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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.18/cwt -1.98 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 622 lb · 139 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $178.70/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 480 lb · 127 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.42/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 675 lb · 83 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,842 3,050 742
Feeder cattle 1,707 2,798 714
Slaughter cattle 125 187 26
Replacement cattle 10 65 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 4.00 lower, except some over 650 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher; heifers steady with several 500 to 600 lb 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 184.00 $184.00 $524 —
315–340 322 5 181.00–187.00 $183.35 $590 —
370–395 385 37 175.00–190.00 $183.02 $705 +19.50
405–448 431 39 168.00–185.50 $176.59 $761 -4.87
452–493 469 71 160.00–183.00 $174.92 $820 -9.29
495 thin fleshed 495 56 183.50 $183.50 $908 —
503–511 509 13 155.00–156.50 $155.81 $793 -21.80
509–530 520 17 160.00–171.00 $166.21 $864 -11.40
550–582 570 65 154.50–169.00 $164.24 $936 -1.05
588 588 3 150.00 $150.00 $882 -4.00
600–640 621 125 148.50–154.75 $151.90 $943 -1.26
631–638 632 14 143.00–145.00 $144.71 $915 -8.45
659–676 667 42 139.50–145.75 $143.17 $955 +8.17
705–734 720 33 132.00–138.00 $135.25 $974 -6.48
750–790 758 74 128.50–136.25 $133.88 $1,015 +7.88
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 13 174.00 $174.00 $600 -12.63
388–397 393 5 160.00–163.00 $161.82 $636 -10.98
404–434 421 23 158.00–178.00 $166.03 $699 -4.15
460–495 479 19 152.50–169.00 $158.99 $762 -12.64
515–540 523 21 153.00–165.00 $162.40 $849 +0.60
571–572 571 18 148.00–156.00 $155.11 $886 +6.56
605 605 4 144.00 $144.00 $871 -2.76
610–640 637 26 135.50–148.50 $146.06 $930 +9.56
666–690 675 14 134.00–139.00 $137.17 $926 +2.56
710–720 715 8 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $933 -0.34
752–767 758 44 129.00–134.00 $131.07 $994 +5.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 5 136.00 $136.00 $786 -1.00
630–631 631 22 134.00–134.75 $134.48 $849 —
688 688 3 127.00 $127.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 8 119.00 $119.00 $616 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 7 146.00 $146.00 $826 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
663 663 7 125.00 $125.00 $829 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 4 145.00 $145.00 $892 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 4 111.00 $111.00 $561 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 135.00 $135.00 $547 -28.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–347 329 9 141.00–150.00 $145.73 $479 —
330 330 5 164.50 $164.50 $543 —
365–385 382 18 152.50–155.50 $155.02 $592 +2.24
459–495 480 22 140.00–149.50 $145.86 $700 +1.04
493 493 8 139.50 $139.50 $688 -5.32
500–540 515 45 139.00–149.75 $143.89 $741 +9.63
552–597 573 27 131.00–139.50 $135.08 $774 -0.26
600–640 624 48 126.50–136.50 $131.10 $818 +1.49
658–690 675 83 125.75–131.00 $128.42 $867 -1.24
714–725 721 21 122.00–125.50 $124.35 $897 -0.29
778–782 782 24 113.00–122.00 $121.25 $948 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–388 377 24 141.00–147.50 $145.29 $548 -0.48
410–445 434 13 141.00–151.00 $146.50 $636 +0.80
460–480 471 22 135.50–147.50 $140.89 $664 +1.87
552–555 553 14 127.50–128.50 $128.28 $709 -0.01
605–632 618 19 123.00–130.00 $125.11 $773 +0.99
666 666 4 122.00 $122.00 $813 -3.23
960 960 7 104.00 $104.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
496 496 5 122.00 $122.00 $605 —
500–505 503 5 128.50–131.00 $130.01 $654 +6.56
564 564 9 121.00 $121.00 $682 +1.85
602 602 4 115.00 $115.00 $692 -2.87
661–682 669 13 110.00–118.50 $115.17 $770 -2.33
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 4 122.00 $122.00 $647 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 3 111.00 $111.00 $603 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–465 459 5 151.00–161.00 $155.05 $712 +8.94
515–540 528 4 146.50–149.00 $147.78 $780 +4.73
555–595 578 11 130.00–143.00 $136.86 $791 +0.72
615–625 620 4 121.00–127.50 $124.22 $770 -4.01
670–690 680 4 120.00–128.50 $124.19 $844 +1.49
715–732 726 6 112.00–121.50 $115.12 $836 -3.43
760–775 767 6 103.00–108.00 $105.35 $808 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–895 878 85-90% 3 22.00–30.00 $27.43 $241 —
825–1090 968 85-90% 6 38.00–42.50 $38.97 $377 —
985 985 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $552 —
880–1395 1140 85-90% 14 43.00–54.50 $49.00 $559 -7.22
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1485 1232 80-85% 16 50.00–57.00 $54.72 $674 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1595 1509 75-80% 4 55.00–59.00 $57.11 $862 —
1475–1728 1607 75-80% 8 60.00–64.50 $62.93 $1,011 +6.36

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1740 1682 3 70.00–79.00 $75.90 $1,277 —
1325–2145 1718 11 80.00–90.50 $84.08 $1,444 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,177 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1700 1279 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 810.00–1,300.00 $1,071.89

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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.