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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

1,803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $390.22/cwt +5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,991/hd at 510 lb · 200 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.30/cwt -24.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 467 lb · 156 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $391.84/cwt -11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 419 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,803 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–295 278 19 475.00–530.00 $513.80 $1,428 +1.09
300–342 328 41 445.00–500.00 $461.10 $1,512 +3.55
358–395 380 42 422.50–465.00 $443.04 $1,684 +1.22
413 413 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,631 -33.28
402–445 426 83 405.00–452.00 $437.30 $1,863 +9.02
453–492 474 74 382.00–430.00 $406.97 $1,929 -1.72
502–538 510 197 362.00–401.00 $390.68 $1,992 -6.62
521 521 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,876 -37.30
550–595 564 64 347.00–386.00 $363.14 $2,048 -4.06
565 value added 565 6 386.00 $386.00 $2,181 —
567 567 7 352.00 $352.00 $1,996 -15.20
585–587 586 7 331.00–332.00 $331.43 $1,942 -35.77
595 unweaned 595 14 330.00–348.00 $340.29 $2,025 -7.71
600–630 unweaned 604 54 325.00–346.00 $342.18 $2,067 +23.21
615–645 634 24 335.50–343.00 $338.77 $2,148 +9.39
650–685 663 23 298.00–327.00 $319.67 $2,119 +6.92
707 unweaned 707 10 275.50 $275.50 $1,948 —
705–729 723 13 295.00–305.00 $300.59 $2,173 -5.41
906 906 17 265.00 $265.00 $2,401 —
1062 1062 3 240.00 $240.00 $2,549 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–272 265 5 445.00–530.00 $485.96 $1,288 —
350–392 380 31 360.00–425.00 $399.24 $1,517 -14.64
419 419 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,487 -46.54
422–425 423 7 410.00–418.00 $415.70 $1,758 +14.16
450–495 472 31 345.00–403.00 $368.04 $1,737 -21.79
500–531 523 10 340.00–375.00 $349.43 $1,828 -20.38
560–572 568 8 330.00–340.00 $333.77 $1,896 -0.64
645 645 3 311.50 $311.50 $2,009 —
700–725 706 9 280.50–299.50 $295.16 $2,084 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–442 431 7 340.00–350.00 $345.22 $1,488 —
504 thin fleshed 504 7 333.00 $333.00 $1,678 —
500–547 533 10 314.00–320.00 $318.07 $1,695 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
774 774 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,167 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 4 410.00–430.00 $419.90 $1,020 —
250–275 262 6 405.00–425.00 $416.97 $1,092 -13.03
310–346 326 53 360.00–428.00 $410.13 $1,337 +12.27
355–395 376 32 388.00–415.00 $404.69 $1,522 -11.27
400–446 419 137 362.00–408.00 $391.84 $1,642 -11.45
451 value added 451 9 377.00 $377.00 $1,700 —
452–498 468 147 335.00–367.50 $361.40 $1,691 -25.47
502 value added 502 9 351.00 $351.00 $1,762 —
504–540 523 44 312.50–345.00 $331.59 $1,734 -12.58
552–572 567 31 295.00–327.00 $317.33 $1,799 +11.95
585 585 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,726 -10.38
587 unweaned 587 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,761 -37.50
586–593 589 7 270.00–295.00 $284.21 $1,674 -21.17
602–633 625 23 285.00–295.00 $290.31 $1,814 -7.68
688–695 691 5 273.00–280.00 $277.18 $1,915 +9.81
702–705 704 4 274.00–277.00 $275.50 $1,940 —
754 754 39 265.00 $265.00 $1,998 +5.50
781 781 8 266.00 $266.00 $2,077 +6.50
819 819 13 239.75 $239.75 $1,964 —
911 911 4 233.50 $233.50 $2,127 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–275 270 9 345.00–405.00 $389.48 $1,052 —
315–345 330 7 357.50–365.00 $361.88 $1,194 +3.75
364–397 380 33 340.00–385.00 $365.35 $1,388 -2.66
405–448 430 16 340.00–360.00 $353.60 $1,520 -16.45
445 thin fleshed 445 4 369.00 $369.00 $1,642 —
455–490 475 17 338.00–355.00 $341.63 $1,623 +4.84
505–545 521 18 292.50–320.00 $312.94 $1,630 -4.79
550–595 568 21 300.00–308.50 $304.83 $1,731 +10.38
592 unweaned 592 5 269.50 $269.50 $1,595 —
621 621 5 288.50 $288.50 $1,792 +5.43
718–738 728 4 271.00–279.00 $274.95 $2,002 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 338.00 $338.00 $1,379 -4.85
510–515 513 4 260.00–285.00 $272.44 $1,398 —
636 636 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,590 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–436 415 10 352.00–408.00 $386.84 $1,605 +2.55
450–497 478 16 323.00–400.00 $351.16 $1,679 +23.13
518–530 523 11 317.50–339.00 $328.25 $1,717 -17.73
565–595 581 12 285.00–322.50 $308.28 $1,791 +6.42
605–622 618 8 300.00–304.50 $303.40 $1,875 +7.19
700–745 717 6 242.50–270.00 $254.12 $1,822 —
750–775 767 3 247.00–250.00 $247.98 $1,902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1020 910 85-90% 2 60.00–66.00 $63.36 $577 -24.53
890–1215 1059 85-90% 17 90.50–115.00 $108.13 $1,145 +2.05
985–1110 1065 85-90% 3 133.00–140.00 $137.49 $1,464 +31.41
920–1335 1134 85-90% 30 115.00–131.50 $124.64 $1,413 -3.64
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 80-85% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,501 -27.48
1140–1585 1252 80-85% 44 132.00–144.50 $137.58 $1,723 -2.26
1160–1473 1373 80-85% 6 144.50–148.50 $145.95 $2,004 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 75-80% 1 155.50 $155.50 $2,294 —
1410–1635 1537 75-80% 9 137.00–144.50 $140.14 $2,154 —
1510–1675 1593 75-80% 2 125.00–128.00 $126.42 $2,014 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1740 1625 2 145.00–152.00 $148.25 $2,409 —
1605–2080 1794 11 162.00–177.00 $170.36 $3,056 +23.38
1685–2070 1878 2 182.00–190.00 $185.59 $3,485 +21.34

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
832–1100 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 1,925.00–2,700.00 $2,261.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1440 1251 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 10 1,800.00–2,250.00 $2,093.78
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1575 1575 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 3,375.00 $3,375.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
902 902 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,804 —

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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.