Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

1,970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.53/cwt +3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 566 lb · 155 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.55/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,008/hd at 524 lb · 123 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.67/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $884/hd at 527 lb · 122 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,970	2,192	1,902
Feeder cattle	1,596	1,824	1,707
Slaughter cattle	334	298	167
Replacement cattle	40	70	28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady, spots 1.00 to 3.00 lower under 500 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, except some 1.00 to 2.00 lower over 550 lbs. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–295	286	6	215.00–232.50	$224.99	$643	—
300–345	320	16	206.00–231.00	$214.86	$688	—
360–390	377	13	198.00–230.00	$211.81	$799	-3.64
405–445	422	28	196.00–207.00	$203.92	$861	-8.02
475	475	3	193.00	$193.00	$917	-12.04
450–495	476	71	188.50–207.50	$198.80	$946	-6.24
500–543	522	91	184.00–196.50	$192.45	$1,005	-3.50
525–545 value added	528	32	192.00–193.00	$192.84	$1,018	-5.66
555–590	563	29	167.00–181.00	$177.46	$999	+1.32
550–588	565	109	178.00–198.75	$188.77	$1,067	+12.63
561–595 value added	579	17	176.00–181.50	$178.51	$1,034	-3.74
605–640	616	33	170.00–185.00	$178.07	$1,097	+0.79
631 value added	631	6	172.00	$172.00	$1,085	-4.25
680	680	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,122	+2.71
700–720	710	6	156.00–160.00	$157.97	$1,122	-4.48
710–747	732	5	144.00–155.00	$148.27	$1,085	-14.18
770	770	3	146.25	$146.25	$1,126	-4.00
921	921	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	198.00	$198.00	$667	+3.00
380–395	384	8	199.00–210.00	$203.46	$781	+3.29
410–445	427	25	185.00–209.00	$202.64	$865	+8.55
490	490	6	189.00	$189.00	$926	-1.89
510–549	527	23	165.00–186.00	$177.71	$937	-2.60
562–570	565	5	175.00–186.00	$181.56	$1,026	+0.67
625–646	641	39	161.00–168.50	$167.12	$1,071	-5.88
672	672	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,042	—
728	728	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	3	154.00	$154.00	$793	—
559	559	4	166.50	$166.50	$931	+2.51
620	620	3	149.00	$149.00	$924	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	4	175.00	$175.00	$934	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	4	177.00	$177.00	$522	+1.91
340–345	342	15	179.00–194.00	$188.43	$644	+12.07
355–385	377	24	176.00–186.00	$183.35	$691	+6.23
400–440	427	49	170.00–189.00	$181.43	$775	+7.08
450–495	474	68	162.50–179.00	$170.32	$807	-0.09
511 value added	511	7	174.00	$174.00	$889	—
500–548	528	115	157.00–179.00	$167.28	$883	+0.89
551–595	576	34	148.00–159.00	$154.10	$888	-4.83
582	582	4	146.00	$146.00	$850	-12.93
605–648	631	20	143.50–155.00	$149.03	$940	-2.15
644	644	10	149.50	$149.50	$963	-1.68
663–695	676	5	146.00	$146.00	$987	-1.76
710–720	713	7	138.00–142.00	$139.72	$996	-1.96
767	767	19	136.50	$136.50	$1,047	+1.95

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	364	17	165.00–177.00	$170.91	$622	+5.21
410–440	424	10	166.00–172.00	$169.36	$718	+11.76
460–490	475	10	160.00–175.00	$165.97	$788	+2.36
508–542	524	27	145.00–167.00	$157.86	$827	-1.57
565–570	568	7	140.00–145.00	$143.57	$815	-7.11
660–688	674	4	135.00–144.00	$139.41	$940	+0.01
757	757	3	130.00	$130.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	3	134.00	$134.00	$523	—
440	440	3	161.00	$161.00	$708	+21.00
525	525	3	133.00	$133.00	$698	-6.12
565–575	572	9	138.00–140.00	$139.34	$797	-5.66

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469	469	4	150.00	$150.00	$704	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–435	419	11	177.00–197.50	$185.67	$778	+2.40
460–495	480	7	164.00–166.00	$164.82	$791	-9.80
510–525	513	11	166.50–178.50	$174.75	$896	+5.95
550–592	568	7	152.50–160.00	$155.54	$883	+1.29
650–665	658	4	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$937	+6.38
703–730	715	6	130.00–133.50	$131.82	$943	—
850–877	865	6	114.50–128.00	$120.16	$1,039	+30.16

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1020	873	85-90%	3	45.00–48.00	$46.83	$409	—
865–1275	983	85-90%	38	52.00–68.00	$58.54	$575	+13.79
1055	1055	85-90%	2	80.50	$80.50	$849	—
985–1265	1140	85-90%	53	66.00–77.50	$72.14	$822	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1458	1269	80-85%	59	76.00–85.00	$80.50	$1,022	-0.96
1195–1505	1321	80-85%	8	72.75–77.00	$74.23	$981	-11.86
1200–1610	1336	80-85%	12	85.00–95.00	$87.87	$1,174	+1.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1282–1770	1445	75-80%	3	75.50–77.50	$76.32	$1,103	—
1350–1725	1486	75-80%	20	86.00–89.00	$87.56	$1,301	—
1225–1820	1493	75-80%	11	80.00–86.00	$83.63	$1,249	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1790	1525	10	78.00–105.50	$91.01	$1,388	—
1605–1800	1703	2	121.50–124.00	$122.68	$2,089	—
1660–2310	1958	9	102.00–110.00	$106.37	$2,083	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1375	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	850.00–1,375.00	$1,103.96
1131–1305	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	960.00–1,175.00	$1,074.48

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—

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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.