Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.96/cwt -12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 527 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $359.02/cwt -39.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 530 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $347.39/cwt -29.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,147/hd at 618 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 344 829
Feeder cattle 300 258 727
Slaughter cattle 66 82 94
Replacement cattle 10 4 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 10.00-30.00 lower in a very light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand much lower and supply light.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 410.00–440.00 $425.80 $1,192 —
305 fancy 305 4 465.00 $465.00 $1,418 -38.98
305–345 331 4 390.00–415.00 $400.08 $1,324 -17.46
400–432 fancy 424 4 431.00–437.00 $435.58 $1,847 —
420–445 437 6 380.00–415.00 $399.87 $1,747 -32.61
450–480 456 5 380.00–395.00 $391.84 $1,787 -44.31
500–545 530 22 350.00–370.00 $359.02 $1,903 -39.45
565–595 574 7 340.00–370.00 $355.81 $2,042 -64.19
602–635 618 20 340.00–361.00 $347.39 $2,147 -29.01
670 670 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,110 —
850–856 853 7 300.00–318.00 $307.75 $2,625 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 328 4 355.00–385.00 $377.11 $1,237 —
425–445 436 4 337.00–377.00 $359.35 $1,567 -47.95
450–480 465 3 345.00–380.00 $362.96 $1,688 -24.92
570–580 576 4 285.00–332.00 $317.66 $1,830 -35.40
615–640 629 6 300.00–320.00 $311.71 $1,961 -45.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 261 4 370.00–395.00 $376.34 $982 -33.66
302–345 322 6 395.00–420.00 $406.31 $1,308 -3.69
367–390 375 5 370.00–385.00 $378.80 $1,420 -26.20
406–412 fancy 409 7 395.00–405.00 $400.68 $1,639 —
400–445 436 11 335.00–380.00 $354.46 $1,545 -32.65
455–497 478 15 325.00–382.00 $352.51 $1,685 -20.18
505–549 526 20 322.00–348.00 $340.50 $1,791 -15.92
530 fancy 530 3 367.00 $367.00 $1,945 —
550–575 566 6 317.00–335.00 $326.90 $1,850 -0.41
620–645 637 3 282.00–315.00 $293.73 $1,871 -41.44
657–680 673 7 307.00–337.00 $315.36 $2,122 -24.17
770 770 3 285.00 $285.00 $2,194 —
819–830 820 9 262.00–305.00 $300.17 $2,461 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–397 375 5 280.00–380.00 $356.07 $1,335 +10.86
410–445 435 7 285.00–345.00 $321.98 $1,401 —
500–525 510 4 255.00–310.00 $292.01 $1,489 -40.59
610–640 625 2 252.00–300.00 $275.42 $1,721 -40.58
655–675 660 4 282.00–290.00 $287.95 $1,900 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 390 4 395.00–405.00 $402.60 $1,570 —
492 492 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,722 -37.40
515 515 5 342.00 $342.00 $1,761 —
605–631 627 6 292.00–297.00 $296.20 $1,857 —
725 725 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,994 -25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 340.00–350.00 $344.94 $1,414 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1380 1167 80-85% 14 142.00–156.00 $150.47 $1,756 +0.22
1055–1320 1186 80-85% 10 157.00–167.00 $160.55 $1,904 +10.30
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1130 1043 85-90% 8 130.00–154.00 $142.78 $1,489 -3.09
875–1205 1077 85-90% 3 110.00–125.00 $119.16 $1,283 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670 1670 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,839 —
1730 1730 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,595 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1405 1234 4 170.00–177.00 $173.90 $2,146 —
1540 1540 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,387 —
1495–2310 1776 7 182.00–213.00 $193.14 $3,430 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1300 1206 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,000.00–2,850.00 $2,345.23

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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.