Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

1,211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $152.14/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 580 lb · 151 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.43/cwt +4.96 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 634 lb · 96 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.25/cwt +8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 719 lb · 88 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,211	372	486
Feeder cattle	1,101	322	416
Slaughter cattle	95	46	40
Replacement cattle	15	4	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 higher; 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
315–345	331	7	164.00–177.50	$169.95	$563	-7.27
355–395	380	8	170.00–182.00	$175.92	$668	+1.37
410–436	424	19	164.00–182.00	$173.65	$736	+2.85
456–495	475	63	156.00–178.50	$165.98	$788	+9.78
476 fancy	476	4	182.00	$182.00	$866	—
500–549	521	27	153.00–169.00	$159.56	$831	+11.56
553–596	580	151	147.25–168.00	$152.14	$882	-0.20
600–648	634	96	132.00–156.00	$148.43	$941	+4.96
658–689	675	56	133.00–150.00	$142.39	$961	+7.99
707–745	719	88	125.00–140.00	$135.25	$972	+8.96
764–787	770	11	125.00–133.00	$130.77	$1,007	—
815–820	818	5	127.50–129.00	$128.40	$1,050	—
855–870	862	12	118.00–125.00	$122.82	$1,059	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	140.00	$140.00	$543	—
413	413	3	136.00	$136.00	$562	—
453–485	474	9	130.00–157.00	$142.62	$676	+4.45
500–520	514	5	127.00–136.00	$129.37	$665	—
585–590	589	16	139.00–144.00	$141.00	$830	+8.62
605–645	628	11	126.00–130.00	$129.38	$813	+2.65
675–690	684	7	120.00–131.00	$128.02	$876	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	5	146.00	$146.00	$685	—
541	541	5	140.00	$140.00	$757	±0.00
668	668	3	130.00	$130.00	$868	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–283	281	5	146.00–148.00	$146.59	$412	—
310–330	316	5	140.00–153.00	$148.07	$468	+18.07
350–385	370	13	133.00–153.00	$146.70	$543	+6.68
400–440	424	30	133.00–153.00	$145.48	$617	+12.32
460–495	480	38	132.00–142.00	$136.70	$656	+4.49
505 fancy	505	5	165.00	$165.00	$833	—
500–546	529	74	128.00–148.00	$135.27	$716	+6.42
555–581	569	21	122.00–130.00	$128.05	$729	-1.02
575	575	4	119.00	$119.00	$684	-10.07
609–635	622	19	120.00–128.00	$124.96	$777	+0.66
658–696	671	54	120.00–127.50	$124.60	$836	+9.25
718–730	722	10	116.50–118.00	$117.55	$849	+1.21
776–780	777	16	110.00–121.00	$118.37	$920	—
805–810	808	2	113.00–114.00	$113.50	$917	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	135.00	$135.00	$398	—
343	343	3	130.00	$130.00	$446	—
353–380	369	9	120.00–138.00	$129.36	$477	—
440–447	445	4	130.00	$130.00	$578	+5.86
450–497	470	10	128.00–132.00	$129.67	$609	+8.04
500–525	513	6	118.00–126.00	$124.31	$638	+6.85
558–590	564	6	118.00–125.00	$121.31	$684	—
610–630	621	7	110.00–115.00	$111.15	$690	-0.53
745	745	3	105.00	$105.00	$782	—
775	775	3	104.00	$104.00	$806	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	377	13	140.00–162.00	$154.46	$582	+6.90
408–433	419	7	135.00–150.00	$141.53	$593	-1.34
454–498	477	16	140.00–152.50	$146.01	$696	+1.73
503–545	529	22	134.00–145.00	$140.91	$745	+2.91
565–575	570	2	132.00–142.00	$137.04	$781	+5.30
640	640	3	126.00	$126.00	$806	+2.71
666–678	670	11	120.00–128.50	$125.22	$839	+8.72
703–725	709	4	109.00–116.00	$114.21	$810	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	466	4	126.00–135.00	$132.66	$618	+1.66
515–535	520	5	121.00–125.00	$124.18	$646	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1330	1141	80-85%	21	51.00–59.00	$54.86	$626	+7.43
1045–1800	1315	80-85%	19	58.00–69.00	$61.49	$809	+5.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1535	1295	75-80%	3	54.50–56.00	$55.14	$714	—
1315–1810	1454	75-80%	21	59.00–67.50	$63.57	$924	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1060	1003	85-90%	2	30.00–33.00	$31.41	$315	—
884–1245	1018	85-90%	10	38.00–53.00	$46.42	$473	+9.84
935–1400	1088	85-90%	5	55.00–59.00	$56.92	$619	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1470–1900	1664	5	86.50–97.00	$91.15	$1,517	—
1560–1845	1695	3	69.50–79.00	$74.41	$1,261	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1260	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–950.00	$921.75
1045–1370	1208	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	510.00–810.00	$680.19
1280–1360	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	700.00–875.00	$790.15
1195–1460	1328	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	685.00–950.00	$830.73
1050–1630	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–925.00	$879.38

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
827	827	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00

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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
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.