Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

1,744 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $264.50/cwt +7.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 429 lb · 72 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.54/cwt +7.80 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 422 lb · 71 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $238.17/cwt -9.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,261/hd at 530 lb · 69 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,744	2,178	1,383
Feeder cattle	1,469	2,013	1,110
Slaughter cattle	225	135	218
Replacement cattle	50	30	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–345	324	18	260.00–275.00	$267.07	$865	+6.78
355–390	381	23	258.00–292.50	$267.70	$1,020	-3.46
402–444	429	65	248.00–280.00	$265.23	$1,138	+4.63
425–435	431	7	250.00–264.00	$257.70	$1,111	+27.70
453–475	464	10	232.50–235.00	$233.27	$1,082	-18.35
453–495	472	48	235.00–267.00	$248.92	$1,175	-2.70
490 unweaned	490	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,127	—
502–526	517	21	210.00–237.00	$220.47	$1,140	-28.30
510–548	535	48	240.00–256.00	$245.91	$1,316	+41.91
554–588	572	22	230.50–237.00	$232.37	$1,329	+2.02
552–590	573	23	190.00–215.00	$201.55	$1,155	-28.80
605	605	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,283	-7.61
636–649	639	40	209.50–229.00	$224.54	$1,435	+4.93
691	691	7	192.00	$192.00	$1,327	-14.21
705–734	729	15	185.00–190.00	$187.46	$1,367	+1.67
803	803	7	176.00	$176.00	$1,413	-2.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	256	8	250.00–261.00	$254.02	$650	—
300–342	326	19	242.00–267.00	$256.26	$835	+0.09
355–395	376	23	228.00–270.00	$246.18	$926	+6.64
415–439	431	6	258.00	$258.00	$1,112	+8.93
452–486	463	32	228.00–238.00	$232.22	$1,075	+9.72
540	540	4	237.00–240.00	$238.50	$1,288	+15.31
565–570	568	12	218.25–224.50	$219.37	$1,246	+2.83
607–610	609	10	201.00–210.00	$207.11	$1,261	-3.93
662–680	668	13	196.00–200.50	$199.09	$1,330	+7.09

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	215.00	$215.00	$935	—
462–498	484	5	200.00–214.00	$208.65	$1,010	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562	562	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,135	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262	262	8	232.00	$232.00	$608	+16.00
300–343	333	30	225.00–246.00	$233.91	$779	-0.10
353–388	364	40	221.00–237.00	$230.79	$840	+6.40
382	382	4	222.50	$222.50	$850	-1.89
383 value added	383	12	243.00	$243.00	$931	—
402–448	420	67	223.00–235.00	$231.77	$973	+9.03
448	448	4	210.00	$210.00	$941	-12.74
450–490	468	39	213.00–232.00	$222.56	$1,042	+31.72
492–494	494	21	200.00–205.00	$204.53	$1,010	-12.18
502–542	531	47	197.00–223.00	$212.46	$1,128	-3.07
535–542	538	7	182.00–200.00	$192.23	$1,034	-23.30
552–594	578	29	195.00–199.00	$197.88	$1,144	+0.07
602–624 value added	610	17	195.00–196.50	$195.54	$1,193	—
615–643	629	29	184.00–200.00	$193.00	$1,214	+4.83
670–685	681	36	183.00–190.00	$186.63	$1,271	+6.77
702–747	736	8	178.00–179.00	$178.76	$1,316	-0.24
769	769	4	175.00	$175.00	$1,346	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–342	322	20	212.50–222.50	$219.45	$707	-0.63
355–392	368	13	206.00–220.00	$212.43	$782	-7.22
420–445	432	7	207.00–219.00	$213.68	$923	-1.34
450–480	467	6	206.00–211.00	$208.04	$972	+12.79
500–530	512	25	189.00–207.00	$196.71	$1,007	-3.02
578–588	584	9	182.50–190.00	$187.65	$1,096	-1.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	6	209.00	$209.00	$920	—
500–544	529	6	169.00–178.00	$175.17	$927	-10.83

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–608	604	4	180.00–183.00	$181.49	$1,096	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
437	437	3	183.00	$183.00	$800	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	6	271.00	$271.00	$989	—
415–445	432	22	236.00–259.00	$247.76	$1,070	-7.96
480–495	484	8	212.00–239.00	$232.09	$1,123	+29.96
500–545	521	11	180.00–220.00	$190.84	$994	-0.25
605–632	619	11	175.00–186.00	$179.31	$1,110	+0.65
715–720	718	4	167.00–172.00	$169.49	$1,217	—
753–785	764	7	153.00–163.00	$158.93	$1,214	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1275	952	85-90%	45	61.50–76.50	$70.92	$675	+1.93
850–1180	960	85-90%	7	42.00–61.00	$51.45	$494	-17.54
932–1235	1087	85-90%	42	75.50–85.50	$81.00	$880	-0.08
1058–1230	1109	85-90%	4	85.50–90.00	$87.70	$973	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	80-85%	1	84.50	$84.50	$1,056	—
1000–1491	1267	80-85%	34	85.50–95.50	$90.10	$1,142	—
1240–1415	1323	80-85%	5	95.00–97.50	$96.30	$1,274	+6.19
1352	1352	80-85%	3	84.00	$84.00	$1,136	-12.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1645	1483	75-80%	3	89.50–94.50	$91.66	$1,359	—
1550–1650	1614	75-80%	4	97.00–103.00	$101.56	$1,639	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–2060	1557	9	68.00–101.00	$88.91	$1,384	—
1580–2145	1798	12	103.00–116.00	$108.85	$1,957	—
1810–2000	1905	2	119.00–123.00	$121.10	$2,307	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1310	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,200.00–1,360.00	$1,245.17
1120–1200	1153	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,200.00–1,375.00	$1,258.24

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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
1100–1125	1114	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,942.86	—

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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.