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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

895 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $578.65/cwt +15.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,720/hd at 470 lb · 80 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.00/cwt ≈ $3,116/hd at 849 lb · 55 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $465.94/cwt -10.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 468 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 895 1,920 723
Feeder cattle 785 1,708 603
Slaughter cattle 70 132 94
Replacement cattle 40 80 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Tuesday, feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 4 700.00–730.00 $715.71 $1,882 +15.71
335–343 338 7 635.00–670.00 $654.80 $2,213 +8.15
351–390 363 30 605.00–635.00 $628.37 $2,281 -13.67
403–432 408 32 550.00–617.00 $602.40 $2,458 -16.30
453–496 470 80 530.00–597.00 $578.65 $2,720 +58.65
507–548 523 5 490.00–532.50 $514.70 $2,692 -15.78
505–541 525 18 510.00–550.00 $524.04 $2,751 -6.44
557–595 568 14 470.00–500.00 $491.02 $2,789 -1.27
605–625 614 21 435.00–455.00 $446.25 $2,740 +6.81
667–690 683 11 410.00–432.50 $420.39 $2,871 -0.42
705–715 711 5 402.50–407.00 $405.22 $2,881 +7.47
812 812 12 355.00 $355.00 $2,883 -2.50
919 919 4 336.00 $336.00 $3,088 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 610.00–660.00 $635.00 $1,968 —
372–385 379 8 570.00–590.00 $581.33 $2,203 +14.58
400–440 418 8 540.00–550.00 $545.22 $2,279 +4.83
482–498 494 10 510.00–530.00 $513.91 $2,539 -1.21
520–540 533 8 472.50–527.50 $508.53 $2,710 +9.54
642–645 645 28 395.00–420.00 $397.67 $2,565 -26.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,509 —
358–390 374 6 460.00–500.00 $479.14 $1,792 —
482–485 483 6 420.00–465.00 $435.06 $2,101 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
219 219 5 730.00 $730.00 $1,599 —
310–345 335 16 525.00–580.00 $549.09 $1,839 -35.30
354–382 368 23 520.00–560.00 $536.79 $1,975 -3.36
398 398 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,990 -40.15
400–442 424 13 485.00–535.00 $510.30 $2,164 -17.39
450–485 468 41 430.00–505.00 $465.94 $2,181 -15.27
518–528 522 12 435.00–456.00 $449.20 $2,345 -50.80
572 572 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,202 -48.63
555–584 575 13 397.50–439.00 $409.82 $2,356 -23.81
640 unweaned 640 6 380.00 $380.00 $2,432 —
652–660 657 6 380.00–382.50 $381.67 $2,508 —
849 849 55 367.00 $367.00 $3,116 —
883 883 3 319.00 $319.00 $2,817 +19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–343 342 5 520.00–535.00 $525.97 $1,799 +1.93
363 363 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,815 +10.21
400–445 420 11 460.00–495.00 $481.47 $2,022 +10.49
450–497 479 7 470.00–480.00 $477.31 $2,286 +39.08
503–525 512 5 425.00–455.00 $442.69 $2,267 +19.41
577 577 9 407.00 $407.00 $2,348 +10.42
630–635 633 4 370.00–382.50 $376.27 $2,382 -10.94
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 4 480.00 $480.00 $2,016 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,518 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 570.00 $570.00 $2,098 +10.82
420–449 441 16 500.00–535.00 $514.65 $2,270 +16.04
455–485 473 6 500.00–530.00 $516.68 $2,444 +24.49
521–548 532 17 450.00–500.00 $469.72 $2,499 +21.29
550–598 573 6 420.00–440.00 $428.13 $2,453 +10.79
651 651 11 397.50 $397.50 $2,588 +5.08
705–730 718 4 367.50–372.50 $370.04 $2,657 —
754 754 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,677 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1260 1247 80-85% 3 164.00–167.00 $165.99 $2,070 —
1135–1358 1271 80-85% 15 168.00–182.50 $174.96 $2,224 +2.85
1455 1455 80-85% 1 189.00 $189.00 $2,750 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–915 805 85-90% 3 109.00–110.00 $109.62 $882 —
805–1075 925 85-90% 3 135.00–137.00 $135.65 $1,255 —
870–1285 1028 85-90% 9 148.50–167.00 $160.63 $1,651 +4.21
1118 1118 85-90% 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,889 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1620 1457 75-80% 3 174.00–183.50 $179.69 $2,618 +20.69
1580–1750 1651 75-80% 5 184.50–197.50 $188.48 $3,112 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1965 1756 5 184.50–197.00 $191.15 $3,357 —
1715–2055 1888 3 206.00–218.00 $214.03 $4,041 -16.47
2015 2015 1 237.00 $237.00 $4,776 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
883–980 911 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 305.00–356.00 $340.32 $3,100

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1325 1157 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 9 2,850.00–3,500.00 $3,230.71

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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.