Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.58/cwt +3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 563 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.50/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 479 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.95/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 631 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	834	1,132	769
Feeder cattle	664	1,002	659
Slaughter cattle	167	111	83
Replacement cattle	3	19	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
310–343	332	8	175.00–194.00	$184.07	$611	+9.26
350–390	376	16	170.00–189.00	$182.26	$685	+7.74
385–394 fancy	390	7	187.00–194.00	$189.96	$741	—
400–448	426	10	162.00–183.00	$169.56	$722	-4.14
438 fancy	438	3	188.00	$188.00	$823	—
467 fancy	467	3	181.00	$181.00	$845	—
450–496	480	27	150.00–183.00	$169.33	$813	+3.32
505–538	526	22	163.00–180.00	$166.77	$877	+7.18
550–590	563	36	153.00–170.00	$164.58	$927	+5.25
608–645	631	28	141.00–160.00	$152.95	$965	-0.76
652–698	681	12	135.00–155.00	$142.93	$973	-4.28
700–745	734	15	135.00–159.00	$151.83	$1,114	+13.29
802	802	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,171	—
909	909	9	143.00	$143.00	$1,300	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	157.50	$157.50	$465	+8.63
350–395	380	3	150.00–155.00	$151.54	$576	-1.05
410–448	436	6	150.00–157.00	$154.90	$675	+4.83
470–490	480	2	140.00–150.00	$144.90	$696	-2.18
605–645	625	2	130.00–135.00	$132.42	$828	—
690	690	2	135.00	$135.00	$932	+9.40
718	718	3	125.00	$125.00	$898	—
785	785	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,028	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–285	277	6	140.00–151.00	$147.96	$410	+0.63
319–340	324	9	142.00–165.00	$155.56	$504	+7.72
353–397	385	22	141.00–154.00	$148.22	$571	-1.78
411–445	426	25	142.00–159.00	$151.62	$646	+8.15
466 value added	466	7	149.00	$149.00	$694	—
463–493	483	9	132.00–140.00	$136.08	$657	-5.70
508	508	3	130.00	$130.00	$660	-10.50
501–545	517	13	130.00–146.00	$139.50	$721	-1.00
558 value added	558	15	148.50	$148.50	$829	—
555–568	564	3	135.00–144.00	$137.95	$778	-1.17
605–628	624	7	119.00–141.00	$137.81	$860	+0.93
654–661	658	12	130.50–144.50	$137.46	$904	+8.58
700–740	708	13	125.00–145.00	$140.50	$995	+4.92
753	753	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,069	—
805	805	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	6	121.00–125.00	$123.10	$453	-14.50
415–435	420	4	120.00–132.00	$123.11	$517	-6.33
455–495	475	24	120.00–139.00	$129.82	$617	-3.54
500–548	521	15	118.00–130.00	$124.88	$651	+2.40
563–598	574	15	120.00–134.00	$127.31	$731	+3.93
615–640	631	11	115.00–123.00	$121.03	$764	+2.13
665–690	675	5	118.00–121.00	$119.23	$805	+9.23
700–740	730	4	115.00–118.00	$117.28	$856	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–381	380	7	140.00–160.00	$151.47	$576	—
400–415	409	9	149.00–176.00	$159.09	$651	+8.01
452–458	454	9	147.00–156.00	$152.97	$694	+14.14
505–517	514	4	152.50–155.00	$153.11	$787	+15.58
555–588	580	4	125.00–127.00	$125.48	$728	-18.13
605	605	3	128.00	$128.00	$774	+1.09
673–680	675	4	122.00	$122.00	$824	-0.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	152.00	$152.00	$555	—
485	485	5	130.00–137.00	$131.40	$637	-2.26
540–545	543	6	110.00–122.00	$116.03	$630	-13.93
565	565	3	121.00	$121.00	$684	-5.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980	980	80-85%	1	42.50	$42.50	$416	—
995–1495	1180	80-85%	16	55.00–63.00	$57.83	$682	—
955–1535	1186	80-85%	35	45.00–55.00	$50.25	$596	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–990	880	85-90%	2	25.00–27.50	$26.41	$232	—
810–1095	965	85-90%	16	32.00–45.00	$38.38	$370	—
925–1310	1084	85-90%	4	43.50–51.50	$47.42	$514	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1410	1373	75-80%	6	51.00–54.00	$52.24	$717	-7.19
1170–1665	1394	75-80%	10	58.00–64.00	$60.66	$846	+1.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1345	1318	2	60.00–66.00	$62.94	$830	—
1320–1655	1441	7	68.00–76.00	$72.67	$1,047	—
1645–1930	1806	7	77.50–90.00	$83.98	$1,517	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1195	1098	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	750.00–850.00	$795.56

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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.