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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

2,200 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $189.28/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 571 lb · 115 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $199.91/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 475 lb · 96 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $195.81/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 523 lb · 81 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,200 1,970 2,206
Feeder cattle 1,725 1,596 1,780
Slaughter cattle 420 334 316
Replacement cattle 55 40 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 5.00 higher and heifers under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 332 5 222.00–226.00 $222.77 $740 +7.91
350–398 384 30 209.00–230.00 $217.20 $834 +5.39
400–445 418 39 193.00–223.00 $205.77 $860 +1.85
450–498 473 89 185.00–213.50 $200.99 $951 +7.99
495 495 7 184.00–189.00 $186.14 $921 -12.66
504–549 522 71 180.00–210.00 $195.32 $1,020 +2.87
530 value added 530 7 208.00 $208.00 $1,102 +15.16
542 542 3 179.00 $179.00 $970 -13.45
550–596 570 107 181.00–194.25 $190.30 $1,085 +1.53
570–595 585 8 172.00–179.00 $175.58 $1,027 -13.19
600 600 3 164.00 $164.00 $984 -14.07
600–645 619 60 178.00–188.50 $183.58 $1,136 +5.51
650–670 661 32 169.50–175.50 $172.44 $1,140 +7.44
695 695 31 157.00 $157.00 $1,091 -8.00
698 698 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,110 -6.00
708–744 730 18 155.00–163.50 $158.15 $1,154 +9.88
790 790 5 149.75 $149.75 $1,183 +3.50
830 830 3 149.25 $149.25 $1,239 —
1048 1048 24 134.50 $134.50 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 value added 305 6 205.50 $205.50 $627 —
340 340 2 191.00 $191.00 $649 -7.00
370 value added 370 27 218.00 $218.00 $807 —
383–395 387 7 197.00–211.00 $201.08 $778 -2.38
400–440 425 20 186.00–197.00 $191.08 $812 -11.56
482–485 484 5 182.00–191.00 $187.41 $907 -1.59
515–530 525 18 175.00–192.00 $182.04 $956 +4.33
562–598 576 5 182.00–182.50 $182.29 $1,050 +0.73
600–646 622 21 168.00–176.00 $172.67 $1,074 +5.55
663–680 672 13 151.50–163.00 $156.55 $1,052 +1.55
725 725 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,058 -9.00
800–835 818 6 144.00–144.50 $144.24 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 176.00 $176.00 $713 —
487 487 3 180.00 $180.00 $877 —
540 540 14 160.00 $160.00 $864 +6.00
608–632 614 11 139.00–154.00 $147.40 $905 -1.60
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–485 468 10 170.00–178.00 $175.51 $821 —
545 545 5 177.00 $177.00 $965 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 180.00 $180.00 $882 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 172.00 $172.00 $817 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–340 324 8 180.00–187.50 $184.54 $598 -3.89
350–385 374 25 175.00–186.00 $177.05 $662 -6.30
405–448 425 39 175.00–182.50 $179.06 $761 -2.37
472 472 3 166.00 $166.00 $784 -4.32
450–495 475 50 160.00–175.00 $166.75 $792 -3.57
515 515 3 149.00 $149.00 $767 -18.28
520 value added 520 9 171.00 $171.00 $889 -3.00
502–545 522 35 146.00–164.00 $157.91 $824 -9.37
550–592 567 19 150.00–160.00 $156.28 $886 +2.18
557–595 572 5 144.00–148.00 $146.34 $837 -7.76
607–629 621 25 147.00–150.00 $148.08 $920 -0.95
656–695 671 46 147.25–151.00 $148.78 $998 +2.78
705–712 709 26 145.00–152.00 $146.70 $1,040 +6.98
755–795 783 27 140.00–145.50 $142.42 $1,115 +5.92
865–875 870 6 126.00–132.00 $129.02 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 value added 315 6 171.00 $171.00 $539 —
350–390 377 8 160.00–168.00 $165.51 $624 -5.40
408–435 420 13 161.00–168.00 $165.40 $695 -3.96
470 value added 470 11 167.00 $167.00 $785 —
455–498 475 39 154.00–167.00 $160.57 $763 -5.40
510–543 524 37 147.00–162.00 $156.06 $818 -1.80
575–595 576 79 147.50–150.00 $147.55 $850 +3.98
600–645 625 16 141.00–150.00 $144.83 $905 —
659 659 7 138.00 $138.00 $909 -1.41
715–730 723 6 136.00–139.00 $137.52 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 146.00 $146.00 $559 +12.00
495 495 5 131.00 $131.00 $648 —
517–528 523 10 144.00–155.00 $149.44 $782 +16.44
565–585 572 8 130.00–140.00 $135.02 $772 -4.32
817 817 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,029 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 6 162.00 $162.00 $778 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 5 160.00 $160.00 $603 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 3 176.00–186.00 $179.31 $705 —
400–442 419 11 170.00–185.00 $176.58 $740 -9.09
455–496 481 20 163.50–180.00 $172.33 $829 +7.51
515–545 527 23 157.00–175.50 $170.24 $897 -4.51
572 572 3 158.00 $158.00 $904 +2.46
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 4 207.50 $207.50 $718 —
410–425 416 7 166.00–168.00 $167.13 $695 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 5 161.00 $161.00 $853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1005 831 85-90% 6 30.00–38.00 $34.73 $289 —
800–1420 1007 85-90% 39 42.00–65.50 $56.15 $565 —
915–1255 1086 85-90% 52 60.00–74.00 $66.50 $722 -14.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1430 1221 80-85% 16 70.00–75.00 $72.55 $886 —
1030–1440 1261 80-85% 69 75.00–82.50 $78.76 $993 -1.74
1170–1420 1319 80-85% 9 82.00–86.00 $83.56 $1,102 +9.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1575 1429 75-80% 20 76.00–83.00 $80.16 $1,145 +3.84
1270–1545 1431 75-80% 16 84.00–89.00 $84.96 $1,216 +8.64
1565–1840 1703 75-80% 2 76.00–76.50 $76.23 $1,298 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1980 1584 10 61.00–105.00 $94.05 $1,490 —
1475–2130 1803 18 92.00–114.50 $103.71 $1,870 —
1820 1820 1 117.50 $117.50 $2,138 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
908 908 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 95.00 $95.00 $863

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945–1280 1097 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,128.75
1083–1287 1145 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 16 920.00–1,140.00 $1,044.87

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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
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.