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Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

1,349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $189.34/cwt +21.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 558 lb · 133 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $180.55/cwt -5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 470 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.67/cwt -0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $945/hd at 526 lb · 62 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,349 1,088 917
Feeder cattle 1,195 963 782
Slaughter cattle 121 103 106
Replacement cattle 33 22 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher; Demand good and supply moderate to heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 276 15 172.00–192.00 $185.05 $511 -17.22
313 fancy 313 4 216.00 $216.00 $676 +8.98
303–345 326 23 175.00–197.50 $184.19 $600 -3.75
360–375 fancy 364 4 202.00–203.00 $202.74 $738 -1.01
350–388 377 15 172.50–197.00 $184.98 $697 -3.33
413 value added 413 6 192.50 $192.50 $795 —
400–422 fancy 420 13 190.00–202.00 $196.95 $827 +5.88
400–445 421 35 170.00–190.00 $183.43 $772 +2.81
455 value added 455 3 193.00 $193.00 $878 —
450–496 471 75 168.00–190.00 $180.05 $848 -2.64
500–548 525 49 160.00–186.00 $177.17 $930 -1.30
513–539 value added 529 13 187.00–190.00 $189.11 $1,000 —
555 value added 555 94 195.00 $195.00 $1,082 —
550–595 566 39 165.00–182.00 $175.70 $994 +8.27
610 value added 610 5 170.50 $170.50 $1,040 —
605–645 626 17 142.00–165.00 $156.64 $981 -0.59
658 value added 658 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,073 —
650–696 674 23 139.00–158.00 $147.19 $992 -0.30
705–730 719 4 136.00–140.00 $138.25 $994 +5.37
753–798 780 5 130.00–135.00 $131.93 $1,029 +0.27
802 802 3 129.50 $129.50 $1,039 -3.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 288 4 152.00–175.00 $157.90 $455 —
350–390 365 3 152.00–170.00 $160.97 $588 -6.49
405–440 427 17 150.00–170.00 $164.09 $701 +1.68
465–490 479 18 150.00–170.00 $161.74 $775 +5.39
512–548 524 11 147.50–162.00 $152.83 $801 +0.20
550–598 570 18 149.00–167.00 $155.88 $889 +9.66
615–645 638 11 132.00–138.00 $135.00 $861 +5.00
665–695 689 5 125.00–133.00 $131.19 $904 +1.32
725 725 3 128.00 $128.00 $928 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 167.00 $167.00 $723 —
530 530 3 120.00 $120.00 $636 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 170.00 $170.00 $502 +6.10
320–330 326 8 145.00–155.00 $151.80 $495 -15.70
352–398 373 37 150.00–170.00 $160.77 $600 -5.68
415–448 431 48 147.00–170.00 $159.79 $689 +1.14
450–495 475 55 139.00–162.00 $151.17 $718 -5.19
500–548 521 49 130.00–152.00 $138.93 $724 -3.51
553–556 fancy 554 23 151.50–152.00 $151.85 $841 —
558–575 566 16 130.00–151.00 $144.39 $817 +8.23
605–643 620 28 125.00–141.00 $131.69 $816 +2.36
650–685 666 15 120.00–132.00 $125.48 $836 -3.89
710 710 3 116.00 $116.00 $824 -7.37
760–770 767 5 130.00–133.00 $132.01 $1,013 +17.01
800 800 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,000 +10.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278–298 286 8 140.00–150.00 $145.38 $416 —
315–345 336 7 140.00–147.50 $142.86 $480 +3.80
355–395 382 10 127.00–151.00 $144.43 $552 +7.73
400–448 422 25 125.00–150.00 $137.91 $582 +1.70
450–498 477 29 124.00–145.00 $137.47 $656 -1.87
500–535 521 17 125.00–134.00 $128.68 $670 -0.31
560–583 573 11 123.50–130.00 $125.03 $716 +0.66
683 683 2 124.50 $124.50 $850 +6.47
763 763 3 102.00 $102.00 $778 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 368 4 142.00–172.00 $157.14 $578 -15.00
405–445 425 2 172.00–182.00 $176.76 $751 +3.74
459–485 468 13 152.00–172.00 $165.18 $773 -1.75
500–518 508 10 149.00–169.00 $160.13 $813 +1.84
553–575 562 5 132.00–140.00 $136.76 $769 -10.70
600–645 613 9 120.00–138.00 $126.66 $776 +0.12
690 690 3 119.00 $119.00 $821 -5.00
700 700 3 113.00 $113.00 $791 —
837 837 3 111.00 $111.00 $929 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 140.00 $140.00 $476 —
404 404 4 135.00 $135.00 $545 —
508–510 509 6 138.00–141.00 $139.00 $708 +7.47
550–560 554 7 115.00–135.00 $123.99 $687 -5.74
570 570 3 125.00 $125.00 $712 -4.73
660 660 3 114.00 $114.00 $752 +9.00
770 770 3 93.00 $93.00 $716 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $507 —
805–1305 1072 80-85% 32 54.00–64.50 $60.06 $644 —
835–1400 1100 80-85% 27 64.50–77.50 $69.04 $759 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1665 1386 75-80% 27 66.00–76.00 $72.45 $1,004 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–935 880 85-90% 3 35.00–40.00 $37.23 $328 —
925–1055 990 85-90% 2 55.00 $55.00 $544 +10.14
900–1075 1013 85-90% 5 36.00–53.00 $46.95 $476 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–2195 1604 19 89.00–106.00 $93.50 $1,500 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00 $750.00
1060–1220 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 675.00–785.00 $735.91
1080–1175 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 850.00–935.00 $890.71
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1055–1485 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–900.00 $870.56
1140–1505 1344 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,085.00 $995.89
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–815 813 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 625.00–700.00 $662.38
850 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
905–965 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–935.00 $845.47
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 825.00–850.00 $837.50 —

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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.