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Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.12/cwt -2.13 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 571 lb · 26 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.17/cwt +2.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 676 lb · 26 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.71/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $901/hd at 614 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 443 954 432
Feeder cattle 323 823 322
Slaughter cattle 101 109 73
Replacement cattle 19 22 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 4.00-8.00 higher, heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 6.00 higher on very light feeder test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; Demand uneven and supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 273 4 180.00–205.00 $185.73 $507 -5.64
322–325 323 9 190.00–198.00 $194.43 $628 +18.00
367–385 374 10 177.00–195.00 $186.01 $696 +5.40
413–443 430 7 187.00–191.00 $188.65 $811 +7.79
465–497 478 8 177.00–187.00 $180.38 $862 +2.44
500–525 515 7 172.00–183.00 $176.63 $910 +5.88
555–595 574 16 162.00–172.50 $166.69 $957 +0.97
623–645 629 10 145.00–165.00 $159.24 $1,002 +3.54
653–696 676 26 144.00–157.00 $152.17 $1,029 +2.51
703–720 707 8 140.00–152.50 $149.32 $1,056 -0.60
768–785 773 6 139.50–149.00 $143.60 $1,110 -4.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–498 492 6 135.00–155.00 $145.13 $714 -7.52
555–596 584 12 135.00–148.00 $142.94 $835 -0.49
605 605 3 125.00 $125.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 331 7 160.00–170.00 $167.02 $553 -4.36
375 375 3 155.00 $155.00 $581 -5.05
415–435 423 4 150.00–162.00 $157.93 $668 -3.18
470–498 479 14 142.00–156.00 $148.85 $713 -6.80
503–541 525 15 143.00–156.00 $149.85 $787 -0.42
550–581 571 26 140.00–153.00 $146.12 $834 -2.13
603–648 614 18 141.00–148.00 $146.71 $901 +3.30
658–680 664 17 138.00–153.00 $150.41 $999 +12.39
701–710 703 5 140.00–142.00 $141.60 $995 +3.72
744 fancy 744 5 147.00 $147.00 $1,094 —
750–795 768 5 131.00–136.50 $134.22 $1,031 -6.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 374 4 132.00–145.00 $141.65 $530 +9.65
430–445 435 3 142.00–144.00 $143.32 $623 +11.32
505–510 509 4 130.00–132.00 $130.50 $664 +0.50
560–570 562 5 129.00–140.00 $135.78 $763 +0.62
603–640 618 5 128.00 $128.00 $791 -1.98
675 675 1 129.00 $129.00 $871 —
705 705 3 123.50 $123.50 $871 -3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 182.50 $182.50 $694 —
415 415 3 175.00 $175.00 $726 +14.00
525–543 536 6 140.00–155.00 $146.70 $786 -12.30
603–630 617 8 137.00–151.00 $142.36 $878 +5.56
700–709 705 7 130.00–131.00 $130.57 $921 +4.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 155.00 $155.00 $628 —
490 490 3 142.00 $142.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $268 —
880–1350 1137 80-85% 27 61.00–71.00 $66.40 $755 -2.07
940–1415 1246 80-85% 13 71.00–79.00 $74.64 $930 -2.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1715 1453 75-80% 9 70.00–78.50 $73.86 $1,073 +3.07
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–945 895 85-90% 2 33.50–38.00 $35.62 $319 —
825–1015 934 85-90% 4 53.00–62.00 $56.87 $531 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1930 1692 7 92.50–102.00 $96.61 $1,635 —
1500–1890 1705 4 80.00–88.50 $84.45 $1,440 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
1160 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1070–1355 1197 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–1,075.00 $1,005.76
1030–1406 1257 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,295.94
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00 $950.00 -225.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 -50.00
1450 1450 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,635.00 $1,635.00 —

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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.