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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

3,131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $547.71/cwt +25.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,823/hd at 515 lb · 299 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $484.06/cwt -6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,803/hd at 579 lb · 234 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $618.00/cwt +15.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,664/hd at 431 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,131 895 2,805
Feeder cattle 2,768 785 2,470
Slaughter cattle 253 70 205
Replacement cattle 110 40 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-30.00 higher, over steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–298 273 25 690.00–795.00 $736.93 $2,012 +21.22
315–342 324 34 660.00–725.00 $707.86 $2,293 +53.06
352–399 381 80 620.00–720.00 $658.77 $2,510 +30.40
402–445 431 138 584.00–657.00 $618.00 $2,664 +15.60
472–475 473 7 510.00–535.00 $524.25 $2,480 -54.40
450–498 480 96 528.00–600.00 $555.91 $2,668 -22.74
513 value added 513 47 585.00 $585.00 $3,001 —
500–543 515 235 515.00–556.00 $543.81 $2,801 +29.11
525 525 3 520.00 $520.00 $2,730 -4.04
523–536 528 14 460.00–510.00 $494.01 $2,608 -30.03
550–597 574 127 450.00–525.00 $488.45 $2,804 -2.57
573–591 579 27 440.00–450.00 $446.23 $2,584 -44.79
567–598 value added 587 80 476.00–505.00 $489.87 $2,876 —
607–632 unweaned 620 6 430.00–440.00 $434.90 $2,696 —
605–635 632 20 440.00–452.50 $443.21 $2,801 -3.04
643 value added 643 11 440.00 $440.00 $2,829 —
651–688 674 44 420.00–458.00 $432.61 $2,916 +12.22
683 683 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,664 -30.39
685 685 3 389.00 $389.00 $2,665 -31.39
700–728 716 20 400.00–428.00 $409.16 $2,930 +3.94
767–799 782 14 345.00–363.00 $355.01 $2,776 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 281 5 620.00–675.00 $652.30 $1,833 —
325–340 331 11 640.00–695.00 $658.53 $2,180 +23.53
358–392 383 18 577.00–635.00 $596.29 $2,284 +14.96
403–438 419 25 532.50–590.00 $568.39 $2,382 +23.17
459–499 475 30 489.00–570.00 $515.23 $2,447 +1.32
501–541 527 25 450.00–522.50 $496.22 $2,615 -12.31
552 value added 552 24 463.50 $463.50 $2,559 —
555–592 575 42 430.00–460.00 $440.27 $2,532 —
585 585 5 426.00 $426.00 $2,492 —
625–638 635 17 416.00–437.00 $430.09 $2,731 +32.42
658 658 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,599 —
885 885 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 6 419.00 $419.00 $2,288 —
590 590 4 412.00 $412.00 $2,431 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 5 520.00 $520.00 $2,569 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 3 645.00 $645.00 $1,748 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–290 265 13 605.00–655.00 $642.39 $1,702 —
308–345 331 37 605.00–642.50 $633.41 $2,097 +84.32
350–391 382 69 535.00–640.00 $599.79 $2,291 +63.00
400–448 428 107 500.00–590.00 $534.26 $2,287 +23.96
449 value added 449 18 545.00 $545.00 $2,447 —
455 thin fleshed 455 3 545.00 $545.00 $2,480 —
461 461 8 450.00 $450.00 $2,074 -15.94
450–498 472 117 460.00–540.00 $505.84 $2,388 +39.90
516 516 3 436.00 $436.00 $2,250 -13.20
500–535 521 51 440.00–490.00 $469.57 $2,446 +20.37
522–543 value added 528 53 435.50–485.00 $469.64 $2,480 —
555–575 572 113 398.00–445.00 $438.50 $2,508 +53.50
573 573 5 396.00 $396.00 $2,269 +11.00
606–625 612 6 370.00–400.00 $389.79 $2,386 —
601–649 631 16 390.00–415.00 $398.93 $2,517 —
655–680 666 23 350.00–383.00 $369.33 $2,460 -12.34
715–748 732 4 325.00–345.00 $334.77 $2,451 —
767–770 769 4 322.00–335.00 $328.51 $2,526 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 575.00 $575.00 $1,840 +49.03
355–397 373 13 510.00–555.00 $532.92 $1,988 +32.92
415–447 433 43 467.50–525.00 $489.20 $2,118 +7.73
465–491 485 23 440.00–480.00 $448.20 $2,174 -29.11
501–546 520 31 399.00–455.00 $432.46 $2,249 -10.23
553–599 586 31 372.50–419.00 $391.71 $2,295 -15.29
600–620 610 11 360.00–397.50 $381.93 $2,330 +5.66
682–687 686 17 347.50–360.00 $357.81 $2,455 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424–443 431 11 423.50–426.00 $424.43 $1,829 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,060 —
480 480 3 397.50 $397.50 $1,908 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,017 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314–330 319 6 610.00–690.00 $662.44 $2,113 —
355 355 5 660.00 $660.00 $2,343 +90.00
400–435 413 10 550.00–620.00 $567.76 $2,345 +53.11
455–485 470 6 530.00–535.00 $532.42 $2,502 +15.74
529 529 6 418.00 $418.00 $2,211 -51.72
556–590 567 6 425.00–475.00 $457.67 $2,595 +29.54
615 615 3 376.00 $376.00 $2,312 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 469 4 442.50 $442.50 $2,075 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 3 292.50 $292.50 $1,764 —

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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% 2 110.00–125.00 $118.41 $1,078 -17.24
868–1295 968 85-90% 31 126.00–146.50 $139.30 $1,348 —
950–1180 1059 85-90% 36 146.50–166.50 $153.76 $1,628 —
1032–1160 1091 85-90% 7 167.00–175.00 $171.34 $1,869 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1460 1239 80-85% 5 180.00–188.00 $182.95 $2,267 +16.96
1105–1588 1264 80-85% 38 165.50–179.50 $173.14 $2,188 -1.82
1200–1395 1274 80-85% 4 153.00–164.00 $158.88 $2,024 -16.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1341–1685 1443 75-80% 15 171.00–179.00 $175.81 $2,537 —
1436–1615 1486 75-80% 6 180.00–189.00 $184.23 $2,738 +4.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–2160 1722 6 177.50–200.00 $189.28 $3,259 —
1490–2240 1773 8 200.00–216.00 $208.71 $3,700 +17.56
1565–2050 1845 5 222.00–240.00 $231.08 $4,263 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1190 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,175.00 $3,078.81
1100–1478 1289 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,275.00–2,700.00 $2,518.66
1210–1515 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 14 2,800.00–3,850.00 $3,493.18

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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
1079–1200 1140 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 4,400.00–4,750.00 $4,575.00 —
1324 1324 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 4,300.00 $4,300.00 —

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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.