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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

2,378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.68/cwt +23.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,786/hd at 758 lb · 136 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $305.76/cwt +2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 578 lb · 119 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $343.22/cwt +22.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,610/hd at 469 lb · 109 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,378 1,720 2,037
Feeder cattle 2,044 1,445 1,578
Slaughter cattle 274 245 444
Replacement cattle 60 30 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 650 lbs 3.00 to 12.00 higher, over 650 lbs steady. Heifers 2.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 22 350.00–393.00 $366.05 $1,197 —
335–345 340 4 330.00–335.00 $332.54 $1,131 —
350–398 374 32 338.00–390.00 $351.47 $1,314 +3.76
400–449 424 45 330.00–376.00 $349.39 $1,481 +7.39
453–499 469 109 321.00–366.00 $343.22 $1,610 +20.56
500–512 value added 505 14 327.00–330.50 $328.52 $1,659 —
508 508 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,610 +4.51
501–538 517 74 310.00–341.00 $323.08 $1,670 +10.59
550–596 575 70 294.50–321.00 $312.09 $1,795 +8.76
567–597 unweaned 583 40 290.00–304.00 $297.42 $1,734 —
571–597 585 9 289.00–297.00 $293.53 $1,717 -9.80
606–630 612 11 285.00–295.00 $292.45 $1,790 +4.80
609–645 unweaned 629 16 255.00–297.00 $272.78 $1,716 —
641 value added 641 25 288.00 $288.00 $1,846 —
646 646 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,712 -22.65
665–682 675 7 247.00–261.00 $252.91 $1,707 +5.91
675 675 6 268.00 $268.00 $1,809 +21.00
660–687 678 11 265.00–270.00 $266.34 $1,806 +19.34
695 unweaned 695 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,647 —
701 unweaned 701 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,647 —
715 715 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,730 -25.84
758 758 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,819 —
782 782 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,799 —
805 805 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,852 —
842 842 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,903 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 366 10 330.00–340.00 $334.03 $1,223 -4.10
420–440 435 8 318.00–335.00 $325.21 $1,415 +0.39
465–482 475 5 306.00–320.00 $311.48 $1,480 +2.66
519 thin fleshed 519 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,661 —
502–545 526 22 296.00–312.50 $302.53 $1,591 +2.59
554–589 570 22 281.00–309.00 $296.33 $1,689 +25.33
603–644 618 51 265.00–283.00 $277.31 $1,714 -1.02
663 663 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,704 —
715–747 734 5 240.00–244.00 $242.44 $1,780 —
765–776 771 7 230.00–233.50 $232.01 $1,789 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–572 560 15 254.00–275.00 $266.42 $1,492 —
641 641 11 249.75 $249.75 $1,601 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,410 -0.92
500 500 3 298.00 $298.00 $1,490 —
572 572 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,619 +18.00
632 632 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–348 335 17 322.50–345.00 $336.66 $1,128 +17.83
350–395 374 38 320.00–346.00 $337.08 $1,261 +16.04
405–443 426 67 310.00–348.00 $330.72 $1,409 +9.93
450–496 473 54 284.00–341.00 $316.04 $1,495 +12.40
516 value added 516 9 296.00 $296.00 $1,527 —
500–545 522 47 272.50–304.00 $290.24 $1,515 +3.64
550–588 560 24 265.00–289.00 $273.74 $1,533 +12.85
588 588 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,535 +15.53
609 unweaned 609 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,492 —
626 value added 626 20 250.00 $250.00 $1,565 —
600–641 632 61 245.00–253.00 $249.43 $1,576 +8.56
696 696 8 231.00 $231.00 $1,608 +3.11
704–734 721 31 220.00–230.00 $227.12 $1,638 —
751–798 758 136 207.00–240.00 $235.68 $1,786 +23.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 376 15 280.00–322.50 $308.35 $1,159 +3.32
428–448 438 17 290.00–316.00 $302.89 $1,327 +0.02
450–495 476 31 276.00–295.00 $284.02 $1,352 +5.45
509–545 522 23 258.00–284.50 $267.47 $1,396 -5.96
560–590 569 38 240.00–262.00 $259.33 $1,476 +7.84
600–640 624 39 237.75–248.25 $241.74 $1,508 +8.77
644 644 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,520 +3.03
650–670 660 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,538 —
705–716 711 8 210.00–220.00 $214.22 $1,523 —
760 760 6 218.00 $218.00 $1,657 —
820 820 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,574 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 8 257.00 $257.00 $1,205 —
579 579 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,511 —
755 755 7 229.25 $229.25 $1,731 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,229 +10.00
500–512 505 12 235.00–260.00 $252.96 $1,277 +2.96
577 577 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,391 +11.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,321 -4.50
520–525 523 4 250.00–252.00 $251.00 $1,313 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 7 320.00–347.00 $336.36 $1,278 +10.22
417–435 424 5 310.00–325.00 $318.85 $1,352 +18.41
465–497 481 21 275.00–315.00 $304.85 $1,466 +7.39
505–545 526 11 265.00–300.00 $283.06 $1,489 +13.45
550–589 573 14 255.00–287.50 $275.68 $1,580 +14.64
612–630 617 5 250.00–266.00 $261.14 $1,611 +16.78
650–668 655 7 218.00–250.00 $230.57 $1,510 -6.60
754 754 5 207.00 $207.00 $1,561 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 8 255.00 $255.00 $1,466 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1475 1235 80-85% 58 115.50–127.50 $120.80 $1,492 -7.13
1120–1410 1249 80-85% 19 106.00–115.50 $112.47 $1,405 -15.46
1105–1405 1256 80-85% 21 125.00–135.00 $129.24 $1,623 -6.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1010 913 85-90% 6 69.50–85.00 $79.32 $724 —
865–1170 1050 85-90% 29 105.00–119.00 $110.96 $1,165 -4.78
865–1230 1110 85-90% 15 93.00–104.00 $99.53 $1,105 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1495 1446 75-80% 15 126.00–133.50 $130.46 $1,886 —
1360–1850 1485 75-80% 20 117.50–128.50 $124.80 $1,853 +1.80
1590 1590 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,781 -26.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1810 1583 4 125.00–133.00 $130.77 $2,070 —
1280–1855 1626 11 138.00–161.50 $149.29 $2,427 —
1260–1945 1672 3 169.00–177.00 $172.89 $2,891 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2710 2710 1 137.00 $137.00 $3,713 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1345 1174 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 9 1,750.00–1,935.00 $1,853.04
1095–1375 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,725.00–2,100.00 $1,924.00

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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
1100–1200 1167 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 2,250.00–2,400.00 $2,341.67 —

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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.