Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

1,472 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $141.86/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 620 lb · 127 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.46/cwt +3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 573 lb · 98 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $136.25/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 676 lb · 97 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,472	875	1,347
Feeder cattle	1,355	727	1,147
Slaughter cattle	84	115	162
Replacement cattle	33	33	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to December 16 sale, steers and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls not well tested; Demand good 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
290–295	291	5	150.00–170.00	$165.41	$481	+7.23
315–340	328	2	157.00–163.00	$159.89	$524	-4.27
350–398	375	17	150.00–175.00	$161.39	$605	+1.78
400–443	418	17	150.00–171.00	$156.15	$653	-4.38
450–499	487	50	150.00–161.00	$155.04	$755	-3.05
523–530 fancy	525	13	162.00–163.00	$162.77	$855	—
500–545	529	44	141.00–161.00	$147.04	$778	-4.58
560–595	580	36	143.00–153.00	$146.84	$852	+10.34
598	598	3	137.00	$137.00	$819	+0.50
601–645	620	127	130.00–147.75	$141.86	$880	+5.51
655–698	676	97	129.00–146.00	$136.25	$921	+4.94
700–747	724	84	127.50–134.00	$131.95	$955	+4.24
755–792	783	34	126.00–130.00	$129.04	$1,010	+6.04
803–835	820	15	125.00–130.00	$128.53	$1,054	+5.76
855–883	876	4	119.50–123.00	$120.35	$1,054	-0.06

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	362	3	125.00–140.00	$134.95	$489	-11.29
419–440	424	9	127.00–147.50	$139.85	$593	—
468–495	481	15	120.00–143.00	$134.75	$648	-5.29
505–538	524	25	126.00–141.00	$137.17	$719	+7.25
550–598	589	28	120.00–138.00	$132.04	$778	+3.54
610–635	619	10	111.00–130.00	$120.86	$748	+6.85
650–685	670	11	120.00–127.50	$123.44	$827	+5.58
783–785	784	6	113.00–122.50	$117.74	$923	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	271	5	130.00–140.00	$133.71	$362	—
327	327	2	130.00	$130.00	$425	+1.11
350–398	382	23	130.00–140.00	$136.82	$523	+8.58
400–444	427	34	123.00–140.00	$132.90	$567	—
455–498	479	50	127.00–134.00	$129.80	$622	+0.66
505–548	525	66	120.00–133.00	$127.78	$671	-2.74
551–598	573	98	119.00–132.50	$127.46	$730	+3.86
603–648	624	68	115.00–132.50	$126.44	$789	+8.95
655–687	669	84	115.00–128.00	$125.12	$837	+9.33
706	706	7	120.00	$120.00	$847	—
759	759	16	124.00	$124.00	$941	+19.00
878	878	3	108.00	$108.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	119.00	$119.00	$375	—
355–390	368	8	110.00–127.00	$115.71	$426	-1.89
408–420	413	10	110.00–125.00	$117.53	$485	+0.99
450–495	468	3	115.00–125.00	$119.96	$561	+0.34
504–538	520	13	110.00–120.00	$114.69	$596	-1.13
555–580	563	7	110.00–120.00	$118.54	$667	+4.50
630–635	633	3	111.00–116.00	$112.66	$713	+7.84
650–697	688	10	100.00–118.00	$113.50	$781	+6.78
760–793	785	4	102.00–108.00	$103.45	$812	+11.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–448	442	4	140.00–158.00	$144.32	$638	-6.14
453–485	467	9	135.00–146.00	$140.21	$655	-2.21
503	503	3	130.00	$130.00	$654	-6.60
550–580	568	5	125.00–129.00	$126.18	$717	-15.54
608–640	616	4	122.00–124.00	$122.52	$755	+5.68
746	746	4	113.00	$113.00	$843	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	470	4	115.00–120.00	$116.29	$547	-6.87
655–675	667	5	100.00–110.00	$103.93	$693	-3.07
890	890	3	80.00	$80.00	$712	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1240	1112	80-85%	3	34.00–40.00	$37.06	$412	—
930–1515	1208	80-85%	15	41.00–50.50	$45.44	$549	—
1110–1550	1223	80-85%	8	50.50–62.00	$55.06	$673	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–950	948	85-90%	2	45.00–47.50	$46.25	$438	—
970–1000	983	85-90%	5	20.00–29.00	$25.29	$249	—
855–1275	1048	85-90%	14	30.00–44.00	$38.05	$399	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1635	1359	75-80%	4	40.00–50.50	$47.11	$640	+1.21
1395–1710	1501	75-80%	7	53.50–58.50	$55.08	$827	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1605	1472	3	67.00–73.00	$70.81	$1,042	—
2125	2125	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,742	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
955–1495	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–900.00	$741.01
1030–1465	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	900.00–1,075.00	$1,004.65
1185–1290	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	535.00–550.00	$542.18
1170–1590	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–1,000.00	$869.98
1335	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
995	995	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
844	844	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	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
1000–1420	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–850.00	$750.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	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.