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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

4,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $152.22/cwt +10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 764 lb · 245 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.44/cwt +6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 673 lb · 235 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.83/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 639 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,290 6,048 2,692
Feeder cattle 3,868 4,079 2,097
Slaughter cattle 422 648 595
Replacement cattle — 1,321 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 800 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 800 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 209.00 $209.00 $694 +4.20
360–390 381 22 201.00–208.00 $205.48 $783 +6.96
415–446 431 28 188.00–203.00 $196.91 $849 +4.41
468–491 483 54 181.00–194.00 $186.30 $900 +1.75
500–508 fancy 503 20 190.00–193.00 $191.64 $964 —
500–549 528 48 175.00–188.00 $181.04 $956 +6.75
551–568 fancy 561 48 185.00–186.00 $185.86 $1,043 —
556–596 575 89 162.00–178.50 $171.31 $985 +4.72
605–638 620 74 160.00–172.50 $166.90 $1,035 +16.40
607–642 627 39 156.00–159.50 $157.48 $987 +6.98
654–686 673 145 153.00–166.50 $162.61 $1,094 +20.61
669–681 thin fleshed 673 90 162.75–170.00 $167.39 $1,127 —
722–725 723 22 137.50 $137.50 $994 -15.65
701–745 727 36 149.00–153.75 $151.81 $1,104 -1.34
750–782 763 240 140.50–156.25 $152.59 $1,164 +10.89
790 790 5 134.50 $134.50 $1,063 -7.20
825–842 837 24 133.75–136.00 $134.21 $1,123 +1.99
864 864 12 131.25 $131.25 $1,134 -4.69
888 888 120 141.00 $141.00 $1,252 +5.06
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–383 372 6 187.00–187.50 $187.24 $697 -2.55
418–440 434 18 169.00–181.00 $175.59 $762 -3.44
462–497 477 46 167.00–179.00 $173.22 $826 +1.19
517–532 522 17 166.00–174.00 $171.23 $894 +9.62
562–598 573 24 156.00–169.00 $161.29 $924 +6.33
580 580 3 148.50 $148.50 $861 +2.50
600–637 618 34 152.50–163.00 $158.05 $977 +3.07
654–699 671 24 140.00–151.00 $146.90 $986 +18.90
715–747 739 90 138.00–148.50 $146.62 $1,084 +7.76
755–797 779 45 136.50–144.00 $140.68 $1,096 +4.24
800–823 814 11 126.00–133.25 $130.61 $1,063 +3.27
911–926 917 35 121.50–134.50 $125.55 $1,151 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 14 146.00 $146.00 $822 —
1076 1076 49 120.75 $120.75 $1,299 —
1110 1110 49 123.75 $123.75 $1,374 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1340 1311 4 115.00–116.00 $115.23 $1,511 +5.16
1105–1655 1380 2 114.00–116.50 $115.50 $1,594 +2.94
1235–1603 1448 59 119.25–124.50 $122.44 $1,773 +5.14
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1047 1047 52 127.00 $127.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–396 392 7 171.00 $171.00 $670 —
421 421 4 165.00 $165.00 $695 —
456–492 473 22 163.00–165.00 $164.74 $779 —
586 586 4 144.50 $144.50 $847 —
646 646 4 125.00 $125.00 $808 —
685 685 4 125.00 $125.00 $856 -10.00
745 745 7 116.00 $116.00 $864 -14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–333 326 11 172.00–184.00 $177.10 $577 -3.19
370–390 381 18 170.00–180.50 $173.40 $661 -8.60
403 thin fleshed 403 3 176.00 $176.00 $709 +0.48
400–448 424 56 155.00–166.00 $159.83 $678 -2.91
455–491 478 62 155.00–164.00 $159.80 $764 +2.23
518 thin fleshed 518 6 162.00 $162.00 $839 —
505–548 530 59 146.00–158.00 $150.79 $799 -2.86
551–593 570 48 142.00–155.50 $145.20 $828 -4.10
610–649 639 138 140.00–149.50 $142.83 $913 +2.83
651–676 667 60 139.50–145.25 $144.00 $960 +4.09
716–735 720 32 133.75–138.50 $135.90 $978 +0.50
774 774 25 133.50 $133.50 $1,033 +2.50
825 825 14 133.00 $133.00 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–333 328 17 155.50–158.00 $156.21 $512 -7.79
350 350 4 150.00 $150.00 $525 -14.00
367 367 3 173.00 $173.00 $635 +9.00
409–441 429 31 142.00–155.00 $149.60 $642 +0.49
463–494 483 17 145.00–152.00 $147.37 $712 +7.62
485 485 14 141.00 $141.00 $684 +1.25
500–532 516 31 130.00–145.00 $139.66 $721 +1.11
536 536 7 126.00 $126.00 $675 -4.00
550–598 571 44 134.00–141.00 $138.02 $788 -0.54
583 583 10 131.50 $131.50 $767 -7.06
600–648 625 84 133.00–140.00 $136.84 $855 -1.40
653–698 678 25 128.00–136.50 $130.70 $886 -4.91
705–737 715 43 125.50–130.50 $127.84 $914 +2.27
758–766 763 12 129.75–133.75 $131.07 $1,000 +19.55
839 839 7 123.00 $123.00 $1,032 +10.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 151.00 $151.00 $503 —
427–442 436 7 136.00–141.00 $138.90 $606 —
466–470 468 7 135.00–140.00 $137.15 $642 +11.15
545–548 546 10 131.50–138.50 $136.39 $745 —
550 550 5 132.50 $132.50 $729 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1118–1540 1331 28 117.50–124.75 $122.79 $1,634 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 4 182.00 $182.00 $526 —
389–396 394 17 182.00–184.00 $183.42 $723 —
426–442 434 12 167.00–178.00 $172.40 $748 -7.10
483 483 3 159.00 $159.00 $768 -0.11
500 500 9 154.00–164.00 $158.44 $792 +1.55
574 574 9 151.00 $151.00 $867 +4.80

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1125 968 85-90% 6 30.00–40.00 $36.10 $349 +8.30
870–1195 1026 85-90% 13 42.50–52.00 $48.27 $495 +1.55
830–1170 1049 85-90% 32 53.00–61.50 $57.63 $605 +10.91
910–1255 1099 85-90% 29 62.00–74.00 $66.23 $728 +2.57
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1380 1272 80-85% 18 55.00–64.00 $60.46 $769 -7.25
1160–1390 1276 80-85% 29 65.00–77.00 $70.01 $893 +9.97
1230–1375 1296 80-85% 7 47.50–54.00 $50.95 $660 -4.59
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1575 1480 75-80% 10 56.00–64.00 $60.75 $899 —
1380–1730 1528 75-80% 26 64.00–75.00 $69.89 $1,068 +9.91

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1810 1503 6 76.00–85.00 $81.12 $1,219 —
1325–2400 1699 11 84.00–96.00 $90.54 $1,538 +12.24
1260–2285 1841 16 98.00–114.00 $104.92 $1,932 —

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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.