Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

3,602 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.34/cwt +16.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 570 lb · 258 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $227.81/cwt +6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,429/hd at 627 lb · 153 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $209.19/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,418/hd at 678 lb · 119 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,602	4,799	2,959
Feeder cattle	2,537	4,221	1,703
Slaughter cattle	695	578	739
Replacement cattle	370	—	517

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 500 lbs steady to firm, 500-650 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 650-800 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 800 lbs not tested. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs higher undertone on few comparisons. Slaughter cows firm to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–338	322	9	268.00–281.00	$274.94	$885	+4.74
355	355	9	277.00	$277.00	$983	+8.32
405–449	436	51	241.00–261.00	$250.10	$1,090	+0.25
455–497	477	39	243.00–258.00	$249.36	$1,189	+4.70
500–544	518	37	245.00–257.00	$251.80	$1,304	+8.42
561 fancy	561	70	260.50	$260.50	$1,461	—
563–596	574	188	233.00–255.00	$246.56	$1,415	+11.70
620–638 fancy	626	42	237.00–241.00	$239.65	$1,500	—
603–649	628	111	217.50–228.50	$223.33	$1,403	+1.94
660–690	678	119	202.00–216.50	$209.19	$1,418	+15.69
705–733	721	53	199.50–202.00	$201.20	$1,451	+2.43
756–757	756	79	197.00–205.00	$204.29	$1,544	+5.49
810–820	816	58	185.25–187.25	$186.36	$1,521	-11.64
867	867	60	185.25	$185.25	$1,606	-0.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311	311	9	238.00	$238.00	$740	—
370–395	385	13	240.00–251.00	$248.74	$958	—
418–445	431	16	217.50–237.00	$229.23	$988	-7.89
462–497	473	31	218.00–232.00	$224.41	$1,061	-4.16
505–545	525	19	205.00–230.00	$220.15	$1,156	+0.35
553 unweaned	553	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,106	—
550–597	580	55	202.00–225.50	$218.86	$1,269	+3.89
601	601	7	181.50	$181.50	$1,091	-16.03
609–627	618	16	201.00–215.00	$207.43	$1,282	+9.90
670	670	4	192.50	$192.50	$1,290	-7.97
702–713	708	7	191.00–194.00	$192.27	$1,361	+6.98
754	754	12	192.00	$192.00	$1,448	+16.20

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1477	1416	32	166.00–170.25	$168.56	$2,387	+0.93
1409–1536	1470	19	174.00–176.50	$175.46	$2,579	—
1530	1530	4	164.00	$164.00	$2,509	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507–520	516	9	187.00–194.50	$190.50	$983	—
706	706	4	169.00	$169.00	$1,193	-11.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
698	698	6	184.00	$184.00	$1,284	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
507	507	3	170.00	$170.00	$862	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333	333	15	246.00	$246.00	$819	+12.39
372–391	384	19	224.00–237.00	$233.78	$898	+4.62
400–431	412	18	224.00–236.00	$230.30	$949	+1.00
433 thin fleshed	433	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,048	—
450–488	470	43	218.00–227.50	$219.97	$1,034	-8.00
500–534	519	40	201.00–217.00	$210.18	$1,091	-3.65
552–598	570	60	197.00–208.75	$205.21	$1,170	-1.17
607–648	620	89	196.00–205.25	$201.87	$1,252	+3.38
655–659	656	31	202.00–203.00	$202.13	$1,326	+15.28
735	735	58	184.00	$184.00	$1,352	+0.63
801	801	7	171.00	$171.00	$1,370	-3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	8	248.00–262.00	$253.25	$722	—
338	338	4	209.00	$209.00	$706	-0.21
369–392	373	28	200.00–226.00	$220.73	$823	+18.50
409–442	430	15	200.00–218.00	$213.98	$920	+7.35
483 thin fleshed	483	11	217.00	$217.00	$1,048	—
460–498	488	42	200.00–213.00	$210.59	$1,028	+5.07
510–540	526	11	190.00–196.00	$193.25	$1,016	-2.53
563–590	576	18	178.00–194.00	$184.60	$1,063	-5.73
578	578	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,017	-14.33
585 unweaned	585	5	169.50	$169.50	$992	—
600–647	636	36	178.00–189.00	$184.07	$1,171	-5.42
689	689	9	170.50–173.00	$171.89	$1,184	-3.47
702–720	716	14	173.00–177.50	$176.55	$1,264	+2.41
756	756	6	174.00	$174.00	$1,315	+1.73
791	791	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,258	-5.76

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,972	—
1123–1388	1267	20	167.00–170.00	$168.61	$2,136	+1.59
1130–1456	1335	14	154.00–160.00	$155.66	$2,078	-5.05
1255–1485	1355	22	171.00–173.00	$172.34	$2,335	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	183.00	$183.00	$589	—
435	435	3	188.00	$188.00	$818	-2.00
472	472	3	180.50	$180.50	$852	—
592	592	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,036	-3.00
602	602	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,054	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
561	561	5	177.00	$177.00	$993	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	5	177.50	$177.50	$1,047	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	5	262.00	$262.00	$1,011	+12.00
415–448	434	10	238.00–244.00	$239.77	$1,041	-2.64
511–519	515	10	204.00–205.00	$204.50	$1,053	—
568–595	590	16	197.00–199.00	$197.36	$1,164	-1.95
658	658	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,191	—
719	719	7	177.00	$177.00	$1,273	—
861	861	7	160.50	$160.50	$1,382	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,013	—
567–590	577	9	188.00–190.00	$189.09	$1,091	—
702	702	4	155.50	$155.50	$1,092	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1375	1249	80-85%	47	95.00–108.00	$102.42	$1,279	+4.94
1130–1365	1249	80-85%	33	73.50–88.00	$83.00	$1,037	-14.48
1040–1460	1260	80-85%	58	86.00–98.00	$92.34	$1,163	+12.88
1535	1535	80-85%	1	76.50	$76.50	$1,174	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1095	961	85-90%	7	53.00–67.00	$62.68	$602	+0.72
800–1250	1010	85-90%	27	65.00–82.50	$74.72	$755	—
900–1225	1066	85-90%	31	80.00–90.00	$85.84	$915	+3.97
950–1220	1083	85-90%	21	92.00–104.00	$96.91	$1,050	+15.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1690	1488	75-80%	34	99.00–108.50	$104.16	$1,550	+21.29
1290–1675	1490	75-80%	37	92.00–98.00	$94.82	$1,413	+11.95
1380–1845	1529	75-80%	14	80.00–90.00	$86.36	$1,320	—
1680	1680	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,294	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1910	1631	65-75%	10	103.00–113.00	$108.93	$1,777	—
1605–1800	1671	65-75%	4	93.00–109.00	$99.39	$1,661	+3.10
1535–1925	1687	65-75%	8	88.00–91.00	$89.91	$1,517	-6.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1765	1657	3	100.00–110.50	$103.41	$1,714	+2.22
1375–2080	1715	28	107.00–129.50	$115.20	$1,976	—
1435–2010	1807	12	118.00–143.00	$130.36	$2,356	+9.23

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,700.00	$1,700.00
1060–1190	1153	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,775.00–1,925.00	$1,885.59
1255	1255	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1263	1263	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,975.00	$1,975.00
1058–1500	1265	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	1,375.00–1,725.00	$1,589.35
1275–1362	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	1,575.00–1,625.00	$1,600.14

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1300	1300	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,560.00	$1,560.00
1215–1416	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,042.17
1344–1475	1383	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,500.00–1,540.00	$1,512.80
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,450.00	$1,450.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1428–1603	1538	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,732.87

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1078	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1193–1351	1287	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	1,950.00–2,450.00	$2,338.61

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
876–1115	1009	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	1,625.00–2,075.00	$1,901.32

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1393	1393	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,175.00	$2,175.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1500	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,800.00–2,125.00	$1,980.56	—
1200–1400	1262	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	2,325.00–2,550.00	$2,438.46	—
1200–1400	1314	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	2,200.00–2,525.00	$2,406.82	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500–1600	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,900.00–1,975.00	$1,937.50	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,450.00	$2,450.00	—

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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.