Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 24, 2021

609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.19/cwt +14.96 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 477 lb · 39 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $120.45/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $461/hd at 383 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.47/cwt +11.43 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 476 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 609 1,032 397
Feeder cattle 505 942 337
Slaughter cattle 88 70 42
Replacement cattle 16 20 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand good 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
335–348 346 6 175.00–182.00 $180.87 $626 +6.42
355–395 372 15 170.00–187.50 $180.43 $671 +6.45
415–445 424 8 173.00–185.00 $176.39 $748 -2.49
459–471 fancy 465 8 186.00–187.00 $186.51 $867 —
455–495 479 27 167.00–183.00 $177.38 $850 +9.34
505–547 528 30 160.00–176.00 $166.36 $878 +0.23
550–583 565 14 157.00–169.00 $162.77 $920 +9.23
618–645 628 17 135.00–148.00 $144.90 $910 -6.66
701–735 707 25 125.00–136.50 $133.33 $943 -6.12
860–895 878 6 120.00 $120.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 160.00 $160.00 $656 +6.63
475–495 489 13 142.00–165.50 $156.06 $763 +11.64
505–530 521 10 146.00–155.00 $148.69 $775 +1.07
568–590 581 5 145.00–147.00 $146.22 $850 +6.94
610–645 634 7 130.00–132.00 $130.58 $828 +8.80
650–684 676 8 129.00–132.00 $129.72 $877 +8.59
755–757 757 7 119.00–125.00 $119.86 $907 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–337 330 7 147.00–165.00 $161.17 $532 +11.00
360–395 386 10 145.00–163.00 $155.37 $600 +6.70
400–440 416 15 140.00–160.00 $153.73 $640 +11.36
405–424 fancy 418 13 160.00–162.00 $160.46 $671 —
455 fancy 455 4 162.50 $162.50 $739 —
450–498 479 35 140.00–157.50 $151.01 $723 +13.78
510–540 525 21 133.00–146.00 $140.00 $735 +7.47
560–595 584 11 127.00–133.00 $130.55 $762 +8.55
612–630 618 15 125.00–127.50 $126.07 $779 -1.84
650–693 673 18 119.00–127.50 $122.91 $827 -5.09
700–723 715 12 105.00–124.00 $119.31 $853 +0.57
782 782 5 112.50 $112.50 $880 -4.74
788 788 4 115.50 $115.50 $910 -1.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 135.00–141.00 $138.04 $462 —
365–383 383 36 120.00–137.00 $120.45 $461 +0.45
410–440 420 4 119.00–137.00 $128.18 $538 —
460–497 482 10 120.00–139.00 $132.44 $638 +3.13
570–580 576 5 127.50–130.00 $128.90 $742 +5.03
610–633 624 12 110.00–120.00 $115.74 $722 +4.05
830 830 3 100.00 $100.00 $830 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 150.00 $150.00 $570 —
420–447 433 8 150.00–165.00 $157.42 $682 +5.85
463–493 478 9 150.00–156.00 $154.78 $740 -0.22
500–543 532 4 142.00–147.00 $143.17 $762 -3.83
565–590 581 13 130.00–156.00 $142.66 $829 —
600–645 624 7 125.00–128.00 $126.74 $791 +4.23
723 723 3 118.00 $118.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–535 528 6 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $684 —
550 550 3 121.00 $121.00 $666 —
730–738 734 6 100.00–108.00 $104.02 $764 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1515 1159 80-85% 20 51.00–58.00 $54.99 $637 —
1055–1605 1286 80-85% 22 59.00–69.50 $62.98 $810 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $720 -4.00
1360–1720 1519 75-80% 7 60.50–67.50 $63.82 $969 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1065 968 85-90% 5 42.00–55.00 $48.13 $466 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1920 1518 2 70.50–83.00 $78.41 $1,190 —
1610–2725 1889 9 84.00–89.00 $87.32 $1,649 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075–1505 1291 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 725.00–1,025.00 $881.80
1415–1430 1423 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–860.00 $855.03
1435–1450 1443 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00–850.00 $837.56
1695 1695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 685.00 $685.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00–1,475.00 $1,400.00 —
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.