Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

917 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.05/cwt +7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 520 lb · 97 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $161.87/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 573 lb · 58 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.22/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 619 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	917	515	560
Feeder cattle	817	395	385
Slaughter cattle	84	91	105
Replacement cattle	16	29	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

********No Sale Sept 8 Due to Labor Day********** Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady; 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
275–295	280	4	175.00–185.00	$182.37	$511	-0.13
305–345	327	10	170.00–187.00	$182.44	$597	-6.59
365–385	373	7	170.00–185.00	$179.21	$668	-0.96
413–440	427	13	176.00–183.00	$179.89	$768	+1.80
451–492	476	36	165.00–185.00	$175.44	$835	-1.11
503–540	522	28	165.00–182.00	$171.38	$895	+8.69
540	540	4	160.00	$160.00	$864	-2.69
553–597	573	58	150.00–169.50	$161.87	$928	-4.88
605–645	619	53	150.00–169.00	$159.22	$986	+7.85
650–695	662	35	150.00–167.50	$160.07	$1,060	+7.16
721–747	738	35	157.00–160.00	$158.07	$1,167	+8.19
755–762	759	9	155.00–157.00	$156.00	$1,184	—
815	815	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,182	+11.50
871–893	890	34	144.00	$144.00	$1,282	—
910	910	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	365	4	150.00–165.00	$160.94	$587	-6.56
400–448	417	9	154.00–165.00	$159.28	$664	+5.78
453–493	475	23	150.00–165.00	$162.78	$773	+6.17
505–540	521	30	145.00–163.00	$154.94	$807	+1.04
550–595	579	26	140.00–157.00	$148.96	$862	—
626–635	629	9	135.00–145.00	$139.47	$877	—
675	675	3	143.00	$143.00	$965	+3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	6	150.00–160.00	$154.90	$395	—
325	325	4	167.00	$167.00	$543	+2.76
345 thin fleshed	345	4	172.50	$172.50	$595	—
370–398	391	5	150.00–167.00	$160.79	$629	—
403–445	429	19	152.00–164.00	$155.14	$666	+2.29
465–482	473	42	145.00–162.00	$155.81	$737	+7.90
500–548	518	82	146.00–163.00	$154.05	$798	+6.22
533 thin fleshed	533	15	160.50	$160.50	$855	—
575–594	586	13	140.00–156.50	$149.31	$875	+4.19
600–635	626	6	137.00–155.00	$143.84	$900	+1.66
650–690	666	29	140.00–155.50	$151.63	$1,010	+8.94
715–730	721	7	132.00–144.00	$140.28	$1,011	+10.28
790	790	3	138.00	$138.00	$1,090	—
800–815	808	6	134.00	$134.00	$1,083	+10.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	424	7	120.00–140.00	$130.71	$554	-7.40
447 thin fleshed	447	5	154.00	$154.00	$688	—
460–490	470	3	135.00–140.00	$136.74	$643	-4.59
565–595	570	8	135.00–140.00	$137.64	$785	+7.12
601	601	5	138.00	$138.00	$829	—
606 thin fleshed	606	7	139.00	$139.00	$842	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–390	383	6	160.00–175.00	$167.44	$641	+8.14
405–442	428	8	150.00–168.00	$156.56	$670	-13.44
460–479	475	6	147.00–165.00	$151.92	$722	-9.73
515–543	524	11	142.00–155.00	$147.28	$772	+1.26
580–585	582	3	141.00–150.00	$146.98	$855	—
610–645	621	8	130.00–145.00	$137.36	$853	—
655–698	677	6	133.00–142.00	$137.36	$930	+7.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–580	563	10	127.00–144.00	$137.11	$772	-4.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	80-85%	1	51.50	$51.50	$476	—
855–1340	1124	80-85%	12	58.00–66.00	$62.78	$706	—
1120–1410	1263	80-85%	5	69.00–72.00	$70.04	$885	+6.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1580	1326	75-80%	5	47.50–65.50	$61.98	$822	-9.41
1095–1690	1359	75-80%	13	67.00–73.00	$69.86	$949	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1115	932	85-90%	9	38.00–54.00	$46.77	$436	—
975–1070	1023	85-90%	2	30.00–35.00	$32.62	$334	—
1030–1050	1040	85-90%	2	52.50–54.00	$53.26	$554	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–2005	1590	6	65.00–87.50	$82.87	$1,318	+17.87

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–730	713	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00	$750.00
595–938	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–825.00	$665.90
860–990	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–775.00	$740.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1295	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	785.00–825.00	$809.42
1025–1300	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–960.00	$889.46

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	860.00	$860.00	—

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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.