Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 30, 2026

1,920 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $438.51/cwt +17.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,745/hd at 626 lb · 164 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $528.85/cwt +46.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,768/hd at 523 lb · 155 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $476.60/cwt +15.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,261/hd at 474 lb · 134 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,920	1,078	2,282
Feeder cattle	1,708	828	2,010
Slaughter cattle	132	110	207
Replacement cattle	80	140	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers steady to 20.00 higher with the most advance on those under 500 lbs. Heifers under 500 lbs unevenly steady over 500 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher.

→ Feeder heifers: Heifers under 500 lbs unevenly steady over 500 lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: feeder steers steady to 20.00 higher with the most advance on those under 500 lbs
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258	258	3	700.00	$700.00	$1,806	—
302–340	320	19	625.00–690.00	$646.65	$2,069	-32.37
350–392	370	37	605.00–695.00	$642.04	$2,376	+30.77
410–435	422	48	545.00–655.00	$618.70	$2,611	+50.96
410–431	429	21	565.00–590.00	$587.72	$2,521	+19.98
471	471	3	520.00	$520.00	$2,449	-15.33
460–497	480	96	500.00–612.50	$564.91	$2,712	+29.58
502–547	523	148	475.00–560.00	$530.48	$2,774	+64.49
520–540	534	7	492.50–495.00	$494.30	$2,640	-20.32
552–592	568	102	460.00–515.00	$492.29	$2,796	+37.29
602–640	622	32	425.00–455.00	$439.44	$2,733	+33.89
613–633 unweaned	627	132	430.00–444.00	$438.28	$2,748	+49.17
657 unweaned	657	4	407.00	$407.00	$2,674	—
669–685	674	36	405.00–426.00	$420.81	$2,836	+20.81
703–712	708	6	397.50–398.00	$397.75	$2,816	+7.29
814	814	5	357.50	$357.50	$2,910	+15.83
1083	1083	4	288.50	$288.50	$3,124	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–395	385	6	560.00–570.00	$566.75	$2,182	+10.34
400–445	422	25	500.00–575.00	$540.39	$2,280	+4.91
460–485	473	12	506.00–528.00	$515.12	$2,437	+6.07
515–545	533	20	460.00–515.00	$498.99	$2,660	+14.73
550–568	561	7	435.00–472.50	$460.91	$2,586	+50.91
600–645	620	15	402.50–436.00	$424.07	$2,629	—
791	791	4	355.00	$355.00	$2,808	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	3	447.00	$447.00	$2,561	—
678–683	679	12	400.00–427.00	$420.21	$2,853	—
826	826	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,932	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	4	401.00	$401.00	$2,466	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273–287	282	9	565.00–615.00	$598.88	$1,689	—
315–342	331	39	550.00–610.00	$584.39	$1,934	+21.83
350–398	379	34	510.00–557.50	$540.15	$2,047	+35.15
403 value added	403	7	560.00	$560.00	$2,257	—
405–445	426	58	500.00–590.00	$527.69	$2,248	+31.61
463 value added	463	11	513.00	$513.00	$2,375	+51.00
453–499	474	100	455.00–517.00	$481.21	$2,281	+21.08
454–495	482	23	405.00–450.00	$439.12	$2,117	-21.01
516	516	4	500.00	$500.00	$2,580	+65.51
500–546	529	49	430.00–469.00	$454.15	$2,402	+19.66
525–536	533	11	400.00–435.00	$413.06	$2,202	-21.43
550	550	3	402.00	$402.00	$2,211	-0.73
551 value added	551	13	439.00	$439.00	$2,419	—
550–590	567	61	415.00–442.50	$433.63	$2,459	+30.90
588	588	6	433.00	$433.00	$2,546	+30.27
600–635	615	23	390.00–420.00	$409.55	$2,519	+18.25
850	850	4	300.00	$300.00	$2,550	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–292	290	10	600.00–620.00	$604.02	$1,752	—
310–348	330	8	500.00–560.00	$524.04	$1,729	—
350–380	365	15	460.00–510.00	$489.79	$1,788	-7.01
400–448	424	29	450.00–500.00	$470.98	$1,997	+0.98
447 thin fleshed	447	6	506.00	$506.00	$2,262	—
480–492	487	6	420.00–450.00	$438.23	$2,134	+17.18
505–539	531	9	400.00–437.50	$423.28	$2,248	+6.86
568–590	575	6	390.00–400.00	$396.58	$2,280	-3.42
602–638	620	4	377.50–397.50	$387.21	$2,401	+20.55

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	3	450.00	$450.00	$1,701	-5.00
645	645	10	387.00	$387.00	$2,496	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308	308	3	540.00	$540.00	$1,663	—
381	381	4	450.00	$450.00	$1,714	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–317	315	7	640.00–665.00	$657.97	$2,073	—
370–381	378	12	515.00–585.00	$559.18	$2,114	—
415–440	434	13	432.50–530.00	$498.61	$2,164	-30.24
460–487	474	14	450.00–520.00	$492.19	$2,333	+40.93
500–528	514	6	440.00–455.00	$448.43	$2,305	—
560–590	578	8	370.00–435.00	$417.34	$2,412	-7.63
670–685	674	8	377.50–397.50	$392.42	$2,645	—
805–846	828	8	300.00–323.00	$315.44	$2,612	—
933	933	3	250.00	$250.00	$2,332	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	3	450.00	$450.00	$2,061	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1075	965	85-90%	3	101.00–118.00	$111.69	$1,078	-26.54
785–1315	996	85-90%	17	126.00–148.00	$139.48	$1,389	+1.25
890–1220	1028	85-90%	12	148.00–165.00	$156.42	$1,608	—
1045–1057	1052	85-90%	5	170.00–178.00	$174.82	$1,839	+20.65

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1520	1291	80-85%	16	167.00–178.00	$172.11	$2,222	+13.28
1185–1405	1315	80-85%	4	180.00–190.00	$186.14	$2,448	+14.92
1280–1590	1363	80-85%	5	152.00–165.00	$160.72	$2,191	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1440	1420	75-80%	2	176.00–179.00	$177.52	$2,521	+20.52
1380–1570	1428	75-80%	4	184.00–185.00	$184.73	$2,638	+27.73
1465	1465	75-80%	1	159.00	$159.00	$2,329	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1920	1696	7	180.00–200.00	$190.09	$3,224	—
1705–2205	1849	8	200.00–223.00	$210.05	$3,884	—
1785–1985	1885	4	227.00–233.00	$230.50	$4,345	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1028–1480	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	2,800.00–3,550.00	$3,129.80
1075–1440	1324	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	2,975.00–3,875.00	$3,416.03

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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.