Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

1,088 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.30/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 469 lb · 54 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $185.70/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 474 lb · 54 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.80/cwt +13.44 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 523 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,088	609	1,200
Feeder cattle	963	505	1,052
Slaughter cattle	103	88	103
Replacement cattle	22	16	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 10.00-13.00 higher, heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; 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
280–285	282	3	192.00–207.50	$202.27	$570	—
309–330	316	9	182.00–195.00	$187.94	$594	+7.07
320–335 fancy	329	15	205.00–212.00	$207.02	$681	—
365 fancy	365	10	200.00–205.00	$203.75	$744	—
350–398	385	30	172.00–200.00	$188.31	$725	+7.88
400–445	424	25	167.00–188.00	$180.62	$766	+4.23
428–435 fancy	431	14	189.00–192.00	$191.07	$824	—
459–470 fancy	466	22	186.00–192.50	$190.07	$886	+3.56
450–498	479	32	172.00–187.50	$182.69	$875	+5.31
500–545	520	40	170.00–184.00	$178.47	$928	+12.11
525–541 fancy	535	11	184.00–185.00	$184.64	$988	—
560–598	573	27	164.00–170.00	$167.43	$959	+4.66
600–643	622	41	144.00–169.00	$157.23	$978	+12.33
650–687	667	22	140.00–155.00	$147.49	$984	—
716–720	719	28	130.00–143.50	$132.88	$955	-0.45
755–770	760	3	130.00–132.50	$131.66	$1,001	—
815–830	823	6	131.00–135.00	$132.98	$1,094	—
900	900	3	120.00	$120.00	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	328	7	140.00–160.00	$150.33	$493	—
355–398	385	14	162.00–175.00	$167.46	$645	—
400–440	415	7	152.00–180.00	$162.41	$674	+2.41
453–473	463	7	145.00–167.00	$156.35	$724	+0.29
510–545	530	11	146.00–167.50	$152.63	$809	+3.94
588–595	590	12	130.00–151.00	$146.22	$863	±0.00
625–630	628	2	130.00	$130.00	$816	-0.58
655–668	665	4	129.50–131.00	$129.87	$864	+0.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	267	9	150.00–175.00	$163.90	$438	—
305–344	336	11	150.00–173.00	$167.50	$563	+6.33
352–395	371	25	150.00–173.00	$166.45	$618	+11.08
401–441	417	28	150.00–165.00	$158.65	$662	+4.92
456–495	465	44	140.00–162.00	$156.36	$727	+5.35
470–493 fancy	486	10	160.00–165.00	$161.45	$785	-1.05
503–545	521	46	132.00–148.00	$142.44	$742	+2.44
550–593	573	35	127.50–145.00	$136.16	$780	+5.61
605–633	620	26	120.00–134.50	$129.33	$802	+3.26
660–690	674	21	120.00–133.00	$129.37	$872	+6.46
705–731	721	18	118.00–129.00	$123.37	$889	+4.06
790	790	3	115.00	$115.00	$908	-0.50
803–833	819	10	110.00–117.00	$114.47	$938	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	10	130.00–150.00	$139.06	$452	+1.02
365–385	377	5	133.00–150.00	$136.70	$515	+16.25
408–445	426	26	125.00–150.00	$136.21	$580	+8.03
450–498	480	41	126.00–149.00	$139.34	$669	+6.90
510–535	522	10	125.00–130.00	$128.99	$673	—
550–595	573	14	120.00–128.00	$124.37	$713	-4.53
650–675	669	4	115.00–119.00	$118.03	$790	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	3	130.00	$130.00	$474	—
477	477	3	125.00	$125.00	$596	—
585	585	3	118.00	$118.00	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–392	387	6	162.00–174.00	$172.14	$666	+22.14
405–445	427	19	150.00–179.00	$173.02	$739	+15.60
455–483	473	19	152.00–173.00	$166.93	$790	+12.15
500–523	509	5	155.00–163.00	$158.29	$806	+15.12
550–590	569	12	139.00–165.00	$147.46	$839	+4.80
600–640	617	3	120.00–130.00	$126.54	$781	-0.20
668	668	3	124.00	$124.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	2	157.50	$157.50	$622	—
480–493	487	6	135.00–150.00	$143.55	$699	—
508–515	512	6	127.00–136.00	$131.53	$673	+2.02
565–587	574	10	120.00–145.00	$129.73	$745	+8.73
685	685	1	105.00	$105.00	$719	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1320	1045	80-85%	33	51.00–62.00	$57.07	$596	—
905–1510	1148	80-85%	24	63.50–73.00	$67.87	$779	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1280	994	85-90%	13	40.00–59.00	$44.86	$446	-3.27
1115	1115	85-90%	1	56.50	$56.50	$630	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1615	1434	75-80%	11	66.00–71.50	$69.44	$996	—
1425–1510	1480	75-80%	3	60.00–63.00	$61.64	$912	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–980	960	2	60.00–63.00	$61.47	$590	—
1130–2165	1596	5	70.00–85.50	$80.18	$1,280	—
1000–1985	1869	15	89.00–99.50	$97.91	$1,830	+10.59

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1003–1255	1083	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	750.00–1,100.00	$913.40
985–1380	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	885.00–985.00	$926.65
1055–1335	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,125.00–1,275.00	$1,191.21

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
715–890	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	550.00–735.00	$668.49

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.