Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

1,437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.44/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 570 lb · 114 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.65/cwt +4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $973/hd at 567 lb · 107 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.50/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 476 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,437	1,478	789
Feeder cattle	1,267	1,270	669
Slaughter cattle	142	174	100
Replacement cattle	28	34	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, 500 lbs heifers sold 2.00 higher, the rest of the offering sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply moderate to heavy.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	17	175.00–205.00	$187.53	$518	+5.04
303–345	320	23	177.50–198.00	$189.37	$606	-5.50
348 fancy	348	3	202.00	$202.00	$703	-13.48
350–395	373	25	177.50–197.50	$189.87	$708	+6.05
400–449	427	40	170.00–185.00	$178.96	$764	-2.30
403–433 value added	428	25	188.00–196.00	$193.17	$827	—
452 value added	452	9	186.00	$186.00	$841	—
465–498	481	42	160.00–178.00	$173.42	$834	-5.06
508–544 fancy	512	35	175.00	$175.00	$896	—
500–540	522	35	150.00–174.00	$165.13	$862	-9.71
559 value added	559	26	185.50	$185.50	$1,037	—
568 fancy	568	23	183.00	$183.00	$1,039	+6.00
550–595	570	58	152.00–170.00	$160.94	$917	-4.55
605–647	629	52	143.00–152.00	$146.74	$923	-5.60
650–698	668	33	138.50–149.00	$142.78	$954	-7.46
701	701	5	138.50	$138.50	$971	+2.13
755	755	4	134.00–136.00	$135.50	$1,023	+4.26
800–832	821	15	134.00–136.00	$134.66	$1,106	+0.66
905–927	922	13	123.50–125.50	$123.95	$1,143	—
962	962	13	125.50	$125.50	$1,207	—
1059	1059	4	114.00	$114.00	$1,207	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–295	275	4	160.00–162.50	$161.83	$445	+11.83
305–330	318	2	155.00	$155.00	$493	-8.32
355–390	375	4	139.00–155.00	$146.70	$550	-9.56
405–445	428	8	155.00–165.00	$160.30	$686	+9.41
460–493	480	19	145.00–165.00	$155.76	$748	-2.46
505–530	514	15	126.00–155.00	$143.94	$740	-10.42
551–596	578	19	132.00–157.00	$147.30	$851	+4.91
610–640	619	4	129.00–130.00	$129.74	$803	+0.34
668–683	678	6	120.00–130.00	$123.28	$836	-5.87
860–872	866	6	123.00	$123.00	$1,065	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	321	14	145.00–160.00	$152.84	$491	-3.57
332 fancy	332	11	177.50	$177.50	$589	—
365–398	378	38	140.00–162.00	$150.57	$569	-4.25
393 value added	393	4	159.00	$159.00	$625	—
413–445	429	36	138.00–155.00	$145.54	$624	-8.15
453–498	472	61	135.00–153.00	$145.55	$687	-3.04
484 value added	484	34	151.00	$151.00	$731	—
520–522 value added	522	12	142.00	$142.00	$741	—
500–547	535	45	130.00–141.00	$137.16	$734	+1.82
550–585	563	62	127.50–139.00	$134.14	$755	-1.44
564–587 value added	578	52	137.50–142.00	$139.19	$805	—
605–638	621	42	120.00–134.50	$123.32	$766	-6.69
655–683	673	15	121.00–126.00	$123.60	$832	-5.86
720–743	731	18	117.00–124.00	$123.17	$900	—
995	995	3	108.00	$108.00	$1,075	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	3	130.00	$130.00	$364	-10.98
305–310	308	3	130.00–140.00	$134.02	$413	+5.25
370–390	374	6	120.00–142.00	$137.52	$514	-3.46
465–488	479	6	120.00–139.00	$132.11	$633	-2.34
503–533	516	11	123.00–130.00	$125.90	$650	+1.68
555–590	581	4	122.50–126.00	$125.16	$727	+1.33
610–645	623	3	110.00–126.00	$118.81	$740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	160.00–162.00	$160.95	$604	-1.39
445	445	3	150.00	$150.00	$668	-12.27
450–499	486	9	145.00–152.00	$146.41	$712	-14.16
500–535	514	10	144.00–157.00	$146.54	$753	-2.46
550–575	558	3	130.00–137.00	$134.37	$750	-7.26
600–645	638	10	123.00–137.00	$133.79	$854	+13.79
665	665	3	120.00	$120.00	$798	-9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	5	139.00	$139.00	$660	+2.28
515	515	4	135.00	$135.00	$695	—
556–567	561	10	121.00–137.00	$128.23	$719	-1.77
684	684	4	107.00	$107.00	$732	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1365	1099	80-85%	36	50.00–65.00	$58.27	$640	-1.97
915–1465	1187	80-85%	38	65.00–77.00	$68.80	$817	±0.00
1140–1300	1220	80-85%	2	40.00–47.50	$44.00	$537	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–925	913	85-90%	2	56.50–58.00	$57.26	$523	—
775–1330	1006	85-90%	16	39.00–55.00	$46.22	$465	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1785	1380	75-80%	11	68.00–73.00	$70.27	$970	—
1365–1610	1452	75-80%	3	60.00–65.00	$63.42	$921	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2075	1387	7	74.00–85.50	$79.39	$1,101	—
1890–2290	2034	4	89.00–94.50	$91.51	$1,861	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1195	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	600.00–850.00	$716.06
1050–1135	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00–650.00	$625.97
1120–1125	1123	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.47
995–1320	1137	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	600.00–825.00	$731.95
1385	1385	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–930	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	625.00–975.00	$806.84
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
845–980	919	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	625.00–825.00	$720.16

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,085.00	$1,085.00

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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
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	-283.33
1100–1200	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,200.00	$1,062.50	—

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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.