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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

3,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $146.11/cwt +7.10 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 665 lb · 97 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.16/cwt -3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 622 lb · 95 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.34/cwt -6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 577 lb · 92 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,050 1,860 655
Feeder cattle 2,798 1,666 608
Slaughter cattle 187 151 37
Replacement cattle 65 43 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 750 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 750 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs near steady. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 369 22 184.50–190.00 $188.20 $694 +6.34
390–395 393 4 161.00–166.00 $163.52 $643 -18.34
400–448 431 14 176.50–187.00 $181.46 $782 +3.29
450–497 476 66 174.00–187.00 $184.21 $877 —
500–546 519 71 157.50–189.00 $177.61 $922 +6.58
545 545 11 144.00 $144.00 $785 -27.03
550–593 573 73 155.00–182.75 $165.29 $947 -0.20
587 587 3 154.00 $154.00 $904 -11.49
600–645 622 95 147.00–163.00 $153.16 $953 -3.61
655–690 664 86 136.00–155.00 $147.57 $980 +8.56
666–671 669 8 135.00 $135.00 $903 -4.01
685 unweaned 685 3 134.00 $134.00 $918 —
700–725 709 35 140.00–143.75 $141.73 $1,005 +6.53
735 unweaned 735 3 130.50 $130.50 $959 —
753 753 9 126.00 $126.00 $949 -3.57
810–830 828 22 121.00–135.00 $128.43 $1,063 +3.54
881 881 65 123.25 $123.25 $1,086 +2.32
1010–1017 1014 14 113.00–115.25 $114.29 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 12 181.00–195.00 $188.06 $523 —
300–345 322 17 172.00–200.00 $186.63 $601 —
350–380 368 12 168.00–180.00 $172.80 $636 —
405–447 427 22 161.00–182.00 $170.18 $727 +1.86
460–495 473 19 166.00–176.00 $171.63 $812 +12.35
500–549 523 50 151.00–172.00 $161.80 $846 -1.63
555–590 577 31 140.00–157.00 $148.55 $857 -2.54
611–649 621 52 138.00–151.50 $146.76 $911 -3.32
635 635 3 136.50 $136.50 $867 -13.58
654–685 666 21 131.00–138.50 $134.61 $897 -1.50
722–748 739 30 127.50–133.50 $130.84 $967 +1.50
750–793 785 56 121.00–128.50 $125.82 $988 +0.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 141.00 $141.00 $592 —
590 590 5 137.00 $137.00 $808 —
705 705 3 116.00 $116.00 $818 —
751 751 18 123.75 $123.75 $929 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 6 157.00–165.00 $161.00 $628 —
419 419 4 163.00 $163.00 $683 —
580–592 585 9 131.50–132.00 $131.72 $771 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 3 128.50 $128.50 $758 —
670 670 3 125.50 $125.50 $841 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 31 143.00–162.50 $152.78 $570 -6.37
400–449 430 63 141.00–161.00 $152.81 $657 +6.25
445 445 8 140.00–145.50 $143.44 $638 -3.12
450–480 470 31 140.00–149.00 $144.82 $681 +2.06
505–535 509 24 131.00–134.75 $134.26 $683 -12.52
500–545 523 37 134.00–142.25 $138.01 $722 -8.77
552–596 577 92 128.50–140.75 $135.34 $781 -6.95
600–630 618 27 129.00–129.75 $129.61 $801 -2.48
602–647 633 12 124.50–126.50 $124.98 $791 -7.11
638 unweaned 638 3 119.00 $119.00 $759 —
661–693 677 78 120.50–132.25 $129.66 $878 +5.43
705 705 11 133.50 $133.50 $941 +9.66
725–745 733 17 124.00–127.00 $124.64 $914 +0.80
758 758 27 126.25 $126.25 $957 +11.28
818 818 21 114.75 $114.75 $939 +0.81
856 856 11 115.00 $115.00 $984 +10.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 239 7 165.00 $165.00 $394 —
287 287 6 156.00 $156.00 $448 —
300–340 321 17 141.00–156.00 $146.68 $471 —
350–395 383 16 140.00–152.00 $145.77 $558 —
405–443 422 51 137.00–155.00 $145.70 $615 +4.28
455–490 475 37 131.00–145.25 $139.02 $660 +8.02
502–545 525 48 124.00–135.50 $129.69 $681 +2.78
550–595 577 46 124.00–134.50 $128.29 $740 -4.30
613–633 619 13 123.50–126.00 $124.12 $768 -2.61
650–673 665 12 120.00–127.75 $125.23 $833 +1.04
680–689 686 11 116.00–116.50 $116.18 $797 -8.01
705–747 724 25 110.00–126.00 $119.86 $868 +6.68
759 759 6 124.50 $124.50 $945 +14.50
817 817 3 107.50 $107.50 $878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–530 518 22 120.50–125.00 $123.45 $639 —
555–597 573 7 115.00–122.50 $119.15 $683 —
620–642 626 8 117.00–120.00 $117.87 $738 —
666 666 9 117.50 $117.50 $783 —
700 700 3 100.00 $100.00 $700 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–533 528 8 123.50–126.00 $124.42 $657 —
559 559 4 120.00 $120.00 $671 —
793 793 5 113.50 $113.50 $900 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 4 113.00 $113.00 $660 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 4 110.00 $110.00 $563 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 149.00 $149.00 $566 —
395 thin fleshed 395 8 177.00 $177.00 $699 —
400–445 423 40 145.00–171.00 $160.95 $681 +5.27
460–490 476 33 140.00–163.00 $146.11 $695 +2.09
505 thin fleshed 505 7 165.00 $165.00 $833 —
500–545 523 41 133.50–151.00 $143.05 $748 +2.06
550–595 573 41 122.00–147.50 $136.14 $780 +2.32
600–645 617 15 124.00–132.00 $128.23 $791 +0.16
657–690 671 11 117.00–127.00 $122.70 $823 -1.30
700–745 722 31 113.00–123.00 $118.55 $856 -0.12
800–827 816 8 105.50–107.00 $105.87 $864 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1235 904 85-90% 7 20.00–27.00 $22.70 $205 —
1120–1170 1145 85-90% 2 55.00–57.50 $56.22 $644 +6.74
825–1425 1148 85-90% 13 47.00–51.00 $48.69 $559 -0.79
1095–1376 1263 85-90% 13 40.00–43.50 $41.90 $529 -0.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1445 1329 75-80% 9 60.00–66.00 $64.15 $853 —
1360–1847 1631 75-80% 10 54.00–60.00 $56.57 $923 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 61.50 $61.50 $720 —
1285 1285 80-85% 2 52.00 $52.00 $668 —
1140–1515 1292 80-85% 11 52.00–59.00 $54.93 $710 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–2180 1525 12 60.00–73.00 $67.73 $1,033 —
1480–2255 1798 10 75.00–84.00 $79.49 $1,429 +9.41
1840–2055 1948 2 83.00–92.00 $87.25 $1,700 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015–1450 1271 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 830.00–1,300.00 $1,080.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1370 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 960.00–975.00 $965.57
1230–1435 1328 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 6 875.00–1,275.00 $1,033.20
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975–1360 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,400.00–1,575.00 $1,534.80 —

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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.