Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

1,013 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.24/cwt +18.01 vs last sale · ≈ $966/hd at 561 lb · 127 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.52/cwt +18.08 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 566 lb · 106 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.20/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 529 lb · 47 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,013 963 767
Feeder cattle 919 818 667
Slaughter cattle 88 119 86
Replacement cattle 6 26 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with the value added feeders sale very well. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 4 170.00 $170.00 $468 —
310–335 323 2 175.00–177.00 $176.04 $569 +0.36
350–380 361 8 171.00–180.00 $173.85 $628 +2.10
400–440 420 20 160.00–185.00 $174.53 $733 +10.53
455–498 478 27 160.00–179.00 $167.11 $799 +6.17
500–546 525 29 150.00–168.00 $158.93 $834 +1.74
558 value added 558 98 176.00 $176.00 $982 —
550–595 570 29 140.00–167.00 $159.55 $909 +5.32
600–645 613 19 135.00–159.00 $147.43 $904 +2.42
646 value added 646 23 162.00 $162.00 $1,047 —
660–670 665 4 135.00–146.00 $142.77 $949 -2.59
720 720 3 137.00 $137.00 $986 -4.48
755–765 758 4 130.00–135.00 $131.26 $995 -5.99
763 value added 763 37 151.25 $151.25 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 140.00 $140.00 $361 —
320–329 327 5 155.00 $155.00 $507 -0.16
355 355 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $488 -7.10
405–440 420 6 145.00–158.00 $149.08 $626 +5.01
450–490 478 10 135.00–157.00 $147.62 $706 —
500–540 520 13 130.00–151.00 $142.65 $742 +14.97
565–598 586 12 135.00–145.00 $138.49 $812 +2.12
620–640 628 5 113.00–135.00 $124.27 $780 +2.69
660–665 662 3 120.00–136.00 $125.36 $830 —
760 760 1 128.00 $128.00 $973 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 3 137.00 $137.00 $929 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 4 140.00–157.00 $149.59 $494 +7.49
350–395 370 10 135.00–157.00 $144.41 $534 -3.72
405–443 430 29 130.00–159.00 $140.00 $602 -2.97
450–495 475 21 135.00–152.00 $139.16 $661 -0.30
502–538 522 29 129.00–144.00 $136.12 $711 +1.41
540 value added 540 18 152.00 $152.00 $821 —
564 value added 564 94 153.00 $153.00 $863 —
570–590 584 12 125.00–139.00 $131.07 $765 -1.37
623 value added 623 21 146.00 $146.00 $910 —
601–648 626 20 122.00–139.00 $132.02 $826 -3.88
675 675 3 130.00 $130.00 $878 -0.36
743 value added 743 27 144.00 $144.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–325 319 7 120.00–133.00 $130.67 $417 —
375–395 390 4 136.00–137.00 $136.24 $531 +0.94
400–445 422 10 125.00–130.00 $128.16 $541 -0.12
452–493 477 16 122.00–139.00 $131.05 $625 +0.72
500–518 509 6 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $641 +2.06
563 563 6 129.00–130.00 $129.67 $730 +0.34
600–645 616 20 115.00–130.00 $122.92 $757 +3.02
658–683 671 6 118.00–127.00 $122.42 $821 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 4 115.00 $115.00 $636 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–393 388 14 152.00–175.00 $161.90 $628 -3.32
410–437 428 5 140.00–155.00 $143.90 $616 -14.81
450–495 480 15 131.00–145.00 $143.37 $688 -5.05
508–535 513 13 125.00–141.00 $133.53 $685 -7.35
575–585 580 9 125.00–146.00 $128.77 $747 -9.41
600–648 626 7 117.00–142.00 $127.32 $797 +2.06
685 685 3 118.00 $118.00 $808 —
758 758 3 113.00 $113.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 467 3 125.00 $125.00 $584 —
530–545 541 4 110.00–125.00 $121.33 $656 -8.67
570–586 584 10 126.00–128.00 $126.20 $737 +2.38
775–793 787 3 109.00–116.00 $111.30 $876 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1410 1155 80-85% 18 50.00–58.00 $54.62 $631 -8.79
980–1650 1244 80-85% 27 58.00–67.50 $61.77 $768 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1600 1365 75-80% 13 59.50–69.40 $65.46 $894 +1.01
1440–1715 1578 75-80% 2 52.50–58.00 $55.49 $876 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–930 873 85-90% 2 30.00 $30.00 $262 —
865–1070 961 85-90% 8 37.00–50.00 $43.23 $415 —
1050 1050 85-90% 1 57.00 $57.00 $598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1860 1536 6 70.00–82.00 $77.40 $1,189 —
1740–2070 1892 3 84.00–89.50 $85.99 $1,627 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–895 858 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–875.00 $831.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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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.