Missouri (North Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

3,932 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $207.68/cwt ≈ $1,749/hd at 842 lb · 320 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.79/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,435/hd at 668 lb · 261 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.75/cwt +17.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,269/hd at 525 lb · 184 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,932	2,447	4,247
Feeder cattle	3,139	2,244	3,214
Slaughter cattle	568	203	700
Replacement cattle	225	—	333

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers 8.00 to 15.00 higher, spots up to 20.00 higher. 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
335	335	10	295.00	$295.00	$988	—
352–391	366	20	299.00–305.00	$302.75	$1,108	—
400–447	428	63	285.00–306.00	$297.32	$1,273	+21.97
455–488	474	134	272.00–294.00	$282.38	$1,338	+11.97
505–549	530	163	251.00–291.00	$272.03	$1,442	+21.78
551–593	574	161	256.00–283.50	$273.77	$1,571	+27.53
597–598	597	5	235.00–240.00	$238.00	$1,421	-8.24
602–639	618	89	243.00–264.00	$256.07	$1,583	+17.94
672–694	687	52	229.50–246.00	$239.61	$1,646	+16.70
715–738	719	50	219.00–231.00	$228.73	$1,645	+4.82
838–849	842	320	207.25–207.85	$207.68	$1,749	—
853–881	865	110	199.85–208.00	$204.53	$1,769	+4.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	4	275.00	$275.00	$877	—
354–396	385	21	295.00–300.00	$297.73	$1,146	+29.98
403–425	414	35	225.00–284.00	$264.59	$1,095	+14.85
479–498	489	24	226.00–280.00	$266.92	$1,305	+17.15
498 unweaned	498	5	245.50	$245.50	$1,223	—
508–540	515	31	224.00–251.00	$242.20	$1,247	-2.43
520 value added	520	2	241.50	$241.50	$1,256	-0.50
567 value added	567	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,389	—
571–599	584	25	227.50–270.00	$246.48	$1,439	+20.80
593	593	4	216.00	$216.00	$1,281	-9.68
688–692	689	10	221.50–234.00	$224.01	$1,543	+34.51
758	758	3	200.50	$200.50	$1,520	+10.50
879	879	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,758	+20.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619	619	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,393	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–339	338	20	251.00–265.00	$260.83	$882	—
362–396	387	32	250.00–266.00	$261.52	$1,012	+26.52
399	399	7	205.00	$205.00	$818	-30.00
416	416	15	227.50	$227.50	$946	+9.00
400–439	426	100	235.00–258.50	$249.12	$1,061	+20.27
450–493	469	89	232.50–257.50	$245.43	$1,151	+13.39
523	523	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,114	-9.88
502–549	525	180	233.00–254.50	$242.39	$1,273	+19.51
563–569	567	48	228.00–236.00	$233.48	$1,324	+14.81
625–646	636	85	208.00–218.50	$210.98	$1,342	+3.15
654–694	668	261	204.50–218.50	$214.79	$1,435	+9.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
238	238	9	240.00	$240.00	$571	—
282–289	284	19	250.00–261.00	$257.47	$731	—
306–337	316	9	238.00–239.50	$238.53	$754	+17.53
333	333	3	210.00	$210.00	$699	-11.00
359–391	383	23	220.00–261.50	$249.62	$956	+24.18
383	383	6	192.50	$192.50	$737	-32.94
420	420	2	200.00	$200.00	$840	-16.71
407–440	431	13	230.00–250.00	$239.37	$1,032	+22.66
453–485	464	26	190.00–231.00	$212.57	$986	-6.93
503–544	527	25	199.50–238.00	$219.68	$1,158	-5.32
528	528	3	175.00	$175.00	$924	-50.00
560–598	561	89	205.00–228.00	$226.31	$1,270	+25.77
593 thin fleshed	593	10	206.00	$206.00	$1,222	—
611–628	615	21	175.00–214.00	$195.53	$1,203	+16.11
662–692	683	19	190.00–199.50	$193.55	$1,322	—
706–742	718	10	174.00–191.00	$181.21	$1,301	—
764–773	771	23	175.50–176.25	$175.66	$1,354	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
659	659	7	188.00	$188.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,360	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–381	370	14	267.50–310.00	$289.38	$1,071	+29.38
408	408	3	227.50	$227.50	$928	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1430	1183	80-85%	119	82.00–100.00	$91.79	$1,086	-10.85
1155–1360	1220	80-85%	11	82.00–87.50	$85.57	$1,044	+1.10
1040–1370	1233	80-85%	23	98.00–104.50	$100.98	$1,245	+16.51

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1150	1008	85-90%	9	62.50–75.00	$67.77	$683	-25.47
835–1233	1035	85-90%	67	70.00–90.00	$80.09	$829	-1.95
945–1125	1071	85-90%	7	90.00–101.00	$95.82	$1,026	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1760	1387	75-80%	68	89.00–99.00	$93.42	$1,296	—
1390–1665	1470	75-80%	8	100.00–108.50	$104.22	$1,532	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1470	1438	5	106.00–107.00	$106.82	$1,536	—
1460–1780	1686	6	120.00–127.00	$123.51	$2,082	+9.90
1400–2510	1747	16	99.00–121.00	$115.13	$2,011	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1227	1227	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1311–1367	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,425.00–1,500.00	$1,450.70

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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
1000–1100	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	2,400.00–2,850.00	$2,687.50	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1250–1300	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00	—
1250–1450	1338	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	1,700.00–1,900.00	$1,796.25	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1150	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	2,950.00–3,100.00	$3,032.50	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1050	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00–1,625.00	$1,587.50	—

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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
950–1050	987	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	2,300.00–2,750.00	$2,430.00	—
1100–1150	1125	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,722.73	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–950	914	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	2,150.00–2,250.00	$2,221.43	—

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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.