Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

1,654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $349.08/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,659/hd at 475 lb · 86 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $340.26/cwt +14.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,787/hd at 525 lb · 85 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.50/cwt +14.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 516 lb · 79 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,654	3,250	2,459
Feeder cattle	1,501	2,862	2,280
Slaughter cattle	113	328	149
Replacement cattle	40	60	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 15.00 higher, advance mostly under 600 lbs. Heifers under 450 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, 450-600 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323 unweaned	323	5	367.50	$367.50	$1,187	—
325–337	330	10	384.00–394.00	$389.91	$1,287	+24.81
355–360	358	4	360.00–400.00	$379.86	$1,360	+19.41
424 value added	424	10	386.00	$386.00	$1,637	+15.00
417–443 unweaned	433	8	332.50–340.00	$334.60	$1,449	+3.18
408–445	435	34	340.00–385.00	$362.34	$1,576	+13.59
453 value added	453	8	386.00	$386.00	$1,749	+31.03
465–477 unweaned	473	15	325.00–337.50	$332.55	$1,573	+17.50
476	476	19	317.00	$317.00	$1,509	-25.24
458–498	480	44	337.50–388.00	$361.86	$1,737	+19.62
505–539 unweaned	522	25	308.00–320.00	$314.38	$1,641	+15.58
500–545	525	52	320.00–384.00	$347.35	$1,824	+25.78
535 value added	535	8	375.00	$375.00	$2,006	+29.50
565	565	3	293.00	$293.00	$1,655	-16.17
568–570 unweaned	569	7	299.00–300.00	$299.29	$1,703	+24.31
560–588	574	19	302.50–315.00	$310.82	$1,784	+1.65
580	580	5	296.50	$296.50	$1,720	-12.67
608–625 unweaned	611	10	275.00–287.50	$277.56	$1,696	+20.55
600–648	621	65	276.00–312.50	$288.00	$1,788	-5.71
650–681	671	31	270.00–291.00	$277.95	$1,865	+6.88
712–746	739	16	252.00–260.00	$257.25	$1,901	-1.63
768–778	775	19	254.00–257.00	$255.47	$1,980	+3.53
776	776	4	235.25	$235.25	$1,826	-16.69
813	813	3	225.25	$225.25	$1,831	-17.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–297	278	6	344.00–400.00	$374.26	$1,040	+24.26
312–348	330	11	337.50–365.00	$349.95	$1,155	+18.20
365–395	381	9	325.00–374.00	$347.40	$1,324	+18.59
400–440	423	13	325.00–365.00	$340.90	$1,442	+15.87
475 thin fleshed	475	7	361.00	$361.00	$1,715	—
465–490	480	8	325.00–350.00	$338.84	$1,626	+26.18
505–548	521	21	305.00–322.00	$315.91	$1,646	+6.67
560–576	568	13	290.00–307.00	$295.85	$1,680	+9.37
610–622	617	11	280.00–296.50	$288.34	$1,779	+20.42
661	661	3	262.50	$262.50	$1,735	+3.27
725	725	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,849	+6.83
742	742	3	236.50	$236.50	$1,755	-11.67
758–765	760	9	240.00–245.00	$243.88	$1,853	+7.88
850–882	866	6	229.00–233.00	$230.96	$2,000	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,307	+10.00
450	450	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,350	—
530–548	539	4	285.00–300.00	$292.37	$1,576	+12.37

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504 unweaned	504	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,562	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321 unweaned	321	4	299.00	$299.00	$960	—
333–345	337	6	311.00–315.00	$312.36	$1,053	-24.45
350–395	361	15	297.50–312.50	$303.30	$1,095	-11.93
380–395 unweaned	389	23	285.00–302.50	$287.59	$1,119	—
405–447	429	35	290.00–315.00	$301.36	$1,293	+5.17
451–485 unweaned	461	7	285.00–292.50	$287.26	$1,324	+26.67
450–493	468	30	288.00–312.50	$296.59	$1,388	+29.29
500–539	515	58	284.00–304.00	$293.57	$1,512	+18.62
507–538 unweaned	518	21	268.00–286.00	$282.01	$1,461	+11.76
560–577	569	4	258.00–268.00	$262.93	$1,496	-6.81
555–590	571	63	267.50–297.50	$281.63	$1,608	+11.89
614 unweaned	614	8	251.50	$251.50	$1,544	+2.83
612–643	629	49	253.75–264.50	$256.55	$1,614	-2.02
650–691	672	23	230.00–259.00	$243.48	$1,636	-0.62
720–748	731	13	216.00–232.00	$226.34	$1,655	-14.63

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357 thin fleshed	357	9	311.50	$311.50	$1,112	—
352–392	375	16	280.00–302.50	$293.82	$1,102	-14.18
415–420	418	5	287.50–292.50	$288.49	$1,206	-1.01
450–477	466	30	272.00–296.00	$285.51	$1,330	+13.68
510–540	523	16	275.00–292.00	$283.81	$1,484	+19.02
555	555	6	273.00	$273.00	$1,515	+26.97
605–648	627	14	240.00–250.00	$242.99	$1,524	-2.68
703–730	711	7	217.00–230.00	$225.34	$1,602	+1.12

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419–425	421	6	272.50–275.00	$273.34	$1,151	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524 unweaned	524	4	254.00	$254.00	$1,331	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	3	289.00	$289.00	$1,084	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	5	360.00	$360.00	$1,436	—
405–445	433	22	286.00–340.00	$321.06	$1,390	+8.93
450–497	470	36	277.50–325.00	$306.86	$1,442	-9.69
505–540	529	13	272.00–322.50	$292.69	$1,548	+9.78
555–595	570	16	262.00–300.00	$284.19	$1,620	+23.31
612–645	629	10	254.00–267.50	$260.52	$1,639	+7.16
655–663	660	10	250.00–253.00	$251.81	$1,662	+6.57
818–830	824	4	205.00–205.50	$205.25	$1,691	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	5	323.00	$323.00	$1,153	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1345	1250	80-85%	9	121.50–136.00	$128.57	$1,607	+24.90
1122–1415	1260	80-85%	27	110.50–126.00	$118.50	$1,493	+14.83
1230–1320	1271	80-85%	5	106.00–111.00	$109.37	$1,390	+5.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–945	850	85-90%	2	65.00–82.00	$74.45	$633	-8.35
880–1250	991	85-90%	11	87.00–102.00	$95.28	$944	—
1020	1020	85-90%	1	119.50	$119.50	$1,219	+27.15
865–1215	1037	85-90%	12	103.00–110.00	$106.63	$1,106	+14.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535	1535	75-80%	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,088	+15.74
1435–1705	1563	75-80%	6	119.00–127.00	$123.41	$1,929	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1520	1485	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$1,767	—
1365–1890	1616	5	127.00–151.00	$134.81	$2,179	—
1870–2195	2015	3	134.50–155.00	$142.79	$2,877	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035–1430	1204	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,750.00–2,200.00	$1,973.34
1075–1340	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	1,600.00–2,160.00	$1,835.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	126.50	$126.50	$1,493

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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.