Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.17/cwt -18.34 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 574 lb · 33 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.70/cwt +7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 369 lb · 31 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.55/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 662 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	765	1,013	1,062
Feeder cattle	640	919	914
Slaughter cattle	98	88	117
Replacement cattle	27	6	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold uneven, from 1.00 lower to 4.00 higher, heifers sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower; 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
270–285	281	4	175.00–180.00	$178.80	$502	+8.80
310–345	330	8	167.00–182.50	$173.51	$573	-2.53
355–395	375	3	167.00–177.00	$172.82	$648	-1.03
408–443	425	11	166.00–184.00	$172.38	$733	-2.15
443 unweaned	443	2	150.00	$150.00	$664	—
465 unweaned	465	3	155.00	$155.00	$721	—
455–493	477	15	154.00–174.00	$165.83	$791	-1.28
505–543	525	22	150.00–170.00	$158.35	$831	-0.58
525 unweaned	525	3	154.00	$154.00	$808	—
550–596	571	20	154.00–166.00	$160.04	$914	+0.49
596	596	4	149.00	$149.00	$888	-10.55
613 unweaned	613	4	138.00	$138.00	$846	—
610–643	631	21	138.00–157.00	$146.21	$923	-1.22
660–695	670	13	135.00–148.00	$143.14	$959	+0.37
715–745	723	7	139.00–142.00	$140.57	$1,016	+3.57
735	735	4	128.00	$128.00	$941	-9.00
765–788	783	5	131.00–138.00	$132.77	$1,040	+1.51
858	858	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,115	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	281	11	142.00–162.00	$150.30	$422	+10.30
343	343	3	155.00	$155.00	$532	±0.00
355–380	374	6	140.00–157.00	$150.85	$564	+13.35
402–443	425	12	135.00–155.00	$146.30	$622	-2.78
455–485	475	13	138.00–155.00	$146.64	$697	-0.98
517–545	529	10	120.00–145.00	$129.14	$683	-13.51
560–595	571	10	130.00–149.00	$136.42	$779	-2.07
610–630	615	4	121.00–131.00	$123.56	$760	-0.71
650–680	660	3	120.00–126.00	$123.69	$816	-1.67

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	3	128.00	$128.00	$650	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–278	265	7	145.00–155.00	$150.50	$399	—
303–315	307	4	137.00–157.00	$148.17	$455	-1.42
350–395	369	31	141.00–159.00	$151.70	$560	+7.29
410–445	427	25	134.00–148.00	$144.04	$615	+4.04
453–496	475	6	142.00–147.00	$144.61	$687	+5.45
488 unweaned	488	4	128.00	$128.00	$625	—
512–549	529	24	125.00–144.00	$137.02	$725	+0.90
553–599	574	30	130.00–138.00	$133.39	$766	+2.32
578 unweaned	578	3	120.00	$120.00	$694	—
650–698	662	28	125.00–140.00	$135.55	$897	+5.55
725	725	3	130.00	$130.00	$942	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–297	285	15	122.50–137.00	$131.87	$376	—
325–348	337	6	123.00–125.00	$124.03	$418	-6.64
350–392	366	11	130.00–137.00	$134.25	$491	-1.99
402–443	424	10	120.00–130.00	$126.52	$536	-1.64
450–490	475	11	118.00–131.00	$121.29	$576	-9.76
505–515	507	12	120.00–125.00	$123.75	$627	-2.23
550–590	573	7	118.00–125.00	$120.71	$692	-8.96
605–645	622	16	105.00–130.00	$117.82	$733	-5.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	379	5	147.00–157.00	$150.23	$569	-11.67
420–440	428	17	145.00–165.00	$152.21	$651	+8.31
455–485	466	19	140.00–159.00	$150.30	$700	+6.93
500–532	518	10	136.00–148.00	$142.15	$736	+8.62
555–578	573	5	128.00–130.00	$128.39	$736	-0.38
585 unweaned	585	3	115.00	$115.00	$673	—
625–643	639	4	120.00–129.00	$126.80	$810	-0.52
668–680	673	7	125.00–128.00	$126.70	$853	+8.70
763–785	769	4	112.00–119.00	$113.79	$875	+0.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–580	578	2	125.00–137.00	$131.03	$757	+4.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1225	1011	80-85%	22	42.00–56.00	$50.44	$510	—
960–1375	1127	80-85%	14	56.00–67.00	$59.60	$672	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$247	—
830–1090	960	85-90%	2	48.00–50.00	$49.14	$472	+5.91
775–1670	1039	85-90%	15	30.00–43.00	$36.53	$380	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1760	1380	75-80%	9	57.00–64.50	$61.35	$847	-4.11
1490	1490	75-80%	1	52.50	$52.50	$782	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1895	1314	7	55.00–78.50	$67.80	$891	—
1345–2045	1776	10	79.00–90.50	$84.59	$1,502	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615–945	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	475.00–800.00	$622.22
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
800	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	485.00	$485.00
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
705–980	851	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	535.00–800.00	$727.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1038	1038	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00	$550.00
1060–1070	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–900.00	$837.79
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	675.00	$675.00	—

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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.