Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

637 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.04/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 530 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.86/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 478 lb · 38 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.72/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 565 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	637	816	884
Feeder cattle	490	703	804
Slaughter cattle	129	102	60
Replacement cattle	18	11	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 4.00 lower to 4.00 hugher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–323	321	4	183.00–190.00	$184.72	$593	+17.22
360–398	384	9	160.00–172.00	$167.55	$643	+3.15
400–445	433	10	152.00–172.50	$166.39	$720	-0.76
463–496	481	15	151.00–170.00	$164.42	$791	+1.26
505–540	518	24	150.00–169.00	$160.54	$832	+3.30
550–595	568	10	139.00–154.50	$147.47	$838	-12.15
610–645	632	20	137.00–144.00	$141.62	$895	-0.30
650–690	661	16	128.00–148.00	$141.75	$937	+5.50
700–713	705	14	131.00–135.50	$133.96	$944	+4.39
753–786	771	15	120.00–132.50	$127.43	$982	+0.77

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	152.00	$152.00	$578	+10.75
400–430	413	4	144.00–150.00	$147.50	$609	+7.42
468	468	3	150.00	$150.00	$702	+5.02
500–518	508	5	135.00–145.00	$141.05	$717	+6.38
550–578	568	8	130.00–148.00	$138.49	$787	+6.53
605–633	624	7	115.00–135.50	$129.95	$811	+5.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	6	142.00–157.50	$149.33	$418	—
350–390	380	7	130.00–147.50	$141.60	$538	-6.03
405–445	422	15	139.00–149.00	$144.70	$611	-1.46
455–495	478	38	132.00–149.00	$141.86	$678	+3.59
505–549	530	40	131.00–141.00	$138.04	$732	+4.06
550–578	565	32	127.00–151.50	$133.72	$756	+4.72
613–635	616	8	118.00–125.50	$123.18	$759	-3.87
665–678	670	26	118.00–128.00	$121.88	$817	-1.32
735	735	3	118.00	$118.00	$867	+3.01
755–760	757	3	118.00	$118.00	$893	—
810–830	819	7	100.00–118.00	$110.18	$902	+1.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	315	3	125.00–138.00	$129.75	$409	-10.25
385–393	391	4	120.00–135.00	$123.69	$484	-8.29
415–440	421	4	130.00–134.00	$131.04	$552	+1.04
457–495	474	12	120.00–135.00	$129.43	$613	-0.83
565–595	586	12	105.00–124.00	$116.21	$681	-4.36
615–645	625	3	106.00–113.00	$108.95	$681	-8.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–385	384	4	137.50–149.00	$146.11	$561	-16.70
420–432	428	9	143.00–155.00	$152.11	$651	+11.76
452–490	466	9	130.00–145.00	$142.13	$662	-5.94
512–518	516	5	135.00–140.00	$136.99	$707	+0.64
550–580	556	14	127.00–138.00	$133.56	$743	-2.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	135.00	$135.00	$533	—
535–545	538	4	120.00–130.00	$127.47	$686	—
560–590	578	5	120.00–135.00	$125.36	$725	—
600–638	621	8	105.00–115.00	$110.89	$689	+1.62
655–685	670	4	100.00–110.00	$103.68	$695	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1540	1178	80-85%	41	63.00–69.00	$65.27	$769	—
935–1595	1186	80-85%	42	50.00–63.00	$59.75	$709	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1680	1368	75-80%	9	64.00–67.50	$65.65	$898	—
1225–1635	1388	75-80%	4	58.00–64.00	$61.16	$849	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1050	970	85-90%	2	56.50–58.00	$57.19	$555	—
785–1255	990	85-90%	7	40.00–56.00	$49.90	$494	—
995	995	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$348	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	60.00	$60.00	$717	—
1375–1990	1683	2	80.00–85.00	$82.96	$1,396	—
1350–1985	1733	7	86.50–100.00	$94.60	$1,639	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1220	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	600.00–800.00	$741.04
1068–1385	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	800.00–1,235.00	$1,175.71
1220	1220	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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	975.00	$975.00	+65.00

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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.