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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

5,278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $193.80/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 529 lb · 223 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $199.05/cwt +1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 477 lb · 159 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.76/cwt +10.28 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 579 lb · 154 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,278 2,714 2,984
Feeder cattle 4,256 2,163 2,145
Slaughter cattle 1,022 551 839

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 400-500 lbs firm to 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to firm. Heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–338 324 19 213.00–216.00 $215.31 $698 —
355–392 373 26 201.00–213.00 $206.63 $771 -0.96
421 fancy 421 4 226.00 $226.00 $951 —
426 unweaned 426 5 187.00 $187.00 $797 —
411–448 439 46 198.00–219.00 $209.33 $919 -0.96
439 value added 439 4 198.00 $198.00 $869 —
455–495 469 58 191.00–211.00 $205.72 $965 +9.38
468–489 477 38 188.00–195.00 $190.79 $910 -5.55
477 unweaned 477 41 194.00 $194.00 $925 —
485–496 value added 495 22 196.00–206.00 $205.11 $1,015 —
504–549 528 208 184.00–204.00 $194.72 $1,028 +2.00
528 value added 528 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,061 —
542 unweaned 542 10 171.00 $171.00 $927 —
554 554 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,019 +4.09
553–588 568 93 185.50–200.00 $191.73 $1,089 +11.82
598 value added 598 11 184.50 $184.50 $1,103 —
602–647 618 68 173.50–189.00 $180.91 $1,118 +2.74
640–641 640 27 166.00–167.00 $166.30 $1,064 -11.87
674 value added 674 27 175.75 $175.75 $1,185 —
683 683 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,113 -4.68
696 696 8 161.00 $161.00 $1,121 -6.68
712–726 718 41 158.50–169.50 $164.62 $1,182 —
719 719 7 152.75 $152.75 $1,098 —
768–774 770 16 148.00–150.50 $149.87 $1,154 -5.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
381–388 383 13 197.00–201.00 $200.06 $766 -2.22
409–423 unweaned 418 14 183.00–185.00 $183.93 $769 —
410–449 434 26 180.00–195.00 $190.09 $825 +5.48
450–495 477 70 180.00–188.00 $182.93 $873 -3.21
493 unweaned 493 4 171.00 $171.00 $843 -9.00
496 496 8 175.00 $175.00 $868 -11.14
502–548 530 49 172.00–181.00 $177.41 $940 +0.37
552–597 579 120 164.00–192.50 $173.45 $1,004 +23.45
562–592 579 28 156.50–164.00 $161.38 $934 +11.38
573–587 value added 580 6 186.00–187.00 $186.51 $1,082 —
603 unweaned 603 9 154.00 $154.00 $929 —
603–646 626 46 151.00–175.50 $167.09 $1,046 +8.58
640 640 15 166.00 $166.00 $1,062 +7.49
655–683 667 32 151.00–175.50 $164.39 $1,096 —
698 698 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,082 —
711–738 value added 718 34 161.75–162.00 $161.82 $1,162 —
718–742 723 16 148.00–165.50 $162.13 $1,172 +13.13
716–747 726 19 152.00–157.00 $153.55 $1,115 +4.55
768–773 772 19 150.00–153.00 $152.37 $1,176 +13.37
955 955 6 131.50 $131.50 $1,256 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1153 1153 5 141.50 $141.50 $1,631 —
1105–1188 1160 3 110.00–116.00 $111.90 $1,298 —
1070–1315 1197 3 135.00–139.00 $136.71 $1,636 -3.29
1260–1540 1345 41 144.00–149.50 $147.59 $1,985 —
1245–1545 1378 4 140.00–144.00 $141.96 $1,956 —
1250–1467 1445 17 148.00–151.00 $148.39 $2,144 +2.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 4 174.00 $174.00 $672 +5.50
425–428 427 7 172.00–179.00 $176.01 $752 —
462–493 476 12 158.00–174.00 $166.88 $794 +3.86
536 536 9 142.50–145.00 $143.61 $770 -27.43
627 627 8 166.00 $166.00 $1,041 —
694 694 8 148.75 $148.75 $1,032 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 5 172.00 $172.00 $936 —
638–641 640 11 144.75–157.50 $151.72 $971 —
811 811 16 145.25 $145.25 $1,178 —
1070 1070 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,423 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 10 172.00 $172.00 $946 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 186.00 $186.00 $701 —
416 416 4 188.00 $188.00 $782 —
438 value added 438 3 187.00 $187.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 612 5 161.00 $161.00 $985 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 unweaned 318 6 167.00 $167.00 $531 —
318–328 324 7 171.00–176.00 $173.11 $561 -0.56
365 365 3 157.00 $157.00 $573 -16.41
354–392 372 54 164.00–175.00 $169.72 $631 -3.69
405–446 431 40 150.00–167.00 $158.82 $685 -6.18
451–497 474 104 154.00–165.00 $159.08 $754 -4.44
503–545 526 72 147.00–169.00 $157.44 $828 -0.71
526 thin fleshed 526 18 170.00 $170.00 $894 —
536 536 4 140.00 $140.00 $750 -18.15
550–557 unweaned 552 10 135.00–137.00 $135.61 $749 +0.11
567 value added 567 6 157.50 $157.50 $893 —
550–590 569 48 144.00–160.50 $150.17 $854 -8.24
562–584 573 27 130.50–154.00 $146.82 $841 -11.59
603 thin fleshed 603 25 161.00 $161.00 $971 —
603–640 610 56 144.50–161.00 $157.24 $959 +8.77
600–646 620 16 144.00–147.00 $145.20 $900 -3.27
646 value added 646 25 159.75 $159.75 $1,032 —
650–695 668 16 142.00–146.00 $143.59 $959 +3.09
680 value added 680 24 151.50 $151.50 $1,030 —
658–686 682 96 139.75–156.00 $150.41 $1,026 +9.91
706 value added 706 17 150.00 $150.00 $1,059 —
741 741 74 148.25 $148.25 $1,099 +13.25
756 756 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,013 —
755–784 771 34 135.00–138.00 $135.88 $1,048 —
812 thin fleshed 812 6 138.50 $138.50 $1,125 —
817 817 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 unweaned 349 6 153.00 $153.00 $534 —
370 unweaned 370 11 169.00 $169.00 $625 —
427 fancy 427 6 181.00 $181.00 $773 —
405–447 429 108 166.00–178.00 $170.25 $730 -8.23
442–448 value added 443 17 168.00–174.00 $172.93 $766 —
443 443 4 163.00 $163.00 $722 -15.48
453 value added 453 3 169.00 $169.00 $766 —
454–486 465 29 156.00–164.00 $161.31 $750 -2.77
476 unweaned 476 34 156.00 $156.00 $743 —
450–496 480 31 166.00–170.00 $168.45 $809 -5.46
506–508 value added 507 16 166.00–172.00 $167.88 $851 —
520 520 10 159.00 $159.00 $827 -6.94
521 unweaned 521 6 157.00 $157.00 $818 —
500–543 523 109 161.00–171.00 $165.68 $867 -0.26
556–590 570 76 156.00–165.00 $161.17 $919 -7.44
643 643 6 144.00 $144.00 $926 -5.50
686 686 27 149.85 $149.85 $1,028 -5.22
716 716 6 147.50 $147.50 $1,056 -2.75
786 786 4 149.50 $149.50 $1,175 +8.00
851 851 4 134.50 $134.50 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 159.00 $159.00 $541 —
388 388 5 155.00 $155.00 $601 —
409–436 421 11 151.50–153.00 $152.21 $641 +3.06
457–496 477 13 136.00–152.00 $140.73 $671 -0.93
516 516 5 139.00 $139.00 $717 —
590 590 4 134.00 $134.00 $791 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1101–1150 1119 8 142.00–142.50 $142.31 $1,592 —
1163–1170 1165 3 131.00–133.00 $132.33 $1,542 —
1140–1248 1214 7 143.00–147.00 $144.34 $1,752 —
1217–1380 1249 11 135.00–138.00 $137.20 $1,714 —
1202–1294 1252 13 148.50–149.00 $148.72 $1,862 +0.06
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 4 163.00 $163.00 $569 —
458–482 465 13 151.00–159.00 $155.20 $722 —
510 510 5 154.00 $154.00 $785 —
532 value added 532 5 154.00 $154.00 $819 —
573 value added 573 3 153.50 $153.50 $880 —
629 629 4 139.00 $139.00 $874 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 value added 418 7 164.00 $164.00 $686 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 6 130.00 $130.00 $898 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 136.00 $136.00 $515 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319–325 322 9 177.50–192.00 $184.01 $593 —
372–375 374 10 184.00–191.00 $188.91 $707 —
462–483 471 9 148.00–149.00 $148.54 $700 —
469–481 476 11 164.00–173.00 $168.97 $804 —
485 unweaned 485 5 169.00 $169.00 $820 —
502–544 526 21 155.00–169.00 $164.26 $864 +6.26
550–573 567 16 155.00–165.00 $158.38 $898 +5.07
620 620 5 150.00 $150.00 $930 —
753 753 5 138.00 $138.00 $1,039 —
840 840 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 3 208.00 $208.00 $765 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1235 1173 80-85% 3 65.00–66.50 $66.00 $774 —
1055–1415 1267 80-85% 84 73.00–84.00 $78.07 $989 -0.52
1145–1480 1267 80-85% 57 63.00–76.50 $70.34 $891 -8.25
1120–1385 1290 80-85% 41 82.00–91.00 $85.00 $1,096 +0.01
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1095 967 85-90% 17 35.00–57.50 $45.87 $444 -10.28
890–1275 1054 85-90% 68 52.00–67.00 $59.50 $627 —
900–1225 1072 85-90% 60 64.00–74.50 $69.16 $741 —
915–1225 1079 85-90% 28 74.00–87.50 $78.28 $845 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1620 1468 75-80% 20 66.00–76.50 $72.07 $1,058 -0.85
1325–1640 1475 75-80% 38 74.00–84.00 $78.64 $1,160 -7.27
1385–1715 1497 75-80% 3 55.00–61.00 $58.22 $872 -21.60
1295–1800 1507 75-80% 30 82.50–88.00 $84.98 $1,281 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1765 1673 65-75% 6 74.00–80.00 $77.22 $1,292 —
1585–1815 1696 65-75% 10 82.50–98.50 $86.66 $1,470 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1925 1601 7 87.00–95.00 $91.90 $1,471 -11.74
1300–2740 1698 21 98.00–111.00 $105.10 $1,785 —
1395–2095 1754 19 110.00–122.50 $116.06 $2,036 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2265 2265 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,948 —

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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.