Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 20, 2021

1,132 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.78/cwt +3.81 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 480 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $167.50/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 476 lb · 67 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.59/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 520 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,132	765	910
Feeder cattle	1,002	640	773
Slaughter cattle	111	98	91
Replacement cattle	19	27	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 300-400 lbs heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower the rest of the offering sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 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	270	1	185.00	$185.00	$500	+6.20
305–345	323	7	165.00–185.00	$174.81	$565	+1.30
355–395	373	10	170.00–175.00	$174.52	$651	+1.70
403–445	422	17	160.00–179.00	$173.70	$733	+1.32
423 value added	423	3	180.00	$180.00	$761	—
450–493	470	47	157.00–175.50	$166.01	$780	+0.18
473–493 value added	490	20	170.00–177.00	$171.01	$838	—
500–548	520	67	150.00–170.00	$159.59	$830	+1.24
569 value added	569	16	166.00	$166.00	$945	—
558–594	577	37	154.00–168.00	$159.33	$919	-0.71
600–645	618	39	140.00–165.00	$153.71	$950	+7.50
650 value added	650	10	152.00	$152.00	$988	—
655–693	669	20	133.00–156.00	$147.21	$985	+4.07
700–735	711	9	133.00–142.00	$138.54	$985	-2.03
750–751	751	9	135.00–145.00	$143.33	$1,076	+10.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	277	3	145.00–152.00	$148.87	$412	-1.43
330–345	341	7	140.00–155.00	$147.21	$502	-7.79
360–390	369	8	140.00–160.00	$152.59	$563	+1.74
430–440	435	7	142.00–157.00	$150.07	$653	+3.77
465–498	484	12	140.00–152.00	$147.08	$712	+0.44
510–545	531	18	125.00–149.00	$136.60	$725	+7.46
550–595	568	26	120.00–146.00	$134.11	$762	-2.31
650–675	655	5	125.00–128.00	$125.60	$823	+1.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	142.50–157.00	$147.33	$413	-3.17
325–343	338	12	147.00–157.00	$147.84	$500	-0.33
388	388	6	150.00	$150.00	$582	-1.70
400–445	414	28	138.00–151.00	$143.47	$594	-0.57
455–494	480	67	136.00–151.00	$141.78	$681	-2.83
500–544	520	48	131.00–145.00	$140.50	$731	+3.48
555–595	564	41	130.00–144.00	$139.12	$785	+5.73
606–645	621	18	130.00–144.00	$136.88	$850	—
626 value added	626	4	144.00	$144.00	$901	—
678 value added	678	10	144.00	$144.00	$976	—
668–689	687	22	128.00–138.00	$128.88	$885	-6.67
705–745	715	5	120.00–140.00	$135.58	$969	+5.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	3	130.00	$130.00	$361	-1.87
353–395	370	12	130.00–146.00	$137.60	$509	+3.35
405–440	429	20	125.00–138.00	$129.44	$555	+2.92
455–495	476	20	129.00–138.00	$133.36	$635	+12.07
505–543	534	10	121.00–128.00	$122.48	$654	-1.27
557–595	572	19	110.00–133.00	$123.38	$706	+2.67
600–645	629	30	110.00–121.00	$118.90	$748	+1.08
660	660	3	110.00	$110.00	$726	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–448	440	10	145.00–159.00	$151.08	$665	-1.13
460–490	477	7	138.00–140.00	$138.83	$662	-11.47
510–540	525	19	132.00–141.00	$137.53	$722	-4.62
551–590	562	15	132.00–148.00	$143.61	$807	+15.22
600–648	623	17	120.00–132.00	$126.91	$791	+0.11
650–685	676	8	115.00–127.00	$122.01	$825	-4.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	483	9	132.00–136.00	$133.66	$646	—
505–533	526	4	129.00–133.00	$129.96	$684	—
555–570	560	3	125.00–128.00	$126.02	$706	-5.01
733	733	3	102.00	$102.00	$748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1425	1125	80-85%	24	46.00–55.00	$51.84	$583	-7.76
975–1590	1223	80-85%	20	57.00–70.00	$59.93	$733	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	85-90%	1	25.00	$25.00	$201	—
940–1090	1015	85-90%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.54	$554	+18.01
825–1215	1019	85-90%	18	37.00–49.00	$44.06	$449	+7.53

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1705	1399	75-80%	16	56.00–69.00	$59.43	$831	-1.92
1230–1579	1405	75-80%	3	51.00–55.00	$53.83	$756	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1840	1600	6	70.00–75.00	$72.28	$1,156	—
1650–1815	1733	2	78.00–85.00	$81.33	$1,409	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
1053–1305	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	775.00–900.00	$821.51
1245	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755–970	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	570.00–625.00	$590.64
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760–900	824	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	650.00–900.00	$750.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.