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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

1,868 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $343.89/cwt +14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 569 lb · 153 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $283.17/cwt +10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,203/hd at 778 lb · 153 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $289.95/cwt +10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,100/hd at 724 lb · 107 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,868 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 419.00 $419.00 $1,395 +19.00
372 value added 372 10 430.00 $430.00 $1,600 —
354–392 378 16 408.00–434.00 $418.92 $1,584 +34.51
415–423 thin fleshed 418 12 420.00–422.00 $421.16 $1,760 —
403–445 421 16 370.00–421.00 $398.03 $1,676 +33.03
464 value added 464 23 408.00 $408.00 $1,893 —
450–497 474 59 347.50–415.00 $383.99 $1,820 +32.49
514 514 6 338.00 $338.00 $1,737 -18.06
502–548 531 61 337.00–378.00 $353.24 $1,876 -2.82
553 value added 553 40 360.00 $360.00 $1,991 +20.00
557–597 575 113 322.00–358.00 $338.19 $1,945 +7.98
617 value added 617 11 334.00 $334.00 $2,061 -7.39
602–646 628 65 311.50–336.00 $320.24 $2,011 -10.20
669 value added 669 12 304.00 $304.00 $2,034 —
651–698 671 94 291.00–320.00 $306.22 $2,055 +9.81
704–748 value added 719 45 277.50–296.00 $289.58 $2,082 —
705–745 728 62 282.00–296.50 $290.21 $2,113 +10.47
752–795 769 66 264.00–285.00 $279.25 $2,147 +6.32
773–789 value added 785 87 277.75–288.75 $286.14 $2,246 —
806–830 809 53 260.00–282.50 $277.01 $2,241 +19.40
815 815 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,119 +2.39
868–874 871 19 252.00–262.75 $257.11 $2,239 -1.39
910–946 931 7 242.00 $242.00 $2,253 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,076 —
320–345 333 4 406.00–420.00 $412.74 $1,374 +21.27
350–390 372 6 367.50–400.00 $383.82 $1,428 +0.93
405–445 429 12 365.00–385.00 $375.44 $1,611 +33.92
433 thin fleshed 433 8 414.00 $414.00 $1,793 —
452–485 478 16 335.00–375.00 $347.66 $1,662 +13.07
508–542 520 33 309.00–345.00 $335.27 $1,743 +11.82
555–597 570 23 307.50–318.00 $312.96 $1,784 -1.93
600–642 625 30 305.00–314.00 $311.23 $1,945 +21.51
683–690 686 8 272.50–290.50 $282.09 $1,935 +6.97
720–745 733 18 277.50–279.50 $278.54 $2,042 +12.04
781 781 7 260.00 $260.00 $2,031 +7.37
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–431 429 7 312.00–353.00 $335.33 $1,439 —
505 505 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,576 +37.00
673–681 678 12 262.00–271.00 $267.28 $1,812 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,242 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 369 20 347.50–372.00 $363.32 $1,341 -0.48
378 thin fleshed 378 7 380.00 $380.00 $1,436 —
416 thin fleshed 416 9 375.00 $375.00 $1,560 —
406–448 428 30 337.50–374.00 $360.28 $1,542 +7.33
460–499 482 41 310.00–359.00 $337.46 $1,627 +5.82
492 value added 492 12 339.00 $339.00 $1,668 —
498 unweaned 498 9 322.00 $322.00 $1,604 —
501 501 6 314.00 $314.00 $1,573 +5.45
501–548 516 52 303.00–330.00 $320.76 $1,655 +12.21
550–589 572 45 291.00–307.50 $301.22 $1,723 +19.63
588 unweaned 588 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,664 —
592 value added 592 8 303.00 $303.00 $1,794 —
600–648 628 74 268.50–294.00 $286.14 $1,797 +16.96
650–684 664 33 274.00–280.00 $275.54 $1,830 +10.92
673 value added 673 14 277.00 $277.00 $1,864 —
679–690 683 8 262.00–266.00 $263.52 $1,800 -1.10
703–740 717 56 251.00–266.00 $261.58 $1,876 +10.35
727 727 22 278.00 $278.00 $2,021 +26.77
750–778 770 12 242.00–256.00 $248.03 $1,910 —
813–825 821 14 237.50–243.25 $241.55 $1,983 —
902–925 908 19 222.00–231.00 $227.58 $2,066 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–330 320 5 325.00–350.00 $339.68 $1,087 —
358–390 380 17 325.00–369.00 $355.02 $1,349 -8.16
426 thin fleshed 426 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,576 —
435–447 443 6 354.00–357.00 $356.02 $1,577 +23.53
450–497 488 19 304.00–333.00 $320.03 $1,562 +14.33
505–533 527 10 288.00–291.00 $288.57 $1,521 +3.97
560–568 564 12 270.00–289.00 $281.77 $1,589 +11.89
648 648 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,724 —
655–695 664 43 250.00–278.00 $265.77 $1,765 +14.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,543 —
665–676 674 12 252.00–256.00 $252.66 $1,703 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 12 273.75 $273.75 $1,569 +20.08

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,361 +27.62
423–443 434 7 380.00–382.50 $381.04 $1,654 +39.23
450–490 473 6 331.00–342.50 $336.15 $1,590 +22.27
510–549 532 14 302.50–327.00 $319.48 $1,700 +20.51
555–595 579 12 267.00–315.00 $291.27 $1,686 +11.86
620–626 624 6 250.00–280.00 $270.06 $1,685 +1.41
717–735 724 5 230.00–246.00 $239.50 $1,734 +9.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1360 1253 80-85% 3 144.00–149.00 $146.01 $1,830 —
1180–1510 1338 80-85% 17 130.00–142.00 $134.54 $1,800 +18.04
1512 1512 80-85% 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,784 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1180 988 85-90% 13 89.00–114.00 $98.66 $975 —
1025–1145 1109 85-90% 6 115.00–132.00 $122.10 $1,354 +9.27
1135 1135 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,510 +20.17
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1630 1543 75-80% 4 118.50–126.00 $123.01 $1,898 —
1505–1795 1599 75-80% 8 128.00–142.00 $136.41 $2,181 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1950 1614 7 113.00–158.00 $140.46 $2,267 —
1508–2000 1775 7 160.00–169.00 $163.41 $2,901 +6.79
1945 1945 1 181.00 $181.00 $3,520 +14.73

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1316 1316 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,350.00 $3,350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1300 1072 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 1,850.00–2,775.00 $2,260.19

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 3,200.00 $3,200.00 —
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —

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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.