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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

2,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.62/cwt -6.40 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 519 lb · 119 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.83/cwt -7.64 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 471 lb · 109 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $189.04/cwt +3.97 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 470 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,481 2,406 660
Feeder cattle 2,011 2,182 585
Slaughter cattle 312 196 70
Replacement cattle 158 28 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 550 lbs steady to 8.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 8 214.00 $214.00 $524 —
270–294 284 9 193.00–212.00 $202.14 $574 +5.14
302–345 334 25 184.50–209.00 $202.86 $678 +6.68
350–390 373 27 191.00–200.00 $193.75 $723 -0.93
400–448 419 54 181.00–200.00 $191.95 $804 +2.59
450–495 470 99 172.00–195.00 $189.04 $888 +3.97
500–548 518 110 170.50–186.00 $178.45 $924 -5.57
534 534 9 167.50 $167.50 $894 -16.52
550–595 570 60 155.00–186.50 $166.92 $951 -0.61
576 576 5 152.00 $152.00 $876 -15.53
600–603 unweaned 602 9 151.00–152.75 $152.36 $917 -1.64
610–645 623 73 148.00–169.50 $160.04 $997 +14.04
650–685 673 58 153.00–155.00 $153.98 $1,036 +3.67
650–695 unweaned 676 10 148.50–149.00 $148.79 $1,006 +2.79
700–735 713 21 142.00–153.00 $149.57 $1,066 +5.19
806–825 816 8 132.00–138.75 $135.41 $1,105 —
870–875 874 29 133.85–134.25 $133.95 $1,171 +7.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 10 188.00 $188.00 $626 +6.84
350–380 366 8 175.00–184.00 $179.36 $656 -3.69
400–435 423 29 173.00–186.00 $179.87 $761 +1.95
455–485 466 16 166.00–178.00 $172.51 $804 -3.23
500–545 522 12 156.00–171.00 $164.26 $857 -7.24
560–585 570 12 151.00–163.00 $158.64 $904 -0.62
600–641 612 17 149.00–155.50 $152.85 $935 -5.01
655–682 673 6 137.00–140.50 $139.36 $938 -5.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 5 150.00–152.00 $150.80 $679 —
507 507 3 148.00 $148.00 $750 —
752 752 4 132.00 $132.00 $993 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 161.00 $161.00 $684 +1.00
594 594 5 140.00 $140.00 $832 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 20 161.00–178.00 $176.00 $498 +9.85
300–345 327 33 161.00–173.00 $168.54 $551 +4.78
358–395 381 56 158.00–175.00 $167.55 $638 +3.44
400–440 411 48 161.00–167.50 $165.36 $680 -6.81
450–497 471 109 148.00–162.50 $156.83 $739 -7.64
500–540 524 53 149.00–158.50 $155.26 $814 -2.80
550–598 575 48 144.50–155.50 $148.65 $855 -0.32
595 595 3 140.00 $140.00 $833 -8.97
600–635 620 59 140.00–146.00 $142.54 $884 —
664 664 4 121.00 $121.00 $803 -17.90
677 677 3 127.00 $127.00 $860 -3.50
705–745 728 21 127.50–134.50 $132.16 $962 -5.14
754–755 755 26 127.00–128.00 $127.85 $965 -2.68
830 830 6 123.25 $123.25 $1,023 -6.75
855–870 861 35 117.50–126.00 $123.94 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 306 18 144.00–168.50 $159.81 $489 +0.63
360–380 368 15 143.00–160.00 $152.36 $561 +0.86
428–435 431 5 150.00–151.00 $150.40 $648 -6.97
450–498 474 12 141.00–152.50 $145.57 $690 -10.47
505–540 526 14 140.00–155.00 $146.72 $772 +0.07
580 580 3 136.00 $136.00 $789 -6.20
565–599 591 12 136.50–141.00 $139.25 $823 -2.95
600–642 632 11 135.00–142.50 $137.12 $867 +1.32
669–695 676 7 124.00–132.00 $129.65 $876 -6.35
775 775 2 123.00 $123.00 $953 +0.50
853 853 3 117.00 $117.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 148.00 $148.00 $622 -3.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 370 5 172.00–180.00 $176.93 $655 +6.80
412–435 421 5 159.00–177.00 $166.44 $701 +15.44
458–490 474 10 142.00–157.00 $150.95 $716 -10.69
530–545 535 6 136.00–153.00 $144.08 $771 -6.33
568–592 579 14 134.00–151.00 $141.25 $818 +5.32
625 625 4 139.00 $139.00 $869 +3.25
695 695 3 121.00 $121.00 $841 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1245 993 85-90% 34 36.00–53.50 $46.45 $461 —
1040–1105 1073 85-90% 2 64.50–65.00 $64.74 $695 —
1045–1100 1082 85-90% 3 35.00–39.00 $36.29 $393 —
885–1390 1101 85-90% 46 53.00–63.00 $57.95 $638 +4.26
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1425 1280 80-85% 12 67.50–71.50 $69.07 $884 +0.51
1115–1510 1285 80-85% 33 61.50–68.50 $63.84 $820 -4.72
1295 1295 80-85% 1 57.50 $57.50 $745 -11.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1515 1493 75-80% 2 69.50–70.50 $70.01 $1,045 +0.63
1275–1820 1497 75-80% 9 61.00–66.00 $63.73 $954 -5.65
1525–1660 1593 75-80% 2 60.00 $60.00 $956 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1650 1462 5 79.50–87.00 $84.26 $1,232 —
1410–2080 1777 14 90.00–99.00 $95.46 $1,696 -0.25
1815–2000 1892 3 100.00–107.50 $102.73 $1,944 -5.27

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 675.00 $675.00
1105–1475 1264 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 835.00–1,100.00 $990.25
1290–1298 1295 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–900.00 $875.10
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1255–1320 1272 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,367.45

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,150.00 $2,150.00 —
1200–1250 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 29 1,550.00–1,975.00 $1,765.52 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130–1200 1176 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 1,260.00–1,275.00 $1,265.25 —
1180–1385 1236 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 1,150.00–1,475.00 $1,320.83 —

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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.