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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

2,178 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $231.07/cwt +6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,340/hd at 580 lb · 192 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $254.13/cwt +16.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,209/hd at 476 lb · 122 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $247.84/cwt +12.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 523 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,178 2,836 1,512
Feeder cattle 2,013 2,621 1,307
Slaughter cattle 135 190 155
Replacement cattle 30 25 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs 6.00 to 15.00 higher, few over 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs 6.00 to 18.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 316 14 257.00–270.00 $260.29 $823 +5.13
350–390 375 63 255.00–295.00 $271.16 $1,017 +22.87
400–445 423 46 247.50–290.00 $260.60 $1,102 +26.13
425 value added 425 15 263.00 $263.00 $1,118 —
435 435 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,000 -17.69
475 value added 475 48 258.00 $258.00 $1,226 —
450–497 476 74 239.00–265.00 $251.62 $1,198 +11.19
505–545 522 93 229.00–255.50 $248.77 $1,299 +14.59
524 524 4 204.00 $204.00 $1,069 -30.18
535 value added 535 8 259.00 $259.00 $1,386 +14.00
550 value added 550 13 241.00 $241.00 $1,326 —
555–595 582 179 224.50–240.00 $230.35 $1,341 +6.04
600–640 614 93 210.00–229.00 $219.61 $1,348 +17.16
645 value added 645 6 219.00 $219.00 $1,413 +7.77
660–690 678 45 199.00–220.00 $206.21 $1,398 +11.80
720 value added 720 10 199.00 $199.00 $1,433 +7.77
720–745 740 24 183.50–193.00 $185.79 $1,375 +3.54
755–772 764 10 180.50–183.75 $182.11 $1,391 +1.16
830–835 831 19 176.75–178.75 $178.33 $1,482 +3.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 5 248.00–265.00 $256.17 $812 +17.71
353–395 375 31 226.00–257.00 $239.54 $898 +4.60
400–448 421 15 235.00–262.50 $249.07 $1,049 +20.22
473 473 3 222.50 $222.50 $1,052 -1.69
500–537 516 21 212.00–232.50 $223.19 $1,152 +5.16
560–597 579 22 210.00–222.00 $216.54 $1,254 +7.54
605–625 613 5 209.00–214.00 $211.04 $1,294 +16.14
635 value added 635 12 219.50 $219.50 $1,394 —
665 665 11 192.00 $192.00 $1,277 +6.31
760–795 774 28 170.00–175.00 $172.60 $1,336 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 3 227.00 $227.00 $806 —
505 505 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,096 +17.00
550–584 576 9 204.00–209.00 $207.94 $1,198 +24.94
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,143 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 6 160.00 $160.00 $706 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
586 586 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,066 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 4 250.00 $250.00 $610 —
275 275 4 216.00 $216.00 $594 —
300–342 320 20 225.00–247.50 $234.01 $749 +4.01
355–395 386 27 220.00–232.50 $224.39 $866 +10.60
400–446 414 48 217.00–227.00 $222.74 $922 +11.48
460–482 469 7 190.00–192.00 $190.84 $895 -7.79
450–499 475 50 207.00–226.00 $216.71 $1,029 +18.08
500–540 520 79 198.00–225.00 $215.53 $1,121 +21.86
552–585 575 48 193.00–212.50 $197.81 $1,137 +9.82
580 value added 580 12 208.00 $208.00 $1,206 +12.00
600–645 624 33 183.00–198.00 $188.17 $1,174 +5.96
665–697 685 27 177.50–184.00 $179.86 $1,232 +2.27
706–712 708 11 179.00 $179.00 $1,267 +11.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 220.00 $220.00 $598 —
308–335 326 8 207.50–227.50 $220.08 $717 +5.03
350–395 382 31 206.00–226.00 $219.65 $839 +29.65
409–421 414 17 210.00–219.00 $215.02 $890 +10.37
450–497 473 7 191.00–200.00 $195.25 $924 +9.18
510–544 526 26 192.00–205.00 $199.73 $1,051 +23.73
562–592 585 16 187.00–197.00 $189.05 $1,106 +21.55
600–641 626 18 170.00–185.00 $177.02 $1,108 +4.04
690 690 4 176.00 $176.00 $1,214 —
700–723 708 10 162.00–168.00 $165.29 $1,170 +2.78
777 777 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,336 +11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 170.00 $170.00 $833 -3.75
510 510 4 186.00 $186.00 $949 +24.00
630 630 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,065 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 5 146.00 $146.00 $864 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
609 609 4 159.00 $159.00 $968 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 432 11 230.00–280.00 $255.72 $1,105 +45.77
468–490 480 11 190.00–210.00 $202.13 $970 +5.13
517–546 529 14 177.50–199.00 $191.09 $1,011 +0.16
565–590 573 20 183.00–200.00 $189.06 $1,083 +24.56
612–640 621 6 178.00–179.00 $178.66 $1,109 +15.30

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1140 959 85-90% 7 60.00–75.50 $68.99 $662 —
850–1255 1076 85-90% 17 75.00–85.00 $81.08 $872 +13.51
1075–1272 1177 85-90% 4 85.50–89.00 $86.54 $1,019 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1355 1238 80-85% 5 80.50–85.50 $83.91 $1,039 —
1175–1465 1325 80-85% 20 84.50–96.00 $90.11 $1,194 +1.50
1325–1385 1362 80-85% 3 94.50–98.50 $96.81 $1,319 +3.52
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1268–1685 1420 75-80% 4 94.00–98.00 $96.37 $1,368 —
1515–1825 1700 75-80% 3 85.00–93.00 $89.35 $1,519 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1995 1638 9 80.00–98.00 $91.64 $1,501 —
1435–2175 1713 9 103.00–116.00 $110.84 $1,899 —
1450–1940 1750 3 123.00–125.00 $123.98 $2,170 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1145 960 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 8 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,246.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175–1300 1269 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,950.00–2,225.00 $2,156.25 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 10 132.00 $132.00 $385 —
342 342 10 129.00 $129.00 $441 —

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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.