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Farmington Regional Stockyards Market Report

Farmington, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 1, 2026

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $479.37/cwt -14.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,013/hd at 420 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $470.07/cwt -19.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,436/hd at 518 lb · 42 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $459.91/cwt -14.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 471 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 803 896 961
Feeder cattle 719 798 814
Slaughter cattle 71 88 135
Replacement cattle 13 10 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 11.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 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
275–295 285 8 585.00–670.00 $620.72 $1,769 -0.78
300–345 320 19 600.00–625.00 $611.91 $1,958 -17.79
300–349 fancy 338 13 640.00–655.00 $649.54 $2,195 -44.69
352–381 372 16 612.00–620.00 $618.45 $2,301 +15.72
400–442 423 31 520.00–600.00 $545.89 $2,309 -36.70
450–477 461 19 497.00–525.00 $510.13 $2,352 -14.61
508 fancy 508 3 530.00 $530.00 $2,692 -15.00
501–547 519 39 440.00–480.00 $465.46 $2,416 -18.58
550–587 569 29 430.00–475.00 $446.15 $2,539 -13.12
585 fancy 585 4 540.00 $540.00 $3,159 —
600–626 615 18 410.00–435.00 $430.66 $2,649 +14.52
657–685 671 4 400.00–405.00 $402.55 $2,701 —
704–730 709 16 345.00–377.00 $368.13 $2,610 —
725 fancy 725 6 390.00 $390.00 $2,828 +3.00
790–795 793 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,736 —
840 840 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,730 —
850 850 3 327.00 $327.00 $2,780 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 2 585.00 $585.00 $1,650 —
355–385 373 8 500.00–580.00 $534.72 $1,995 +42.20
420–448 436 12 480.00–520.00 $492.99 $2,149 +17.06
450–495 465 14 475.00–500.00 $485.53 $2,258 -3.55
535–540 536 5 325.00–440.00 $348.17 $1,866 -89.51
590 590 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,154 -64.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 329 14 480.00–550.00 $520.61 $1,713 -39.40
365–380 373 2 500.00–520.00 $509.80 $1,902 -28.98
405 fancy 405 3 510.00 $510.00 $2,066 -3.63
400–447 421 44 455.00–495.00 $477.28 $2,009 -1.19
450–495 471 37 425.00–485.00 $459.91 $2,166 -14.01
500–516 511 8 440.00–460.00 $456.93 $2,335 +2.55
598 598 3 415.00 $415.00 $2,482 -21.46
617 thin fleshed 617 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,283 —
617 fancy 617 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,468 +4.97
603–640 619 10 355.00–395.00 $372.92 $2,308 +9.65
660–673 671 11 315.00–370.00 $362.81 $2,434 -2.54
673 fancy 673 9 400.00 $400.00 $2,692 —
682 682 6 370.00 $370.00 $2,523 +4.65
710–735 721 8 315.00–357.00 $335.88 $2,422 —
947 947 3 390.00 $390.00 $3,693 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 286 6 500.00–520.00 $504.93 $1,444 -31.67
305–338 330 4 465.00–485.00 $469.62 $1,550 +21.60
360–388 377 23 425.00–495.00 $459.54 $1,732 -20.46
450–497 481 14 355.00–450.00 $428.57 $2,061 -14.64
525–545 540 4 340.00–370.00 $362.71 $1,959 -52.23
560–595 571 21 350.00–410.00 $390.46 $2,230 +4.73
652–675 659 6 330.00–335.00 $333.30 $2,196 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 3 615.00–630.00 $625.05 $2,206 +41.67
400–445 422 8 490.00–550.00 $526.30 $2,221 +42.81
455–485 472 10 475.00–520.00 $488.50 $2,306 -2.16
500–530 512 9 400.00–475.00 $454.79 $2,329 +25.57
560–595 577 5 400.00–430.00 $418.11 $2,412 +3.27
607–630 615 3 390.00–425.00 $413.04 $2,540 +36.86
700–710 707 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,404 +60.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 458 2 415.00–490.00 $452.30 $2,072 -3.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1360 1101 80-85% 16 160.00–197.00 $172.41 $1,898 —
1130–1260 1197 80-85% 3 142.00–152.00 $147.96 $1,771 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–1055 781 85-90% 7 92.00–133.00 $118.11 $922 —
720–1010 911 85-90% 9 137.00–177.00 $162.46 $1,480 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1735 1429 75-80% 9 170.00–185.00 $174.32 $2,491 +2.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1100 1060 2 160.00–165.00 $162.41 $1,722 —
1080 1080 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,847 —
1015–1850 1494 5 212.00–245.00 $223.16 $3,334 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1220 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,800.00–3,400.00 $3,100.44
1205 1205 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1260–1265 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,100.00 $3,049.90
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665 665 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00
730 730 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
720–920 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,350.00–2,550.00 $2,434.55

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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.