Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

832 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.28/cwt -16.78 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 525 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.23/cwt -11.27 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 479 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.93/cwt -6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 515 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 832 1,437 690
Feeder cattle 712 1,267 600
Slaughter cattle 109 142 68
Replacement cattle 11 28 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 1.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand lower and supply moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–283 265 8 155.00–205.00 $184.97 $490 -2.56
311 fancy 311 5 195.00 $195.00 $606 —
300–348 332 13 162.00–175.00 $168.33 $559 -21.04
358–395 373 11 162.00–175.00 $168.75 $629 -21.12
405–440 421 18 155.00–177.00 $167.38 $705 -11.58
461–498 480 26 150.00–170.00 $161.50 $775 -11.92
507–547 525 57 145.00–164.00 $153.28 $805 -11.85
552 fancy 552 3 165.00 $165.00 $911 -18.00
555–595 579 16 140.00–157.00 $147.22 $852 -13.72
609–645 627 25 137.00–152.00 $144.43 $906 -2.31
665–688 677 13 130.00–142.00 $132.97 $900 -9.81
703–712 708 5 120.00–128.00 $124.82 $884 -13.68
760–795 772 3 120.00 $120.00 $926 -15.50
820–835 828 6 123.00–130.00 $126.53 $1,048 -8.13
880 880 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,065 —
905–941 933 13 118.00–125.00 $119.57 $1,116 -4.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293–295 294 3 145.00–160.00 $150.02 $441 -11.81
325–345 333 3 142.00–150.00 $146.27 $487 -8.73
375–395 385 5 140.00–165.00 $144.87 $558 -1.83
415–443 430 9 132.00–153.00 $146.01 $628 -14.29
450–493 469 6 140.00–147.00 $142.74 $669 -13.02
530–545 540 4 120.00–135.00 $128.73 $695 -15.21
550–575 567 12 130.00–144.00 $137.20 $778 -10.10
600 600 3 127.00 $127.00 $762 -2.74
715–733 729 5 117.00–118.00 $117.80 $859 —
864 864 4 115.00 $115.00 $994 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 3 145.00 $145.00 $432 —
303–348 326 17 135.00–156.00 $147.34 $480 -5.50
363–395 378 26 132.00–155.00 $146.07 $552 -4.50
400–445 414 28 131.00–156.00 $144.76 $599 -0.78
450–498 479 40 125.00–152.00 $136.23 $653 -9.32
500–547 515 34 125.00–145.00 $131.93 $679 -5.23
555–586 570 12 125.00–137.50 $129.90 $740 -4.24
600–628 612 13 118.00–122.00 $119.23 $730 -4.09
657 657 3 118.00 $118.00 $775 -5.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 3 129.00–132.00 $130.32 $427 -3.70
365–385 376 6 121.00–135.00 $126.96 $477 -10.56
420–445 437 3 125.00–130.00 $127.34 $556 —
458–497 476 14 120.00–130.00 $124.84 $594 -7.27
508–520 512 6 120.00–124.00 $121.91 $624 -3.99
550–595 571 11 118.00–127.50 $122.07 $697 -3.09
768 768 3 108.00 $108.00 $829 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–341 337 5 147.00–160.00 $157.53 $531 —
405–445 432 14 146.00–150.00 $147.12 $636 -2.88
450–488 469 12 140.00–150.00 $145.28 $681 -1.13
505–545 525 15 128.50–140.00 $133.93 $703 -12.61
575–588 583 7 135.00–143.00 $138.88 $810 +4.51
600–636 618 18 115.00–137.00 $122.73 $758 -11.06
668 668 3 125.00 $125.00 $835 +5.00
715–745 725 3 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–443 432 6 122.00–137.00 $126.15 $545 —
465 465 3 130.00 $130.00 $604 -9.00
525 525 3 134.00 $134.00 $704 -1.00
585–590 586 4 115.00–122.00 $116.76 $684 -11.47
630–640 633 4 110.00 $110.00 $696 —
650–661 659 6 105.00–116.00 $114.19 $753 +7.19
755 755 3 101.00 $101.00 $763 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1450 1149 80-85% 27 54.00–65.00 $61.18 $703 —
990–1555 1232 80-85% 25 63.00–73.00 $67.59 $833 +23.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1655 1513 75-80% 2 57.50–64.00 $60.44 $914 —
1215–1775 1584 75-80% 23 65.00–72.00 $67.99 $1,077 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–995 824 85-90% 9 38.00–55.00 $47.62 $392 —
935–1110 994 85-90% 4 56.00–59.00 $57.81 $575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1350 1313 2 71.00–85.50 $78.46 $1,030 —
1450 1450 1 63.50 $63.50 $921 —
1440–1995 1768 6 83.00–99.00 $92.24 $1,631 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1080–1340 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,055.79
1290–1435 1363 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00–875.00 $725.88
1368 1368 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 835.00 $835.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
795–995 892 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–850.00 $777.66

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00 —

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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.