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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

2,941 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.22/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 576 lb · 203 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $142.59/cwt +9.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 769 lb · 200 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.02/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 681 lb · 197 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,941 1,854 480
Feeder cattle 2,637 1,723 417
Slaughter cattle 194 119 61
Replacement cattle 110 12 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 10.00 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
320–345 333 6 192.00–205.00 $198.74 $662 —
350–380 362 12 200.00–207.50 $201.66 $730 -4.45
403–445 423 56 181.00–220.00 $196.04 $829 +3.00
450–495 470 74 173.50–195.00 $185.64 $873 -2.08
464–490 485 19 165.75–173.50 $167.31 $811 -20.41
500–546 519 89 174.50–190.00 $183.41 $952 +7.50
550–599 575 185 165.00–184.50 $172.65 $993 +6.57
580–587 586 18 156.00–161.00 $156.55 $917 -9.53
605 605 11 153.50 $153.50 $929 -0.98
605–642 unweaned 619 17 143.00–151.50 $147.47 $913 +13.47
600–645 621 61 150.00–166.25 $158.44 $984 +3.96
661 unweaned 661 5 141.00 $141.00 $932 —
650–695 682 192 142.50–153.60 $151.28 $1,032 -0.50
715 unweaned 715 3 132.00 $132.00 $944 —
700–725 720 53 141.00–145.50 $144.60 $1,041 +7.21
752–775 769 200 135.50–147.00 $142.59 $1,097 +9.88
800–825 805 77 128.50–140.00 $139.00 $1,119 +15.84
975–990 983 9 116.25–119.00 $117.79 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 279 12 183.00–197.50 $191.58 $535 —
310–330 324 9 168.00–187.50 $181.18 $587 +9.18
375–395 384 20 176.00–197.00 $181.16 $696 -0.84
400–440 419 10 163.00–192.00 $179.27 $751 +5.52
450–460 456 8 165.00–181.00 $172.47 $786 -4.53
510–545 542 39 165.00–175.00 $166.10 $900 -0.60
569–598 578 19 160.00–170.50 $166.64 $963 +12.30
600–635 619 58 145.00–160.50 $151.34 $937 —
650–660 656 16 142.00–145.00 $143.30 $940 +7.69
707–735 717 11 138.00–141.25 $140.04 $1,004 —
810–845 822 9 128.00–132.00 $130.63 $1,074 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 5 145.00 $145.00 $892 —
795 795 15 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 —
925 925 5 118.00 $118.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 134.50 $134.50 $693 —
560 560 4 135.00 $135.00 $756 —
627 627 3 135.00 $135.00 $846 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 155.00 $155.00 $884 —
656 656 4 140.00 $140.00 $918 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 319 7 162.00–166.00 $164.28 $524 +9.28
364–385 368 11 156.00–172.00 $165.65 $610 +9.10
400–445 417 45 158.00–180.00 $169.15 $705 +13.30
420–445 426 8 152.00–157.00 $153.30 $653 -2.55
450–495 472 92 151.00–180.00 $159.15 $751 +4.26
522 522 3 140.00 $140.00 $731 -10.62
503–549 529 52 143.50–156.00 $148.96 $788 -1.66
550–595 577 73 138.00–149.75 $145.01 $837 +4.59
610–620 unweaned 613 11 135.50–136.50 $136.22 $835 —
600–628 615 30 132.00–143.50 $137.50 $846 +5.27
615 615 16 143.25 $143.25 $881 +11.02
650–695 677 42 128.00–141.00 $137.58 $931 +4.08
700–742 720 143 125.50–134.00 $132.21 $952 +9.96
768–775 771 5 121.00–128.00 $125.18 $965 +0.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 6 147.00–161.00 $151.41 $466 —
350–398 374 18 151.00–158.00 $154.22 $577 +8.00
405–445 421 32 149.00–161.00 $156.54 $659 +16.98
439 thin fleshed 439 6 163.00 $163.00 $716 —
458–495 482 13 148.50–153.00 $149.35 $720 +5.05
500–540 525 19 130.00–148.00 $138.71 $728 +5.46
580 580 4 130.00 $130.00 $754 +3.53
550–595 584 24 131.00–140.00 $134.01 $783 +7.54
620 620 8 142.00 $142.00 $880 +13.27
650–688 668 11 125.50–130.00 $127.65 $853 +5.63
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–575 564 11 130.00–139.75 $135.43 $764 —
770 770 5 118.00 $118.00 $909 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 135.00 $135.00 $641 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–449 429 32 152.00–181.00 $165.22 $709 +4.51
465–495 484 26 154.00–181.50 $161.87 $783 -1.59
505–530 521 13 149.00–165.00 $156.27 $814 +7.49
550–596 577 31 139.50–162.00 $152.53 $880 +9.83
605–632 623 10 125.00–141.00 $131.63 $820 —
650–695 667 7 119.00–135.50 $127.18 $848 -0.82
715–735 721 8 122.00–128.50 $124.70 $899 +12.70
785–795 790 4 100.00–118.00 $108.94 $861 +11.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
708 708 3 106.00 $106.00 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1375 1258 80-85% 10 61.00–67.00 $64.86 $816 +4.74
1120–1580 1315 80-85% 21 58.50–64.00 $61.32 $806 -3.29
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1258 999 85-90% 10 39.50–46.00 $41.84 $418 —
910–1215 1118 85-90% 15 50.00–58.00 $52.70 $589 +0.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1560 1305 75-80% 4 66.00–67.00 $66.30 $865 —
1165–1730 1487 75-80% 9 58.00–64.50 $62.39 $928 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1695 1520 4 70.00–80.25 $76.11 $1,157 —
1660–2080 1821 10 83.75–94.00 $88.22 $1,606 +3.17
1925 1925 1 111.00 $111.00 $2,137 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1415 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 980.00–1,275.00 $1,151.34
1080–1525 1268 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 900.00–1,000.00 $948.62

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1115 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,475.00–1,525.00 $1,495.00 —
960–1450 1096 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,392.19 —

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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.