Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

1,948 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $309.32/cwt +12.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 582 lb · 210 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $322.02/cwt +11.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,666/hd at 517 lb · 139 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.15/cwt +13.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,517/hd at 526 lb · 101 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,948	836	1,999
Feeder cattle	1,728	667	1,550
Slaughter cattle	190	144	329
Replacement cattle	30	25	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to firm. Slaughter cows firm to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
243	243	6	405.00	$405.00	$984	—
320–340	330	4	362.00	$362.00	$1,195	-21.10
346 value added	346	19	390.00	$390.00	$1,349	—
360–395	377	58	340.00–392.50	$362.35	$1,366	+4.18
402–445	424	21	320.00–358.00	$335.18	$1,421	-13.64
439 value added	439	45	360.00	$360.00	$1,580	—
450–494	470	70	317.00–341.00	$327.42	$1,539	+7.20
482 value added	482	11	347.00	$347.00	$1,673	—
502 unweaned	502	20	310.00	$310.00	$1,556	—
500–520 value added	513	26	330.00–348.00	$336.07	$1,724	—
501–546	521	87	300.00–336.50	$322.89	$1,682	+11.74
520–542	535	6	288.00–289.00	$288.68	$1,544	-22.47
550–567	560	5	280.00–288.00	$284.86	$1,595	-14.46
550–594	574	120	292.50–333.00	$317.39	$1,822	+18.07
581 value added	581	20	329.00	$329.00	$1,911	—
599 unweaned	599	65	290.25	$290.25	$1,739	+1.25
600–649	627	51	266.00–308.50	$282.67	$1,772	-2.98
655–690	681	18	255.00–272.50	$262.49	$1,788	—
684 unweaned	684	36	262.00	$262.00	$1,792	—
675–694	688	9	245.00–253.50	$247.78	$1,705	—
710–749	737	40	246.00–260.00	$254.76	$1,878	+19.76
760–782	771	7	240.00–250.00	$242.87	$1,873	+2.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	4	315.00–336.00	$325.92	$1,020	-2.77
370–395	384	8	326.00–347.50	$334.97	$1,286	-4.29
420–446	440	12	315.00–335.00	$322.23	$1,418	—
452–485	472	6	300.00–305.00	$301.71	$1,424	—
510	510	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,377	-22.81
578–598	595	22	281.00–288.50	$287.51	$1,711	+7.51
600–626	611	11	248.00–272.00	$263.06	$1,607	-1.88
673–675	673	18	250.00–255.50	$254.89	$1,715	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	5	261.00	$261.00	$1,545	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467	467	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,401	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281–282	281	12	328.00–334.00	$331.00	$930	—
340–345	342	9	317.50–328.00	$322.70	$1,104	+4.33
351–398	375	37	307.50–329.00	$319.64	$1,199	+2.08
405 thin fleshed	405	7	324.00	$324.00	$1,312	—
407 value added	407	10	320.00	$320.00	$1,302	—
402–445	418	50	292.50–328.00	$312.65	$1,307	+1.44
452–499	472	55	287.00–312.50	$294.58	$1,390	+2.11
520 value added	520	29	297.50	$297.50	$1,547	—
510–545	523	24	276.00–293.00	$287.04	$1,501	+12.71
521–546	532	11	259.00–260.50	$259.70	$1,382	-14.63
532 unweaned	532	37	290.00	$290.00	$1,543	—
550–581	570	51	256.00–277.50	$265.86	$1,515	+14.89
576–583	581	9	250.50–251.50	$251.17	$1,459	-8.83
603–623	615	31	232.50–250.00	$242.83	$1,493	+0.80
617	617	16	230.00	$230.00	$1,419	-12.03
658	658	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,448	-17.28
672–699	689	27	223.50–231.00	$228.17	$1,572	-9.11
715–741	734	14	220.00–228.00	$221.69	$1,627	+9.47
870	870	4	209.00	$209.00	$1,818	—
958	958	6	191.00	$191.00	$1,830	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329 thin fleshed	329	5	322.50	$322.50	$1,061	—
350–395	369	8	287.50–310.00	$302.67	$1,117	+1.38
415–425	420	4	282.00–283.00	$282.49	$1,186	+2.99
452–488	472	23	270.00–307.50	$278.98	$1,317	+1.59
500–548	519	10	260.00–275.00	$268.22	$1,392	—
554–565	557	10	252.00–254.00	$252.61	$1,407	+2.93
576 unweaned	576	3	239.00	$239.00	$1,377	-8.00
600	600	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,440	-0.38
650–685	660	7	216.00–230.00	$223.32	$1,474	—
700–747	721	6	216.00–224.00	$220.03	$1,586	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	3	253.00	$253.00	$956	—
470	470	3	259.00	$259.00	$1,217	+36.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,122	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–380	364	10	332.50–350.00	$343.90	$1,252	—
405–445	420	18	300.00–332.50	$316.04	$1,327	+0.29
450–486	469	15	275.00–300.00	$294.28	$1,380	+3.92
500–545	519	17	285.00–310.00	$294.53	$1,529	+17.85
552–575	564	4	270.00–275.00	$272.55	$1,537	—
610–648	637	9	240.00–250.00	$247.65	$1,578	-12.35

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1475	1268	80-85%	31	125.50–135.00	$131.27	$1,665	-3.58
1110–1440	1270	80-85%	12	113.50–124.50	$122.02	$1,550	-12.83
1160–1475	1296	80-85%	13	134.50–151.00	$137.95	$1,788	+3.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–805	754	85-90%	4	72.00–95.00	$78.56	$592	—
820–1165	958	85-90%	14	93.50–112.50	$107.24	$1,027	—
1027–1085	1064	85-90%	11	128.50–133.00	$131.49	$1,399	+26.79
975–1210	1073	85-90%	26	114.00–125.00	$118.17	$1,268	+13.47

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1755	1391	75-80%	10	125.00–136.00	$130.73	$1,818	—
1402–1710	1502	75-80%	10	136.50–146.00	$139.52	$2,096	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2035	1728	5	165.00–179.00	$173.81	$3,003	—
1420–2015	1730	7	140.00–146.00	$143.16	$2,477	—
1485–2260	1827	10	149.00–166.00	$159.07	$2,906	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1370	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	1,600.00–2,075.00	$1,757.26
1175–1280	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–2,050.00	$1,786.76

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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
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	2,950.00	$2,950.00	—

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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.