Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

1,774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.49/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 621 lb · 136 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.40/cwt +4.68 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 530 lb · 120 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.71/cwt +0.94 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 529 lb · 119 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,774 834 757
Feeder cattle 1,634 664 656
Slaughter cattle 132 167 70
Replacement cattle 8 3 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good and supply heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 326 6 162.00–182.00 $173.88 $567 -10.19
350–395 380 18 168.00–187.00 $177.30 $674 -4.96
400–445 425 21 167.00–183.00 $176.01 $748 +6.45
441 value added 441 7 179.00 $179.00 $789 —
470–477 value added 475 9 174.00–179.00 $177.35 $842 —
450–496 479 45 160.00–179.00 $168.21 $806 -1.12
488 488 6 169.00 $169.00 $825 -0.33
503–547 value added 520 19 173.00–176.00 $174.50 $907 —
503–545 531 100 161.00–174.00 $166.42 $884 -0.35
558–568 value added 567 17 170.00–172.00 $171.77 $974 —
553–595 569 59 152.00–170.00 $163.55 $931 -1.03
580 580 14 155.00 $155.00 $899 -9.58
600–643 619 95 140.00–167.00 $156.53 $969 +3.58
605–621 value added 620 27 159.00–165.00 $159.88 $991 —
633 633 14 140.00 $140.00 $886 -12.95
671 value added 671 9 153.00 $153.00 $1,027 —
650–696 673 59 140.00–158.00 $150.44 $1,012 +7.51
700–735 718 43 139.00–153.00 $148.36 $1,065 -3.47
730 value added 730 4 154.50 $154.50 $1,128 —
774 value added 774 14 154.00 $154.00 $1,192 —
783 783 7 149.00 $149.00 $1,167 —
980 980 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,176 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–298 282 9 140.00–155.00 $152.37 $430 -5.13
301 301 4 130.00 $130.00 $391 —
360–380 370 3 132.00–155.00 $145.62 $539 -5.92
415–444 438 14 144.00–163.00 $154.49 $677 -0.41
452–490 461 15 135.00–156.00 $151.06 $696 +6.16
500–540 516 35 140.00–155.00 $151.68 $783 —
550–595 575 61 132.00–158.00 $148.23 $852 —
600–610 608 20 130.00–142.00 $134.64 $819 +2.22
655–685 669 7 126.00–140.00 $134.20 $898 -0.80
700 700 3 130.00 $130.00 $910 +5.00
759–770 763 11 128.00–140.00 $133.55 $1,019 +2.55
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 4 125.00 $125.00 $672 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 156.00 $156.00 $543 +0.44
363–398 378 22 145.00–160.00 $154.36 $583 +6.14
400–447 428 35 140.00–158.00 $146.93 $629 -4.69
450–492 477 56 142.00–155.00 $149.40 $713 +13.32
468–484 value added 479 18 155.00–159.00 $156.30 $749 +7.30
501–549 529 103 133.00–150.00 $141.90 $751 +2.40
530–548 value added 533 17 145.00–147.50 $145.45 $775 —
550–599 574 42 133.00–146.00 $140.91 $809 +2.96
600–640 614 15 141.00–145.00 $143.00 $878 +5.19
618 value added 618 5 148.00 $148.00 $915 —
655–695 673 21 129.00–142.00 $137.86 $928 +0.40
735–745 743 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,033 -1.50
828–833 829 19 125.00–138.00 $135.94 $1,127 +10.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 3 142.00 $142.00 $402 —
308–349 332 20 122.00–140.00 $130.85 $434 —
375–395 385 11 128.00–142.00 $134.73 $519 +11.63
412–445 432 22 125.00–145.00 $134.07 $579 +10.96
458–485 470 13 127.00–138.00 $132.53 $623 +2.71
500–545 524 26 120.00–143.00 $125.54 $658 +0.66
551–597 573 43 120.00–136.00 $128.38 $736 +1.07
670–681 677 17 105.00–125.00 $121.51 $823 +2.28
775 775 3 125.00 $125.00 $969 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 3 122.00 $122.00 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 376 5 150.00–160.00 $156.84 $590 +5.37
405–420 414 5 140.00–154.00 $147.65 $611 -11.44
500–545 524 17 136.00–150.00 $140.40 $736 -12.71
552–595 571 15 130.00–134.00 $133.44 $762 +7.96
600–640 629 5 127.00–133.00 $130.57 $821 +2.57
658–694 684 11 121.00–134.00 $123.97 $848 +1.97
728 728 3 108.00 $108.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 130.00 $130.00 $507 -22.00
413–448 432 15 130.00–140.00 $136.45 $589 —
487 487 3 140.00 $140.00 $682 +8.60
505–533 519 6 120.00–125.00 $122.57 $636 +6.54
650–698 682 6 118.00–119.00 $118.32 $807 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1380 1132 80-85% 31 45.00–56.00 $51.86 $587 —
1010–1755 1351 80-85% 23 53.50–66.00 $60.25 $814 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1085 944 85-90% 11 30.00–48.00 $40.40 $381 —
950 950 85-90% 1 27.50 $27.50 $261 -10.88
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1640 1359 75-80% 10 58.00–68.00 $63.05 $857 +10.81
1530 1530 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $826 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–2200 1768 6 75.00–82.00 $79.71 $1,409 —
1525–2025 1776 8 82.00–91.00 $86.12 $1,529 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1200 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,400.00–1,450.00 $1,416.67 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 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.