Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

3,404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.64/cwt +4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,178/hd at 631 lb · 298 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.90/cwt -4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,181/hd at 679 lb · 181 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.70/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,206/hd at 711 lb · 158 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,404	5,598	3,669
Feeder cattle	3,135	4,743	3,414
Slaughter cattle	269	397	255
Replacement cattle	—	458	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers unevenly steady from 4.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 6.00 to 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	4	227.00	$227.00	$770	—
440–447	442	13	215.00–219.00	$215.93	$954	-13.79
452–499	479	97	201.50–220.50	$212.42	$1,017	-17.56
523 value added	523	3	198.50	$198.50	$1,038	-5.50
508–544	529	81	193.50–217.50	$205.55	$1,087	-8.16
552–588	568	151	194.50–215.00	$206.18	$1,171	+7.82
606–648	631	294	175.50–197.75	$186.66	$1,178	+4.88
636 value added	636	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,177	—
652–696	679	181	170.00–184.25	$173.90	$1,181	-3.38
707 value added	707	13	172.75	$172.75	$1,221	—
702–734	711	145	165.00–170.50	$169.43	$1,205	-1.67
750–790	783	122	160.50–164.25	$163.10	$1,277	+11.60

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	219.00	$219.00	$718	-1.00
374	374	19	224.50	$224.50	$840	+4.24
421–446	434	54	193.00–215.50	$207.28	$900	-5.22
446 value added	446	6	216.00	$216.00	$963	—
462–494	478	73	192.00–204.50	$197.68	$945	-5.89
502–542	521	59	181.00–199.75	$192.26	$1,002	+4.70
561–591	586	36	184.50–189.25	$187.08	$1,096	+5.72
600 value added	600	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,110	—
602–646	624	62	158.00–185.00	$175.51	$1,095	+7.72
673–691	683	36	161.00–169.00	$164.46	$1,123	-3.32
822–845	828	24	148.00–156.00	$153.96	$1,275	+10.26
855–878	859	75	135.00–157.00	$152.80	$1,313	-1.06

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
573	573	6	164.50	$164.50	$943	+4.50
747	747	7	163.50	$163.50	$1,221	+15.25
751	751	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,126	—
912	912	3	132.50	$132.50	$1,208	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	11	170.00	$170.00	$542	—
399	399	4	184.50	$184.50	$736	—
413–443	424	8	184.50–185.00	$184.70	$783	+10.70
451–492	470	29	174.00–179.00	$177.41	$834	-1.44
526 value added	526	7	182.50	$182.50	$960	—
508–547	529	98	170.00–184.50	$176.29	$933	-0.04
559–592	574	142	162.50–179.75	$174.25	$1,000	+8.50
584 value added	584	8	166.50	$166.50	$972	—
603–625	607	77	164.00–170.50	$169.40	$1,028	+7.37
663–666	666	79	155.75–159.50	$156.60	$1,043	+0.07
674–690	682	33	176.00–203.00	$190.07	$1,296	+33.54
702 value added	702	11	156.50	$156.50	$1,099	—
719	719	4	152.50	$152.50	$1,096	-0.30
769	769	21	154.50	$154.50	$1,188	+0.39

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–398	391	28	188.00–188.50	$188.40	$737	+1.32
402–446	437	15	170.00–183.50	$181.02	$791	+13.24
453–488	466	78	160.00–179.00	$170.96	$797	-2.43
502–546	526	70	156.00–175.00	$167.44	$881	+2.34
558–596	585	36	156.00–170.00	$162.73	$952	+5.85
605–643	631	37	150.50–159.50	$153.91	$971	+1.32
678	678	3	145.00	$145.00	$983	-4.29
707	707	19	145.25	$145.25	$1,027	-8.81
755	755	16	140.00	$140.00	$1,057	—
825–841	833	8	139.50–140.00	$139.75	$1,164	—
835	835	7	125.50	$125.50	$1,048	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
643	643	4	154.00	$154.00	$990	—
844	844	7	128.00	$128.00	$1,080	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	10	154.50	$154.50	$935	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	179.00	$179.00	$936	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1540	1217	80-85%	48	67.00–84.00	$76.01	$925	+13.51
1100–1500	1231	80-85%	15	80.50–89.00	$85.26	$1,050	+22.76
1065–1560	1395	80-85%	3	63.50–65.00	$63.88	$891	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1675	1410	75-80%	26	83.00–90.00	$86.66	$1,222	—
1305–1795	1450	75-80%	33	68.50–86.50	$79.92	$1,159	+18.92

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1290	1144	85-90%	23	56.00–67.00	$63.95	$732	-5.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–2135	1822	14	87.00–103.00	$94.61	$1,724	—
1525–2180	1855	8	106.50–116.00	$112.90	$2,094	+13.36

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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.