Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 3, 2021

1,360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.68/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 566 lb · 99 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.04/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 524 lb · 73 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $133.60/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $957/hd at 716 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,360	1,420	815
Feeder cattle	1,260	1,252	745
Slaughter cattle	86	117	19
Replacement cattle	14	51	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	268	10	165.00–190.00	$180.85	$485	+0.85
300–345	331	14	164.00–182.00	$175.48	$581	+0.48
305–342 fancy	331	6	192.00–195.00	$193.63	$641	—
368 fancy	368	4	196.00	$196.00	$721	—
350–395	378	14	170.00–187.00	$180.68	$683	-3.41
403–448 fancy	419	17	186.00–191.00	$189.01	$792	+1.36
405–448	433	25	169.00–187.00	$180.56	$782	+7.54
461–476 fancy	465	15	183.00–195.00	$187.50	$872	—
453–495	473	35	160.00–182.00	$171.40	$811	-5.50
517–520 fancy	517	7	180.00–181.00	$180.86	$935	—
500–549	525	66	155.00–174.00	$165.57	$869	-1.79
550–585	566	99	152.00–177.00	$164.68	$932	+5.13
600 fancy	600	3	158.00	$158.00	$948	—
600–645	626	32	135.00–153.00	$143.77	$900	-6.24
653–677	658	33	135.00–145.50	$142.63	$939	+3.01
701 value added	701	8	143.00	$143.00	$1,002	+5.50
700–744	718	61	125.00–138.50	$132.37	$950	-0.94
758–788	769	42	123.00–141.50	$132.37	$1,018	+1.52
800–840	827	17	127.00–129.00	$127.40	$1,054	+3.22
895	895	6	121.00	$121.00	$1,083	-1.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–340	329	5	150.00–155.00	$152.07	$500	+12.07
373–393	382	12	133.00–157.50	$145.75	$557	-5.25
413–445	432	5	131.00–140.00	$136.56	$590	—
450–495	474	16	142.50–164.00	$149.57	$709	+0.05
500–545	526	19	130.00–152.00	$142.05	$747	+3.66
558–593	580	11	142.00–154.00	$151.50	$879	+14.38
597 fancy	597	5	140.00	$140.00	$836	—
605–615	608	4	115.00–122.00	$120.23	$731	-7.76
655–678	672	6	120.00–130.00	$126.82	$852	-3.03
730	730	3	128.00	$128.00	$934	-0.41
885	885	3	110.00	$110.00	$974	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	3	131.00	$131.00	$812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	275	9	145.00–168.00	$161.85	$445	+14.32
300–345	323	18	140.00–160.00	$153.83	$497	-3.17
330–343 fancy	339	9	160.00–166.00	$164.05	$556	—
350–385	366	15	139.00–159.00	$152.44	$558	-1.12
358–375 fancy	367	4	165.00–166.00	$165.51	$607	—
400–448	424	52	137.50–160.00	$149.25	$633	+3.97
455–492	477	50	136.00–155.00	$145.13	$692	+2.65
500–548	533	46	130.00–150.00	$138.12	$736	+0.58
550–590	565	40	123.00–142.50	$135.76	$767	+1.97
604–647	628	17	118.00–125.00	$121.03	$760	-11.65
663–698	669	36	120.00–130.00	$126.94	$849	-3.28
700–748	724	28	118.00–127.50	$121.50	$880	-1.19
750–759	755	10	118.00	$118.00	$891	±0.00
806–828	813	10	110.00–122.50	$118.68	$965	—
862	862	3	114.00	$114.00	$983	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	371	5	120.00–135.00	$125.96	$467	—
405–443	433	9	123.00–131.00	$126.82	$549	—
470–495	487	7	124.00–139.00	$131.87	$642	+3.89
500–530	513	12	120.00–134.00	$124.57	$639	-4.24
555–598	586	13	118.00–130.00	$121.24	$710	-2.86
625–648	642	8	112.00–120.00	$117.52	$754	+1.79
660–699	690	27	110.00–129.00	$120.87	$834	+1.07

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
646	646	5	120.00	$120.00	$775	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–388	381	6	163.00–175.00	$168.11	$640	—
410–425	413	12	150.00–175.00	$164.72	$680	—
458–488	475	26	145.00–164.00	$153.09	$727	—
500–546	528	18	140.00–157.00	$148.71	$785	+8.87
555–597	583	6	130.00–158.00	$141.76	$826	+12.76
600–643	630	10	121.00–131.00	$128.41	$809	+0.88
650–699	685	12	117.00–122.00	$119.23	$817	+2.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	3	140.00	$140.00	$494	—
450–473	460	8	140.00	$140.00	$644	+15.00
690	690	3	105.00	$105.00	$724	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1565	1177	80-85%	17	44.50–59.00	$53.80	$633	—
1125–1300	1213	80-85%	2	42.00–43.00	$42.54	$516	—
1100–1400	1233	80-85%	10	60.00–65.00	$62.82	$775	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1106	961	85-90%	10	20.00–35.00	$27.67	$266	-0.70
865–1160	1005	85-90%	10	30.00–49.00	$39.93	$401	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1350	1327	75-80%	3	59.50–64.00	$61.19	$812	—
1365–1650	1508	75-80%	2	53.00–55.00	$54.09	$816	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–2030	1808	3	74.00–82.00	$78.84	$1,425	-7.88
1475–2220	1893	4	83.00–92.00	$87.15	$1,650	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1110–1490	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–985.00	$777.94
1148–1690	1373	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	810.00–1,125.00	$1,009.16
1510	1510	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–870	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–835.00	$709.97
740–860	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	675.00–800.00	$761.46

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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.