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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

2,321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $321.00/cwt -2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 527 lb · 177 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.18/cwt -3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 522 lb · 129 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $291.77/cwt +9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,815/hd at 622 lb · 125 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,321 2,378 3,945
Feeder cattle 1,983 2,044 3,568
Slaughter cattle 268 274 362
Replacement cattle 70 60 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 339 8 380.00–400.00 $393.97 $1,336 +61.43
380–393 387 20 350.00–376.00 $365.91 $1,416 +14.44
400–449 426 48 334.00–374.00 $355.10 $1,513 +5.71
434 value added 434 6 356.00 $356.00 $1,545 —
450–497 471 92 320.00–358.00 $336.44 $1,585 -6.78
520 value added 520 5 334.00 $334.00 $1,737 +5.48
500–546 527 164 308.00–342.00 $321.14 $1,692 -1.94
531 531 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,646 -13.08
556–588 570 12 290.00–302.00 $296.02 $1,687 -16.07
550–591 577 100 307.00–332.50 $312.61 $1,804 +0.52
610 thin fleshed 610 13 314.75 $314.75 $1,920 —
600–640 623 101 283.00–305.50 $290.43 $1,809 -2.02
610–648 unweaned 628 11 270.00–285.00 $276.89 $1,739 +4.11
650–696 661 108 265.00–294.00 $288.24 $1,905 +35.33
700–745 723 52 250.00–279.50 $266.02 $1,923 +24.02
778 778 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,867 +10.00
810–840 827 32 232.00–245.50 $237.79 $1,967 +11.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 373 14 335.00–350.00 $343.16 $1,280 +9.13
420–435 428 4 325.00–327.00 $326.02 $1,395 +0.81
457–490 470 12 307.00–317.50 $311.72 $1,465 +0.24
483 thin fleshed 483 3 324.00 $324.00 $1,565 —
515 thin fleshed 515 10 328.00 $328.00 $1,689 +8.00
532–542 537 4 300.00–307.00 $303.47 $1,630 +0.94
560–588 577 5 295.00–305.00 $298.88 $1,725 +2.55
600–625 607 25 268.00–284.00 $274.17 $1,664 -3.14
665–698 682 4 260.00–262.00 $261.02 $1,780 +4.02
783 783 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,801 -2.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 8 303.00 $303.00 $1,400 +3.00
524 524 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,624 +12.00
571–582 574 7 265.00–290.00 $282.76 $1,623 -0.24
617 617 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,635 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 3 340.00 $340.00 $904 —
300–348 328 14 314.00–330.00 $321.17 $1,053 -15.49
360–396 376 18 317.50–327.00 $323.81 $1,218 -13.27
400 value added 400 6 332.00 $332.00 $1,328 —
406 406 6 302.00 $302.00 $1,226 -28.72
400–442 420 64 310.00–339.00 $322.59 $1,355 -8.13
466 466 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,309 -35.04
452–499 474 49 287.50–321.00 $302.30 $1,433 -13.74
500–543 517 94 275.00–302.50 $291.16 $1,505 +0.92
525 value added 525 7 291.00 $291.00 $1,528 -5.00
505–549 537 28 265.00–282.50 $272.87 $1,465 -17.37
550 550 4 254.00 $254.00 $1,397 -19.74
550–596 574 41 250.00–290.00 $266.26 $1,528 -7.48
600–628 unweaned 610 9 240.00–246.00 $242.63 $1,480 -2.37
612 612 7 245.50 $245.50 $1,502 -3.93
600–642 615 47 239.00–260.50 $250.21 $1,539 +0.78
657–698 663 71 238.00–246.00 $243.18 $1,612 +12.18
705–745 731 18 213.00–231.00 $223.31 $1,632 -3.81
770–795 789 10 207.50–217.00 $210.41 $1,660 -25.27
983 983 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,789 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 371 4 302.50–317.50 $310.42 $1,152 +2.07
435–443 439 12 300.00–307.50 $304.22 $1,336 +1.33
461 461 5 276.00 $276.00 $1,272 -8.02
468–499 489 17 284.50–306.00 $293.11 $1,433 +9.09
525 525 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,470 +12.53
561–589 568 39 242.00–260.00 $254.43 $1,445 -4.90
623 623 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,495 -1.74
655–696 681 13 220.00–236.00 $227.11 $1,547 -5.89
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 9 290.00 $290.00 $1,148 —
490 490 21 272.50 $272.50 $1,335 +15.50
580 580 15 249.00 $249.00 $1,444 -12.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,328 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 4 335.00–345.00 $339.70 $1,267 +3.34
400–430 415 4 319.00–326.00 $322.37 $1,338 +3.52
450–484 474 9 300.00–320.00 $315.15 $1,494 +10.30
505–548 525 12 269.00–292.50 $279.79 $1,469 -3.27
552–570 561 4 266.00–306.00 $285.68 $1,603 +10.00
600–638 618 15 220.00–263.50 $250.81 $1,550 -10.33
668 668 2 238.50 $238.50 $1,593 +7.93
754 754 5 219.50 $219.50 $1,655 +12.50
800 800 4 223.00–224.00 $223.50 $1,788 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1400 1219 80-85% 50 115.25–129.00 $121.71 $1,484 +0.91
1172–1345 1230 80-85% 14 110.00–116.00 $113.56 $1,397 -7.24
1100–1417 1268 80-85% 15 124.50–139.50 $132.09 $1,675 +2.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–945 891 85-90% 5 70.00–86.00 $79.76 $711 —
875–1060 976 85-90% 15 88.50–106.50 $96.67 $943 —
920–1075 999 85-90% 6 119.50–128.00 $124.57 $1,244 —
872–1140 1036 85-90% 51 106.00–119.00 $113.91 $1,180 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1417 1417 75-80% 2 114.00 $114.00 $1,615 -16.46
1375–1490 1420 75-80% 19 120.00–128.00 $124.43 $1,767 -6.03
1455–1920 1674 75-80% 5 129.50–134.00 $132.07 $2,211 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1815 1568 2 128.00–133.00 $130.11 $2,040 -0.66
1365–1875 1641 7 140.00–158.00 $148.00 $2,429 -1.29
1850 1850 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,219 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1022–1278 1147 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,535.00–1,925.00 $1,820.07
1090–1256 1179 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,575.00–2,050.00 $1,863.86

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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
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —
1200–1240 1223 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 7 2,300.00–2,350.00 $2,321.43 —

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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.