Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

4,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.81/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 622 lb · 290 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.60/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $889/hd at 518 lb · 241 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $204.52/cwt +15.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 523 lb · 175 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,247	3,948	3,090
Feeder cattle	3,214	2,688	2,196
Slaughter cattle	700	259	566
Replacement cattle	333	1,001	328

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to firm, except late week 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	3	216.00	$216.00	$745	—
401–442	421	70	203.00–229.00	$214.82	$904	+7.83
477	477	9	185.50	$185.50	$885	-22.72
456–499	485	101	199.50–212.00	$209.91	$1,018	+1.69
501–529	522	159	190.00–211.00	$205.23	$1,071	+9.20
534	534	16	197.50	$197.50	$1,055	+1.47
555–586	570	113	184.00–201.00	$191.46	$1,091	+2.41
604–628	617	26	172.50	$172.50	$1,064	+15.75
601–629	622	264	169.50–189.50	$182.73	$1,137	-0.34
654–667	658	24	160.25–166.00	$163.85	$1,078	-14.67
678	678	46	168.50	$168.50	$1,142	-10.02
701–738	720	39	164.00–170.25	$166.07	$1,196	+0.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	10	220.00	$220.00	$706	+10.00
378–391	384	30	188.00–205.00	$196.37	$754	-12.63
411–434	419	11	178.00–203.00	$193.59	$811	-1.51
455	455	3	165.50	$165.50	$753	-24.53
455–494	474	50	169.50–196.00	$184.86	$876	-5.17
500–542	526	60	168.50–193.00	$177.90	$936	-0.37
550–599	580	50	148.50–190.50	$177.82	$1,031	+2.77
604–637	624	56	140.00–173.25	$161.01	$1,005	-8.97
653–699	676	58	158.00–174.00	$163.22	$1,103	-2.24
704–746	740	54	153.00–164.50	$161.22	$1,193	+26.22
771–777	774	15	145.00–150.00	$147.66	$1,143	-3.58
836–837	837	65	140.50–150.00	$148.83	$1,246	+6.33
878	878	11	135.25	$135.25	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	8	180.00	$180.00	$968	—
621	621	6	150.00	$150.00	$932	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870	870	10	140.00	$140.00	$1,218	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
784	784	8	145.00	$145.00	$1,137	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395–397	396	8	171.50–174.00	$172.75	$684	-4.75
409–448	426	80	163.50–179.50	$176.44	$752	-4.49
456–460	457	12	155.00–160.00	$156.26	$714	-17.45
463–488	478	31	167.00–180.00	$171.56	$820	-2.15
505–545	517	228	162.50–177.00	$172.72	$893	+9.72
538	538	13	152.00	$152.00	$818	-19.02
558–592	574	34	161.00–167.50	$164.41	$944	+2.47
602–646	610	126	163.00–169.00	$165.50	$1,010	+3.32
648	648	4	135.00	$135.00	$875	-27.18
652–667	664	93	163.00–163.25	$163.19	$1,084	+3.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	4	189.00	$189.00	$558	—
337–348	341	21	180.00–190.00	$184.66	$630	—
377–378	377	19	165.00–169.50	$168.31	$635	—
446	446	3	166.00	$166.00	$740	+6.00
451–491	466	66	155.50–173.00	$166.32	$775	+1.08
483 thin fleshed	483	9	176.50	$176.50	$852	—
497 unweaned	497	4	151.00	$151.00	$750	—
501–549	538	38	151.00–174.50	$163.47	$879	+3.01
563–595	581	40	151.00–165.00	$158.83	$923	+13.33
602–615	607	19	148.00–155.00	$150.21	$912	+0.10
677–693	683	32	133.00–153.00	$145.74	$995	-5.05
753	753	8	155.75	$155.75	$1,173	+20.62
820	820	25	130.50	$130.50	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	12	152.50	$152.50	$749	+3.00
636	636	5	131.00	$131.00	$833	—
724	724	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,014	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	11	145.00	$145.00	$1,102	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	3	132.00	$132.00	$899	—
770	770	7	135.00	$135.00	$1,040	+7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
492	492	5	162.00	$162.00	$797	—
531	531	3	142.00	$142.00	$754	—
551	551	3	170.00	$170.00	$937	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1345	1210	80-85%	15	55.00–72.00	$65.92	$798	—
1155–1300	1210	80-85%	3	56.00–58.00	$56.64	$685	—
850–1470	1213	80-85%	120	67.00–85.00	$76.15	$924	—
885–1420	1233	80-85%	34	79.00–90.00	$84.73	$1,045	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1025	886	85-90%	9	36.00–48.00	$43.55	$386	—
860–1215	1012	85-90%	62	57.00–76.00	$68.14	$690	-11.03
850–1150	1034	85-90%	14	74.00–86.00	$79.50	$822	+0.33
760–1180	1038	85-90%	32	52.00–62.00	$56.99	$592	-22.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1940	1399	75-80%	61	70.00–88.00	$80.14	$1,121	—
1415–1640	1503	75-80%	3	71.50–73.50	$72.31	$1,087	—
1340–1860	1517	75-80%	19	80.00–89.50	$84.87	$1,287	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650–1680	1665	65-75%	2	90.00–90.50	$90.25	$1,503	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–2555	1797	15	96.50–110.00	$103.06	$1,852	—
1515–2000	1861	4	80.00–93.00	$89.30	$1,662	—
1510–2155	1882	7	112.00–121.50	$114.90	$2,162	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,675.00	$1,675.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1233–1345	1289	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	925.00–1,035.00	$963.20
1085–1378	1294	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,020.00–1,325.00	$1,120.12
1345	1345	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00
1347–1650	1468	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,317.43

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
971	971	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00	$825.00
1056	1056	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	800.00	$800.00
1116–1212	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,125.00–1,325.00	$1,206.70

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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
1050–1350	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,627.00	—
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
1150–1250	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,342.86	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	725.00	$725.00	—

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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
900–1050	936	(<2 yrs)	Open	48	1,850.00–2,400.00	$2,118.75	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1100	1023	(<2 yrs)	Open	47	2,050.00–2,300.00	$2,186.70	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	1,110.00–1,235.00	$1,172.50	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—

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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.