Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

1,478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.34/cwt -3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 524 lb · 79 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.72/cwt -3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 518 lb · 78 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $182.12/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 477 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,478	1,349	857
Feeder cattle	1,270	1,195	727
Slaughter cattle	174	121	35
Replacement cattle	34	33	95

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 5.00 higher to 3.00 lower, steady in most weights. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher; 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
250–275	262	15	167.00–207.00	$182.49	$478	-2.56
320–345 fancy	324	7	207.00–217.00	$215.48	$698	-0.52
300–348	331	19	180.00–205.00	$194.87	$645	+10.68
355–384 fancy	368	27	199.00–220.00	$213.29	$785	+10.55
361–395	374	26	175.00–194.00	$183.82	$687	-1.16
408–424 fancy	417	19	195.00–206.00	$204.16	$851	+7.21
400–440	426	34	170.00–195.00	$181.26	$772	-2.17
459–490 fancy	476	16	194.50–198.00	$195.98	$933	—
452–496	477	61	170.00–190.00	$178.48	$851	-1.57
501–541	516	74	164.00–185.00	$174.84	$902	-2.33
548 fancy	548	4	192.00	$192.00	$1,052	—
560 fancy	560	7	177.00	$177.00	$991	—
550–595	580	41	159.00–171.00	$165.49	$960	-10.21
600–645	631	30	140.00–164.00	$152.34	$961	-4.30
650–690	672	15	136.00–156.50	$150.24	$1,010	+3.05
700–740	723	15	134.00–143.00	$136.37	$986	-1.88
760–770	768	4	130.00–135.00	$131.24	$1,008	-0.69
820	820	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,099	+4.50
855–880	875	5	126.50–129.00	$126.99	$1,111	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	270	2	150.00	$150.00	$405	-7.90
300–345	325	4	156.00–172.00	$163.32	$531	—
350–398	376	14	144.00–167.50	$156.26	$588	-4.71
425–440	433	9	140.00–167.00	$150.89	$653	-13.20
450–480	467	24	140.00–167.00	$158.22	$739	-3.52
510–548	537	32	144.00–165.00	$154.36	$829	+1.53
550–595	577	18	130.00–147.00	$142.39	$822	-13.49
615–629	621	9	125.00–133.00	$129.40	$804	-5.60
650–693	666	8	120.00–135.00	$129.15	$860	-2.04
702	702	3	120.00	$120.00	$842	-8.00
778	778	4	117.00	$117.00	$910	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	272	9	147.00–165.00	$154.62	$421	-15.38
323–346	334	25	146.00–167.00	$156.41	$522	+4.61
350–390	371	29	145.00–165.00	$154.82	$574	-5.95
365–382 fancy	373	13	170.00	$170.00	$634	—
403 fancy	403	7	170.00	$170.00	$685	—
408–445	428	67	142.00–166.00	$153.69	$658	-6.10
455 fancy	455	5	162.00	$162.00	$737	—
453–498	474	65	138.00–160.00	$148.59	$704	-2.58
500–549	524	79	127.00–140.00	$135.34	$709	-3.59
550–598	571	21	130.00–142.00	$135.58	$774	-8.81
600–638	625	20	125.00–133.00	$130.01	$813	-1.68
658–693	665	11	120.00–135.00	$129.46	$861	+3.98
755–797	773	15	110.00–125.00	$118.41	$915	-13.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	268	9	130.00–147.00	$140.98	$378	-4.40
338–348	343	7	120.00–137.00	$128.77	$442	-14.09
350–395	379	16	130.00–145.00	$140.98	$534	-3.45
405–428	414	6	130.00–145.00	$138.50	$573	+0.59
457–496	480	23	125.00–140.00	$134.45	$645	-3.02
515–535	529	4	120.00–127.00	$124.22	$657	-4.46
550–595	580	9	118.00–132.00	$123.83	$718	-1.20
655–682	669	6	108.00–125.00	$116.67	$781	-7.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–373	370	6	157.50–172.00	$162.34	$601	+5.20
420–445	435	3	157.00–165.00	$162.27	$706	-14.49
450–498	482	24	150.00–172.00	$160.57	$774	-4.61
500–535	517	11	132.00–161.00	$149.00	$770	-11.13
553–598	572	19	130.00–145.50	$141.63	$810	+4.87
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	-6.66
689	689	4	129.00	$129.00	$889	+10.00
755	755	3	109.00	$109.00	$823	—
862–885	868	4	109.00–111.00	$110.49	$959	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	3	145.00	$145.00	$628	+10.00
475–485	483	4	135.00–142.00	$136.72	$660	—
593	593	5	130.00	$130.00	$771	+5.00
640	640	4	107.00	$107.00	$685	—
705–725	710	4	100.00–108.00	$102.04	$724	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1535	1081	80-85%	50	52.00–65.50	$60.24	$651	+0.18
1115	1115	80-85%	1	52.00	$52.00	$580	-17.04
929–1505	1169	80-85%	40	63.00–78.50	$68.80	$804	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1350	1248	75-80%	2	64.00–65.50	$64.69	$807	—
1200–1890	1449	75-80%	13	67.00–74.50	$71.32	$1,033	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–895	805	85-90%	2	30.00–35.00	$32.22	$259	—
800–1130	982	85-90%	9	40.00–54.00	$48.50	$476	-6.50
925–1045	985	85-90%	3	55.50–59.00	$57.10	$562	+2.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1820	1427	3	81.00–85.00	$83.38	$1,190	—
1430	1430	1	67.50	$67.50	$965	—
1245–2225	1732	12	86.00–104.50	$94.89	$1,643	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995–1130	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,200.00	$1,059.53
1179–1210	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.34
940–1266	1203	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–875.00	$822.78
1245	1245	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,075.00	$987.50
995–1605	1246	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	700.00–1,275.00	$956.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
555–830	704	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	350.00–600.00	$484.21
845–890	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,000.00	$926.95

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00	+385.00
1100–1120	1107	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,108.33	+23.33

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.