Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

5,981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.90/cwt +14.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,226/hd at 522 lb · 226 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.27/cwt +7.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 569 lb · 149 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.78/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 427 lb · 147 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,981	4,273	2,714
Feeder cattle	3,882	3,333	2,163
Slaughter cattle	1,299	730	551
Replacement cattle	800	210	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher on an active market, 550-600 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sharply higher undertone. Heifers 400-600 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs higher undertone. Slaughter cows mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
309–348	322	22	275.00–292.50	$287.71	$926	+17.71
357 unweaned	357	3	237.00	$237.00	$846	—
370–398	389	18	295.00–312.50	$303.34	$1,180	+28.73
398 value added	398	6	277.00	$277.00	$1,102	—
407–423 value added	414	28	275.00–300.00	$294.35	$1,219	—
405–441	424	34	264.00–289.00	$278.13	$1,179	+8.04
423–438 unweaned	429	10	239.00–260.00	$251.42	$1,079	-3.58
418–447 thin fleshed	431	22	298.00–308.00	$304.45	$1,312	—
465 unweaned	465	6	272.00	$272.00	$1,265	—
450–495 value added	469	20	264.00–291.00	$276.02	$1,295	—
460–498 thin fleshed	469	25	305.00–317.50	$308.38	$1,446	—
450–497	481	55	265.00–296.00	$285.93	$1,375	+20.58
504–519 fancy	516	35	301.00–306.00	$303.86	$1,568	—
500–543	522	70	270.00–294.00	$281.83	$1,471	+33.83
505–539 value added	527	26	271.00–285.00	$280.61	$1,479	—
544	544	10	235.00	$235.00	$1,278	-13.00
562 thin fleshed	562	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,546	—
551–593	569	123	235.00–275.00	$247.70	$1,409	+4.33
552–596 value added	572	20	255.00–276.00	$266.13	$1,522	—
614 thin fleshed	614	40	250.00	$250.00	$1,535	—
613–638	619	35	224.50–246.00	$240.51	$1,489	+15.37
650–698	681	26	211.50–235.00	$217.27	$1,480	-2.52
681–697 value added	682	39	221.00–224.50	$224.22	$1,529	—
701–718	706	109	211.00–225.10	$223.66	$1,579	+10.89
727–743 value added	738	18	205.50–217.00	$209.28	$1,544	—
757–777	763	96	217.00–219.75	$218.57	$1,668	+5.72
806–813	809	15	194.00–198.50	$196.39	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	3	259.00	$259.00	$847	—
386 unweaned	386	15	275.00	$275.00	$1,062	—
382–398	390	20	234.00–287.50	$264.61	$1,032	—
400–448	431	51	234.00–259.00	$249.85	$1,077	+5.37
473 unweaned	473	10	242.50	$242.50	$1,147	—
465–495	483	47	230.00–265.00	$244.22	$1,180	+10.49
503 value added	503	3	267.00	$267.00	$1,343	—
513 thin fleshed	513	3	266.00	$266.00	$1,365	—
512–548	527	61	220.00–249.00	$232.96	$1,228	+8.07
551–587	571	37	209.00–230.00	$220.94	$1,262	+5.79
579–593 value added	587	12	241.00–243.00	$241.82	$1,419	—
621	621	16	203.50	$203.50	$1,264	-7.52
602–647	630	51	209.00–219.00	$214.65	$1,352	+3.63
638–649 value added	645	12	230.00	$230.00	$1,484	—
661 value added	661	19	221.50	$221.50	$1,464	—
670–678	672	47	201.00–209.00	$207.05	$1,391	+1.87
722	722	4	198.50	$198.50	$1,433	+2.65
795	795	7	194.00	$194.00	$1,542	+9.00
837	837	4	188.00	$188.00	$1,574	+2.50
937	937	11	186.00	$186.00	$1,743	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1380	1229	5	164.00–170.00	$168.37	$2,069	-6.23
1076–1363	1236	18	170.00–174.00	$173.02	$2,139	-1.58
1160–1330	1250	4	164.00–167.00	$165.97	$2,075	—
1075–1495	1360	4	170.00–175.50	$172.87	$2,351	—
1272–1594	1397	73	175.50–180.00	$178.74	$2,497	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
884	884	58	194.25	$194.25	$1,717	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383–395	388	7	222.50–252.50	$239.42	$929	—
490	490	3	218.00	$218.00	$1,068	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
804	804	8	157.00	$157.00	$1,262	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	4	250.00	$250.00	$970	—
568	568	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,346	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	6	262.50	$262.50	$824	+9.36
361 thin fleshed	361	7	272.50	$272.50	$984	—
351–395	377	47	242.50–262.50	$254.04	$958	+2.44
400–448	424	114	231.00–260.00	$250.24	$1,061	+5.03
433 unweaned	433	4	200.00	$200.00	$866	+10.00
436	436	8	225.00	$225.00	$981	-20.21
415–443 value added	438	21	233.00–242.00	$238.23	$1,043	—
454–491	474	48	223.00–247.00	$238.76	$1,132	+2.63
518 thin fleshed	518	8	237.00	$237.00	$1,228	—
505–529 value added	521	31	220.00–238.00	$231.41	$1,206	—
501–548	522	103	215.00–229.00	$221.93	$1,158	+0.13
522 fancy	522	80	254.00	$254.00	$1,326	—
539	539	4	209.50	$209.50	$1,129	+7.00
554 fancy	554	27	234.25	$234.25	$1,298	—
563 value added	563	5	234.00	$234.00	$1,317	—
566–597	573	96	204.00–226.00	$217.55	$1,247	+4.50
568–583	575	9	202.50–204.00	$203.18	$1,168	-9.87
630 thin fleshed	630	20	227.50	$227.50	$1,433	—
612–640	632	77	205.00–223.00	$218.21	$1,379	+10.64
668	668	9	219.00	$219.00	$1,463	+14.09
705–742	730	15	188.75–196.75	$191.33	$1,397	+3.86
752–777	765	16	183.50–185.75	$185.15	$1,416	-3.03
841	841	9	189.00	$189.00	$1,589	—
861–886	870	16	186.00–188.00	$187.24	$1,629	+10.49
909	909	25	180.00	$180.00	$1,636	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	6	275.00	$275.00	$781	+56.00
320–329	326	8	230.00–233.00	$231.89	$756	+1.05
367–397	383	37	220.00–231.00	$224.83	$861	-8.59
405–448	434	36	212.00–225.00	$218.55	$949	-1.05
450–485	465	41	207.50–225.00	$219.46	$1,020	+4.76
503–537	519	23	192.00–211.00	$203.50	$1,056	+2.27
560–593	579	20	195.00–205.00	$200.69	$1,162	+14.80
624	624	17	193.50	$193.50	$1,207	-2.52
629	629	4	183.00	$183.00	$1,151	-13.02
649 value added	649	4	198.00	$198.00	$1,285	—
665	665	3	188.00	$188.00	$1,250	-1.92
662–670	666	20	190.00–198.00	$193.03	$1,286	+3.11
700–721	714	15	177.00–181.00	$178.19	$1,272	-1.58
724 value added	724	56	193.50	$193.50	$1,401	—
758 value added	758	70	190.00	$190.00	$1,440	—
813	813	3	175.00	$175.00	$1,423	+9.50
814 value added	814	7	176.00	$176.00	$1,433	—
837	837	5	167.00	$167.00	$1,398	+1.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1335	1188	2	171.50–173.00	$172.16	$2,045	—
1192	1192	2	171.50	$171.50	$2,044	—
1048–1472	1254	28	174.00–179.50	$177.49	$2,226	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296	296	4	229.00	$229.00	$678	—
305–318	312	4	211.00–212.00	$211.49	$660	—
418–433	427	5	216.00–224.00	$219.13	$936	—
477	477	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	201.00	$201.00	$941	+1.50
697	697	5	169.50	$169.50	$1,181	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	5	249.00	$249.00	$784	—
357–398	368	17	230.00–257.00	$238.47	$878	—
423–438	428	15	232.00–241.00	$237.93	$1,018	—
480–490	484	5	201.00–219.00	$208.29	$1,008	—
535	535	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,172	—
570	570	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,112	—
605	605	3	197.00	$197.00	$1,192	—
667–694	682	7	176.00–191.00	$184.72	$1,260	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526–543	533	7	217.50–220.00	$218.91	$1,167	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1375	1231	80-85%	93	89.50–99.00	$93.49	$1,151	-0.97
1130–1365	1238	80-85%	42	78.50–91.50	$85.39	$1,057	-9.07
1055–1455	1246	80-85%	53	98.00–106.00	$101.22	$1,261	+15.67
1210–1370	1299	80-85%	6	74.00–81.00	$78.37	$1,018	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1180	1010	85-90%	11	60.00–74.00	$67.03	$677	+4.57
875–1220	1015	85-90%	47	68.00–80.00	$75.76	$769	-0.88
935–1195	1044	85-90%	44	90.50–105.00	$94.89	$991	+9.42
885–1225	1052	85-90%	86	81.00–92.00	$86.46	$910	-8.67

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1640	1466	75-80%	28	90.00–97.50	$93.74	$1,374	-9.41
1370–1640	1477	75-80%	35	98.00–108.50	$102.92	$1,520	-0.23
1385–1845	1524	75-80%	9	84.50–90.50	$87.65	$1,336	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1650–1730	1685	65-75%	3	94.00–99.00	$97.04	$1,635	-12.85
1645–1805	1731	65-75%	4	105.00–109.00	$106.70	$1,847	—
1900	1900	65-75%	1	84.50	$84.50	$1,606	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1800	1583	3	92.00–103.50	$98.03	$1,552	—
1375–2350	1700	23	107.00–124.00	$117.16	$1,992	—
1460–2400	1964	9	124.00–135.00	$128.08	$2,515	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1186–1245	1201	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,625.00–1,675.00	$1,662.04
1200–1252	1229	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	1,975.00–2,300.00	$2,080.75
1250	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1220–1308	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	1,825.00–1,925.00	$1,843.41
1224–1293	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	1,725.00–1,800.00	$1,775.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1154	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,717.11
1060–1435	1228	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	1,310.00–1,575.00	$1,437.43
1252	1252	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,240.00	$1,240.00
1258	1258	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,260.00	$1,260.00
1530	1530	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,650.00	$1,650.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1009	1009	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,275.00	$1,275.00
1048	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
991	991	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,550.00	$1,550.00

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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
900–1150	1011	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	1,750.00–2,050.00	$1,850.00	—
1050–1100	1074	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	17	1,525.00–1,690.00	$1,612.35	-562.65
1050–1100	1082	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,370.00–1,380.00	$1,373.57	-801.43

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1350	1176	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	2,075.00–2,525.00	$2,342.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—

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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
900–1200	1010	(<2 yrs)	Open	59	2,550.00–2,900.00	$2,767.37	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1250	1114	(<2 yrs)	Open	50	3,000.00–3,375.00	$3,164.00	—
1300	1300	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–900	872	(<2 yrs)	Open	47	2,225.00–2,600.00	$2,418.09	—

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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.