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Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

758 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.12/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 523 lb · 40 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.21/cwt -10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 566 lb · 36 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.28/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 636 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 758 1,249 700
Feeder cattle 648 1,149 600
Slaughter cattle 89 78 84
Replacement cattle 21 22 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with lower quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher; 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
260 260 3 182.50 $182.50 $474 -8.90
317–325 319 8 155.00–175.00 $159.42 $509 -21.89
380–395 386 7 159.00–177.00 $169.51 $654 -0.26
403–445 413 11 155.00–170.00 $161.64 $668 -5.08
458–495 480 28 154.00–171.00 $163.91 $787 -4.48
515–542 534 19 154.50–159.00 $156.51 $836 -7.60
550–580 563 26 151.00–159.00 $154.26 $868 -4.65
605–648 627 9 132.00–148.00 $142.75 $895 -3.13
650–670 660 9 135.00–140.50 $138.91 $917 -3.14
712 712 3 127.50 $127.50 $908 -6.21
772 772 5 125.00 $125.00 $965 -5.72
800–803 801 7 132.50–134.00 $133.36 $1,068 +9.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–328 327 6 140.50–150.00 $145.27 $475 -9.67
460–490 475 7 140.00–156.00 $148.10 $703 -1.50
500–545 526 5 131.00–154.00 $141.79 $746 +2.08
550–590 571 4 133.00–149.00 $139.82 $798 -2.43
600–640 624 9 122.00–139.00 $129.33 $807 +6.66
660–665 664 6 128.00–132.50 $130.08 $864 -1.64
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
606 606 6 131.00 $131.00 $794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 3 150.00 $150.00 $405 -7.03
310–348 338 15 150.00–158.00 $154.40 $522 -16.22
360 360 3 157.50 $157.50 $567 -9.95
425–440 432 13 137.50–157.50 $147.51 $637 -6.18
452–498 473 16 136.00–155.00 $145.36 $688 -4.72
501–545 523 40 129.00–139.00 $136.12 $712 -1.72
550–590 566 36 120.00–137.00 $132.21 $748 -5.04
600–646 636 32 118.00–135.00 $132.28 $841 +3.66
655 655 3 120.00–129.00 $126.00 $825 -0.69
700–708 704 6 120.00–123.00 $121.51 $855 -5.73
765–767 766 10 118.00–122.50 $121.15 $928 +1.15
865 865 3 107.00 $107.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–332 327 5 130.00–146.00 $132.99 $435 —
360–375 367 6 134.00–155.00 $147.30 $541 +15.30
405–448 423 9 132.00–139.00 $135.82 $575 +0.82
450 450 3 134.00 $134.00 $603 +0.36
525 525 3 128.00 $128.00 $672 -0.29
550–595 575 15 115.00–130.00 $121.80 $700 -4.59
610–640 625 2 116.00–118.00 $116.98 $731 -2.12
660–698 680 7 110.00 $110.00 $748 -9.75
750 750 3 115.00 $115.00 $862 +1.47
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 130.00 $130.00 $663 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 369 23 140.00–162.00 $152.08 $561 —
400–445 427 7 140.00–162.00 $154.08 $658 +2.35
450–498 478 20 125.00–153.00 $143.26 $685 -5.51
500–534 520 23 130.00–154.00 $146.13 $760 +4.72
555–590 572 25 130.00–142.00 $134.93 $772 +3.30
615 615 3 148.00 $148.00 $910 —
662–685 669 10 111.50–123.50 $119.81 $802 +4.81
745 745 4 112.00 $112.00 $834 —
777 777 3 114.00 $114.00 $886 —
905 905 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–490 485 7 127.00–145.00 $136.48 $662 —
603–635 619 6 112.00–116.00 $113.95 $705 -2.14
653 653 3 117.00 $117.00 $764 +2.51
703–725 715 8 100.00–109.00 $105.22 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1470 1071 80-85% 14 54.00–65.00 $60.94 $653 +3.10
955–1575 1213 80-85% 36 64.00–74.50 $68.84 $835 +1.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 85-90% 1 32.50 $32.50 $271 —
850–1285 1009 85-90% 8 45.00–55.00 $51.38 $518 -7.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1580 1533 75-80% 2 61.00–62.50 $61.77 $947 —
1390–1705 1544 75-80% 7 69.00–73.00 $70.92 $1,095 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1770 1405 5 77.00–88.00 $82.06 $1,153 —
1460–2255 1826 8 89.00–105.00 $98.02 $1,790 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–840 754 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–800.00 $691.79
750–1400 976 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–950.00 $813.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150–1155 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–950.00 $875.16
1180–1340 1287 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–1,000.00 $825.65
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1870 1870 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 +75.00
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 +175.00
1275 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697 697 3 55.00 $55.00 $383 —

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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.