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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

2,482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.30/cwt +13.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 473 lb · 133 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.31/cwt +7.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,313/hd at 525 lb · 129 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $259.68/cwt +7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 468 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,482 1,999 2,192
Feeder cattle 2,021 1,550 1,824
Slaughter cattle 371 329 298
Replacement cattle 90 120 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 4.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers 6.00 to 18.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 6 278.00 $278.00 $820 —
305–335 321 11 260.00–283.00 $271.77 $872 -4.24
350–395 376 53 264.00–289.00 $271.35 $1,020 +3.78
400–449 420 74 261.00–286.00 $273.13 $1,147 +8.89
423 423 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,091 -6.24
455 value added 455 9 266.00 $266.00 $1,210 —
450–490 465 85 251.00–271.00 $264.16 $1,228 +15.21
458–499 485 6 247.00–255.00 $249.52 $1,210 -4.69
465–495 unweaned 486 17 235.00–244.00 $237.53 $1,154 —
512–543 517 31 230.00–235.00 $230.34 $1,191 -16.64
505–545 525 67 240.00–268.00 $257.66 $1,353 +10.68
530 value added 530 22 266.00 $266.00 $1,410 —
535 unweaned 535 9 226.00 $226.00 $1,209 -0.81
563–585 unweaned 567 31 227.00–233.50 $229.37 $1,301 +0.58
560–591 568 67 236.00–259.00 $249.92 $1,420 +2.89
595 595 13 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 -12.03
613–620 unweaned 619 22 215.00–220.00 $216.41 $1,340 +6.41
600–648 628 49 220.00–240.00 $231.83 $1,456 +6.52
655–690 678 28 205.00–228.00 $211.70 $1,435 +0.56
680 680 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,442 +0.86
710–730 720 28 208.50–224.50 $217.31 $1,565 +19.50
833 833 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,416 —
912 912 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,505 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 329 11 235.00–267.00 $251.90 $829 +2.60
350–386 373 18 245.00–266.00 $254.72 $950 +18.57
405–430 417 11 240.00–260.00 $253.58 $1,057 +11.34
453–485 468 41 231.00–268.00 $250.54 $1,173 +33.54
520–548 530 18 226.00–253.00 $237.46 $1,259 +7.25
557–597 566 34 232.00–240.00 $238.06 $1,347 +6.81
650–683 661 15 190.50–215.00 $206.62 $1,366 +12.80
775 775 4 198.50 $198.50 $1,538 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 3 220.00 $220.00 $851 —
405–429 420 8 220.00–222.00 $221.28 $929 +1.28
462–480 471 13 220.00–232.00 $226.28 $1,066 +8.28
558–572 570 17 189.00–209.00 $192.46 $1,097 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 5 235.00 $235.00 $907 —
410 410 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,086 —
461 461 11 231.50 $231.50 $1,067 —
530 530 7 223.00 $223.00 $1,182 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 239.00 $239.00 $817 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306–344 332 32 240.00–250.00 $244.63 $812 +16.25
352–395 373 48 234.00–257.00 $246.68 $920 +23.91
400–448 426 92 236.00–257.00 $246.06 $1,048 +17.97
400–445 433 15 230.00–246.00 $238.29 $1,032 +10.20
455 value added 455 13 254.00 $254.00 $1,156 —
451–490 475 116 234.00–259.00 $242.46 $1,152 +11.41
478 478 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,114 +1.95
512–522 516 5 222.50–229.00 $226.37 $1,168 +8.00
500–540 524 81 230.00–246.00 $238.90 $1,252 +20.53
551 unweaned 551 7 224.00 $224.00 $1,234 —
550–595 564 79 210.00–242.00 $227.01 $1,280 +10.90
585–586 586 9 200.00–204.00 $201.78 $1,182 -14.33
602–626 616 16 202.00–221.00 $216.51 $1,334 +15.29
670–675 672 9 182.00–187.50 $185.05 $1,244 +5.05
710–740 723 20 179.50–185.00 $183.06 $1,324 +7.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 19 220.00–254.00 $235.93 $786 +32.11
350–395 369 30 218.00–250.00 $236.87 $874 +16.04
402–436 414 35 225.00–253.00 $237.31 $982 +11.82
450–485 462 23 217.00–245.00 $232.82 $1,076 +13.14
500–535 518 13 220.00–246.00 $228.43 $1,183 —
555–580 570 5 201.50–220.00 $208.71 $1,190 +5.95
577 577 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,125 -7.76
586 586 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,113 -12.76
611 611 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,130 -4.70
600–630 619 12 197.00–200.00 $197.99 $1,226 +8.29
668 668 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,202 -0.21
700–735 725 10 170.00–176.00 $171.22 $1,241 —
805 805 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447–448 447 7 188.00–215.00 $195.73 $875 —
509 509 5 180.00 $180.00 $916 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 220.00 $220.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 4 253.00 $253.00 $810 —
450–483 468 9 202.00–220.00 $210.68 $986 -6.20
502–512 504 9 209.50–210.00 $209.89 $1,058 +6.02
550–598 569 6 205.00–214.00 $210.12 $1,196 +17.36
608 608 4 182.00 $182.00 $1,107 +3.40
650–690 670 4 164.00–185.00 $174.19 $1,167 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $470 —
795–1225 994 85-90% 20 68.00–84.00 $76.70 $762 —
935–1245 1050 85-90% 77 82.00–92.00 $86.56 $909 -7.56
900–1228 1100 85-90% 9 91.50–94.00 $92.48 $1,017 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1410 1200 80-85% 56 92.00–100.00 $94.98 $1,140 -0.30
1105–1300 1209 80-85% 5 88.00–92.00 $90.44 $1,093 -4.84
1035–1492 1300 80-85% 20 98.00–107.50 $103.08 $1,340 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1555 1429 75-80% 16 92.00–102.00 $97.29 $1,390 —
1440–1445 1443 75-80% 2 85.50–90.00 $87.75 $1,266 —
1410–1770 1544 75-80% 6 100.50–107.00 $103.33 $1,595 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–2010 1715 11 113.00–118.00 $115.72 $1,985 ±0.00
1500–1855 1736 7 122.00–132.00 $127.11 $2,207 +30.24
1630–2050 1840 2 96.00–103.50 $100.18 $1,843 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–790 786 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 112.00–126.00 $122.48 $963

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1425 1089 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 18 1,200.00–1,525.00 $1,331.47

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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
750–865 thin fleshed 822 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,450.00–1,550.00 $1,512.50 —
1075–1120 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,475.00–1,725.00 $1,575.00 —

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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.