Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

1,238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.14/cwt +27.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,984/hd at 523 lb · 82 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $298.81/cwt -7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 682 lb · 75 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $274.79/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,223/hd at 809 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,238	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–338	323	14	402.50–440.00	$425.29	$1,374	+6.29
380 value added	380	6	442.00	$442.00	$1,680	+12.00
354–398	383	13	400.00–424.00	$410.94	$1,574	-7.98
400–439	414	40	397.50–426.00	$414.72	$1,717	+16.69
450–493	482	49	367.00–398.00	$371.75	$1,792	-12.24
487 value added	487	9	384.00	$384.00	$1,870	-24.00
513 unweaned	513	6	357.00	$357.00	$1,831	—
501–546	524	76	346.00–393.00	$380.89	$1,996	+27.65
552–597	561	33	326.00–380.00	$356.06	$1,997	+17.87
607–644	621	41	311.00–323.00	$315.70	$1,960	-4.54
652–697	682	75	288.00–323.00	$298.81	$2,038	-7.41
708–730	729	67	289.00–293.00	$289.17	$2,108	-1.04
775–781	781	44	276.10–278.00	$276.23	$2,157	-3.02
809–835	809	75	265.00–275.50	$274.79	$2,223	-2.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	4	380.00–395.00	$387.44	$1,271	-25.30
422–430	425	7	362.50–385.00	$378.50	$1,609	+3.06
450–475	468	13	332.50–350.00	$342.84	$1,604	-4.82
515–525	518	8	325.00–357.00	$348.88	$1,807	+13.61
530 unweaned	530	3	319.00	$319.00	$1,691	—
555–590	580	11	307.00–327.50	$314.98	$1,827	+2.02
580 unweaned	580	3	285.00	$285.00	$1,653	—
608–637	627	15	294.00–306.00	$301.67	$1,891	-9.56
695	695	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,911	-7.09
705–725	715	4	270.00	$270.00	$1,930	-8.54

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	4	298.00	$298.00	$1,922	—
683	683	3	293.00	$293.00	$2,001	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	4	249.50	$249.50	$1,784	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–342	326	13	340.00–385.00	$365.80	$1,193	—
381–396	384	26	340.00–366.00	$358.50	$1,377	-4.82
402–408 unweaned	406	5	339.00–343.00	$341.41	$1,386	—
415–437	420	23	326.00–356.00	$349.16	$1,466	-11.12
450–485	465	49	317.00–335.00	$325.94	$1,516	-11.52
488 unweaned	488	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,464	-22.00
500–530	518	55	302.00–320.50	$312.04	$1,616	-8.72
552–587	558	17	276.00–293.00	$288.08	$1,607	-13.14
558–582 unweaned	576	8	271.00–275.00	$271.97	$1,567	-11.03
604–648	622	53	267.75–280.00	$273.49	$1,701	-12.65
650	650	15	286.00	$286.00	$1,859	+10.46
651	651	4	277.00	$277.00	$1,803	+1.46
888	888	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,998	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–378	372	4	330.00–340.00	$334.91	$1,246	-20.11
425–435	431	8	325.00–339.00	$328.54	$1,416	-27.48
450–498	472	14	300.00–315.00	$308.82	$1,458	-11.21
500–540	517	25	285.00–304.00	$296.42	$1,532	+7.85
556–579	569	20	261.00–285.00	$276.03	$1,571	-5.74
582	582	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,542	-16.77
606–646	627	18	260.00–270.00	$262.62	$1,647	-3.38
671–695	678	10	246.00–271.00	$257.43	$1,745	-8.34
700–730	715	4	233.00–242.00	$237.41	$1,697	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,372	-22.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	8	349.00–397.00	$378.19	$1,399	+13.19
415–445	432	11	337.50–372.50	$363.67	$1,571	-17.37
469 thin fleshed	469	10	391.00	$391.00	$1,834	—
450–496	482	16	307.00–370.00	$337.67	$1,628	+1.52
525–545	540	11	299.00–315.00	$307.45	$1,660	-12.03
556–585	571	22	254.00–300.00	$285.34	$1,629	-5.93
670–698	688	9	235.00–257.50	$241.31	$1,660	—
785	785	5	246.00	$246.00	$1,931	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1238–1380	1320	80-85%	5	142.50–148.00	$144.96	$1,913	+10.42
1178–1480	1324	80-85%	37	130.00–144.50	$138.40	$1,832	+3.86
1235–1415	1325	80-85%	2	124.50–126.00	$125.30	$1,660	-9.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1060	934	85-90%	4	72.00–89.00	$80.04	$748	—
852–1110	1007	85-90%	7	91.00–110.00	$100.25	$1,010	—
1075–1145	1110	85-90%	2	135.00–140.00	$137.58	$1,527	+15.48
1080–1190	1130	85-90%	17	118.00–133.00	$122.79	$1,388	-10.21

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1600	1518	75-80%	5	146.00–150.50	$147.73	$2,243	+24.72
1445–1690	1588	75-80%	8	133.00–143.00	$138.16	$2,194	+1.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1885	1662	10	120.00–157.00	$146.59	$2,436	—
1360–1930	1699	4	165.00–174.00	$167.65	$2,848	—
1620–2380	1951	10	152.00–176.00	$166.25	$3,244	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1505	1286	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	2,050.00–2,810.00	$2,328.35

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1192	1192	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1298	1298	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,400.00	$2,400.00

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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.