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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

2,192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.24/cwt -5.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 525 lb · 122 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $204.54/cwt -6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $961/hd at 470 lb · 114 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $182.20/cwt -5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 570 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,192 1,561 2,481
Feeder cattle 1,824 1,296 2,011
Slaughter cattle 298 235 312
Replacement cattle 70 30 158

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers uneven from 8.00 lower to 3.00 higher, with the decline under 600 lbs. Heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 377 49 206.00–223.00 $215.45 $812 +6.07
400–440 419 83 202.50–223.00 $211.94 $888 -8.21
435 435 5 191.00 $191.00 $831 -29.15
450–490 469 92 198.50–210.00 $205.04 $962 -7.39
458–490 value added 473 22 194.50–209.50 $202.43 $957 —
505–515 508 6 182.00–192.00 $188.62 $958 -15.96
517 value added 517 31 198.50 $198.50 $1,026 —
500–548 529 85 178.00–209.00 $195.95 $1,037 -8.63
553–568 554 25 165.00–178.00 $176.14 $976 -0.86
555 value added 555 16 182.25 $182.25 $1,011 —
555–590 580 68 172.00–192.50 $184.42 $1,070 -5.55
606–628 616 16 169.00–182.50 $177.28 $1,092 +6.29
635 value added 635 14 176.25 $176.25 $1,119 —
659–676 664 27 159.00–163.00 $160.00 $1,062 -5.25
667 unweaned 667 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,000 —
658–690 672 26 157.00–167.00 $162.29 $1,091 -2.96
705–740 723 29 155.00–163.50 $162.45 $1,175 +3.14
792 792 12 150.25 $150.25 $1,190 —
805 805 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,167 -0.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 4 210.00 $210.00 $567 +1.16
310–340 318 8 194.00–199.00 $196.98 $626 -4.80
348 348 3 195.00 $195.00 $679 -6.78
364 value added 364 5 195.00 $195.00 $710 —
350–398 380 24 192.50–205.00 $200.17 $761 +1.74
400–441 426 23 175.00–211.00 $194.09 $827 -10.17
455 thin fleshed 455 4 205.50 $205.50 $935 —
465–490 473 10 184.00–194.00 $190.89 $903 -5.19
502–545 527 47 170.00–202.00 $180.31 $950 -6.86
550–575 560 11 174.00–186.50 $180.89 $1,013 +5.96
582 582 6 160.00 $160.00 $931 -14.93
595 value added 595 5 165.00 $165.00 $982 —
610 610 5 173.00 $173.00 $1,055 +9.56
617 value added 617 8 161.50 $161.50 $996 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 11 169.00 $169.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–570 566 8 159.00–168.00 $163.99 $928 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 7 200.00 $200.00 $430 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 4 135.00 $135.00 $946 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 4 170.00–180.00 $175.09 $499 +4.09
300–328 316 18 165.00–181.00 $176.36 $557 +0.34
350–395 378 46 165.00–185.00 $177.12 $670 +10.70
380 value added 380 7 178.50 $178.50 $678 —
407–447 425 61 169.00–179.00 $174.35 $741 +2.61
450–471 value added 461 15 173.00–174.00 $173.54 $800 —
450–493 467 55 167.00–174.00 $170.41 $796 ±0.00
520 520 3 153.00 $153.00 $796 -12.68
504–546 524 96 155.50–176.00 $166.39 $872 +0.71
571 571 13 154.00 $154.00 $879 -4.31
555–591 576 43 149.00–161.25 $158.93 $915 +0.62
605–620 614 36 148.50–155.00 $151.18 $928 -0.82
650–660 657 8 146.00–148.50 $147.76 $971 +6.76
705–735 726 22 137.00–142.50 $141.68 $1,029 —
760–775 769 10 134.25–135.00 $134.55 $1,035 —
865–890 878 8 132.25–133.25 $132.74 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–387 thin fleshed 373 14 173.00–174.00 $173.37 $647 —
380–390 387 11 161.00–171.00 $165.70 $641 +7.00
410–443 430 15 154.00–165.00 $157.60 $678 -7.26
432 thin fleshed 432 10 174.00 $174.00 $752 —
465–490 475 17 159.00–166.00 $163.61 $777 +5.68
500 500 3 148.00 $148.00 $740 -7.01
512 value added 512 9 163.00 $163.00 $835 —
500–540 516 15 151.00–165.00 $159.43 $823 +4.42
555–595 574 21 146.00–157.00 $150.68 $865 +2.83
580 value added 580 7 156.00 $156.00 $905 —
630–642 636 4 140.00–150.00 $145.05 $923 +0.53
650–653 652 5 139.00–140.00 $139.40 $909 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 140.00 $140.00 $627 -7.14
505–540 528 6 138.00–141.50 $139.12 $735 —
550 550 8 143.00–147.00 $145.00 $798 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 4 169.00 $169.00 $380 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 151.00 $151.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392–394 393 8 190.00–200.00 $195.01 $766 —
400–425 410 5 178.00–191.00 $183.27 $751 -11.77
450–498 478 22 150.00–193.00 $174.62 $835 -2.61
505–519 512 8 165.00–172.50 $168.80 $864 -7.05
568–585 574 6 146.00–158.50 $154.25 $885 -10.66
605–635 611 13 145.50–152.00 $147.42 $901 —
650–671 662 9 135.00–137.50 $136.09 $901 +2.31
895 895 3 90.00 $90.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 6 143.00 $143.00 $718 —
580 580 4 125.00 $125.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1125 954 85-90% 8 35.00–50.00 $44.75 $427 —
900–1120 1004 85-90% 8 77.00–81.00 $78.17 $785 —
785–1275 1021 85-90% 35 50.00–67.00 $61.66 $630 —
858–1260 1091 85-90% 51 66.00–76.00 $70.72 $772 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1430 1264 80-85% 60 76.00–85.00 $81.46 $1,030 —
1155–1360 1303 80-85% 5 86.00–86.50 $86.09 $1,122 +13.59
1345–1539 1502 80-85% 8 75.00–76.50 $76.21 $1,145 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1645 1399 75-80% 9 77.00–85.00 $83.24 $1,165 —
1435–1660 1514 75-80% 8 86.00–90.00 $87.81 $1,329 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1930 1598 4 68.00–96.00 $87.55 $1,399 —
1430–2215 1841 9 95.00–115.50 $105.35 $1,939 —
1865–1970 1918 2 117.50–123.50 $120.58 $2,313 +1.47

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
797–960 867 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 85.00–95.00 $90.52 $785

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1106–1118 1111 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 820.00–850.00 $836.59
940–1550 1173 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 950.00–1,340.00 $1,097.15

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
919 919 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 980.00 $980.00

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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
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1025–1275 1167 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,240.00–1,600.00 $1,473.33 —

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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.