Cattle Market Pulse

Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

1,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $299.30/cwt +6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 621 lb · 102 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.34/cwt +13.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 426 lb · 70 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $266.97/cwt +21.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,933/hd at 724 lb · 59 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,254 641 690
Feeder cattle 1,165 573 619
Slaughter cattle 80 62 67
Replacement cattle 9 6 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 2.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher and bulls sold 3.00 higher; Demand good 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
252–287 272 7 327.00–360.00 $344.49 $937 +2.69
300–325 fancy 309 7 342.00–372.00 $364.70 $1,127 -5.30
323–345 329 4 332.00–342.00 $339.37 $1,117 +9.07
355–367 fancy 365 15 355.00–367.00 $360.61 $1,316 -0.25
360–395 382 7 322.00–360.00 $341.16 $1,303 +4.87
406–442 420 18 315.00–355.00 $332.48 $1,396 -6.85
400–448 fancy 428 39 355.00–397.00 $361.44 $1,547 +7.41
455 fancy 455 4 360.00 $360.00 $1,638 +19.76
450–490 481 30 320.00–353.00 $327.81 $1,577 +10.74
505–535 515 8 300.00–320.00 $311.47 $1,604 +4.53
508–548 fancy 537 20 322.00–328.00 $323.76 $1,739 -1.41
562–570 fancy 563 17 317.00–323.00 $321.88 $1,812 —
559–590 570 17 302.00–312.00 $308.63 $1,759 -1.60
600–640 fancy 616 44 297.00–311.00 $305.20 $1,880 +3.20
617 value added 617 32 310.00 $310.00 $1,913 —
600–642 627 17 270.00–295.00 $287.86 $1,805 +10.54
649 649 9 254.00 $254.00 $1,648 -23.32
668–696 684 17 265.00–285.00 $273.29 $1,869 +2.94
705–725 fancy 713 8 272.00–277.00 $273.88 $1,953 —
723 value added 723 31 269.00 $269.00 $1,945 —
705–735 730 20 250.00–267.00 $261.05 $1,906 +15.94
755–760 fancy 757 3 262.00–270.00 $264.68 $2,004 —
785 value added 785 17 252.00 $252.00 $1,978 —
770–795 789 11 220.00–240.00 $236.14 $1,863 —
836 836 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,006 +14.50
889 value added 889 12 236.00 $236.00 $2,098 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,065 -10.00
410–435 427 5 270.00–297.00 $278.77 $1,190 -16.52
460–496 485 6 290.00–307.00 $295.59 $1,434 +15.66
500–545 529 18 265.00–296.00 $284.71 $1,506 +3.43
550–598 581 23 270.00–293.00 $285.21 $1,657 +16.88
630 630 4 242.00–257.00 $245.75 $1,548 +0.14
650–696 689 16 245.00–257.00 $251.27 $1,731 +1.26
814 814 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,823 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 261 4 300.00–335.00 $326.63 $853 +11.63
300–342 328 14 302.00–320.00 $311.26 $1,021 +1.94
350–398 fancy 367 12 317.00–327.00 $323.17 $1,186 —
350–387 372 17 297.00–317.00 $305.87 $1,138 +1.69
410–445 fancy 421 26 315.00–325.00 $320.06 $1,347 +7.19
400–445 429 44 286.00–315.00 $306.18 $1,314 +18.63
450–497 484 38 275.00–310.00 $288.79 $1,398 +4.54
520 fancy 520 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,664 —
500–548 523 53 265.00–289.00 $279.69 $1,463 +6.44
555 value added 555 10 286.00 $286.00 $1,587 —
555–582 566 37 271.00–288.00 $282.88 $1,601 +15.46
585 fancy 585 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,825 —
600–640 615 12 230.00–252.00 $235.42 $1,448 -5.70
610–630 fancy 628 12 262.00–277.00 $275.79 $1,732 +8.79
630 value added 630 11 277.00 $277.00 $1,745 —
650 650 7 232.00 $232.00 $1,508 +2.00
650–670 660 10 227.00–244.00 $238.57 $1,575 +8.57
703 value added 703 50 248.50 $248.50 $1,747 —
723 723 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,663 +15.08
735 fancy 735 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,999 —
804 804 18 222.00 $222.00 $1,785 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,026 —
310–340 325 4 265.00–310.00 $284.05 $923 —
407–445 423 7 175.00–275.00 $250.69 $1,060 —
456–495 469 17 242.00–285.00 $265.41 $1,245 +19.16
510–545 519 4 222.00–234.00 $230.85 $1,198 -9.15
570–580 575 2 240.00–260.00 $249.91 $1,437 +5.16
605–617 612 4 187.00–230.00 $216.82 $1,327 -9.94
650–690 661 12 200.00–230.00 $222.43 $1,470 +2.43
700–710 707 3 207.00–209.00 $208.34 $1,473 +4.91
785 785 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–392 391 3 337.00–347.00 $343.68 $1,344 +46.32
400–437 fancy 420 12 325.00–367.00 $341.75 $1,435 +6.90
415–435 423 3 285.00–292.00 $289.03 $1,223 —
478–493 fancy 487 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,510 —
485–495 490 6 280.00–297.00 $284.51 $1,394 -7.43
500–545 528 10 262.00–296.00 $285.85 $1,509 +5.92
560–585 570 6 262.00–285.00 $276.09 $1,574 +1.09
635 fancy 635 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,746 —
756–785 763 5 190.00–280.00 $212.52 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,208 —
590 590 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,386 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1385 1134 80-85% 15 110.00–120.00 $114.12 $1,294 -4.74
975–1455 1242 80-85% 18 119.00–134.00 $124.86 $1,551 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 85-90% 1 95.00 $95.00 $641 —
825–1185 1017 85-90% 6 107.00–118.00 $113.83 $1,158 —
925–1295 1068 85-90% 5 90.00–108.00 $101.67 $1,086 -6.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1385 1298 75-80% 2 110.00–114.00 $111.87 $1,452 —
1165–1860 1502 75-80% 9 118.00–137.00 $127.76 $1,919 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1985 1749 10 131.00–147.00 $138.98 $2,431 —
1810 1810 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,353 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
1195–1295 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,825.00 $1,693.25
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–970 923 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,925.00 $1,676.02
990 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–950 835 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,650.00 $1,391.32

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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.