Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

2,984 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.62/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 716 lb · 116 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.37/cwt -14.27 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 581 lb · 69 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.34/cwt -4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $773/hd at 524 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,984	7,423	4,563
Feeder cattle	2,145	6,491	3,945
Slaughter cattle	839	932	618

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs traded with a lower undertone, 550-700 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 700-800 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers mostly 2.00 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
417	417	10	160.00	$160.00	$667	-26.38
469	469	15	181.00	$181.00	$849	-1.56
515	515	8	174.50	$174.50	$899	+4.50
503–524 unweaned	521	23	147.50–165.00	$154.42	$805	—
520–523	522	19	151.00–155.00	$153.95	$804	-21.26
553–584	574	45	149.50–155.50	$152.23	$874	-12.64
594	594	24	144.00	$144.00	$855	-2.75
635	635	12	137.50	$137.50	$873	-14.47
665	665	10	139.00–141.00	$140.00	$931	+1.00
701	701	6	135.00	$135.00	$946	-14.52
702–725	717	110	143.50–149.25	$148.31	$1,063	-1.21
751–798	758	42	132.00–145.50	$140.72	$1,067	+3.51
807–823	817	11	128.50–130.00	$129.04	$1,054	-12.92
888–893	892	12	123.00–124.50	$124.13	$1,107	-5.46
957	957	48	128.35	$128.35	$1,228	+3.35

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	179.00	$179.00	$587	-4.35
400–443	424	32	166.00–172.00	$170.37	$722	-11.18
420–442 unweaned	431	12	156.50–164.00	$160.15	$690	—
450–498	475	32	152.00–170.00	$162.16	$770	-7.30
515–547	535	36	156.00–162.00	$158.15	$846	-7.01
571–595	586	33	142.50–148.00	$144.93	$849	-10.57
601–641	622	35	139.50–146.00	$141.85	$882	-0.71
658	658	4	128.00	$128.00	$842	-9.59
662–688	679	9	130.50–136.00	$133.81	$909	-13.59
700–748	722	10	131.00–134.00	$132.12	$954	-3.15
768–797	788	10	122.00–128.50	$126.60	$998	-8.15
841	841	14	127.00	$127.00	$1,068	+1.75
844	844	4	120.00	$120.00	$1,013	-5.25

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1255	1226	4	112.00–114.50	$112.58	$1,380	—
1253–1423	1300	13	107.00–115.00	$113.10	$1,470	-4.61
1145–1438	1333	22	120.00	$120.00	$1,600	+2.29
1130–1460	1345	30	117.00–120.50	$118.82	$1,598	+1.11
1215–1630	1386	54	120.00–125.00	$122.74	$1,701	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	3	164.00	$164.00	$643	—
431	431	4	157.00	$157.00	$677	-2.87
483–484	484	6	148.00–152.00	$150.67	$729	-5.33
556–591	574	8	135.00–139.00	$137.06	$787	—
616	616	4	135.50	$135.50	$835	-8.50
704	704	4	120.00	$120.00	$845	—
806	806	5	118.00	$118.00	$951	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	157.00	$157.00	$529	-13.85
350–384	368	37	149.00–164.00	$155.95	$574	+4.23
400–411	406	13	147.00–156.00	$150.50	$611	+0.53
412 unweaned	412	3	147.00	$147.00	$606	—
402–441	418	16	133.00–144.50	$138.97	$581	-11.00
450–490	467	14	142.00–149.00	$146.75	$685	-0.94
479 unweaned	479	10	135.00–143.00	$139.80	$670	—
505–542	525	18	134.00–145.50	$138.92	$729	-5.29
512–547	525	15	123.00–131.50	$127.57	$670	-16.64
546 unweaned	546	4	134.00	$134.00	$732	—
550–592	573	23	128.00–137.00	$133.47	$765	-1.19
565–595	584	11	125.00–128.00	$125.79	$735	-14.02
606	606	4	130.00	$130.00	$788	+0.56
640	640	8	123.00	$123.00	$787	-11.92
665	665	4	120.00	$120.00	$798	-8.66
722–738	728	16	120.00–128.00	$126.05	$918	-5.25
812	812	6	115.00	$115.00	$934	-6.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–334	324	7	166.00–171.00	$168.05	$544	-7.24
425–445	439	15	154.00–156.00	$155.60	$683	-8.54
452–493	471	45	148.00–156.00	$151.88	$715	+3.89
503 unweaned	503	4	141.00	$141.00	$709	—
501–549	526	50	144.00–152.00	$147.85	$778	-5.82
553	553	13	144.50	$144.50	$799	+4.97
654–696	677	13	133.50–137.00	$135.06	$914	-7.38
714	714	24	132.25	$132.25	$944	-7.80
733	733	9	125.00	$125.00	$916	-15.05
817–823	819	10	121.00	$121.00	$991	-0.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1310	1240	8	114.00–118.00	$117.52	$1,457	-4.61
1071–1495	1245	55	120.00–125.50	$122.48	$1,525	+0.35
1140–1498	1270	13	116.00–120.00	$118.88	$1,510	—
1333–1365	1344	6	111.50–112.00	$111.83	$1,503	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–444	434	7	124.00–137.00	$131.60	$571	-8.22
465–478	472	6	134.00	$134.00	$632	-6.00
539	539	4	121.00	$121.00	$652	-1.91
556–580	564	17	115.50–125.50	$120.53	$680	-6.47

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557	557	5	115.50	$115.50	$643	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387–391	390	8	156.00–162.00	$159.76	$623	—
463–498	481	6	145.00–146.50	$145.78	$701	-15.22
538	538	4	141.00	$141.00	$759	—
550–588	567	27	132.50–143.00	$138.12	$783	-9.96
642	642	3	127.00	$127.00	$815	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1005	921	85-90%	8	30.00–35.00	$32.68	$301	+3.18
750–1215	1013	85-90%	26	40.00–50.00	$45.79	$464	-12.43
835–1235	1049	85-90%	70	52.00–61.50	$57.24	$600	—
865–1215	1090	85-90%	48	62.00–73.00	$65.80	$717	+0.29

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1270	1158	80-85%	6	44.50–50.00	$47.08	$545	—
1115–1380	1230	80-85%	43	55.00–63.50	$60.80	$748	—
1108–1405	1256	80-85%	76	63.50–81.50	$68.41	$859	+6.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1730	1486	75-80%	44	64.50–76.50	$69.71	$1,036	+5.35
1450–1675	1534	75-80%	14	56.00–63.50	$61.31	$940	-6.96
1400–1750	1575	75-80%	2	52.00–54.00	$53.11	$836	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1610	1421	7	74.00–84.50	$79.14	$1,125	—
1300–2390	1715	30	85.00–96.00	$91.72	$1,573	+0.24
1470–2310	1919	13	97.00–107.50	$100.87	$1,936	—

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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.