Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.07/cwt -8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 627 lb · 42 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $119.17/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 631 lb · 38 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.14/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 577 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	772	1,472	1,027
Feeder cattle	645	1,355	947
Slaughter cattle	106	84	63
Replacement cattle	21	33	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, the 600-800 lbs offering sold 5.00-8.00 lower. 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
280	280	3	169.00	$169.00	$473	+3.59
310–345	322	3	165.00–177.50	$173.03	$557	+13.14
353–395	376	5	150.00–167.00	$159.68	$600	-1.71
415–430	425	6	151.00–164.00	$160.03	$680	+3.88
465–480	473	4	151.00–162.00	$155.92	$738	+0.88
510–534	524	15	140.00–157.00	$149.03	$781	+1.99
558–598	586	15	134.00–146.00	$139.92	$820	-6.92
600–649	627	42	127.00–136.50	$133.07	$834	-8.79
650–690	663	10	125.50–133.50	$130.66	$866	-5.59
705–748	718	22	120.00–125.00	$124.08	$891	-7.87
765–799	793	9	120.00–125.00	$121.37	$962	-7.67
817–829	827	28	118.00–124.50	$123.49	$1,021	-5.04
850–860	857	3	115.00–118.00	$117.01	$1,003	-3.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	7	128.00	$128.00	$498	-6.95
410–435	427	3	140.00–145.00	$143.40	$612	+3.55
450–498	477	17	128.00–145.00	$133.79	$638	-0.96
508–540	524	10	126.00–139.00	$135.92	$712	-1.25
550–590	570	4	128.00–136.00	$130.93	$746	-1.11
627–645	630	9	114.00–127.00	$119.56	$753	-1.30
683–698	692	15	117.00–122.00	$119.06	$824	-4.38
720	720	3	118.00	$118.00	$850	—
773	773	5	116.50	$116.50	$901	-1.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	275	3	126.00–147.00	$134.15	$369	+0.44
315–335	325	2	130.00–137.00	$133.39	$434	+3.39
385–395	392	3	129.00–137.00	$131.96	$517	-4.86
400–444	436	21	124.00–145.00	$131.74	$574	-1.16
450–498	474	29	124.00–133.00	$129.36	$613	-0.44
520	520	9	122.00–133.00	$128.67	$669	+0.89
551–590	577	30	120.00–134.00	$123.14	$711	-4.32
601–646	631	38	115.00–121.00	$119.17	$752	-7.27
655–690	674	26	114.00–124.50	$119.32	$804	-5.80
727–742	736	8	110.00	$110.00	$810	-10.00
815	815	5	115.00	$115.00	$937	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	129.00	$129.00	$352	—
355–384	378	5	123.00–125.00	$124.62	$471	+8.91
403–415	411	8	120.00–121.00	$120.37	$495	+2.84
465–490	479	10	116.00–126.00	$120.38	$577	+0.42
500–540	523	7	111.00–120.00	$116.12	$607	+1.43
553–595	579	15	108.00–119.00	$111.08	$643	-7.46
605–623	612	11	103.00–114.00	$106.94	$654	-5.72
660–688	676	6	108.00–119.00	$112.60	$761	-0.90
773–778	776	6	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$834	+4.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	4	155.00	$155.00	$581	—
410–435	418	3	137.00–145.00	$140.92	$589	-3.40
450–460	455	6	131.00–143.00	$136.93	$623	-3.28
500–545	519	18	125.00–140.00	$134.74	$699	+4.74
565–590	576	6	125.00–133.00	$130.50	$752	+4.32
618–645	632	9	110.00–120.00	$115.73	$731	-6.79
690–693	692	5	114.00–114.50	$114.40	$792	—
740	740	3	104.00	$104.00	$770	-9.00
825	825	3	90.00	$90.00	$742	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	140.00	$140.00	$532	—
415–440	431	5	135.00–138.00	$136.81	$590	—
475	475	3	125.00	$125.00	$594	+8.71
550	550	3	118.00	$118.00	$649	—
613–630	618	5	105.00–106.00	$105.20	$650	—
760	760	3	95.00	$95.00	$722	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1495	1171	80-85%	26	39.50–51.00	$45.68	$535	—
1055–1400	1246	80-85%	20	51.00–59.50	$54.10	$674	-0.96

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1015	913	85-90%	3	25.00–31.00	$28.46	$260	-17.79
820–1115	950	85-90%	3	41.50–44.00	$42.81	$407	+17.52
900–1315	1072	85-90%	14	30.00–42.00	$36.07	$387	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1750	1468	75-80%	8	51.00–60.00	$55.32	$812	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$755	-5.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1650	1454	4	60.00–70.00	$65.05	$946	-5.76
1820–2035	1905	5	82.00–85.50	$83.61	$1,593	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1330	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	400.00–700.00	$578.13
1030–1295	1142	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	425.00–735.00	$638.65
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1035–1365	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	485.00–700.00	$634.96
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–850	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	375.00–700.00	$488.22
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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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
1200–1280	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	885.00–1,085.00	$985.00	—

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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.