Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

4,241 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $160.85/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 627 lb · 164 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.55/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $988/hd at 713 lb · 155 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $148.21/cwt +5.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 727 lb · 144 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,241	3,765	926
Feeder cattle	3,593	2,884	641
Slaughter cattle	648	554	285
Replacement cattle	—	327	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs steady to firm, 600-750 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, spots 7.00 higher, over 750 lbs higher undertone. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to firm, 600-750 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm to 5.00 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	4	197.00	$197.00	$660	-6.00
409–429	419	14	184.00–188.00	$186.04	$780	+3.07
463–497	476	24	175.00–187.50	$181.40	$863	+1.19
501–548	525	69	167.00–177.25	$170.86	$897	-1.61
557 thin fleshed	557	11	173.00	$173.00	$964	—
577	577	7	172.50	$172.50	$995	+9.82
563–595	581	52	161.00–168.00	$165.34	$961	+2.66
601–645	627	164	154.00–165.75	$160.85	$1,009	+31.85
650–686	669	116	148.75–155.00	$152.40	$1,020	+2.44
677 fancy	677	9	161.50	$161.50	$1,093	—
700–744	727	144	139.00–158.25	$148.21	$1,077	+6.61
756 fancy	756	21	152.25	$152.25	$1,151	—
758	758	9	127.25	$127.25	$965	-8.24
758–763	761	44	133.00–141.50	$137.45	$1,046	+1.96
818–840	827	12	132.50–134.25	$133.51	$1,104	+4.49
852–867	859	19	124.25–125.00	$124.64	$1,071	-1.97
851–876	868	43	125.75–130.25	$126.91	$1,102	+0.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–345	328	8	182.50–188.00	$185.05	$607	-5.95
352–398	374	15	184.00	$184.00	$688	-6.77
401–445	425	43	169.00–179.00	$174.37	$741	-0.77
453–492	476	48	164.00–175.00	$169.37	$806	+0.94
504 unweaned	504	9	146.50	$146.50	$738	—
502–542	528	61	160.00–166.50	$162.72	$859	-4.90
552–580	567	20	150.00–155.00	$152.19	$863	+2.82
600–648	632	30	140.00–155.50	$148.37	$938	+15.37
650–688	673	26	135.00–140.00	$137.41	$925	+7.41
717–746	736	29	130.00–139.00	$134.60	$991	+6.85
753–782	765	20	120.00–132.50	$126.29	$966	-3.65
804–839	820	9	120.00–125.00	$122.73	$1,006	+3.17
918	918	5	118.00	$118.00	$1,083	—
944	944	7	113.00	$113.00	$1,067	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1348	1255	15	108.50–111.50	$110.18	$1,383	—
1155–1380	1265	7	102.00–107.00	$104.70	$1,324	—
1127–1565	1275	24	110.00–113.50	$111.79	$1,425	—
1125–1518	1351	74	112.00–116.50	$113.99	$1,540	+3.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	8	149.00	$149.00	$611	—
463	463	3	158.00	$158.00	$732	—
513–544	532	18	145.50–151.00	$147.56	$785	—
564 thin fleshed	564	7	154.00	$154.00	$869	—
673	673	3	125.00	$125.00	$841	-8.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
787	787	9	124.75	$124.75	$982	—
1025	1025	14	114.75	$114.75	$1,176	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358	358	4	172.00	$172.00	$616	-3.00
415–430	420	28	152.50–163.00	$155.76	$654	-0.24
463–485	470	26	146.50–156.50	$149.55	$703	-8.70
505–520	510	14	145.50–151.00	$146.70	$748	-1.86
528 fancy	528	5	159.50	$159.50	$842	—
562–586	572	66	142.00–151.50	$146.85	$840	+5.42
616–628	622	92	140.00–151.75	$146.83	$913	+3.99
661–692	682	100	128.50–140.75	$135.81	$926	+0.43
707–717	713	155	137.50–140.50	$138.55	$988	+9.55
777	777	68	131.60	$131.60	$1,023	—
813–840	819	22	124.50–126.50	$126.03	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	4	155.00	$155.00	$442	—
338–345	342	7	161.00–164.00	$162.85	$557	—
353–388	376	14	158.00–166.00	$160.74	$604	—
427–441	432	13	149.00–151.50	$150.37	$650	+5.17
463 unweaned	463	4	140.00	$140.00	$648	—
450–495	474	45	138.00–144.50	$142.04	$673	+0.70
505–546	523	48	135.00–142.50	$138.37	$724	+2.18
523 unweaned	523	6	126.50	$126.50	$662	—
543	543	4	120.00	$120.00	$652	-16.19
563–584	573	11	120.00–125.50	$122.55	$702	-13.74
550–595	575	67	132.50–142.50	$137.52	$791	+1.23
600–648	625	70	125.00–137.00	$133.02	$831	-1.73
663	663	6	122.00	$122.00	$809	-7.95
651–691	670	80	120.00–131.25	$126.94	$850	-3.01
693 unweaned	693	5	110.00	$110.00	$762	—
700–745	722	35	120.00–130.50	$125.12	$903	+1.00
786–790	788	9	122.00–125.50	$123.56	$974	+3.64
802	802	13	117.75	$117.75	$944	-0.25

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1158	1109	3	94.00–95.00	$94.30	$1,046	-9.23
1040–1353	1192	17	102.00–107.00	$105.16	$1,254	—
1195	1195	7	108.50	$108.50	$1,297	—
1070–1392	1200	21	109.50–112.50	$112.02	$1,344	+8.28
1013–1432	1220	22	112.75–115.00	$113.53	$1,385	+9.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–435	418	15	130.00–140.00	$134.67	$563	-5.33
470–496	483	23	125.00–134.50	$129.95	$628	-7.05
538	538	3	124.50	$124.50	$670	—
555–595	576	12	125.00–127.00	$126.00	$726	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	5	181.00	$181.00	$539	—
391–398	394	7	174.50–180.00	$176.88	$697	—
398 unweaned	398	5	160.00	$160.00	$637	—
462–495	472	10	145.00–165.00	$158.71	$749	-4.29
500–539	527	11	142.00–153.50	$148.45	$782	—
582	582	3	142.00	$142.00	$826	—
623–646	641	13	136.00–139.00	$136.67	$876	+0.60
654–697	685	14	130.00–135.50	$131.50	$901	+9.50
720–745	738	10	116.50–122.50	$120.74	$891	+8.24
810–819	816	9	103.50–117.00	$107.97	$881	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–955	862	85-90%	9	21.00–38.50	$31.37	$270	—
760–1215	970	85-90%	22	40.00–49.00	$44.78	$434	—
905–1215	1051	85-90%	28	50.00–58.00	$54.67	$575	-6.66
935–1335	1074	85-90%	28	58.50–65.50	$62.05	$666	+8.60

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1295	1220	80-85%	3	45.00–52.50	$49.76	$607	—
1125–1400	1269	80-85%	34	61.50–73.50	$66.14	$839	+2.68
1135–1475	1271	80-85%	41	54.00–62.00	$57.88	$736	+1.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1755	1520	75-80%	25	63.00–70.50	$66.10	$1,005	+8.50
1400–1675	1533	75-80%	12	56.50–62.50	$59.50	$912	-5.08
1545	1545	75-80%	1	50.00	$50.00	$772	-14.58

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1675	1612	65-75%	3	72.50–73.50	$72.84	$1,174	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–2200	1622	10	65.00–82.00	$75.34	$1,222	—
1310–2185	1687	19	83.00–93.00	$88.11	$1,486	—
1490–2215	1793	13	93.50–106.00	$98.19	$1,761	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1434	1434	5	94.00	$94.00	$1,348	—

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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.