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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

1,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.38/cwt +11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,697/hd at 510 lb · 109 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $347.35/cwt +23.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,108/hd at 607 lb · 70 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $318.61/cwt +22.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,151/hd at 675 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,411 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 266 11 475.00–510.00 $482.00 $1,282 -4.00
310–335 325 13 450.00–477.50 $459.56 $1,494 +17.65
350–370 363 10 405.00–450.00 $432.52 $1,570 +11.17
411–446 432 12 410.00–438.00 $418.50 $1,808 +1.26
460 value added 460 27 405.25 $405.25 $1,864 —
450–486 468 24 385.00–426.00 $404.88 $1,895 +24.27
455–497 469 9 360.00–375.00 $369.70 $1,734 +3.46
502–549 518 56 361.00–390.50 $378.78 $1,962 +13.35
523–528 unweaned 526 6 325.00–336.00 $330.53 $1,739 -10.47
560 value added 560 16 378.75 $378.75 $2,121 —
561–595 571 43 347.00–373.50 $353.40 $2,018 +4.65
595 595 6 312.00 $312.00 $1,856 -36.75
601–638 606 55 327.00–358.50 $352.90 $2,139 +26.12
607 unweaned 607 12 330.00 $330.00 $2,003 —
620 620 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,953 -11.78
650–695 675 70 306.00–327.25 $318.61 $2,151 +22.61
700–737 724 47 290.00–301.00 $295.22 $2,137 +10.89
835 835 4 276.50 $276.50 $2,309 +6.75
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 4 415.00–420.00 $417.56 $1,390 +24.70
350–395 374 16 379.00–422.50 $403.20 $1,508 +9.14
400–440 418 16 360.00–412.00 $393.06 $1,643 +13.64
450–490 469 16 368.00–400.00 $381.34 $1,788 +20.15
542 542 2 356.00 $356.00 $1,930 +11.45
555–592 582 39 312.00–353.50 $330.52 $1,924 +7.38
658–688 675 27 285.00–319.50 $303.15 $2,046 +18.80
720–738 731 5 275.00–280.00 $276.97 $2,025 +5.01
810 810 4 260.00 $260.00 $2,106 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,704 —
582 582 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,688 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 8 346.00 $346.00 $1,765 +24.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 4 360.00–372.00 $366.29 $1,538 —
533 unweaned 533 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,519 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
259 259 9 445.00 $445.00 $1,153 —
305–342 326 17 375.00–440.00 $401.54 $1,309 +36.60
350 350 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,330 +16.12
385 thin fleshed 385 11 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 —
380–395 386 10 380.00–395.00 $384.58 $1,484 +20.70
386 value added 386 6 399.00 $399.00 $1,540 —
408–428 418 22 347.00–377.50 $366.92 $1,534 +26.92
422 value added 422 9 379.00 $379.00 $1,599 —
457–465 461 9 322.00–340.00 $332.61 $1,533 -7.83
455–495 484 39 322.50–357.00 $346.54 $1,677 +6.10
503 unweaned 503 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,610 —
502–547 509 64 311.00–337.00 $331.80 $1,689 +9.17
502–520 value added 511 29 335.50–340.50 $338.04 $1,727 —
518 518 13 325.50 $325.50 $1,686 +2.87
563–584 580 29 315.50–324.00 $317.21 $1,840 +13.11
601–635 605 19 285.00–291.00 $287.51 $1,739 -5.65
652–671 661 19 280.00–289.00 $288.04 $1,904 +13.04
662 unweaned 662 11 257.00 $257.00 $1,701 —
681 681 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,893 +3.00
761 761 6 269.00 $269.00 $2,047 —
922–946 936 5 214.50–220.00 $216.67 $2,028 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 3 385.00 $385.00 $993 —
311 311 3 386.00 $386.00 $1,200 +45.14
350–385 359 19 350.00–384.00 $372.79 $1,338 +33.65
415–445 430 14 325.00–361.00 $341.98 $1,471 +16.88
453–498 472 25 315.00–339.00 $330.97 $1,562 +12.20
502–549 535 25 289.00–325.00 $305.60 $1,635 +0.81
550–575 568 18 285.00–307.00 $298.25 $1,694 +21.97
605 605 3 283.00 $283.00 $1,712 +10.37
666–690 676 10 268.00–278.00 $272.35 $1,841 +10.35
890 890 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,967 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 9 320.00 $320.00 $1,494 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–333 317 6 230.00–232.50 $231.32 $733 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 4 291.00 $291.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,177 +17.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,522 +51.61
410–435 421 8 345.00–395.00 $376.84 $1,586 +18.57
455–495 476 19 352.50–445.00 $382.64 $1,821 +38.32
518–545 527 8 300.00–340.00 $321.43 $1,694 +4.21
550–582 563 10 308.00–325.00 $319.73 $1,800 +29.61
640–645 642 5 286.00–293.00 $288.81 $1,854 +14.25
705–740 725 7 237.00–260.00 $248.35 $1,801 +4.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 5 448.00 $448.00 $1,626 —
429 429 5 384.00 $384.00 $1,647 —
483 483 8 377.00 $377.00 $1,821 —
595 595 9 316.50 $316.50 $1,883 —
702 702 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,923 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,459 —
591 591 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,643 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–955 888 85-90% 3 50.00–80.00 $69.14 $614 —
1050–1130 1090 85-90% 2 137.00–138.00 $137.48 $1,499 +15.98
880–1175 1095 85-90% 30 86.00–114.50 $103.36 $1,132 -18.14
995–1230 1112 85-90% 25 116.00–133.50 $124.94 $1,389 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1565 1291 80-85% 22 130.00–143.00 $136.40 $1,761 +1.83
1245–1415 1292 80-85% 5 119.00–128.00 $122.94 $1,588 -11.63
1220–1650 1435 80-85% 3 145.00–151.50 $148.38 $2,129 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1700 1518 75-80% 17 129.00–145.00 $139.17 $2,113 -7.53
1645 1645 75-80% 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,418 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–2030 1724 9 143.00–157.50 $150.17 $2,589 -13.23
1350–2110 1744 11 155.00–171.50 $165.08 $2,879 +1.68
1725–1915 1820 2 175.00–183.00 $178.79 $3,254 +32.31

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
872–1205 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,600.00–3,050.00 $2,896.09
1060–1352 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 14 1,850.00–2,600.00 $2,278.07
1055–1410 1246 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 40 2,085.00–2,450.00 $2,171.81
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,875.00 $1,875.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1196–1412 1288 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 2,850.00–3,025.00 $2,925.73
1294 1294 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
788 788 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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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
900–950 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 2,900.00–3,350.00 $3,100.00 —
1190–1350 1240 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 14 2,800.00–2,925.00 $2,839.29 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025–1125 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,300.00–3,375.00 $3,337.50 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,800.00 $3,800.00 —

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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.