Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

1,032 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $168.04/cwt -7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 478 lb · 84 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.56/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 625 lb · 79 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.83/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 566 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,032	1,129	270
Feeder cattle	942	921	170
Slaughter cattle	70	169	77
Replacement cattle	20	39	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 300-500 lbs steers and heifers sold uneven, from 3.00 lower to 2.00 higher, the rest of the 600-700 lbs offering sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, bulls not tested; 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
300–348	328	17	162.50–187.00	$174.45	$572	-5.95
353–399	381	20	165.00–185.00	$173.98	$663	-7.72
393 fancy	393	3	192.00	$192.00	$755	—
403–445	423	24	165.00–184.00	$178.88	$757	-2.35
450–495	478	84	155.00–177.00	$168.04	$803	-4.72
508–545	526	32	152.00–170.00	$166.13	$874	+2.43
553–595	569	53	145.00–163.00	$153.54	$874	-6.97
608–643	625	79	135.00–160.00	$151.56	$947	-1.69
655–688	676	40	135.00–159.00	$143.87	$973	+2.04
700–748	720	32	130.00–144.00	$139.45	$1,004	+8.88
750–795	769	36	124.00–144.00	$133.30	$1,025	+1.11
820	820	3	121.00	$121.00	$992	-10.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	384	6	148.00–160.00	$153.78	$591	-4.65
405–446	431	15	140.00–160.00	$153.37	$661	+3.51
455–492	479	14	130.00–155.00	$144.42	$692	-8.51
510–545	527	29	130.00–155.00	$147.62	$778	+0.12
555–597	586	22	127.00–150.00	$139.28	$816	-6.82
600–615	608	5	119.00–130.00	$121.78	$740	—
660–693	685	4	118.00–131.00	$121.13	$830	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	5	145.00–157.00	$149.80	$404	-4.39
310–345	333	6	143.00–157.00	$150.17	$500	+7.12
355–369	365	9	141.00–156.00	$148.67	$543	-2.61
400–448	420	40	132.00–152.00	$142.37	$598	+0.31
450–498	483	52	130.00–141.00	$137.23	$663	-0.25
500–545	524	44	128.00–135.00	$132.53	$694	+0.21
552–590	565	69	120.00–140.00	$132.26	$747	+5.08
598	598	3	122.00	$122.00	$730	-5.18
610–648	633	36	118.00–133.50	$127.91	$810	+3.35
695	695	5	128.00	$128.00	$890	+8.38
700–725	711	4	117.00–120.00	$118.74	$844	+2.32
730	730	4	134.00	$134.00	$978	+17.58
758–795	769	11	115.00–119.00	$117.24	$902	—
815	815	3	111.00	$111.00	$905	+2.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	3	120.00	$120.00	$420	-12.39
450–495	476	18	125.00–137.00	$129.31	$616	+2.08
515–548	537	12	118.00–133.00	$125.28	$673	+1.22
555–595	572	14	118.00–130.00	$123.87	$709	+0.71
603–620	609	6	110.00–118.00	$111.69	$680	+3.41
675–695	682	3	110.00–115.00	$113.30	$773	-1.70
710	710	3	115.00	$115.00	$816	—
750–780	765	2	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$807	-0.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	406	5	145.00–167.00	$151.57	$615	-10.83
460–465	464	4	155.00	$155.00	$719	-1.21
500	500	4	147.00	$147.00	$735	+9.81
602–640	607	12	118.00–135.00	$122.51	$744	-3.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	3	115.00	$115.00	$678	-13.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1300	1072	80-85%	13	50.00–58.00	$53.36	$572	—
740–1430	1195	80-85%	11	59.00–62.00	$61.10	$730	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1145	1014	85-90%	9	35.00–51.00	$43.30	$439	—
970–1065	1020	85-90%	4	30.00–36.00	$33.10	$338	—
1035–1055	1045	85-90%	2	51.00–52.00	$51.50	$538	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	75-80%	1	59.00	$59.00	$782	—
1230–1515	1390	75-80%	4	62.00–64.50	$63.15	$878	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	1	55.00	$55.00	$619	—
1465–2170	1831	4	85.50–92.00	$88.44	$1,619	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1330	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	610.00–810.00	$712.35
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00
1085–1285	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–735.00	$709.77
1145–1520	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–785.00	$723.61
1395	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–775	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	600.00–700.00	$649.68

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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
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	-50.00

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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.