Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

875 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.62/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 527 lb · 43 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $115.82/cwt -4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 522 lb · 34 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.35/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 621 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	875	1,479	548
Feeder cattle	727	1,329	433
Slaughter cattle	115	117	99
Replacement cattle	33	33	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

*****(No sales Dec23 and 30 due to Chistmas)***** Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00 lower with less quailty than the past two weeks. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; 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	285	5	150.00–160.00	$158.18	$451	-4.65
310–340	330	3	158.00–170.00	$164.16	$542	-7.93
355–390	373	4	152.00–164.00	$159.61	$595	-3.19
403–440	427	16	156.00–165.00	$160.53	$685	-1.49
462–495	478	25	150.00–166.00	$158.09	$756	-2.78
500–543	527	43	139.00–158.00	$151.62	$799	-1.12
576–585	578	5	139.00–143.00	$142.19	$822	-8.86
579	579	13	136.50	$136.50	$790	-14.55
600–645	621	31	127.00–145.00	$136.35	$847	-1.93
653–685	667	28	125.00–135.00	$131.31	$876	-4.88
705–742	723	26	122.50–130.25	$127.71	$923	-7.09
774	774	15	127.25	$127.25	$985	-3.23
785	785	3	123.00	$123.00	$966	-7.48
825–833	830	7	120.00–126.50	$122.77	$1,019	-2.70
860–869	867	16	120.00–120.50	$120.41	$1,044	—
940	940	3	117.50	$117.50	$1,104	+0.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	157.00	$157.00	$444	—
350–388	373	5	140.00–150.00	$146.24	$545	+1.28
450–480	467	3	135.00–145.00	$140.04	$654	+2.02
500–540	524	13	122.00–140.00	$129.92	$681	-9.91
553–595	568	19	118.00–139.00	$128.50	$730	-7.98
625–628	627	4	108.00–116.00	$114.01	$715	-11.34
650–695	676	8	115.00–126.00	$117.86	$797	-7.58
710–730	715	4	115.00–120.00	$116.28	$831	—
883	883	5	112.00	$112.00	$989	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–395	378	9	111.00–127.50	$117.60	$445	-10.34
415–440	427	10	111.00–123.00	$116.54	$498	-6.76
450–498	477	13	110.00–123.00	$119.62	$571	-3.35
500–545	522	34	110.00–121.00	$115.82	$605	-4.21
550–586	567	26	109.00–120.00	$114.04	$647	-10.79
600–625	613	6	100.00–114.00	$104.82	$643	-6.93
650–695	683	11	101.00–111.00	$106.72	$729	-9.84
715	715	3	118.00	$118.00	$844	—
773	773	3	92.00	$92.00	$711	-19.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	329	9	123.00–137.00	$128.89	$424	-9.58
385–395	389	4	125.00–134.00	$128.24	$499	-15.53
450–498	475	23	120.00–137.00	$129.14	$613	-6.08
500–530	516	19	121.00–136.00	$130.52	$673	-2.89
560–593	576	11	120.00–131.00	$123.60	$712	-6.09
600–645	626	18	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$735	-9.25
656–690	670	18	112.00–122.50	$115.79	$776	-3.94
778	778	3	105.00	$105.00	$817	-17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	168.00	$168.00	$659	+16.25
420–448	439	15	140.00–156.00	$150.46	$661	+4.82
453–485	468	8	140.00–150.00	$142.42	$667	+0.88
500–548	526	23	130.00–144.00	$136.60	$719	-3.02
550–575	556	9	129.00–144.00	$141.72	$788	+5.04
605–635	629	9	115.00–125.00	$116.84	$735	-10.60
660–685	679	5	110.00–120.00	$113.35	$770	+5.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–443	432	8	120.00–135.00	$129.23	$558	—
460–485	479	4	121.00–130.00	$123.16	$590	—
505–545	518	7	110.00–127.00	$117.12	$607	-3.13
556–580	561	5	118.00–124.00	$119.24	$669	+6.98
612	612	3	113.00	$113.00	$692	±0.00
655	655	3	107.00	$107.00	$701	—
733	733	3	100.00	$100.00	$733	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1550	1195	80-85%	26	39.00–49.00	$44.27	$529	-6.92
970–1600	1286	80-85%	27	49.00–58.60	$52.26	$672	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1445	1360	75-80%	3	45.00–48.00	$45.90	$624	—
1260–1665	1439	75-80%	14	48.00–57.50	$53.01	$763	-2.37
1625	1625	75-80%	1	35.00	$35.00	$569	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1115	1080	85-90%	2	42.00–45.00	$43.45	$469	—
885–1285	1106	85-90%	7	35.00–42.00	$40.11	$444	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1890	1639	4	55.00–61.00	$58.57	$960	—
1170–2240	1743	12	72.00–85.50	$80.28	$1,399	—
1685–1820	1753	2	67.00–70.00	$68.56	$1,202	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1050–1500	1232	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	610.00–900.00	$770.38
1310–1380	1345	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	710.00–750.00	$730.52
1405	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1145–1750	1406	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	725.00–1,025.00	$886.99
1305–1595	1450	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–860.00	$821.75

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–925	858	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	600.00–725.00	$666.02

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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	1,010.00	$1,010.00	-290.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	-175.00
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1350	1350	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.