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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

1,245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $324.20/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 624 lb · 81 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $361.19/cwt +18.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,726/hd at 478 lb · 59 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $284.35/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,934/hd at 680 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,245 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 10 486.00 $486.00 $1,375 —
313–325 318 5 436.00–446.00 $441.91 $1,405 +16.62
362–395 380 30 402.50–426.00 $421.35 $1,601 +10.41
405–445 417 30 404.00–424.00 $417.24 $1,740 +2.52
450–497 468 18 368.00–400.00 $380.61 $1,781 +8.86
468–470 469 4 362.50–370.00 $366.24 $1,718 -5.51
452–481 unweaned 470 21 385.00–388.00 $386.90 $1,818 —
524 unweaned 524 4 341.00 $341.00 $1,787 -16.00
514–545 532 37 346.00–385.00 $365.43 $1,944 -15.46
525–545 534 4 330.00–357.50 $344.80 $1,841 -36.09
565–591 575 23 331.00–358.00 $348.75 $2,005 -7.31
589 unweaned 589 17 321.00 $321.00 $1,891 —
600–637 622 76 315.00–341.00 $326.78 $2,033 +11.08
647 unweaned 647 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,844 —
665 665 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,968 -2.81
710–742 731 13 282.00–285.00 $284.33 $2,078 -4.84
807 807 5 269.75 $269.75 $2,177 -5.04
927 927 4 240.00 $240.00 $2,225 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 372.00–411.00 $392.86 $1,269 +5.42
370–395 382 10 375.00–400.00 $394.06 $1,505 —
420–445 432 7 363.00–398.00 $379.42 $1,639 +0.92
460–495 478 59 325.00–385.00 $361.19 $1,726 +18.35
500–540 510 11 335.00–357.50 $344.55 $1,757 -4.33
551–585 563 23 316.00–329.00 $323.14 $1,819 +8.16
639–648 640 25 291.00–319.00 $315.22 $2,017 +13.55
662–692 680 50 275.00–289.00 $284.35 $1,934 +9.35
700–725 713 5 270.00–275.00 $271.96 $1,939 +1.96
764–778 766 24 265.00–275.00 $272.64 $2,088 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 3 358.00 $358.00 $1,274 —
435 435 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,522 —
515 515 7 322.00 $322.00 $1,658 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 5 284.50 $284.50 $1,960 -8.50
799 799 4 254.00 $254.00 $2,029 —
1057 1057 3 220.00 $220.00 $2,325 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331–345 342 14 361.00–380.00 $364.94 $1,248 -0.86
362–398 380 19 350.00–369.00 $363.88 $1,383 +5.38
382 unweaned 382 21 350.00 $350.00 $1,337 —
413 unweaned 413 3 339.00 $339.00 $1,400 -2.41
432 432 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,469 -9.16
438 438 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,467 -14.16
450–496 463 22 324.00–350.00 $340.44 $1,576 +14.50
450–493 unweaned 473 24 310.00–332.00 $317.40 $1,501 +17.40
510–527 516 19 317.00–325.50 $322.63 $1,665 +10.59
531 531 3 313.00 $313.00 $1,662 +0.96
558 unweaned 558 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,507 -1.97
553–585 568 22 288.00–313.00 $304.10 $1,727 +16.02
600–646 613 21 280.00–303.00 $293.16 $1,797 +19.67
632 632 20 298.00 $298.00 $1,883 +24.51
657–694 676 14 270.00–277.00 $275.00 $1,859 -2.00
748 748 16 243.50–267.00 $261.13 $1,953 —
816 816 6 239.50 $239.50 $1,954 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 6 340.00–342.50 $340.86 $1,101 —
355–398 377 18 315.00–350.00 $339.14 $1,279 +4.23
400–445 428 40 312.00–350.00 $325.10 $1,391 -3.44
450–497 475 23 305.00–342.50 $318.77 $1,514 +9.95
500–535 522 24 284.00–318.00 $304.79 $1,591 +8.37
550–583 568 11 270.00–300.00 $276.28 $1,569 +0.25
591 591 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,596 +5.00
600–640 620 11 270.00–278.00 $272.63 $1,690 +10.01
657–675 662 9 253.50–265.00 $262.00 $1,734 +4.57
698 698 7 256.00 $256.00 $1,787 -1.43
712 712 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,837 +20.59
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 297.50 $297.50 $1,136 —
616 616 5 283.00 $283.00 $1,743 —
703 703 5 250.50 $250.50 $1,761 —
812 812 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,851 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,105 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 453 4 275.00–285.00 $279.97 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,104 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 332 6 342.50–410.00 $367.45 $1,220 —
350–395 370 15 360.00–402.50 $383.39 $1,419 +5.20
425–445 439 10 350.00–382.50 $358.27 $1,573 -5.40
450–492 479 19 327.50–367.50 $344.32 $1,649 +6.65
500–535 522 24 285.00–345.00 $317.22 $1,656 +9.77
550–598 579 19 270.00–311.00 $290.12 $1,680 +4.78
605–615 611 5 271.00–280.00 $274.56 $1,678 —
656–680 668 6 251.00–271.00 $260.82 $1,742 +19.51
700–730 716 6 240.00–247.00 $243.64 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,423 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1165 986 85-90% 12 90.00–116.00 $105.95 $1,045 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $763 —
1020–1125 1075 85-90% 4 134.50–141.00 $137.27 $1,476 —
965–1190 1099 85-90% 20 113.50–133.00 $121.50 $1,335 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1108–1480 1266 80-85% 20 130.00–142.00 $134.57 $1,704 —
1220–1470 1334 80-85% 12 123.00–131.00 $126.20 $1,684 +0.90
1325–1370 1346 80-85% 4 142.00–147.00 $144.75 $1,948 +19.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,864 —
1409–1690 1487 75-80% 22 135.00–145.00 $138.60 $2,061 —
1505–1585 1545 75-80% 3 145.00–149.00 $146.70 $2,267 -1.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1905 1695 2 176.00–176.50 $176.22 $2,987 +8.57
1475–2005 1734 10 159.00–170.00 $163.40 $2,833 —
1680–1990 1835 2 143.50–149.00 $146.48 $2,688 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2215 2215 1 139.50 $139.50 $3,090 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1392 1244 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 2,250.00–2,950.00 $2,473.25
1160–1390 1248 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 15 1,800.00–2,450.00 $2,127.78
1307 1307 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1398 1398 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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.