Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

963 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $160.94/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 476 lb · 63 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.46/cwt -5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 469 lb · 44 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.68/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 665 lb · 44 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	963	946	930
Feeder cattle	818	836	820
Slaughter cattle	119	95	81
Replacement cattle	26	15	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 1.00 higher, heifers sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, 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
300–340	318	13	167.00–180.00	$175.68	$559	+1.50
350–395	367	17	164.00–179.00	$171.75	$630	+2.15
408–448	420	27	150.00–177.00	$164.00	$689	-4.08
451–497	476	63	154.00–167.00	$160.94	$766	+1.54
503–549	524	36	152.00–166.00	$157.19	$824	+17.19
561–596	581	41	144.00–159.50	$154.23	$896	-3.09
603–640	623	22	139.00–150.00	$145.01	$903	+0.35
650–695	682	29	130.00–149.50	$145.36	$991	+1.50
700–735	712	13	129.00–145.00	$141.48	$1,007	-0.59
755–780	760	10	134.00–139.50	$137.25	$1,043	-0.25
810–845	827	16	130.00–137.50	$134.18	$1,110	+1.71
855–895	868	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	341	4	140.00–160.00	$155.16	$529	+0.16
370–380	375	2	137.00–152.00	$144.60	$542	—
410–445	430	13	131.00–155.00	$144.07	$620	—
525–540	530	3	127.00–129.00	$127.68	$677	-9.33
574–575	575	8	125.00–144.00	$136.37	$784	-8.44
620–645	628	3	115.00–125.00	$121.58	$764	-9.42
898	898	4	116.00	$116.00	$1,042	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–293	278	7	140.00–160.00	$152.82	$425	—
310–330	315	6	135.00–150.00	$142.10	$448	-12.21
350–395	366	10	141.00–160.00	$148.13	$542	-4.94
401–436	417	35	131.00–147.00	$142.97	$596	-1.83
450–494	469	44	130.00–145.00	$139.46	$654	-5.31
500–545	518	36	128.00–140.00	$134.71	$698	-7.97
550–590	561	21	128.00–140.00	$132.44	$743	-5.28
613	613	3	125.00	$125.00	$766	-5.00
605–640	626	14	128.00–140.00	$135.90	$851	+1.16
658 fancy	658	22	145.00	$145.00	$954	—
650–689	672	22	125.00–135.00	$130.36	$876	-7.82
718–739	724	6	128.00–137.50	$134.62	$975	+5.33
760–775	768	6	120.00–130.00	$124.95	$960	-15.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	391	4	130.00–137.00	$135.30	$529	-1.70
420–448	438	5	125.00–135.00	$128.28	$562	—
450–495	473	15	120.00–138.00	$130.33	$616	+0.33
503–535	524	16	120.00–130.00	$123.92	$649	-9.47
550–584	576	18	125.00–132.00	$129.33	$745	+2.77
610–630	618	8	115.00–124.00	$119.90	$741	-3.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	370	3	157.00–169.00	$165.22	$611	+7.01
406–445	414	11	150.00–163.00	$158.71	$657	+0.55
450–498	480	27	142.50–155.00	$148.42	$712	+2.32
505–539	518	18	135.00–145.00	$140.88	$730	+0.48
573–599	589	8	135.00–140.00	$138.18	$814	+5.42
605–640	621	5	118.00–133.00	$125.26	$778	-7.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	3	130.00	$130.00	$708	—
564–595	577	7	116.00–130.00	$123.82	$714	-11.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1460	1068	80-85%	38	45.00–60.00	$53.81	$575	—
890–1550	1154	80-85%	25	60.00–67.00	$63.41	$732	+7.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	85-90%	1	31.00	$31.00	$254	—
880–1125	1003	85-90%	2	55.00–57.50	$56.40	$566	—
715–1395	1038	85-90%	10	35.00–47.50	$41.45	$430	+11.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1700	1399	75-80%	12	60.00–67.50	$64.45	$902	—
1760	1760	75-80%	1	57.50	$57.50	$1,012	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	65-75%	1	79.50	$79.50	$966	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1815	1394	8	70.00–84.00	$76.62	$1,068	—
1594–1905	1750	2	88.50–92.00	$90.41	$1,582	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1130	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$750.92
1290–1550	1430	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	675.00–1,100.00	$896.08
1515	1515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,235.00	$1,235.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–990	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–750.00	$698.17

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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	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,085.00	$1,011.67	—
1000–1200	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	500.00–1,100.00	$818.75	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	750.00–1,025.00	$858.33	—
1100–1400	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.