Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

2,478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $207.41/cwt +8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,516/hd at 731 lb · 113 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $227.93/cwt +8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 613 lb · 91 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.16/cwt +3.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 616 lb · 66 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,478	6,370	4,282
Feeder cattle	1,708	5,538	3,423
Slaughter cattle	770	832	859

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 600-800 lbs firm to 5.00 higher, spots 8.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to firm, 600-800 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	10	270.00–280.00	$277.00	$964	+10.00
363	363	3	277.00	$277.00	$1,006	+18.02
401–449	420	45	256.00–277.00	$265.67	$1,116	+12.15
464–498	472	29	245.00–253.00	$249.60	$1,178	+4.99
508–531	523	27	232.50–249.00	$237.65	$1,243	+1.61
561	561	7	208.00	$208.00	$1,167	-4.16
557–591	570	45	224.00–234.50	$228.14	$1,300	+15.98
607–643	613	91	219.00–232.00	$227.93	$1,397	+8.27
651 fancy	651	10	225.00	$225.00	$1,465	—
671–692	684	28	212.00–218.00	$215.58	$1,475	+4.12
701–748	731	113	204.00–208.75	$207.41	$1,516	+5.52

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1237–1262	1247	5	159.00–163.00	$160.62	$2,003	—
1210–1353	1296	5	160.00–163.50	$162.60	$2,107	—
1088–1495	1335	87	164.00–173.50	$168.78	$2,253	—
1206–1638	1384	29	159.00–167.50	$164.95	$2,283	-1.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313 thin fleshed	313	5	271.00	$271.00	$848	—
378	378	3	257.50	$257.50	$973	+15.04
405–445	425	15	243.00–257.00	$251.30	$1,068	+17.33
495	495	3	236.00	$236.00	$1,168	+5.46
500–535	518	17	211.00–222.00	$216.97	$1,124	-0.78
555–598	582	28	206.00–219.50	$210.26	$1,224	+1.12
615–640	631	9	197.00–201.00	$198.99	$1,256	-9.42
648	648	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,199	-23.41
715–748	732	6	191.50–193.00	$192.23	$1,407	+3.91
806–811	808	10	174.75–175.25	$174.95	$1,414	+0.50
863–883	869	7	172.00–173.50	$172.44	$1,499	-1.65

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404	404	7	217.50	$217.50	$879	—
548	548	3	201.00	$201.00	$1,101	+1.00
723	723	3	170.00	$170.00	$1,229	-5.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–348	324	8	252.50–260.00	$254.89	$826	+24.63
355–398	383	16	227.50–250.00	$235.70	$903	+9.32
422 thin fleshed	422	7	249.00	$249.00	$1,051	—
407–443	425	33	225.00–242.00	$232.27	$987	+7.26
453–485	468	25	220.00–235.00	$228.34	$1,069	+2.61
503–540	520	43	204.00–220.00	$215.26	$1,119	+1.71
550–557	553	24	196.50–200.00	$198.12	$1,096	-5.38
605–634	616	66	192.00–201.00	$195.16	$1,202	+7.16
658–678	661	24	190.00–195.00	$194.15	$1,283	+4.53
805	805	5	165.50	$165.50	$1,332	-3.50
868–887	881	10	161.50–166.25	$164.85	$1,452	-4.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–345	332	17	226.00–232.00	$228.78	$760	+18.54
360–398	387	15	205.00–225.00	$217.49	$842	+7.50
405–446	431	39	201.00–221.00	$215.58	$929	-0.09
460–491	480	23	200.00–216.00	$205.03	$984	-3.61
500–544	527	19	190.00–202.00	$194.74	$1,026	-3.75
569	569	4	167.00	$167.00	$950	-28.87
555–595	575	37	180.00–194.00	$185.87	$1,069	-1.53
600–610	606	32	181.00–187.00	$183.48	$1,112	-2.51
655	655	4	184.00	$184.00	$1,205	-7.03
680	680	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,102	+1.38
729	729	5	174.50	$174.50	$1,272	-5.15
765–793	781	9	172.50–173.00	$172.72	$1,349	+1.33
803–804	803	9	160.50–162.25	$161.47	$1,297	-14.73

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1162	1162	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,662	—
1070–1342	1172	14	159.00–163.00	$160.88	$1,886	—
1170–1438	1277	21	163.00–175.50	$166.90	$2,131	-0.64

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	4	193.00	$193.00	$936	—
573	573	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,003	-3.94
663–682	673	6	163.25–169.00	$166.08	$1,118	-13.70
700–733	714	7	155.00–162.50	$158.30	$1,130	-5.96

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676	676	4	171.50	$171.50	$1,159	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–398	385	6	243.00–259.00	$250.73	$965	+10.81
421–436	430	13	237.00–251.50	$245.88	$1,057	+8.10
471–498	486	11	224.00–233.00	$228.45	$1,110	+8.54
520–545	531	12	208.00–219.00	$216.38	$1,149	+8.38
569–597	575	14	201.00–203.50	$201.56	$1,159	—
601–634	621	13	187.00–200.00	$191.84	$1,191	—
654	654	4	176.00	$176.00	$1,151	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,056	—
561	561	5	194.00	$194.00	$1,088	+9.12
678	678	6	165.00	$165.00	$1,119	-8.00
708–728	715	9	157.00–162.00	$158.70	$1,135	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1200	1002	85-90%	23	56.00–68.00	$64.29	$644	-20.71
910–1210	1034	85-90%	45	70.00–80.00	$75.56	$781	-9.44
900–1180	1050	85-90%	74	81.00–90.00	$85.84	$901	+12.37
980–1120	1067	85-90%	20	92.00–103.00	$96.61	$1,031	+2.05

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1116–1370	1211	80-85%	25	76.00–88.00	$83.75	$1,014	—
1100–1395	1246	80-85%	68	89.00–99.00	$94.99	$1,184	—
1130–1395	1280	80-85%	39	99.00–108.50	$102.30	$1,309	+0.46

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1510	1441	75-80%	4	84.00–88.00	$85.48	$1,232	—
1370–1610	1464	75-80%	32	100.00–112.50	$104.69	$1,533	+18.41
1355–1660	1470	75-80%	19	91.00–99.50	$95.07	$1,398	+8.79

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1750	1667	65-75%	3	95.00–100.00	$97.70	$1,629	—
1560–2010	1700	65-75%	10	103.00–115.50	$107.97	$1,835	+2.59

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1765	1612	3	95.00–101.00	$98.17	$1,583	—
1335–2190	1715	16	118.00–139.00	$126.46	$2,169	—
1350–2170	1788	14	107.00–117.00	$113.75	$2,034	-0.60

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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.