Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.95/cwt +8.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,484/hd at 424 lb · 54 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $391.86/cwt -15.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 429 lb · 38 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $349.80/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 536 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	581	1,618	1,503
Feeder cattle	503	1,515	1,361
Slaughter cattle	63	95	124
Replacement cattle	15	8	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	375.00–400.00	$388.19	$1,048	—
310–340	319	4	402.00–437.00	$416.88	$1,330	-23.59
363–385	374	11	395.00–417.00	$408.38	$1,527	-9.81
410–447	429	38	380.00–410.00	$391.86	$1,681	-15.06
485	485	5	367.00	$367.00	$1,780	-13.38
505–535	526	10	325.00–337.00	$330.58	$1,739	-0.67
525–549 fancy	540	28	350.00–360.00	$356.66	$1,926	-1.81
555–562	561	12	330.00–336.00	$335.51	$1,882	+7.86
620–647	637	10	287.00–320.00	$306.61	$1,953	-3.94
638 fancy	638	6	329.00	$329.00	$2,099	+1.69
655	655	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,834	-19.23
662–668 fancy	667	13	310.00–330.00	$314.58	$2,098	—
700–745	712	4	270.00–288.00	$277.16	$1,973	-5.32
757	757	3	278.00	$278.00	$2,104	+14.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	366	7	370.00–392.00	$385.22	$1,410	-9.50
400	400	5	335.00–360.00	$355.00	$1,420	+7.24
450–490	478	11	310.00–350.00	$328.81	$1,572	-20.68
500–535	516	4	280.00–315.00	$298.50	$1,540	—
600–625	612	3	267.00–275.00	$270.64	$1,656	—
665–690	684	12	255.00–260.00	$256.22	$1,753	-14.07
770–795	789	9	210.00–252.00	$244.23	$1,927	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	289	6	350.00–385.00	$364.81	$1,054	—
330–340	335	2	332.00–360.00	$345.79	$1,158	-23.55
350–391	379	20	350.00–367.00	$362.83	$1,375	+12.20
401–445	421	35	324.00–355.00	$341.51	$1,438	+2.92
405–435 fancy	430	19	357.00–367.00	$365.51	$1,572	+12.32
454–485	463	13	327.00–347.00	$342.46	$1,586	+11.20
501–536	519	37	292.00–325.00	$315.33	$1,637	+10.72
565–570	568	2	290.00–340.00	$314.89	$1,789	+22.51
605–635	616	16	267.00–276.00	$272.29	$1,677	-8.22
665–680	673	2	277.00–280.00	$278.52	$1,874	+4.10
707–745	726	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,757	-1.45
852	852	4	237.00	$237.00	$2,019	+2.00
900	900	3	230.00	$230.00	$2,070	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	340.00–345.00	$342.40	$1,089	+37.96
365–395	383	7	307.00–337.00	$320.81	$1,229	+0.98
420–440	431	9	270.00–317.00	$280.87	$1,211	-22.61
450–485	472	10	270.00–317.00	$288.98	$1,364	-1.42
505–545	514	17	265.00–285.00	$274.76	$1,412	+5.47
565–585	580	7	240.00–270.00	$260.69	$1,512	-3.19
600–641	616	10	230.00–255.00	$244.03	$1,503	-3.92
660–690	678	7	210.00–245.00	$237.88	$1,613	-3.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	432	9	325.00–389.00	$381.67	$1,649	+4.94
450–485	468	2	330.00–367.00	$347.81	$1,628	+26.74
505–540	530	4	300.00–321.00	$307.85	$1,632	-4.15
660–685	674	5	247.00–255.00	$252.39	$1,701	-0.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	405	3	257.00–320.00	$278.52	$1,128	—
585	585	2	242.00–270.00	$256.00	$1,498	—
725–735	730	2	210.00–217.00	$213.48	$1,558	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1450	1230	80-85%	5	110.00–122.00	$115.24	$1,417	-15.27
1150–1585	1357	80-85%	8	125.00–141.00	$130.79	$1,775	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–890	830	85-90%	2	50.00–55.00	$52.32	$434	—
1000	1000	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,140	—
795–1275	1024	85-90%	4	82.00–104.00	$93.76	$960	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1580	1468	75-80%	2	117.00–120.00	$118.39	$1,738	—
1320–1955	1638	75-80%	2	127.00–130.00	$128.21	$2,100	-3.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1865	1469	5	122.00–149.00	$136.96	$2,012	—
1225–2535	2075	5	151.00–161.00	$157.27	$3,263	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
815–875	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,150.00–2,250.00	$2,201.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1090–1310	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,825.00–2,300.00	$1,978.76
1275–1335	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,875.00	$1,716.24

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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
1150–1200	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00–2,650.00	$2,416.67	—

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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.