Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

3,439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.91/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 676 lb · 331 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.26/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 629 lb · 318 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.07/cwt +5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $956/hd at 673 lb · 258 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,439	4,180	5,516
Feeder cattle	3,264	3,751	5,175
Slaughter cattle	175	364	341
Replacement cattle	—	65	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves unevenly steady and yearlings 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–441	425	40	185.00–195.00	$189.53	$806	+0.32
461–491	484	43	184.50–191.00	$187.66	$908	-0.98
490 unweaned	490	7	170.00	$170.00	$833	—
500–546	520	75	170.00–191.00	$176.09	$916	-4.61
555–596	574	126	163.00–174.50	$168.93	$970	-1.48
613–624 fancy	617	20	171.00–175.00	$173.38	$1,070	—
604–641	621	102	155.00–167.00	$159.94	$993	-0.52
650–697	676	325	151.00–164.25	$158.80	$1,073	+1.99
692 fancy	692	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,142	—
708 fancy	708	21	165.00	$165.00	$1,168	—
707–742	724	115	146.00–156.50	$152.20	$1,102	-2.87
737	737	12	140.00	$140.00	$1,032	-15.07
753–796	783	52	137.50–150.00	$141.08	$1,105	-4.82
850–897	861	80	123.50–134.50	$131.24	$1,130	-3.63
920	920	21	125.25	$125.25	$1,152	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–338	331	8	180.00–187.50	$183.06	$606	+0.06
365–393	382	9	181.00–189.00	$184.73	$706	-3.05
416–440	428	14	180.00–184.50	$183.08	$784	+5.51
468 unweaned	468	4	167.00	$167.00	$782	—
456–497	472	22	164.50–180.00	$175.08	$826	-1.35
524–540	533	29	165.00–174.50	$171.29	$913	-0.19
556–598	564	31	154.00–172.00	$162.93	$919	-2.67
609–646	627	44	128.50–158.00	$145.92	$915	-6.58
640 thin fleshed	640	3	156.00	$156.00	$998	—
659–698	675	23	145.50–148.50	$147.28	$994	-4.22
665–689	682	13	132.50–142.00	$139.15	$949	-12.35
717–740	732	20	143.00–143.50	$143.35	$1,049	+0.43
771	771	5	135.25	$135.25	$1,043	-10.00
821	821	3	126.00	$126.00	$1,034	-6.50
853	853	15	130.00	$130.00	$1,109	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	6	167.50	$167.50	$742	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
692	692	5	146.00	$146.00	$1,010	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	5	174.00	$174.00	$569	-3.75
395	395	3	164.00	$164.00	$648	-1.74
400–446	427	26	162.00–167.00	$165.38	$706	+4.82
436 unweaned	436	4	156.00	$156.00	$680	—
456 thin fleshed	456	6	169.00	$169.00	$771	—
451–494	478	47	152.75–164.50	$158.36	$757	-3.66
510–545	530	80	142.75–153.75	$149.28	$791	-5.60
550–599	569	69	142.00–154.50	$148.10	$843	-7.47
606–647	629	318	142.50–153.50	$148.26	$933	+5.47
655–697	673	258	135.00–149.75	$142.07	$956	+5.32
702–722	708	110	134.00–142.25	$140.76	$997	+0.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–440	429	9	148.50–159.00	$152.59	$655	-0.13
469–498	483	31	149.00–159.00	$152.38	$736	-0.30
508–540	522	11	140.00–145.50	$143.72	$750	-0.70
555–597	576	37	130.00–150.00	$141.28	$814	+1.59
653–678	660	25	131.00–133.50	$131.96	$871	+0.05
661	661	9	123.25	$123.25	$815	-8.66
723–740	728	53	124.25–133.75	$129.49	$943	+5.96
754–784	775	30	122.75–133.00	$125.93	$976	+3.85
802	802	7	127.00	$127.00	$1,019	+12.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	12	144.00	$144.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
661	661	3	124.50	$124.50	$823	—
754	754	7	116.50	$116.50	$878	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	4	142.50	$142.50	$855	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	4	182.50	$182.50	$704	-0.50
427	427	3	170.00	$170.00	$726	—
530	530	4	168.00	$168.00	$890	—
634	634	6	136.25	$136.25	$864	-13.25
690	690	7	124.25	$124.25	$857	-9.76
710–748	725	10	113.00–122.50	$118.83	$862	-3.67

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530 fancy	530	14	175.00	$175.00	$928	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	80-85%	1	53.00	$53.00	$641	—
1010–1395	1221	80-85%	28	56.00–66.50	$62.09	$758	—
1065–1535	1270	80-85%	13	63.00–74.50	$67.85	$862	+9.15

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
807–1160	928	85-90%	9	37.00–48.00	$43.93	$408	—
990–1030	1008	85-90%	4	59.00–61.50	$59.76	$602	+15.84
875–1235	1060	85-90%	20	52.00–58.50	$55.97	$593	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1605	1491	75-80%	7	54.50–69.50	$64.11	$956	+3.17
1350–1680	1522	75-80%	16	63.00–75.00	$68.93	$1,049	+2.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–2240	1773	12	84.00–97.00	$90.28	$1,601	+5.37
1800–1935	1868	2	97.50–101.50	$99.57	$1,860	—

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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.