Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 31, 2024

773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.84/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,310/hd at 518 lb · 39 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.46/cwt +11.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 672 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.53/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 469 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	773	1,744	363
Feeder cattle	687	1,682	277
Slaughter cattle	76	56	77
Replacement cattle	10	6	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs steers and 400 lbs heifers sold 6.00-15.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady and bulls sold 2.00 higher; 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
280–286	285	5	300.00–340.00	$317.06	$904	+17.06
335–340	337	5	310.00–340.00	$327.98	$1,105	+15.20
350–367	361	3	305.00–310.00	$306.61	$1,107	-2.25
357–380 fancy	365	4	332.00–337.00	$335.70	$1,225	+8.45
400–435	418	2	282.00–292.00	$287.21	$1,201	+9.59
400–447 fancy	431	20	312.00–345.00	$328.68	$1,417	+10.58
450–490 fancy	464	19	310.00–337.00	$318.26	$1,477	+15.98
470–490	481	6	277.00–292.00	$287.17	$1,381	+2.38
500–510 fancy	506	9	300.00–316.00	$310.65	$1,572	+10.82
500–548	522	27	260.00–292.00	$281.45	$1,469	+5.73
552–590	565	23	265.00–287.00	$276.13	$1,560	+13.43
626–635 fancy	628	16	270.00–278.00	$271.52	$1,705	+3.52
625–641	632	19	245.00–267.00	$257.93	$1,630	+0.29
655–690	677	32	240.00–257.00	$252.36	$1,708	+5.71
700–745	721	14	217.00–240.00	$226.23	$1,631	-1.68
755–770	762	7	217.00–224.00	$222.14	$1,693	-1.73
805–845	819	17	205.00–224.00	$220.89	$1,809	+5.03
862	862	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,896	+16.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–345	328	4	262.00–275.00	$271.58	$891	—
435–445	441	5	226.00–275.00	$245.33	$1,082	—
465–495	473	4	250.00–270.00	$255.24	$1,207	+0.45
568–595	573	16	240.00–265.00	$254.83	$1,460	+8.16
630–635	633	2	210.00–237.00	$223.45	$1,414	-7.67
655–695	679	10	215.00–242.00	$233.31	$1,584	+4.11
740	740	3	207.00	$207.00	$1,532	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	3	292.00	$292.00	$853	—
300–345	320	3	270.00–290.00	$281.64	$901	+4.76
355–391	381	6	275.00–287.00	$278.47	$1,061	-7.53
400–405	404	5	259.00–282.00	$277.04	$1,119	+5.51
405–438 fancy	433	19	285.00–291.00	$288.91	$1,251	+4.40
450–495	469	36	255.00–270.00	$264.53	$1,241	+3.79
500–545	518	39	240.00–257.00	$252.84	$1,310	-1.35
555–588	571	28	230.00–251.00	$240.10	$1,371	+8.82
605–645	626	21	211.00–235.00	$225.84	$1,414	-9.33
650–695	672	39	218.00–242.00	$230.46	$1,549	+11.86
757–770	764	6	217.00–220.00	$218.49	$1,669	+19.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	376	4	220.00–260.00	$247.77	$932	—
400–445	426	4	202.00–250.00	$235.60	$1,004	+0.60
457–495	472	10	217.00–250.00	$240.12	$1,133	+12.37
555–593	582	11	200.00–232.00	$218.68	$1,273	+1.02
602–630	617	9	210.00–222.00	$215.06	$1,327	—
683–690	684	5	194.00–212.00	$197.63	$1,352	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–413 fancy	412	4	317.00–337.00	$321.97	$1,327	—
430–448	442	6	247.00–285.00	$259.32	$1,146	—
450–487 fancy	478	13	293.00–314.00	$298.17	$1,425	—
493	493	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,405	—
507 fancy	507	4	274.00	$274.00	$1,389	—
507–540	521	12	255.00–262.00	$256.09	$1,334	+29.09
555–595	585	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,404	+3.00
600	600	2	239.00–245.00	$242.00	$1,452	+15.77
670–690	685	4	200.00–239.00	$209.54	$1,435	—
735	735	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,433	—
770–780	775	2	190.00–202.00	$195.96	$1,519	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	420	3	225.00–240.00	$231.19	$971	—
515	515	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	—
663	663	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,339	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1475	1166	80-85%	14	89.00–103.00	$97.72	$1,139	—
935–1645	1238	80-85%	16	88.00–95.00	$92.72	$1,148	+5.91

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–940	891	85-90%	4	46.00–55.00	$49.82	$444	—
750–1195	1009	85-90%	7	50.00–82.00	$70.64	$713	+18.20
870–1160	1040	85-90%	3	88.00–92.00	$90.19	$938	+15.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1770	1497	75-80%	3	90.00–95.00	$91.33	$1,367	-3.67
1285–1930	1540	75-80%	6	97.00–106.00	$103.01	$1,586	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,024	—
1000–1895	1501	5	98.00–103.00	$100.52	$1,509	—
1775–2020	1920	3	110.00–120.00	$115.52	$2,218	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1140	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,173.36
1080–1355	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00–1,625.00	$1,374.86
1245–1370	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,675.00–1,775.00	$1,722.61

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910	910	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

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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.