Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

1,524 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $518.68/cwt -29.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,717/hd at 524 lb · 77 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $454.95/cwt -29.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,652/hd at 583 lb · 65 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $481.53/cwt -21.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,273/hd at 472 lb · 43 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,524	3,131	748
Feeder cattle	1,134	2,768	615
Slaughter cattle	150	253	88
Replacement cattle	240	110	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold weak to 15.00 lower with some under 400 lbs 20.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady.

▼ Feeder cattle: feeders sold weak to 15.00 lower with some under 400 lbs 20.00-30.00 lower
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–344	327	18	630.00–680.00	$654.99	$2,142	-52.87
410–447	428	27	540.00–594.00	$561.07	$2,401	-56.93
454–497	475	43	518.00–581.00	$553.25	$2,628	+29.00
513–524	521	11	494.00–500.00	$498.39	$2,597	-21.61
503–548	523	54	495.00–550.00	$524.08	$2,741	+4.08
530	530	12	513.00	$513.00	$2,719	+18.99
562–593	581	53	440.00–487.50	$455.17	$2,645	+8.94
591 value added	591	12	454.00	$454.00	$2,683	-35.87
600–638	618	27	415.00–460.00	$435.79	$2,693	-7.42
658	658	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,632	-32.61
650–662	659	35	410.00–425.00	$416.51	$2,745	-16.10
708	708	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,690	-29.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	3	640.00	$640.00	$1,779	-12.30
300–340	306	26	600.00–640.00	$603.40	$1,846	-55.13
370–395	383	8	570.00–600.00	$586.13	$2,245	-10.16
410–440	426	11	520.00–547.50	$534.03	$2,275	-34.36
455–458	457	4	510.00–530.00	$520.03	$2,377	+4.80
503–540	513	14	485.00–522.50	$502.95	$2,580	+6.73
550–590	566	20	430.00–475.00	$455.72	$2,579	+15.45
612–620	615	6	410.00–420.00	$413.36	$2,542	-16.73
652–680	666	4	393.00–400.00	$396.43	$2,640	+1.43

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483–492	487	5	470.00–490.00	$478.09	$2,328	—
505–520	513	4	438.00–445.00	$441.55	$2,265	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	6	435.00	$435.00	$2,319	+16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–340	329	5	510.00–595.00	$559.88	$1,842	-73.53
362–386	378	13	470.00–555.00	$507.63	$1,919	-92.16
406–448	429	26	517.50–557.50	$532.44	$2,284	-1.82
433	433	3	490.00	$490.00	$2,122	-44.26
450–498	472	43	445.00–518.00	$481.53	$2,273	-24.31
500–507	505	35	442.50–460.00	$449.46	$2,270	+13.46
531	531	3	426.00	$426.00	$2,262	-43.57
550–596	572	38	390.00–442.50	$411.01	$2,351	-27.49
628	628	4	378.00	$378.00	$2,374	-20.93
727–733	731	15	330.00–358.50	$347.16	$2,538	+12.39
760–783	772	6	320.00–336.50	$328.13	$2,533	-0.38
825	825	3	326.50	$326.50	$2,694	—
888	888	3	318.00	$318.00	$2,824	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–372	364	15	445.00–505.00	$469.17	$1,708	-63.75
400–440	424	17	440.00–500.00	$472.93	$2,005	-16.27
450–490	465	33	424.00–482.50	$446.33	$2,075	-1.87
550–592	579	20	372.00–417.50	$389.25	$2,254	-2.46
590–592	592	8	377.50–385.00	$379.37	$2,246	-12.34
626–645	633	8	360.00–376.00	$370.42	$2,345	-11.51

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	6	422.50	$422.50	$2,096	—
512	512	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,792	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–393	385	13	450.00–580.00	$541.13	$2,083	-118.87
422–440	428	10	517.50–575.00	$547.18	$2,342	-20.58
450–480	460	12	470.00–535.00	$510.80	$2,350	-21.62
500–548	511	33	420.00–500.00	$477.81	$2,442	+59.81
570–575	573	4	400.00–420.00	$410.04	$2,350	-47.63
605–620	613	4	395.00–420.00	$407.35	$2,497	+31.35
650–672	663	12	350.00–390.00	$375.68	$2,491	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1140	1009	85-90%	19	135.00–148.00	$142.77	$1,441	—
970–1212	1080	85-90%	25	148.00–165.00	$157.57	$1,702	-13.77
1070–1120	1090	85-90%	4	167.00–169.00	$167.77	$1,829	-3.57

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1330	1290	80-85%	2	155.00–161.00	$158.09	$2,039	-0.79
1125–1500	1360	80-85%	15	165.00–178.00	$172.45	$2,345	—
1335–1405	1370	80-85%	2	177.00–179.00	$177.97	$2,438	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1630	1531	75-80%	6	167.50–177.50	$170.76	$2,614	—
1490–1650	1579	75-80%	6	178.00–187.50	$183.28	$2,894	—
1685	1685	75-80%	1	161.00	$161.00	$2,713	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675	1675	1	197.00	$197.00	$3,300	—
1610–2135	1752	13	202.00–223.00	$212.23	$3,718	+3.52

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080–1415	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	2,625.00–3,750.00	$3,281.08
980–1448	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	3,000.00–4,200.00	$3,682.05
1140–1337	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	2,500.00–3,200.00	$3,012.65

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1490	1379	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	3,350.00–4,100.00	$3,847.06

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
937–1032	975	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,515.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1070–1180	1127	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	3,800.00–4,200.00	$3,915.00	-660.00
1130–1310	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	4,400.00–4,550.00	$4,468.18	—
1180–1280	1243	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	4,050.00–4,200.00	$4,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1265	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	5,200.00–6,000.00	$5,700.00	—

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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.