Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

3,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.70/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 611 lb · 147 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.01/cwt -7.17 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 532 lb · 128 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.66/cwt -5.94 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 696 lb · 92 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,090	4,691	5,204
Feeder cattle	2,196	3,417	3,862
Slaughter cattle	566	245	448
Replacement cattle	328	1,029	894

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	4	184.50	$184.50	$661	+2.28
403–445	427	26	170.50–176.00	$174.04	$743	-10.81
456–496	469	50	160.00–182.00	$172.35	$808	-3.08
503–549	533	39	160.00–170.00	$165.51	$882	-4.83
560	560	4	159.50	$159.50	$893	-9.82
558–591	574	42	148.00–161.50	$156.14	$896	-13.18
603–631	615	35	146.25–157.50	$149.29	$918	-10.71
651–654	652	23	144.50–145.00	$144.70	$943	+9.70
711–735	731	40	145.25–146.50	$145.43	$1,063	-5.52
735	735	4	135.00	$135.00	$992	-15.95
755–768	758	14	139.00–142.50	$139.76	$1,059	+0.26
820–847	827	16	133.50–134.00	$133.63	$1,105	+3.13
855	855	60	134.60	$134.60	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–429	418	26	175.25–186.00	$180.65	$755	—
462–485	472	34	184.00–193.50	$191.38	$903	+1.56
505–547	532	128	165.50–185.00	$175.01	$931	-7.17
551–583	566	42	165.50–185.00	$174.58	$988	+2.59
601–630	622	63	151.50–163.00	$156.01	$970	-14.49
650–684	662	53	147.50–160.00	$155.43	$1,029	-5.89

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	8	156.25	$156.25	$906	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
764	764	7	136.50	$136.50	$1,043	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	8	158.50	$158.50	$552	—
357–398	376	22	162.00–175.00	$166.89	$628	-0.31
402–447	429	31	150.00–173.00	$164.18	$704	+1.95
471	471	4	162.50	$162.50	$765	+3.62
500–534	515	48	145.00–159.00	$153.52	$791	-6.45
552–598	579	41	142.50–147.00	$144.94	$839	-7.04
608–624	611	147	133.50–154.50	$150.70	$921	+5.17
695–698	696	92	137.25–139.00	$138.66	$965	-5.94
716–744	722	24	128.00–135.25	$133.02	$960	-9.98
758	758	13	130.00	$130.00	$985	-11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	5	149.00	$149.00	$492	—
398	398	5	145.00	$145.00	$577	-8.36
425–431	430	27	145.00–162.00	$154.31	$664	+4.98
456–498	470	34	139.50–145.50	$142.83	$671	-8.61
503–548	527	49	135.00–144.25	$140.79	$742	-4.40
551–598	578	49	126.00–148.00	$137.72	$796	-5.51
600–630	614	17	132.00–136.00	$134.56	$826	-2.96
607–630	621	9	124.00–127.00	$125.31	$778	-12.21
654–669	666	40	128.50–134.75	$133.95	$892	+13.95
705–720	716	21	123.00–126.00	$125.16	$896	-3.01
750–779	764	59	120.50–127.50	$123.66	$945	-3.92
838	838	4	125.00	$125.00	$1,048	+4.75
980	980	4	93.50	$93.50	$916	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	4	134.00	$134.00	$533	—
573	573	5	132.00	$132.00	$756	—
830	830	5	108.50	$108.50	$901	—
856–865	862	20	104.00–105.50	$105.05	$906	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
748	748	20	1,160.00	$1,160.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1200	1100	80-85%	4	52.00–57.00	$54.00	$594	—
1000–1495	1226	80-85%	72	56.00–69.00	$63.75	$782	—
1070–1460	1256	80-85%	35	64.50–72.50	$68.94	$866	-1.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–985	804	85-90%	8	30.00–40.00	$35.38	$284	—
750–1140	986	85-90%	16	45.00–53.00	$49.08	$484	+0.66
940–1245	1055	85-90%	19	62.50–69.50	$64.89	$685	—
780–1500	1060	85-90%	62	50.00–62.50	$57.50	$610	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1730	1418	75-80%	38	60.00–69.50	$65.29	$926	—
1205–1575	1427	75-80%	15	65.00–75.00	$69.22	$988	—
1395–1495	1445	75-80%	2	58.00–59.00	$58.52	$846	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1380	1358	2	80.00–83.00	$81.48	$1,106	—
1370–2145	1787	20	83.50–95.50	$89.17	$1,593	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	635.00	$635.00
1100–1500	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	885.00–1,150.00	$1,012.71
1285	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060–1365	1193	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,250.00–1,450.00	$1,366.67

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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
1050–1500	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	2,100.00–2,350.00	$2,233.33	+60.09

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–800	729	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	885.00–1,050.00	$993.75	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–850	825	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,425.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1100	1018	(<2 yrs)	Open	47	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,264.89	—

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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.