Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

2,789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.84/cwt -2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,076/hd at 669 lb · 353 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.93/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 620 lb · 119 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.58/cwt +1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 479 lb · 107 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,789	4,247	2,374
Feeder cattle	2,467	3,214	2,128
Slaughter cattle	322	700	246
Replacement cattle	—	333	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421–436	428	45	204.00–219.00	$210.26	$900	-4.56
465–496	486	102	198.00–215.50	$204.43	$994	-5.48
500–544	525	84	188.00–204.50	$196.27	$1,030	-8.96
538 unweaned	538	10	167.00	$167.00	$898	—
552 unweaned	552	9	164.00	$164.00	$905	—
550–595	567	61	185.50–195.00	$189.27	$1,073	-2.19
601–642	619	85	170.50–186.00	$176.62	$1,093	+4.12
652–685	661	70	167.50–172.75	$171.77	$1,135	+7.92
700–727	711	53	160.75–164.50	$161.82	$1,151	-4.25
775–791	777	67	149.75–163.75	$162.26	$1,261	—
938	938	8	127.75	$127.75	$1,198	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–359	356	9	199.00–200.00	$199.67	$711	+3.30
403–440	431	12	183.00–200.00	$194.32	$838	+0.73
452–457 unweaned	455	10	172.50–174.50	$173.51	$789	—
481–491	484	18	175.00–184.75	$178.29	$863	-6.57
527 unweaned	527	5	155.00	$155.00	$817	—
503–539	530	20	170.00–183.50	$178.04	$944	+0.14
563–597	579	62	160.00–177.25	$174.77	$1,012	-3.05
663	663	3	170.50	$170.50	$1,130	+7.28
743–744	744	29	147.85–155.00	$148.59	$1,106	-12.63
752	752	6	146.75	$146.75	$1,104	-0.91
840	840	10	141.50	$141.50	$1,189	-7.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	4	178.50	$178.50	$684	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	7	186.00	$186.00	$705	+13.25
405–416	411	6	174.00–185.00	$179.43	$737	+2.99
418 value added	418	6	170.00	$170.00	$711	—
455–494	477	90	166.00–174.00	$169.76	$810	-1.80
489 value added	489	6	167.50	$167.50	$819	—
494 unweaned	494	11	159.50	$159.50	$788	—
500–522	516	23	159.00–166.50	$160.46	$828	-12.26
535 thin fleshed	535	6	176.00	$176.00	$942	—
569–582	578	15	161.00–167.50	$165.37	$956	+0.96
602–648	620	119	160.00–165.00	$162.93	$1,010	-2.57
660–680	669	349	159.10–163.50	$160.98	$1,077	-2.21
687	687	4	149.00	$149.00	$1,024	-14.19
720	720	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,116	—
754	754	7	138.25	$138.25	$1,042	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334 thin fleshed	334	5	192.00	$192.00	$641	—
364–399	383	16	166.25–175.00	$171.97	$659	+3.66
414 thin fleshed	414	8	173.75	$173.75	$719	—
403–443	416	33	164.50–179.00	$171.45	$713	+5.45
421	421	8	156.75	$156.75	$660	-9.25
473–498	480	17	162.25–165.00	$163.46	$785	-2.86
541–545	544	12	145.50–146.50	$146.17	$795	-17.30
554 unweaned	554	4	147.50	$147.50	$817	—
560–586	569	40	151.00–167.50	$162.86	$927	+4.03
571–590	585	28	140.00–145.25	$141.76	$829	-17.07
602–641	618	19	133.00–141.50	$137.79	$852	-12.42
627–640	632	9	140.50–143.00	$142.01	$898	-8.20
743	743	5	136.25	$136.25	$1,012	—
757–790	772	13	134.25–136.50	$135.31	$1,045	-20.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	4	151.00	$151.00	$590	—
412 thin fleshed	412	8	175.25	$175.25	$722	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1330	1189	80-85%	20	81.50–88.50	$84.67	$1,007	—
975–1300	1199	80-85%	47	68.50–83.00	$75.78	$909	—
1070–1325	1213	80-85%	8	61.00–70.50	$64.57	$783	-11.58

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1005	905	85-90%	3	35.00–45.00	$40.66	$368	—
800–1080	950	85-90%	13	54.00–62.00	$57.43	$546	—
935–1365	1052	85-90%	17	74.00–86.00	$79.87	$840	—
855–1500	1073	85-90%	22	61.00–73.50	$66.15	$710	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1520	1324	75-80%	30	73.00–85.50	$79.63	$1,054	—
1325–1505	1393	75-80%	4	67.50–73.50	$69.60	$970	-10.54
1380–1640	1503	75-80%	11	83.50–91.50	$85.32	$1,282	+13.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1500	1435	2	89.00–94.00	$91.61	$1,315	—
1600–1870	1690	3	113.00–117.00	$114.95	$1,943	—
1470–1960	1715	2	106.50	$106.50	$1,826	—

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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.