	$148.30	$620	+5.10
459–495	479	19	131.50–154.00	$138.27	$662	-1.50
500–545	522	9	128.00–140.00	$131.57	$687	+7.36
563–598	585	6	111.00–135.00	$121.05	$708	-12.76
643	643	3	112.00	$112.00	$720	-9.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	421	6	120.00–136.00	$127.92	$539	-0.08
450–490	470	8	120.00–131.00	$125.12	$588	-2.30
502–545	519	7	117.00–120.00	$119.55	$620	-2.68
570–585	578	11	107.00–119.00	$110.73	$640	-7.16
600–635	618	5	106.00–117.00	$112.56	$696	+1.56
660–673	669	5	105.00–114.00	$107.18	$717	+4.67
735–740	736	4	100.00–105.00	$101.26	$745	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	110.00	$110.00	$468	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1470	1111	80-85%	27	40.00–51.00	$45.27	$503	—
705–1435	1200	80-85%	10	44.00–57.50	$53.28	$639	+7.01

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	85-90%	1	20.00	$20.00	$147	—
765–810	788	85-90%	2	44.00–44.50	$44.24	$349	—
630–1115	883	85-90%	33	30.00–44.00	$35.70	$315	+9.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1740	1440	75-80%	9	52.00–62.00	$56.82	$818	—
1470	1470	75-80%	1	49.00	$49.00	$720	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1550	1333	2	50.00–55.00	$52.91	$705	—
1180–1725	1368	6	60.00–74.00	$68.09	$931	—
2010–2215	2113	2	79.50–85.00	$82.12	$1,735	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
778–815	797	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	325.00–650.00	$491.27
840–950	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	500.00–700.00	$634.18
960	960	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1000–1530	1262	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	575.00–1,185.00	$827.79
1185–1485	1298	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	725.00–875.00	$789.79

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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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	+127.50
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	-62.50

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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.