Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 18, 2024

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $313.44/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 522 lb · 63 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.13/cwt +4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,306/hd at 429 lb · 54 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $279.85/cwt -7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 624 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	889	881	502
Feeder cattle	779	751	392
Slaughter cattle	92	123	97
Replacement cattle	18	7	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

*************************No Sale December 25 and January 1 Due to the Holidays******************************* Compared to last week, 600-700 lbs steers sold 6.00 lower, the rest of the offering sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower and bulls sold steady; 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
290 fancy	290	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,160	—
300–345	324	11	347.00–390.00	$366.10	$1,186	+13.99
360–395	381	5	340.00–362.00	$354.06	$1,349	-0.75
352–395 fancy	383	12	370.00–392.00	$379.62	$1,454	—
410–445	427	20	320.00–350.00	$342.43	$1,462	-4.29
427 fancy	427	4	360.00	$360.00	$1,537	-1.12
453–455 fancy	453	12	357.00–360.00	$359.50	$1,629	—
450–490	467	22	322.00–355.00	$331.46	$1,548	-3.42
500–530 fancy	516	24	320.00–336.00	$332.74	$1,717	+4.19
500–547	526	39	292.00–310.00	$301.56	$1,586	+1.99
557 fancy	557	5	318.00	$318.00	$1,771	+8.41
551–592	573	41	287.00–312.00	$293.38	$1,681	-1.20
602–645	624	49	262.00–289.00	$279.85	$1,746	-6.05
650–694	681	19	250.00–275.00	$265.38	$1,807	-10.87
700–745	723	15	240.00–262.00	$252.55	$1,826	-14.91
812–835	818	6	247.00–253.00	$250.48	$2,049	+5.86
920	920	3	222.00	$222.00	$2,042	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	377	7	300.00–340.00	$334.09	$1,260	—
467–495	483	16	295.00–315.00	$307.16	$1,484	+22.00
500–540	514	7	270.00–285.00	$277.13	$1,424	+9.20
565–595	577	12	245.00–287.00	$271.61	$1,567	+11.81
600–635	617	8	240.00–255.00	$246.35	$1,520	-19.48
650–675	661	7	230.00–255.00	$243.88	$1,612	—

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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 fancy	263	9	335.00–355.00	$341.33	$898	-13.67
275–295	280	4	312.00–332.00	$326.73	$915	-6.56
315 fancy	315	4	345.00	$345.00	$1,087	-1.95
330–345	338	4	315.00–345.00	$324.87	$1,098	+1.53
350–383	369	7	300.00–322.00	$314.63	$1,161	+4.29
375 fancy	375	12	335.00–342.00	$336.75	$1,263	—
410–448	428	35	287.00–312.00	$299.46	$1,282	-0.28
400–440 fancy	432	19	307.00–315.00	$312.73	$1,351	—
450–495	478	38	282.00–307.00	$300.23	$1,435	+4.22
499 fancy	499	9	312.00	$312.00	$1,557	—
500–508 fancy	503	14	297.00–303.00	$301.56	$1,517	-1.44
510–545	534	4	262.00–280.00	$268.85	$1,436	-12.48
548	548	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,370	-31.33
556	556	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,390	-13.00
553–562	558	24	265.00–275.00	$268.74	$1,500	+5.74
602–640	616	30	240.00–255.00	$248.97	$1,534	-6.63
650	650	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,560	-13.14
730–741	738	4	225.00–242.00	$229.20	$1,691	+1.91
762–790	771	3	216.00–239.00	$231.15	$1,782	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	368	6	270.00–300.00	$282.69	$1,040	+27.69
400–445	429	14	260.00–290.00	$271.95	$1,167	-11.02
455–488	478	31	252.00–282.00	$276.00	$1,319	+8.91
500–547	529	12	230.00–255.00	$247.60	$1,310	-7.55
550–590	570	22	230.00–265.00	$242.99	$1,385	-13.56
600–635	615	17	220.00–240.00	$229.66	$1,412	—
650–675	667	6	220.00–240.00	$225.85	$1,506	-2.62
715–735	720	4	200.00–210.00	$207.45	$1,494	-14.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–475	465	3	282.00–313.00	$302.44	$1,406	-7.56
500–532	515	7	285.00–300.00	$293.74	$1,513	+22.20
665–690	678	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,559	+0.76
700–740	710	8	212.00–230.00	$225.19	$1,599	-5.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–492	476	6	240.00–252.00	$245.80	$1,170	-14.20
525–545	533	4	250.00–271.00	$258.85	$1,380	—
620–645	633	2	205.00–215.00	$210.10	$1,330	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1730	1229	80-85%	17	100.00–111.00	$107.12	$1,317	-0.80
1070–1415	1263	80-85%	11	112.00–118.00	$114.30	$1,444	—
1370–1395	1383	80-85%	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,383	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1000	923	85-90%	3	65.00–73.00	$68.56	$633	—
910–1015	963	85-90%	2	106.00–107.00	$106.53	$1,026	—
1095–1325	1220	85-90%	7	88.00–100.00	$92.87	$1,133	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1570	1440	75-80%	3	102.00–109.00	$105.39	$1,518	—
1260–1675	1473	75-80%	9	113.00–123.00	$115.56	$1,702	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	2	103.00	$103.00	$968	—
1060–2060	1503	5	125.00–135.00	$129.66	$1,949	—
1315–1920	1565	6	138.00–155.00	$144.90	$2,268	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125–1185	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,575.00–1,700.00	$1,639.12
1015–1380	1212	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,325.00–1,900.00	$1,594.58
1115–1485	1290	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,750.00–2,275.00	$2,012.97

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
737	737	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
885–965	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,625.00	$1,589.12

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.