Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

4,691 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.60/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 677 lb · 229 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $169.21/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 616 lb · 199 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.32/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 672 lb · 188 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,691	4,395	2,723
Feeder cattle	3,417	4,189	1,984
Slaughter cattle	245	206	175
Replacement cattle	1,029	—	564

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 1.00 to 5.00 higher, spots up to 10.00 higher on steers 600-700 lbs. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	3	200.00	$200.00	$610	-15.00
351	351	6	205.00	$205.00	$720	-0.09
403 thin fleshed	403	12	206.00	$206.00	$830	—
453	453	4	174.00	$174.00	$788	-14.58
462–499	482	66	184.50–193.50	$189.82	$915	+1.24
505–517	513	68	172.00–188.50	$182.18	$935	+2.04
576 unweaned	576	16	160.50	$160.50	$924	—
550–593	583	85	168.00–175.00	$171.99	$1,003	+0.08
600–640	615	183	164.00–175.25	$170.50	$1,049	+5.67
628 unweaned	628	16	154.50	$154.50	$970	—
650–697	672	188	156.00–166.50	$161.32	$1,084	+0.47
700–736	723	129	153.00–162.00	$158.29	$1,144	-1.81
751–769	757	95	142.00–155.50	$150.88	$1,142	+5.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	192.00	$192.00	$601	-16.00
380–389	385	8	180.00–184.50	$182.22	$702	-10.17
410–428	423	16	180.50–189.00	$184.85	$782	-2.15
450–496	484	54	173.50–180.50	$175.43	$849	+0.03
504–541	528	70	165.00–179.50	$170.34	$899	+1.85
558–588	570	27	168.50–170.00	$169.32	$965	+4.09
610	610	10	160.00	$160.00	$976	-3.45
623 thin fleshed	623	5	165.50	$165.50	$1,031	—
667	667	16	135.00	$135.00	$900	-13.68
653–696	681	58	145.00–160.00	$154.87	$1,055	+6.19
727–746	734	51	149.00–152.50	$150.95	$1,108	+4.00
770	770	5	139.50	$139.50	$1,074	—
825	825	7	130.50	$130.50	$1,077	—
923	923	8	121.25	$121.25	$1,119	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531–546	541	23	160.25–160.50	$160.34	$867	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
744	744	14	140.00	$140.00	$1,042	—
843	843	4	129.00	$129.00	$1,087	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	10	153.00	$153.00	$872	—
712	712	4	136.00	$136.00	$968	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	4	130.50	$130.50	$757	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371–386	379	8	164.50–170.00	$167.20	$634	+7.65
424–448	436	28	159.50–165.00	$162.23	$707	-2.56
469–491	482	17	155.50–164.50	$158.88	$766	+1.80
505–549	530	146	152.00–163.50	$159.97	$848	+2.65
546 unweaned	546	17	148.50	$148.50	$811	—
555–592	569	102	146.00–155.00	$151.98	$865	-3.05
581 unweaned	581	19	148.50	$148.50	$863	—
601–644	631	95	143.50–150.50	$145.53	$918	-1.27
668–693	677	229	140.00–147.75	$144.60	$979	-1.54
708	708	72	140.75	$140.75	$997	+3.00
716	716	15	143.00	$143.00	$1,024	+5.25
729	729	12	125.00	$125.00	$911	-12.75
760–782	771	31	141.00	$141.00	$1,087	+13.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–376	366	11	151.50–155.00	$153.36	$561	-7.76
422–441	430	20	147.25–154.50	$149.33	$642	-13.92
463–497	479	23	140.00–153.50	$151.44	$725	-1.15
530–548	542	51	140.00–150.00	$145.19	$787	-3.33
550–596	574	48	135.25–152.00	$143.23	$822	-3.37
601–649	621	37	130.25–144.50	$137.52	$854	-3.08
623	623	9	125.00	$125.00	$779	-15.60
650–695	660	73	137.00–138.75	$138.55	$914	+0.98
670	670	15	120.00	$120.00	$804	-17.57
703–740	732	66	123.50–133.25	$128.17	$938	+2.15
753–789	771	17	125.25–129.00	$127.58	$984	—
834	834	11	120.25	$120.25	$1,003	+2.81

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	10	125.50	$125.50	$891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	4	131.00	$131.00	$419	—
406	406	5	130.00	$130.00	$528	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	3	131.00	$131.00	$760	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484 thin fleshed	484	9	178.50	$178.50	$864	—
516	516	6	164.00	$164.00	$846	—
590	590	12	152.00	$152.00	$897	—
652	652	7	137.50	$137.50	$896	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1080	982	85-90%	12	44.00–53.50	$48.42	$475	—
930–1190	1023	85-90%	22	54.00–63.50	$58.23	$596	+5.02
990–1225	1101	85-90%	12	63.00–68.00	$65.09	$717	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285	1285	75-80%	1	57.50	$57.50	$739	—
1085–1620	1395	75-80%	15	60.00–70.50	$66.17	$923	—
1213–1960	1498	75-80%	30	68.00–78.00	$72.57	$1,087	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1220	1162	80-85%	3	51.50–56.00	$54.22	$630	—
1000–1490	1197	80-85%	23	56.50–70.50	$65.53	$784	—
1138–1390	1264	80-85%	15	66.00–74.50	$70.86	$896	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2455	1720	16	87.00–96.00	$92.03	$1,583	+5.32
1700–2175	1856	7	97.50–104.00	$100.51	$1,865	—
2005	2005	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,684	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,225.00	$1,225.00
1000–1300	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	885.00–960.00	$926.81
1050–1300	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	50	1,150.00–1,325.00	$1,246.25
1250	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,326.47

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1500	1316	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	1,375.00–1,525.00	$1,397.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1150	1131	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,145.30
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	860.00	$860.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	825.00	$825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1350	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	85	2,050.00–2,375.00	$2,173.24	—
1250 fancy	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1200–1350	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	2,500.00–2,550.00	$2,519.23	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1000–1200	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	1,600.00–1,800.00	$1,725.67	—
1250–1300	1272	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1150	1028	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,124.44	—
950–1350	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,400.00–1,500.00	$1,462.50	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1050	990	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,003.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1050	1024	(<2 yrs)	Open	25	2,200.00–2,300.00	$2,248.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.