Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

816 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.37/cwt +10.40 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 656 lb · 66 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.00/cwt -0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 579 lb · 58 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.98/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 525 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	816	832	937
Feeder cattle	703	712	852
Slaughter cattle	102	109	71
Replacement cattle	11	11	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 8.00 higher, heifers sold uneven, from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher with very good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower; 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
285	285	3	170.00	$170.00	$484	-14.97
310	310	3	167.50	$167.50	$519	-0.83
350–398	386	10	160.00–168.00	$164.40	$635	-4.35
400–434	416	21	160.00–175.00	$167.15	$695	-0.23
450 value added	450	6	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
450–497	487	16	150.00–168.00	$163.16	$795	+1.66
500–543	522	23	150.00–165.00	$157.24	$821	+3.96
547 value added	547	19	168.00	$168.00	$919	—
550–575	562	24	156.00–164.00	$159.62	$897	+12.40
600–639	630	14	130.50–146.00	$141.92	$894	-2.51
653 value added	653	40	148.00	$148.00	$966	—
650–673	661	26	130.00–142.00	$136.25	$901	+3.28
714–740	724	21	125.00–132.00	$129.57	$938	+4.75
758–780	765	15	120.00–127.50	$126.66	$969	+6.66
800–840	818	19	120.00–123.00	$121.50	$994	-5.03
896	896	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,057	-3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	391	4	141.00–142.00	$141.25	$552	-3.62
400–410	403	3	135.00–150.00	$140.08	$565	-5.93
455–468	459	12	137.00–157.00	$144.98	$665	+2.24
518–545	528	7	130.00–140.00	$134.67	$711	+5.94
580–585	582	5	120.00–140.00	$131.96	$768	-5.24
610–635	623	2	120.00–130.00	$124.90	$778	-2.10
660–695	666	6	120.00–130.00	$123.65	$824	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	3	131.00	$131.00	$740	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	332	3	145.00–152.00	$149.85	$498	+2.51
355–398	383	11	136.00–157.50	$147.63	$565	+1.56
400–449	425	26	137.00–155.00	$146.16	$621	+1.40
450–495	473	29	132.00–150.00	$138.27	$654	+2.04
500–545	525	53	127.50–143.00	$133.98	$703	+2.05
553–590	579	58	125.00–141.00	$129.00	$747	-0.90
600–638	619	22	118.00–130.00	$127.05	$786	+7.82
638 fancy	638	22	130.00	$130.00	$829	—
657–671	665	14	120.00–125.50	$123.20	$819	+5.20
700–721	715	14	105.00–118.00	$114.99	$822	—
835–838	837	4	108.00–112.00	$109.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	140.00	$140.00	$427	+9.68
388–395	392	10	130.00–135.00	$131.98	$517	+5.02
425	425	2	130.00	$130.00	$552	+2.66
450–490	468	11	124.00–137.00	$130.26	$610	+5.42
500–520	509	10	120.00–125.00	$123.28	$627	+1.37
550–585	568	5	113.00–125.00	$120.57	$685	-1.50
645–648	646	5	115.00–120.00	$117.01	$756	—
695	695	3	106.00	$106.00	$737	—
720	720	3	109.00	$109.00	$785	—
915	915	3	100.00	$100.00	$915	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	166.00	$166.00	$548	+8.47
370–375	372	5	162.00–164.00	$162.81	$606	—
430–441	439	5	138.00–150.00	$140.35	$616	-6.77
456–485	468	17	132.00–163.00	$148.07	$693	+2.79
505–549	532	18	130.00–142.00	$136.35	$725	+2.42
585	585	3	136.00	$136.00	$796	-2.88
608–622	615	6	121.00–126.00	$123.53	$760	+0.80
650	650	6	124.00–127.00	$125.50	$816	+0.50
800	800	4	108.00	$108.00	$864	—
1017	1017	5	96.00	$96.00	$976	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	3	130.00	$130.00	$629	±0.00
600–630	621	7	100.00–115.00	$109.27	$679	-0.73
790	790	3	110.00	$110.00	$869	+9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1435	1229	80-85%	15	52.50–62.00	$56.44	$694	-11.15
955–1530	1246	80-85%	25	64.00–69.50	$66.92	$834	-0.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1630	1494	75-80%	11	64.50–71.00	$67.53	$1,009	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1455	1163	85-90%	3	47.00–50.00	$49.09	$571	—
1195–1405	1300	85-90%	2	35.00–38.00	$36.38	$473	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1710	1255	11	70.00–83.00	$79.91	$1,003	—
1650–1925	1829	4	86.50–99.00	$94.38	$1,726	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1120–1285	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,073.32
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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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	910.00	$910.00	—
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.