Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

1,479 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.41/cwt -3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 526 lb · 81 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.69/cwt -5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 583 lb · 73 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.19/cwt -8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 673 lb · 55 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,479	3,302	1,171
Feeder cattle	1,329	3,302	1,021
Slaughter cattle	117	—	120
Replacement cattle	33	—	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

*****(Due to Christmas no sale Dec 23 or Dec 30)***** Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 higher to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower; Demand uneven 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
250–285	276	4	160.00–172.50	$162.83	$449	—
310–340	329	8	162.00–181.00	$172.09	$566	+7.41
350–353 fancy	352	3	180.00–182.00	$180.66	$636	—
355–398	383	23	152.00–173.00	$162.80	$624	-7.99
400–440	425	14	158.00–167.00	$162.02	$689	-10.88
450–496	472	50	150.00–170.00	$160.87	$759	-2.71
500–525 fancy	511	9	160.00–164.00	$161.11	$823	—
505–548	519	44	141.00–159.00	$152.74	$793	-8.64
560 fancy	560	4	164.00	$164.00	$918	—
550–593	570	38	142.00–159.00	$151.05	$861	-3.99
600–649	628	42	130.00–150.00	$138.28	$868	-8.78
652–693	673	55	130.00–141.00	$136.19	$917	-4.92
700–747	734	38	127.00–138.50	$134.80	$989	-1.07
755–795	762	6	128.00–131.00	$130.48	$994	-4.76
803–848	820	8	124.50–127.00	$125.47	$1,029	-6.79
840	840	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,000	-13.26
902–920	911	6	115.00–119.50	$117.23	$1,068	-0.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	6	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$496	-5.76
360–399	388	12	130.00–152.50	$144.96	$562	-0.99
405–430	424	7	138.00–145.00	$139.37	$591	-5.49
450–498	473	28	126.00–146.00	$138.02	$653	-9.61
500–540	525	22	124.00–146.00	$139.83	$734	-1.53
550–599	576	35	126.00–148.00	$136.48	$786	-4.85
607–626	620	12	123.00–126.50	$125.35	$777	-4.94
660–697	680	11	125.00–126.00	$125.44	$853	-7.26
775	775	7	127.00	$127.00	$984	+1.87
968	968	7	112.50	$112.50	$1,089	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	3	116.00	$116.00	$646	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	147.00	$147.00	$397	+7.00
330–343	337	4	137.00–140.00	$138.47	$467	-5.37
353–398	374	21	140.00–147.00	$143.77	$538	+1.07
404–445	428	40	130.00–147.00	$138.29	$592	+1.79
450–497	474	45	129.00–143.00	$135.22	$641	-2.45
500–548	526	81	130.00–140.00	$133.41	$702	-2.59
555–598	583	73	125.00–135.00	$129.69	$756	-5.03
602–641	621	32	123.00–131.00	$126.74	$787	-4.19
637 fancy	637	17	140.00	$140.00	$892	—
650–691	676	12	115.00–126.00	$119.73	$809	-11.27
718–741	727	14	125.00–136.00	$127.65	$928	-0.35
755	755	3	122.50	$122.50	$925	-7.55
810–835	824	7	114.50–120.00	$117.68	$970	-6.54
880	880	3	106.00	$106.00	$933	-10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	141.00	$141.00	$385	—
300–345	321	7	120.00–135.00	$128.52	$413	+2.40
360–392	378	13	124.00–138.00	$127.94	$484	+7.33
400–430	411	15	113.00–131.00	$123.30	$507	-6.70
450–495	475	21	115.00–129.00	$122.97	$584	+2.25
500–540	516	19	114.00–129.00	$120.03	$619	-2.47
560–593	576	31	116.00–130.00	$124.83	$719	+1.34
615	615	4	110.00–117.00	$111.75	$687	-10.24
650–695	684	10	112.00–120.00	$116.56	$797	-0.86
750–786	767	11	106.00–114.00	$111.67	$857	—
810	810	3	109.00	$109.00	$883	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	389	6	150.00–161.00	$151.75	$590	+5.59
403–436	421	16	135.00–154.00	$145.64	$613	+5.52
450–499	482	25	133.00–147.00	$141.54	$682	+0.14
500–534	521	19	130.00–144.00	$139.62	$727	+6.28
550–588	566	28	129.00–145.00	$136.68	$774	+2.20
630–641	638	7	124.00–128.00	$127.44	$813	+8.87
670–676	675	5	107.00–112.00	$107.99	$729	-16.77
705	705	3	112.00	$112.00	$790	-2.88

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–373	369	4	126.00–136.00	$128.41	$474	—
515–525	523	4	120.00–121.00	$120.25	$629	+8.77
575–590	586	4	110.00–113.00	$112.26	$658	-7.74
600–620	615	4	113.00	$113.00	$695	+1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1500	1179	80-85%	31	32.00–47.00	$43.37	$511	—
955–1495	1184	80-85%	20	47.50–55.00	$51.19	$606	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1050	908	85-90%	14	21.00–26.00	$24.79	$225	—
705–1375	1025	85-90%	18	30.00–40.00	$36.26	$372	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1890	1439	75-80%	15	49.00–60.50	$55.38	$797	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1380	1318	4	45.00–55.00	$49.84	$657	—
1165–1865	1506	4	63.00–67.00	$64.88	$977	—
1250–2285	1832	11	69.00–80.00	$76.11	$1,394	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1280	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	600.00–675.00	$651.81
1050–1375	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–725.00	$717.03
1000–1385	1202	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	550.00–825.00	$738.20
1080–1435	1204	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	500.00–725.00	$614.36
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–940	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$645.51
960	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,185.00	$1,185.00	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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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.