Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

1,720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.79/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 425 lb · 87 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.49/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,647/hd at 527 lb · 82 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $320.26/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,539/hd at 481 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,720	2,134	3,172
Feeder cattle	1,445	1,817	2,918
Slaughter cattle	245	267	229
Replacement cattle	30	50	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 4.00 higher, except some heifers under 550 lbs 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–397	378	30	339.00–361.00	$347.71	$1,314	-11.38
405–435	422	58	332.50–361.00	$342.00	$1,443	+0.65
452–495	479	55	310.00–331.00	$322.66	$1,546	+13.66
481 unweaned	481	4	309.00	$309.00	$1,486	-7.00
465–498	491	9	309.00–311.00	$310.58	$1,525	+1.58
500–543	527	82	304.00–326.00	$312.49	$1,647	-0.33
551–598	572	57	288.00–321.50	$303.33	$1,735	+3.68
600–636	618	42	279.00–306.00	$287.65	$1,778	+8.63
651–677	663	21	267.00–283.50	$275.84	$1,829	+16.84
682	682	4	247.00	$247.00	$1,685	-18.76
700–727	707	11	261.00–270.50	$267.84	$1,894	+11.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	4	341.00–342.00	$341.51	$1,076	—
350–397	371	21	320.00–351.00	$338.13	$1,254	-15.94
418–430	423	10	315.00–332.00	$324.82	$1,374	+6.60
452–485	471	7	308.00–310.00	$308.82	$1,455	+4.25
505–548	522	24	291.00–304.00	$299.94	$1,566	-0.63
558	558	4	271.00	$271.00	$1,512	-11.59
607–620	612	6	272.00–283.00	$278.33	$1,703	+16.66

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–455	451	5	265.00–310.00	$300.92	$1,357	—
589	589	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,561	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
591	591	5	227.50	$227.50	$1,345	—
796	796	4	217.00	$217.00	$1,727	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–465	458	7	287.50–300.00	$296.40	$1,358	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
256–295	269	6	327.00–328.00	$327.37	$881	—
303–348	334	24	314.00–332.50	$318.83	$1,065	-18.67
355–390	377	34	314.00–326.00	$321.04	$1,210	-2.05
402–445	425	87	310.00–329.00	$320.79	$1,363	-0.76
450–491	465	59	284.00–319.00	$303.64	$1,412	-1.31
486	486	3	269.00	$269.00	$1,307	-35.95
495 unweaned	495	4	268.50	$268.50	$1,329	-14.82
510 unweaned	510	7	272.00–276.50	$274.57	$1,400	-0.43
512–542	526	24	277.00–302.50	$286.60	$1,508	-3.60
535	535	3	261.00	$261.00	$1,396	-29.20
550–599	564	20	251.00–269.00	$260.89	$1,471	-1.91
566–596	585	13	245.00–247.00	$245.47	$1,436	-5.64
617–646	636	16	237.00–245.00	$240.87	$1,532	-15.64
653–692	670	11	222.00–232.50	$227.89	$1,527	-7.02
755–776	770	13	205.00–214.50	$211.85	$1,631	-5.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	362	14	298.00–312.50	$305.03	$1,104	—
402–425	414	12	292.50–317.00	$302.87	$1,254	+7.93
460–492	477	18	274.00–290.00	$278.57	$1,329	-1.23
507–543	528	11	258.00–285.00	$273.43	$1,444	+4.37
554–580	565	20	248.50–257.50	$251.49	$1,421	+3.76
627–645	634	5	230.00–235.00	$232.97	$1,477	+0.05

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,174	—
477–490	481	7	230.00–254.00	$247.01	$1,188	-2.74
502	502	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,255	+8.00
557	557	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,281	-2.44

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
532	532	10	275.00	$275.00	$1,463	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,418	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,349	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–384	383	9	312.50–330.00	$326.14	$1,249	-5.86
405–431	418	14	270.00–320.00	$300.44	$1,256	+7.82
450–476	466	8	280.00–310.00	$297.46	$1,386	+16.30
517 thin fleshed	517	12	313.00	$313.00	$1,618	—
500–548	521	24	241.00–302.00	$269.61	$1,405	-10.66
552–597	570	13	250.00–267.00	$261.04	$1,488	-9.89
625–640	636	8	235.00–256.00	$244.36	$1,554	-10.64
650–667	659	4	231.00–243.50	$237.17	$1,563	—
722	722	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,588	—
860	860	3	187.00	$187.00	$1,608	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	8	351.00	$351.00	$1,134	—
397	397	22	346.00	$346.00	$1,374	—
413–423	417	9	338.00	$338.00	$1,409	—
473	473	14	306.00	$306.00	$1,447	—
536	536	4	296.00	$296.00	$1,587	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1107–1439	1245	80-85%	70	124.00–133.00	$127.93	$1,593	—
965–1470	1271	80-85%	8	132.50–139.50	$135.59	$1,723	+18.81
1175–1420	1299	80-85%	15	108.00–125.00	$117.36	$1,525	-20.49

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1090	965	85-90%	3	65.00–94.50	$79.51	$767	-27.94
865–1195	1023	85-90%	18	99.00–113.50	$106.58	$1,090	-22.86
900–1140	1040	85-90%	4	124.50–131.50	$128.05	$1,332	-1.39
895–1230	1058	85-90%	26	106.50–126.00	$115.74	$1,225	-3.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450	1450	75-80%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,784	-12.76
1360–1705	1504	75-80%	19	128.00–133.50	$130.97	$1,970	+0.74
1410–1815	1587	75-80%	8	131.00–148.50	$138.99	$2,206	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1505	1453	3	132.00–144.50	$138.41	$2,011	—
1450–1995	1720	7	155.50–182.00	$171.31	$2,947	—
1355–2075	1755	14	145.00–159.00	$152.71	$2,680	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1002–1430	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,710.00–2,300.00	$1,922.10

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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.