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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

7,423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.64/cwt -9.18 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 575 lb · 324 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $149.21/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,078/hd at 723 lb · 251 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.05/cwt -5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 526 lb · 159 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,423 5,707 4,250
Feeder cattle 6,491 4,076 3,599
Slaughter cattle 932 940 651
Replacement cattle — 691 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower, spots 6.00 to 8.00 lower on 500 lbs steers. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 6 190.00–200.00 $194.75 $649 -5.58
351–391 375 23 182.50–203.00 $189.85 $712 -12.04
415 unweaned 415 10 182.00 $182.00 $755 —
406–436 421 33 182.50–190.00 $186.38 $785 -4.68
459–463 unweaned 460 18 170.50–176.00 $171.73 $790 +1.98
453–498 472 83 172.50–194.00 $182.56 $862 -7.29
469–499 483 22 163.00–166.00 $164.41 $794 -25.44
515 515 5 170.00 $170.00 $876 -13.49
500–549 526 154 156.50–181.00 $175.21 $922 -8.28
550–592 574 302 152.50–176.25 $164.87 $946 -11.92
587–592 590 22 146.00–147.50 $146.75 $866 -5.25
609–649 623 72 148.00–155.00 $151.69 $945 -12.04
607–645 636 86 147.50–159.50 $151.97 $967 +9.97
663 663 7 139.00 $139.00 $922 -6.50
652–696 673 113 145.50–159.75 $156.36 $1,052 +2.55
703–745 722 242 138.00–158.00 $149.52 $1,080 -2.76
743 743 9 141.00 $141.00 $1,048 -11.28
755–795 771 138 129.00–144.25 $137.21 $1,058 +3.21
800–816 812 82 140.00–142.50 $141.96 $1,153 -3.77
856–880 874 24 124.50–133.50 $129.59 $1,133 +1.34
978 978 48 125.00 $125.00 $1,222 —
1026 1026 9 115.00 $115.00 $1,180 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343–349 347 9 180.00–185.00 $183.35 $636 —
369–397 389 34 172.50–192.00 $183.84 $715 +8.24
404–446 422 41 174.00–186.00 $181.55 $766 +7.02
456–498 474 88 164.00–174.00 $169.46 $803 -4.49
500–548 525 137 157.00–170.00 $165.16 $867 -0.14
546 unweaned 546 9 154.00 $154.00 $841 -0.98
550–592 578 83 144.00–161.50 $155.50 $899 -8.87
592–595 594 7 140.00 $140.00 $832 -1.00
605–640 621 17 135.50–147.00 $142.56 $885 -12.15
601–649 628 121 133.50–155.00 $146.69 $921 -8.02
653–674 661 30 125.00–142.50 $137.59 $909 -13.65
650–683 672 45 130.00–155.50 $147.40 $991 -3.84
703–740 724 34 127.50–147.00 $135.27 $979 -9.55
783–797 789 13 130.00–138.50 $134.75 $1,063 -7.91
809–822 815 31 122.00–130.00 $125.25 $1,021 —
866 866 5 120.50 $120.50 $1,044 -18.50
900 900 10 124.75 $124.75 $1,123 -5.66
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018–1228 1080 11 110.00–120.50 $117.47 $1,269 —
1090–1692 1333 20 114.50–120.00 $117.71 $1,569 —
1210–1509 1430 24 122.50–125.00 $124.10 $1,775 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 25 149.00 $149.00 $848 —
687 687 6 132.50 $132.50 $910 —
805 805 8 120.00 $120.00 $966 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–443 428 11 170.00–177.50 $174.93 $749 +19.95
541 541 8 166.50 $166.50 $901 +23.50
856 856 8 115.00 $115.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–423 417 7 159.00–161.00 $159.87 $667 —
452 452 3 156.00 $156.00 $705 —
537 537 3 140.00 $140.00 $752 ±0.00
600 600 5 144.00 $144.00 $864 -1.00
695 695 3 130.00 $130.00 $904 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 5 143.00 $143.00 $661 —
612 612 6 130.75 $130.75 $800 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506 506 5 120.00 $120.00 $607 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–343 340 10 172.50–182.00 $175.29 $596 +3.29
355–395 375 28 162.50–174.00 $168.03 $630 +3.22
403–428 fancy 413 5 175.00–176.00 $175.59 $725 —
400–447 432 118 149.00–169.00 $164.14 $709 +2.84
461–482 473 14 141.00–153.00 $147.99 $700 -7.59
450–494 474 125 148.00–169.00 $157.66 $747 +2.08
507–514 511 34 138.00–143.00 $140.93 $720 -17.90
500–543 520 87 145.00–160.00 $153.67 $799 -5.16
510–530 fancy 525 15 167.00–171.00 $169.96 $892 —
560 fancy 560 8 172.00 $172.00 $963 —
567 thin fleshed 567 7 161.50 $161.50 $916 +4.08
554–586 573 24 137.00–143.50 $139.53 $800 -6.67
550–594 576 113 140.00–152.00 $146.59 $844 +5.98
600–646 619 58 139.50–146.75 $143.86 $890 -1.07
626 thin fleshed 626 42 146.75 $146.75 $919 —
656–687 667 110 139.50–144.75 $142.44 $950 -2.16
700–739 713 156 134.00–142.50 $140.05 $999 -2.95
777 777 8 123.00 $123.00 $956 —
782 782 12 120.00 $120.00 $938 —
800 800 5 121.50 $121.50 $972 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 160.00 $160.00 $464 —
301–338 322 16 169.00–175.00 $170.85 $550 +15.60
350–398 377 16 146.00–165.00 $151.72 $572 -1.92
433–446 440 32 145.00–154.00 $149.97 $660 -1.31
450–498 473 87 142.00–152.00 $147.69 $699 -0.64
501–544 523 64 135.00–150.00 $144.21 $754 -4.44
539 539 6 135.00 $135.00 $728 -4.00
564–581 573 27 125.00–138.50 $134.66 $772 -3.73
554–598 582 107 130.00–149.50 $139.81 $814 +10.92
600–610 thin fleshed 607 32 142.25 $142.25 $863 —
602–636 614 17 125.00–132.00 $129.44 $795 +5.40
606–628 620 48 130.00–146.50 $134.92 $837 +10.88
650–699 675 76 124.00–134.00 $128.66 $868 -8.16
702–713 708 10 119.50–121.00 $120.24 $851 -18.39
700–743 727 148 120.00–139.25 $131.30 $955 -7.33
764–766 765 16 115.00–121.50 $117.62 $900 -9.22
759–796 787 21 119.75–131.00 $122.42 $963 -2.58
824 824 30 121.50 $121.50 $1,001 -2.75
866 866 4 110.00 $110.00 $953 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428–442 434 7 137.00–142.00 $139.82 $607 —
478–485 481 7 140.00 $140.00 $673 —
500–548 530 14 120.50–127.00 $122.91 $651 -8.09
573 573 5 127.00 $127.00 $728 —
601–642 624 44 123.00–139.00 $132.00 $824 —
657–695 670 11 118.50–122.00 $119.86 $803 —
709–727 719 15 120.00–123.50 $120.93 $869 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1315 1063 12 116.00–118.00 $116.97 $1,243 —
975–1258 1088 5 115.50–119.50 $117.65 $1,280 —
1055–1475 1223 32 120.00–124.00 $122.13 $1,494 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–327 313 8 157.50–162.50 $159.46 $499 —
365–382 374 6 153.00–155.00 $154.02 $576 —
447 447 12 147.00 $147.00 $657 -9.00
523–540 528 10 120.00–125.00 $121.53 $642 —
563 563 2 133.00 $133.00 $749 -6.00
626 626 4 119.00 $119.00 $745 —
787 787 6 105.00 $105.00 $826 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 14 139.50 $139.50 $756 —
636 636 4 130.00 $130.00 $827 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 4 121.00 $121.00 $525 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 188.00 $188.00 $630 —
408–431 421 9 165.00–169.00 $166.72 $702 —
468 468 11 161.00 $161.00 $753 -3.75
562–570 569 16 146.50–155.00 $148.08 $843 +5.32
711 711 8 124.50 $124.50 $885 +1.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381 381 4 183.00 $183.00 $697 —
448 448 4 169.00 $169.00 $757 —
463–493 478 13 166.00–174.00 $169.06 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 149.50 $149.50 $635 —
585 585 4 128.00 $128.00 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1425 1251 80-85% 13 50.00–62.75 $55.18 $690 -9.10
1090–1440 1261 80-85% 66 55.00–67.50 $62.35 $786 -1.93
1115–1420 1278 80-85% 85 64.00–75.00 $68.09 $870 +3.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–1235 933 85-90% 17 20.00–39.00 $29.50 $275 +5.36
740–1205 988 85-90% 23 38.00–59.00 $46.65 $461 +0.26
835–1165 1009 85-90% 52 52.00–64.50 $58.22 $587 —
915–1180 1060 85-90% 48 61.50–70.00 $65.51 $694 +5.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1445 1432 75-80% 3 56.00–62.50 $58.81 $842 —
1385–1695 1487 75-80% 39 58.00–70.00 $64.36 $957 —
1350–1735 1510 75-80% 50 63.50–76.00 $68.27 $1,031 +8.99
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1900 1658 65-75% 6 68.00–74.50 $72.09 $1,195 —
1600–1800 1707 65-75% 5 63.50–67.50 $64.72 $1,105 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1850 1593 9 50.00–85.00 $76.99 $1,226 —
1290–2095 1726 32 84.00–97.00 $91.48 $1,579 —
1605–2155 1896 14 97.50–110.00 $103.67 $1,966 —

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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.