Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

1,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $333.80/cwt +38.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,068/hd at 620 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.56/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,601/hd at 473 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $403.03/cwt +23.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,928/hd at 478 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,103	381	878
Feeder cattle	983	235	672
Slaughter cattle	111	131	179
Replacement cattle	9	15	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 7.00-25.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	341	5	425.00–430.00	$428.99	$1,463	—
377 fancy	377	5	472.00	$472.00	$1,779	—
355–395	383	9	400.00–450.00	$434.31	$1,663	+7.31
400–443	425	26	399.00–440.00	$421.33	$1,791	+10.88
450–495	476	52	380.00–430.00	$404.30	$1,924	+24.56
498 fancy	498	6	392.00	$392.00	$1,952	—
507–516 fancy	512	11	396.00–400.00	$398.20	$2,039	—
506–548	524	32	337.00–375.00	$362.44	$1,899	+13.77
554–587	573	46	340.00–365.00	$351.99	$2,017	+3.11
614 value added	614	28	344.00	$344.00	$2,112	—
615 fancy	615	13	347.00	$347.00	$2,134	—
608–645	628	26	287.00–335.00	$316.22	$1,986	+21.22
655–687	668	8	290.00–322.00	$300.24	$2,006	—
732–747	734	28	265.00–296.00	$291.75	$2,141	+31.71
767–797	790	13	245.00–270.00	$262.22	$2,072	—
813–835	824	8	260.00–275.00	$267.40	$2,203	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	3	385.00–405.00	$396.94	$1,262	—
355–390	376	13	400.00–420.00	$413.44	$1,555	—
405–445	425	6	350.00–405.00	$368.97	$1,568	+8.97
450–495	479	13	340.00–375.00	$358.73	$1,718	+8.13
527–535	529	4	270.00–327.00	$284.41	$1,505	—
557–582	574	9	317.00–345.00	$327.46	$1,880	+25.25
615	615	2	247.00	$247.00	$1,519	—
666–695	678	5	220.00–277.00	$243.39	$1,650	-21.61

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	5	375.00–440.00	$427.00	$1,217	+60.00
310–340	328	4	355.00–390.00	$379.73	$1,246	+21.01
350–395	372	22	340.00–395.00	$365.89	$1,361	+18.11
421–430 fancy	423	4	360.00–365.00	$361.27	$1,528	—
400–447	427	43	327.00–357.00	$342.27	$1,461	+14.09
455 fancy	455	4	382.00	$382.00	$1,738	—
450–495	474	60	322.00–347.00	$335.66	$1,591	+3.65
500–533	515	53	300.00–348.00	$327.32	$1,686	+26.81
555 value added	555	25	342.00	$342.00	$1,898	—
550–580	570	21	292.00–332.00	$310.82	$1,772	—
600–625	609	25	282.00–300.00	$292.00	$1,778	—
652–675	661	9	267.00–280.00	$273.78	$1,810	—
678 fancy	678	8	297.00	$297.00	$2,014	—
717–738	728	21	230.00–267.00	$253.87	$1,848	—
760–766	765	4	247.00–255.00	$248.99	$1,905	—
805	805	4	250.00	$250.00	$2,012	—
862	862	5	240.00	$240.00	$2,069	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	315.00–330.00	$322.22	$1,073	-22.78
355–395	378	5	320.00–335.00	$327.02	$1,236	-0.33
400–445	425	17	256.00–325.00	$310.03	$1,318	+2.24
450–497	478	11	290.00–327.00	$309.88	$1,481	+11.70
500–548	536	7	280.00–292.00	$288.80	$1,548	-0.32
552–580	563	10	277.00–290.00	$284.42	$1,601	+2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	407.00–420.00	$413.76	$1,531	+37.46
407–437 fancy	419	5	415.00–437.00	$427.82	$1,793	—
410–445	428	9	365.00–425.00	$395.36	$1,692	+5.31
455–492	478	11	327.00–395.00	$357.84	$1,710	-7.96
501–525	507	10	337.00–357.00	$348.34	$1,766	+12.31
600–642	625	5	277.00–292.00	$280.45	$1,753	—
700–710	706	5	225.00–237.00	$231.62	$1,635	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,440	—
555–565	560	4	285.00–292.00	$288.50	$1,616	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1310	1015	80-85%	9	126.00–136.00	$131.23	$1,332	—
715–1425	1086	80-85%	36	136.00–155.00	$145.73	$1,583	+17.94
1125	1125	80-85%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,361	+2.16

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–745	708	85-90%	2	75.00–77.00	$75.95	$538	—
715–1090	866	85-90%	6	118.00–140.00	$129.00	$1,117	—
745–960	872	85-90%	3	87.00–112.00	$104.18	$908	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	75-80%	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,573	—
1260–1750	1477	75-80%	9	135.00–150.00	$144.31	$2,131	+15.31
1575	1575	75-80%	1	131.00	$131.00	$2,063	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1500	1353	3	139.00–152.00	$144.70	$1,958	—
1265–1970	1558	6	152.00–189.00	$172.36	$2,685	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1075–1180	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,100.00	$1,902.65
1255	1255	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–925	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,274.59

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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
1275	1275	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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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.