Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

4,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.95/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 574 lb · 161 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.31/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 620 lb · 160 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $203.00/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 524 lb · 153 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,392	6,584	6,048
Feeder cattle	3,423	5,977	4,079
Slaughter cattle	859	607	648
Replacement cattle	110	—	1,321

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 8.00 higher with some lighter weight calves as much as 15.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
289	289	7	226.00	$226.00	$653	—
377 value added	377	6	223.00	$223.00	$841	—
378–385	381	12	212.00–219.00	$215.23	$820	+11.17
400–440	425	71	201.50–218.00	$208.08	$884	-2.10
429–445 value added	431	11	210.00–222.00	$216.38	$933	+14.38
460	460	10	198.00	$198.00	$911	-11.11
475–490 value added	483	8	215.00–217.00	$216.02	$1,043	+13.46
461–499	486	49	196.00–216.00	$209.73	$1,019	+0.62
502 fancy	502	10	218.00	$218.00	$1,094	—
500–528	515	27	179.00–186.00	$182.85	$942	-19.15
503–544	526	101	195.00–223.00	$205.41	$1,080	+3.41
540 value added	540	15	213.00	$213.00	$1,150	+7.00
561–568	565	38	190.00–208.00	$200.50	$1,133	+6.89
555–582	567	24	175.00–182.00	$178.71	$1,013	-14.90
576 value added	576	5	198.50	$198.50	$1,143	+5.50
605	605	11	158.00	$158.00	$956	-9.26
600–640	616	111	180.00–195.00	$188.73	$1,163	+21.47
635–645 value added	638	38	184.50–189.50	$187.45	$1,196	+3.95
650–697	677	60	175.50–183.50	$178.11	$1,206	+2.99
698 value added	698	5	171.00	$171.00	$1,194	-6.00
705–729	720	25	164.00–171.00	$168.08	$1,210	+1.23
727 value added	727	5	169.00	$169.00	$1,229	-1.60
768–797	773	51	145.00–159.25	$156.66	$1,211	-0.45
883	883	60	149.00	$149.00	$1,316	+2.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–335	323	5	203.00	$203.00	$656	—
350–395	372	10	200.00–210.00	$207.40	$772	+0.92
375 thin fleshed	375	4	213.50	$213.50	$801	—
417–445	435	11	187.00–194.00	$190.85	$830	-3.12
453–493	475	57	176.00–199.00	$190.59	$905	-2.15
505–545	526	38	170.00–194.00	$184.03	$968	-0.78
527 thin fleshed	527	3	194.00	$194.00	$1,022	—
558 unweaned	558	6	174.00	$174.00	$971	+19.00
550–579	564	35	156.00–195.00	$176.63	$996	+2.81
586–597	592	10	161.00–165.00	$163.02	$965	+0.02
605–640	624	28	153.00–178.00	$163.51	$1,020	-7.17
633 thin fleshed	633	32	185.00	$185.00	$1,171	—
670–673	672	9	148.75–160.00	$156.26	$1,050	-1.15
650–698	677	7	151.00–156.50	$154.24	$1,044	-5.26
702–738	711	23	151.00–160.00	$154.24	$1,097	-4.98
720	720	3	135.00	$135.00	$972	-24.22
749 value added	749	7	157.00	$157.00	$1,176	—
750	750	3	160.50	$160.50	$1,204	+20.00
806–828	814	8	143.00–145.50	$144.55	$1,177	+2.48
888	888	3	137.00	$137.00	$1,217	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1178–1368	1227	17	128.00–139.00	$135.93	$1,668	+19.93
1110–1377	1289	9	132.00–136.00	$134.20	$1,730	+0.97
1188–1515	1327	17	140.00–144.00	$142.32	$1,889	+2.12
1510	1510	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,235	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296 value added	296	5	214.00	$214.00	$633	—
427	427	3	200.00	$200.00	$854	—
463	463	3	197.00	$197.00	$912	—
528	528	9	176.00	$176.00	$929	+2.00
630	630	5	136.00	$136.00	$857	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	4	167.00	$167.00	$927	+14.00
680	680	6	144.00	$144.00	$979	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	4	191.00	$191.00	$594	+15.00
344 value added	344	7	175.00	$175.00	$602	—
360–395	385	32	170.00–177.50	$173.97	$670	-14.09
390 unweaned	390	4	167.50	$167.50	$653	—
412–447	430	24	170.00–181.00	$176.01	$757	-0.22
452–483 value added	459	14	164.00–179.50	$176.00	$808	+2.42
451–488	469	52	167.00–182.00	$174.60	$819	+1.60
488–495	490	32	153.50–160.00	$155.22	$761	-17.78
494 unweaned	494	5	164.00	$164.00	$810	—
503–525	514	58	165.00–176.00	$171.61	$882	+6.43
518	518	8	157.00	$157.00	$813	-8.18
552–598	572	139	159.00–176.00	$164.62	$942	+3.23
583 value added	583	22	167.00	$167.00	$974	-0.91
601–622	606	37	154.00–169.25	$164.80	$999	+6.48
615 value added	615	6	161.50	$161.50	$993	—
655 fancy	655	17	167.00	$167.00	$1,094	—
703 value added	703	9	154.50	$154.50	$1,086	—
719	719	54	161.75	$161.75	$1,163	+7.64
811	811	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,119	+4.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	4	189.00	$189.00	$535	—
315–346	335	14	161.00–178.00	$168.09	$563	—
352–398	376	18	165.00–171.00	$169.42	$637	-4.34
388 value added	388	12	173.00	$173.00	$671	—
417–440	430	25	159.00–174.00	$166.14	$714	-0.86
458 value added	458	6	162.00	$162.00	$742	—
464 thin fleshed	464	4	172.00	$172.00	$798	—
454–493	473	46	156.00–167.00	$162.46	$768	-0.83
503 thin fleshed	503	3	169.00	$169.00	$850	—
531	531	6	153.00	$153.00	$812	-1.75
525–545	538	26	150.00–161.00	$156.03	$839	+1.28
557–592	572	61	143.00–157.50	$152.86	$874	+3.55
555–598	577	12	137.00–158.00	$148.72	$858	-0.59
601–647	630	41	142.50–158.25	$148.94	$938	+2.56
630–632	631	18	130.50–136.75	$134.67	$850	-11.71
651–688	670	14	125.50–138.00	$132.11	$885	-18.23
653–695	677	7	141.50–147.50	$145.02	$982	-5.32
657–696 value added	678	41	154.50–159.25	$156.60	$1,062	+1.35
713	713	4	131.00	$131.00	$934	-0.50
749 value added	749	9	157.50	$157.50	$1,180	—
751–772	767	95	134.00–155.75	$153.45	$1,177	+19.83
800–827	814	10	132.50–136.00	$134.22	$1,093	—
885	885	22	129.00	$129.00	$1,142	+8.00
945	945	4	121.00	$121.00	$1,143	—
956	956	4	116.00	$116.00	$1,109	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246 value added	246	4	181.00	$181.00	$445	—
373–392	384	9	151.00–159.00	$155.54	$597	-6.46
452–488	467	11	152.00–159.00	$157.23	$734	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1083	1083	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,462	—
1095–1213	1187	5	128.50–132.00	$130.39	$1,548	—
1208–1235	1217	3	133.00–137.50	$135.98	$1,655	—
1220	1220	2	147.00	$147.00	$1,793	—
1220–1337	1280	10	138.50–143.00	$140.90	$1,804	+0.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	3	154.00	$154.00	$650	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	5	175.50	$175.50	$697	—
418 thin fleshed	418	3	197.00	$197.00	$823	—
453–480	466	18	182.00–193.00	$188.27	$877	+12.69
510–548	527	20	157.00–175.00	$166.60	$878	-2.77
553	553	4	168.00	$168.00	$929	+8.27
652	652	3	139.00	$139.00	$906	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–393	383	12	202.00–207.00	$205.29	$786	—
605	605	4	156.00	$156.00	$944	—
664–668	666	13	151.75–152.50	$152.10	$1,013	—
728–747	739	9	145.75–147.25	$146.41	$1,082	—
835	835	5	136.50	$136.50	$1,140	—
869	869	5	135.50	$135.50	$1,177	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1175	1170	80-85%	2	53.00–57.00	$54.99	$643	—
1060–1425	1236	80-85%	64	72.00–85.50	$79.92	$988	—
965–1445	1263	80-85%	23	61.00–76.50	$70.89	$895	-7.73
1110–1530	1284	80-85%	70	82.00–93.50	$86.90	$1,116	-0.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1125	895	85-90%	19	31.00–61.50	$50.45	$452	—
868–1190	1000	85-90%	47	63.00–76.50	$70.41	$704	+9.86
800–1195	1008	85-90%	32	50.00–70.00	$60.11	$606	-0.44
895–1195	1058	85-90%	31	74.00–87.50	$79.96	$846	+2.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1710	1463	75-80%	35	78.00–86.00	$81.91	$1,198	+0.97
1335–1665	1474	75-80%	7	67.00–76.00	$73.19	$1,079	-7.75
1365–1775	1509	75-80%	53	82.50–96.50	$87.82	$1,325	+15.17

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1855	1702	65-75%	9	74.50–85.00	$80.07	$1,363	-8.57
1565–1970	1744	65-75%	23	83.50–99.50	$90.57	$1,580	+1.93

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1700	1589	7	80.00–101.00	$91.20	$1,449	+2.73
1385–2425	1803	36	98.00–115.00	$107.66	$1,941	+0.58
1505–2350	1946	36	113.50–130.00	$118.70	$2,310	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1127–1245	1174	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,850.00–1,975.00	$1,903.01
1258	1258	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1285	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	940.00	$940.00
1298	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,370.00–1,390.00	$1,384.00	—
1250–1400	1304	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	1,430.00–1,600.00	$1,538.53	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1250	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,440.00–1,575.00	$1,507.50	—
1200–1250	1236	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,210.00–1,240.00	$1,231.43	—

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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
850–900	874	(<2 yrs)	Open	25	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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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.