Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 11, 2024

881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $287.04/cwt -7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 623 lb · 51 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $299.25/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 571 lb · 45 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.60/cwt -6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 624 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	881	1,822	680
Feeder cattle	751	1,652	575
Slaughter cattle	123	157	83
Replacement cattle	7	13	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

*******************No Sale December 25 and January 1 due to the Holidays********************* Compared to last week, 400-500 lbs heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold 5.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 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
295	295	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,136	+50.18
300–345	325	4	340.00–375.00	$352.11	$1,144	+25.47
325 fancy	325	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,268	+4.40
355–385	374	11	340.00–370.00	$354.81	$1,327	+21.69
412–423 fancy	417	8	340.00–365.00	$361.12	$1,506	-23.25
401–445	418	19	317.00–360.00	$346.72	$1,449	+22.35
450–495	475	22	320.00–345.00	$334.88	$1,591	+18.57
505–540	523	19	287.00–319.00	$299.57	$1,567	-2.78
505–545 fancy	524	9	325.00–332.00	$328.55	$1,722	+3.60
555–569 fancy	564	14	305.00–316.00	$309.59	$1,746	-13.63
550–598	574	31	287.00–305.00	$294.58	$1,691	-4.04
600–646	623	47	276.00–299.00	$285.90	$1,781	+4.71
610–630 fancy	625	4	300.00–302.00	$300.49	$1,878	+0.34
652–687	666	26	264.00–283.00	$276.25	$1,840	-5.25
700–743	719	18	258.00–277.00	$267.46	$1,923	-0.85
750–792	766	17	242.00–260.00	$255.30	$1,956	-1.94
805–815	808	6	226.00–250.00	$244.62	$1,977	—
853–860	856	8	240.00–250.00	$246.23	$2,108	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	417	5	295.00–315.00	$310.18	$1,293	+33.84
455–485	475	10	265.00–302.00	$285.16	$1,355	-3.86
505–535	525	5	265.00–275.00	$267.93	$1,407	-4.35
567–595	581	7	207.00–275.00	$259.80	$1,509	-17.66
600–642	619	8	262.00–272.00	$265.83	$1,645	+11.24
740–745	741	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,852	+12.56
765	765	3	247.00	$247.00	$1,890	+12.00
845	845	3	224.00	$224.00	$1,893	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	263	3	330.00–335.00	$333.29	$877	+23.29
286 fancy	286	3	355.00	$355.00	$1,015	+21.88
305–330 fancy	320	5	342.00–350.00	$346.95	$1,110	+20.12
320–347	335	10	312.00–335.00	$323.34	$1,083	+30.38
355–395	380	13	300.00–337.00	$310.34	$1,179	+14.12
400–440	421	24	287.00–320.00	$299.74	$1,262	+12.35
455–492	482	26	272.00–309.00	$296.01	$1,427	+8.14
510–522 fancy	518	13	303.00	$303.00	$1,570	-2.98
505–536	528	24	265.00–296.00	$281.33	$1,485	+10.07
568	568	4	263.00	$263.00	$1,494	-13.15
569–593	582	16	267.00–277.00	$271.33	$1,579	-4.82
600–642	624	38	239.00–267.00	$255.60	$1,595	+1.37
665–680	667	17	240.00–262.00	$253.14	$1,688	+13.80
705–741	726	10	220.00–234.00	$227.29	$1,650	-5.05
840	840	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,865	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	255.00	$255.00	$944	-7.50
431–440	433	4	277.00–285.00	$282.97	$1,225	+23.51
450–497	481	8	255.00–270.00	$267.09	$1,285	+9.29
500–548	528	20	235.00–267.00	$255.15	$1,347	+4.30
550–595	560	14	249.00–280.00	$256.55	$1,437	+8.06
650–665	654	6	220.00–231.00	$228.47	$1,494	+5.65
748	748	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,661	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–447	428	12	302.00–337.00	$319.35	$1,367	+21.65
470	470	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,457	+30.59
500–540	526	9	265.00–290.00	$271.54	$1,428	+7.23
565–595	580	11	265.00–268.00	$266.93	$1,548	+6.93
615–647	641	6	230.00–265.00	$238.77	$1,531	-1.26
670–685	674	4	227.00–230.00	$229.24	$1,545	-2.19
700–720	710	2	230.00–232.00	$230.99	$1,640	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,126	—
460	460	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,196	—
550–590	565	3	250.00–260.00	$255.01	$1,441	+20.79
770–775	773	2	187.00–195.00	$190.99	$1,476	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1495	1245	80-85%	11	101.00–111.00	$107.92	$1,344	+0.56
1055–1560	1320	80-85%	23	112.00–122.00	$115.64	$1,526	-0.54

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1290	1055	85-90%	9	59.00–80.00	$72.94	$770	-36.28
985–1100	1062	85-90%	3	106.00–110.00	$108.31	$1,150	-0.91
800–1305	1144	85-90%	14	84.00–100.00	$88.41	$1,011	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1765	1556	75-80%	9	113.00–122.00	$117.48	$1,828	—
1520–1665	1593	75-80%	2	100.00–104.00	$101.91	$1,623	—
2135	2135	75-80%	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,772	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,129	—
1360–1765	1613	6	120.00–137.00	$128.96	$2,080	—
1740–2165	1952	5	140.00–155.00	$146.94	$2,868	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
743	743	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,300.00	$1,300.00
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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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.