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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

1,999 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.06/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 470 lb · 102 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $237.76/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,349/hd at 568 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.62/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 520 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,999 2,072 1,561
Feeder cattle 1,550 1,778 1,296
Slaughter cattle 329 234 235
Replacement cattle 120 60 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 8.00 higher, expect some heifers under 475 lbs. which sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 322 9 272.00–280.00 $276.01 $889 +36.01
355–395 380 33 256.00–284.00 $267.57 $1,017 +4.79
410–448 417 15 259.00–273.00 $264.24 $1,102 +1.75
429–435 432 7 249.00–255.00 $252.41 $1,090 -10.08
454–482 469 31 232.00–255.50 $248.95 $1,168 +26.79
450–495 471 34 245.00–263.50 $254.21 $1,197 +32.05
504–540 518 52 232.00–261.50 $246.98 $1,279 -0.58
542–547 unweaned 546 15 222.00–228.00 $226.81 $1,238 —
556 556 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,240 -8.97
554–580 unweaned 568 36 220.00–231.00 $228.79 $1,300 +38.79
550–596 569 46 233.00–267.50 $247.03 $1,406 +15.06
600 unweaned 600 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 —
603–620 611 9 222.00–229.00 $225.31 $1,377 +3.68
650–695 672 27 202.00–216.00 $211.14 $1,419 +2.14
678 unweaned 678 5 184.00 $184.00 $1,248 —
695 695 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,348 -15.00
720–735 723 9 195.50–200.00 $197.81 $1,430 +1.81
751 751 31 191.75 $191.75 $1,440 +6.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–345 327 17 234.00–263.00 $249.30 $815 -4.71
352–380 366 8 232.00–245.00 $236.15 $864 -7.01
380 thin fleshed 380 8 268.50 $268.50 $1,020 —
412–445 432 26 235.00–255.00 $242.24 $1,046 -3.65
463 463 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,005 —
466–495 482 28 225.00–241.50 $233.03 $1,123 —
530–547 542 14 226.00–237.00 $230.21 $1,248 —
552–565 558 9 229.00–234.00 $231.25 $1,290 +20.46
615–636 631 19 210.00–220.00 $212.72 $1,342 +1.72
690–695 693 6 188.00–198.50 $193.82 $1,343 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 4 210.00 $210.00 $806 —
488 488 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,074 —
602 602 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 220.00 $220.00 $968 —
460 460 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,003 —
537 537 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,128 —
703 703 3 174.50 $174.50 $1,227 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,062 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 220.00 $220.00 $700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 325 12 225.00–232.00 $228.38 $742 +5.98
360–390 377 7 221.00–224.00 $222.77 $840 -12.33
360–398 382 45 230.00–238.00 $234.79 $897 -0.31
400–446 418 29 227.00–236.00 $233.12 $974 -1.89
416–432 423 15 223.00–231.00 $228.09 $965 -6.92
451–498 470 97 225.00–234.50 $231.05 $1,086 +4.42
470 470 5 204.00–221.00 $210.80 $991 -15.83
500–525 unweaned 509 13 211.00–228.00 $221.12 $1,126 —
500–540 516 40 214.00–230.00 $218.37 $1,127 +0.15
535 thin fleshed 535 7 233.00 $233.00 $1,247 —
540–544 542 9 207.00–217.00 $212.57 $1,152 +2.57
550–575 561 46 207.00–224.00 $216.11 $1,212 +12.12
600–625 613 7 197.00–205.00 $201.22 $1,233 +8.63
600–630 unweaned 617 13 183.00–204.00 $193.58 $1,194 —
682 682 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,228 -12.00
722 722 3 175.50 $175.50 $1,267 +1.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–342 336 8 200.00–210.00 $203.82 $685 —
355–390 375 23 215.00–230.00 $220.83 $828 +3.84
400–438 417 27 215.00–235.00 $225.49 $940 +5.95
450–490 479 21 205.00–234.00 $219.68 $1,052 +22.17
550–596 579 24 193.50–212.00 $202.76 $1,174 +14.33
615 thin fleshed 615 17 205.50 $205.50 $1,264 —
620–635 631 8 187.00–198.00 $189.70 $1,197 +8.54
650–655 652 5 179.00–182.00 $180.21 $1,175 +7.87
691 thin fleshed 691 9 179.00 $179.00 $1,237 —
845 845 7 165.00 $165.00 $1,394 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 12 223.00 $223.00 $1,104 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 6 204.00 $204.00 $828 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–492 472 10 200.00–234.00 $216.88 $1,024 —
500–525 513 6 197.00–213.00 $203.87 $1,046 —
554–580 560 9 189.00–195.00 $192.76 $1,079 +17.80
620–645 627 5 178.00–179.00 $178.60 $1,120 +9.20
805–815 810 4 135.00–148.00 $141.46 $1,146 —
860–882 873 5 140.00–144.00 $142.42 $1,243 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1430 1229 80-85% 57 90.50–99.00 $95.28 $1,171 —
1170–1560 1296 80-85% 27 98.50–107.50 $101.88 $1,320 +14.65
1190–1490 1405 80-85% 9 83.00–89.00 $86.01 $1,208 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1250 1017 85-90% 28 65.00–83.00 $76.14 $774 +2.34
990–1160 1067 85-90% 9 89.00–98.00 $94.12 $1,004 +9.23
835–1260 1087 85-90% 53 80.50–92.00 $87.09 $947 +2.20
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1500 1466 75-80% 5 103.00–105.00 $103.70 $1,520 —
1225–1640 1469 75-80% 8 93.00–102.00 $97.45 $1,432 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,460 -3.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–2000 1720 12 108.00–122.00 $115.72 $1,990 —
1420–1945 1731 8 85.00–108.00 $96.87 $1,677 —
1755 1755 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $2,167 +6.72

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 101.00 $101.00 $853

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1325 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,175.00–1,425.00 $1,269.31
965–1570 1169 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 19 1,375.00–2,025.00 $1,585.63
1405 1405 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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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
1175–1400 1243 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 2,300.00–2,550.00 $2,385.71 —
1200–1480 1264 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 1,600.00–1,675.00 $1,647.22 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —

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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.