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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

2,369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.15/cwt +13.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 655 lb · 178 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.66/cwt +3.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,548/hd at 527 lb · 125 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $329.00/cwt -11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,710/hd at 520 lb · 99 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,369 1,654 1,395
Feeder cattle 2,141 1,501 1,093
Slaughter cattle 168 113 252
Replacement cattle 60 40 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers mostly steady, except some near 500 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers under 450 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 450 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, some near 700 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 387 5 347.00–357.50 $349.14 $1,351 -30.72
410–422 unweaned 419 8 339.00–342.50 $339.86 $1,424 +5.26
400–445 427 17 340.00–387.50 $368.53 $1,574 +6.19
435 value added 435 7 354.00 $354.00 $1,540 -32.00
435–437 436 7 331.00–333.00 $332.43 $1,449 -29.91
469–490 477 18 322.50–376.00 $345.22 $1,647 +28.22
455–498 unweaned 489 25 302.50–330.00 $323.15 $1,580 -9.40
491 491 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,571 -41.86
503 value added 503 5 347.50 $347.50 $1,748 -27.50
503–520 513 14 300.00–310.00 $306.59 $1,573 -40.76
500–548 522 80 315.00–347.50 $331.77 $1,732 -15.58
550–595 574 30 299.00–324.50 $311.50 $1,788 +0.68
555–595 580 25 281.00–294.00 $286.15 $1,660 -10.35
584–599 unweaned 590 14 275.00–276.00 $275.43 $1,625 -23.86
612–646 634 45 277.50–298.00 $288.32 $1,828 +0.32
651 value added 651 9 275.25 $275.25 $1,792 —
660–675 unweaned 671 17 250.00–262.00 $259.22 $1,739 —
673–697 683 13 265.50–271.50 $267.48 $1,827 -10.47
701 701 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,781 —
701–748 732 12 247.50–269.50 $254.52 $1,863 -2.73
738 unweaned 738 3 233.50 $233.50 $1,723 —
753–767 755 16 244.50–252.50 $251.48 $1,899 -3.99
817 817 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,961 +14.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 6 369.00 $369.00 $1,225 +19.05
373–398 389 11 335.00–342.50 $337.85 $1,314 -9.55
410–440 425 14 310.00–355.00 $330.70 $1,405 -10.20
442–445 444 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,354 -35.90
450–488 467 31 300.00–340.00 $322.12 $1,504 -16.72
504–548 525 23 281.00–325.00 $306.71 $1,610 -9.20
585–593 589 10 271.00–295.00 $280.53 $1,652 -15.32
601–624 615 24 269.00–291.00 $278.95 $1,716 -9.39
657–688 666 10 255.00–265.00 $260.49 $1,735 -2.01
666 666 5 247.50 $247.50 $1,648 -15.00
701 701 23 256.00 $256.00 $1,795 +1.00
825 825 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,980 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 8 278.50 $278.50 $1,665 —
766 766 8 245.25 $245.25 $1,879 —
968 968 4 214.50 $214.50 $2,076 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 322.50 $322.50 $1,226 -7.50
564 564 12 275.00 $275.00 $1,551 —
720 720 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,764 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,203 —
587 587 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,585 —
735 735 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,764 —
819 819 5 204.50 $204.50 $1,675 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 4 320.00 $320.00 $960 —
508 508 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,170 —
751 751 4 188.50 $188.50 $1,416 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–330 321 7 335.00–340.00 $338.53 $1,087 +26.17
350–395 373 16 321.00–354.00 $336.43 $1,255 +33.13
413 413 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,235 -2.36
405–446 429 63 300.00–335.00 $325.11 $1,395 +23.75
471 value added 471 9 322.00 $322.00 $1,517 —
458–490 473 22 286.00–320.00 $306.42 $1,449 +9.83
458–495 unweaned 479 7 282.50–297.50 $286.60 $1,373 -0.66
486–495 492 20 278.00–285.00 $281.00 $1,383 -15.59
511–538 527 27 279.00–293.00 $289.03 $1,523 -4.54
527 value added 527 83 300.00 $300.00 $1,581 —
512–545 529 15 262.00–272.00 $266.93 $1,412 -26.64
562 562 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,456 -3.93
550–599 575 65 263.00–291.00 $276.29 $1,589 -5.34
580–590 unweaned 585 4 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,477 —
586 586 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,524 -21.63
600–617 unweaned 607 22 256.00–262.00 $260.91 $1,584 +9.41
632 632 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,612 -1.55
610–648 633 17 255.00–262.50 $259.28 $1,641 +2.73
651–654 value added 652 160 258.20 $258.20 $1,683 —
660–695 679 18 244.00–255.00 $247.80 $1,683 +4.32
702 702 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,727 +19.66
710–735 714 39 240.00–256.50 $247.28 $1,766 +20.94
762–798 780 4 218.50–219.00 $218.74 $1,706 —
785 785 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,813 —
790 value added 790 39 227.00 $227.00 $1,793 —
874 874 4 213.50 $213.50 $1,866 —
1021 1021 26 189.50 $189.50 $1,935 —
1022 1022 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,840 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 382 9 306.00–318.00 $313.50 $1,198 +19.68
400–446 420 23 282.50–322.50 $299.18 $1,257 +10.69
470–494 488 11 270.00–280.00 $275.95 $1,347 -9.56
500–542 521 20 265.00–285.00 $271.31 $1,414 -12.50
550–572 558 13 260.00–269.00 $264.48 $1,476 -8.52
600–610 604 9 254.00–257.50 $255.57 $1,544 +12.58
637 value added 637 37 254.00 $254.00 $1,618 —
650–667 659 4 239.50–240.00 $239.75 $1,580 —
892 892 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,686 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 267.00 $267.00 $1,031 —
549 549 8 230.00 $230.00 $1,263 —
649 649 7 238.00 $238.00 $1,545 —
738 738 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,557 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,386 —
617 617 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,592 —
678 678 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 4 225.00 $225.00 $819 —
520 520 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,144 —
590 590 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,180 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 484 9 230.00–260.00 $253.80 $1,228 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 282.50 $282.50 $1,362 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,093 —
361 thin fleshed 361 12 385.00 $385.00 $1,390 —
385–397 392 5 285.00–307.50 $293.83 $1,152 -66.17
448 thin fleshed 448 13 336.00 $336.00 $1,505 —
474–495 482 28 282.50–311.00 $296.08 $1,427 -10.78
500–545 518 8 270.00–295.00 $282.86 $1,465 -9.83
560–573 568 5 265.00–270.00 $266.97 $1,516 -17.22
627–642 630 12 240.00–251.50 $249.55 $1,572 -10.97
655–682 673 7 240.00–244.00 $242.27 $1,630 -9.54
705–708 705 13 208.00–237.50 $232.95 $1,642 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 267.50 $267.50 $1,124 —
580 580 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,438 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1400 1226 80-85% 40 118.50–132.50 $125.69 $1,541 —
1188–1440 1302 80-85% 9 107.00–121.00 $114.20 $1,487 —
1140–1495 1314 80-85% 7 129.50–144.00 $136.69 $1,796 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1175 1000 85-90% 10 80.00–110.00 $100.07 $1,001 -19.43
925–1170 1068 85-90% 20 109.00–120.00 $115.64 $1,235 —
1050–1130 1083 85-90% 4 122.50–126.50 $124.20 $1,345 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1600 1502 75-80% 12 124.00–131.00 $126.73 $1,903 -9.27
1375–1735 1527 75-80% 12 130.50–141.00 $135.90 $2,075 -0.10
1560 1560 75-80% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,825 -6.41

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1790 1575 3 125.00–134.00 $130.37 $2,053 —
1525–1820 1668 5 140.00–155.00 $145.31 $2,424 —
1430–2100 1813 8 149.50–169.00 $158.90 $2,881 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1275 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,625.00–2,000.00 $1,835.76
1108–1330 1181 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 1,625.00–1,925.00 $1,755.25
1212 1212 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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.