Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.00/cwt +8.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,552/hd at 526 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.18/cwt +23.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 482 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.55/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,410/hd at 529 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 829 893 1,188
Feeder cattle 727 786 1,021
Slaughter cattle 94 99 161
Replacement cattle 8 8 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 3.00-14.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 fancy 320 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,184 +25.00
310–340 326 5 315.00–340.00 $329.11 $1,073 +10.55
360–380 fancy 364 7 340.00–352.00 $344.97 $1,256 +3.19
352–395 377 4 302.00–325.00 $314.11 $1,184 —
405–445 fancy 418 19 320.00–345.00 $336.25 $1,406 +10.79
400–447 421 15 295.00–322.00 $310.19 $1,306 +12.51
450–487 479 35 290.00–310.00 $295.98 $1,418 +4.98
500–525 fancy 516 24 304.00–312.00 $308.10 $1,590 +10.10
505–547 534 31 267.00–294.00 $284.86 $1,521 +15.92
550–593 576 26 267.00–289.00 $283.80 $1,635 +13.43
567–590 fancy 576 8 290.00–291.00 $290.62 $1,674 —
606 fancy 606 8 287.00 $287.00 $1,739 +11.00
612–635 624 26 250.00–275.00 $265.92 $1,659 +2.04
661–696 676 30 245.00–269.00 $258.30 $1,746 +9.16
700–740 713 10 230.00–256.00 $244.85 $1,746 +6.42
879 879 6 231.00 $231.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 270.00–285.00 $279.00 $976 —
400–440 428 8 257.00–285.00 $277.91 $1,189 +11.62
452–495 479 13 260.00–280.00 $275.45 $1,319 +14.94
500–545 526 9 230.00–265.00 $254.26 $1,337 +5.36
550–595 566 7 240.00–260.00 $244.44 $1,384 +0.81
610–626 620 7 200.00–240.00 $230.85 $1,431 -4.02
650–695 679 7 210.00–245.00 $232.26 $1,577 -5.23

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 277 3 280.00–307.00 $289.27 $801 —
305–347 331 5 270.00–295.00 $280.73 $929 -11.83
358–390 374 16 262.00–285.00 $276.10 $1,033 +13.42
409 fancy 409 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,166 —
400–445 424 23 250.00–287.00 $273.28 $1,159 +17.28
465 value added 465 9 271.00 $271.00 $1,260 —
450–498 482 25 250.00–277.00 $264.88 $1,277 +19.17
484–495 fancy 491 20 272.00–275.00 $273.74 $1,344 —
508–545 529 24 252.00–267.00 $262.81 $1,390 +2.88
515–543 fancy 529 14 272.00–274.00 $272.97 $1,444 —
555–598 585 20 240.00–265.00 $254.99 $1,492 +0.60
600–645 630 27 228.00–250.00 $240.07 $1,512 +2.63
650–685 663 21 222.00–244.00 $238.70 $1,583 +3.72
685 685 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,576 -4.98
745 745 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,624 -15.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 5 240.00–260.00 $253.85 $838 +12.83
370–390 375 7 247.00–277.00 $269.33 $1,010 +18.80
430–435 433 3 222.00–227.00 $224.67 $973 -19.75
470–495 483 4 212.00–240.00 $227.15 $1,097 -18.80
500–545 530 10 215.00–240.00 $233.56 $1,238 +4.11
550–591 569 21 225.00–248.00 $238.29 $1,356 +6.26
619–640 622 11 200.00–226.00 $222.58 $1,384 +3.13
650–660 655 2 200.00–227.00 $213.60 $1,399 —
720–735 732 5 210.00–225.00 $217.98 $1,596 —
850 850 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–395 392 6 302.00–305.00 $303.49 $1,190 —
468–490 482 11 252.00–282.00 $264.19 $1,273 —
510–525 519 5 265.00–270.00 $266.79 $1,385 +26.79
550–560 555 2 257.00–267.00 $261.95 $1,454 +25.43
620–635 625 11 220.00–245.00 $233.38 $1,459 —
775–790 783 2 210.00–214.00 $211.98 $1,660 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–540 523 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,203 +18.63
560–595 582 6 230.00–240.00 $237.00 $1,379 +14.85
680 680 3 212.00–215.00 $213.00 $1,448 -7.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1675 1196 80-85% 17 102.00–114.00 $109.53 $1,310 -1.10
1020–1425 1260 80-85% 13 114.00–125.00 $117.34 $1,478 -2.69
1205–1370 1307 80-85% 3 100.00–101.00 $100.35 $1,312 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,365 -10.77
1205–1825 1451 75-80% 15 115.00–133.00 $121.40 $1,762 -2.18
1360–1670 1515 75-80% 2 110.00–114.00 $111.80 $1,694 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–930 908 85-90% 3 50.00–60.00 $54.88 $498 —
715–1245 1032 85-90% 9 80.00–100.00 $94.86 $979 —
1270 1270 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,346 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,716 -20.47
1230–2015 1571 4 130.00–140.00 $136.48 $2,144 +6.01
1320–2370 1886 7 147.00–159.00 $150.75 $2,843 +0.89

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1285 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,650.00 $1,595.09
1350 1350 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1365 1365 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1350–1560 1455 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.