Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

6,214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $318.13/cwt +9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,816/hd at 571 lb · 265 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $300.23/cwt -1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,870/hd at 623 lb · 247 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $335.36/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 528 lb · 201 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,214	5,238	4,799
Feeder cattle	4,483	4,444	4,221
Slaughter cattle	661	714	578
Replacement cattle	1,070	80	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 400-800 lbs firm to 8.00 higher, most advance on 500-600 lbs and 700-750 lbs. Heifers 400-750 lbs mostly 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–335	324	9	370.00–375.00	$373.28	$1,209	-1.40
350–393	378	25	352.00–371.00	$357.70	$1,352	-8.69
413–445	427	39	328.00–339.00	$331.37	$1,415	-10.64
450 unweaned	450	12	328.00	$328.00	$1,476	+7.00
450–498	469	93	324.00–354.00	$342.59	$1,607	+3.28
501 fancy	501	16	354.00	$354.00	$1,774	—
501–548	530	185	320.00–347.00	$333.75	$1,769	+3.48
553 thin fleshed	553	29	335.00	$335.00	$1,853	—
552–588	573	236	300.00–329.50	$316.06	$1,811	+6.98
600–648	623	247	289.50–311.00	$300.23	$1,870	-1.17
650–696	669	173	269.00–288.00	$281.09	$1,880	+3.88
701–732	723	139	260.00–281.00	$272.20	$1,968	+4.95
758–793	773	99	251.00–261.50	$258.51	$1,998	+5.11
803–841	824	151	243.00–247.00	$244.89	$2,018	—
867–876	871	31	236.50–238.50	$237.63	$2,070	-8.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–347	335	6	324.00–345.00	$334.88	$1,122	—
398	398	3	330.00	$330.00	$1,313	—
450–485	465	25	304.50–320.00	$308.94	$1,437	-5.24
479 unweaned	479	5	298.00	$298.00	$1,427	+10.00
500–548	538	56	285.50–305.00	$288.64	$1,553	-19.39
575–598	591	16	272.00–294.00	$287.89	$1,701	-0.22
612–648	626	23	259.00–280.00	$266.86	$1,671	-13.40
679–696	686	28	250.00–268.00	$263.94	$1,811	-0.62
725–734	727	47	259.00–262.50	$261.60	$1,902	+12.89
752–764	757	28	244.50–249.25	$246.06	$1,863	+11.56
823–840	833	7	231.00–235.00	$233.31	$1,943	—
855–889	878	21	222.00–224.00	$223.25	$1,960	—
927–941	935	19	220.00–225.50	$222.30	$2,079	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
681	681	78	266.50	$266.50	$1,815	-2.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1314–1422	1345	7	170.00–172.00	$170.60	$2,295	+2.37
1313–1495	1349	5	180.00–181.00	$180.22	$2,431	+11.99
1210–1625	1397	35	183.00–189.50	$186.17	$2,601	+7.41

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	8	314.00	$314.00	$1,680	—
719	719	14	259.25	$259.25	$1,864	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512	512	3	283.00	$283.00	$1,449	—
619	619	7	240.50	$240.50	$1,489	—
678–680	679	8	232.00–233.00	$232.50	$1,579	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–347	346	21	325.00–340.00	$331.40	$1,147	-28.68
363–395	375	25	313.50–333.00	$325.43	$1,220	+9.74
408–448	433	66	300.00–328.00	$314.42	$1,361	+8.21
459 thin fleshed	459	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,515	+12.54
455–490	473	58	285.00–318.00	$304.66	$1,441	+8.12
491 unweaned	491	17	270.00	$270.00	$1,326	—
503 thin fleshed	503	3	315.00	$315.00	$1,584	+14.00
500–549	524	141	281.00–304.00	$290.74	$1,523	-1.10
552–590	568	136	259.00–283.00	$273.64	$1,554	+6.97
606 thin fleshed	606	40	278.25	$278.25	$1,686	—
609–648	621	137	255.50–268.50	$262.98	$1,633	+5.61
650–696	675	139	241.50–261.50	$252.88	$1,707	+3.17
685	685	55	240.00	$240.00	$1,644	-9.71
715–736	727	72	241.50–251.00	$244.30	$1,776	-1.73
755–760	756	73	241.00–245.25	$244.45	$1,848	+11.95
848 thin fleshed	848	16	232.50	$232.50	$1,972	—
884–886	886	72	219.50	$219.50	$1,945	—
975	975	55	210.50	$210.50	$2,052	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379–390	384	18	310.00–316.00	$313.98	$1,206	+4.30
420–448	435	18	275.00–291.00	$280.72	$1,221	-9.97
459–488	470	27	268.00–287.50	$280.41	$1,318	+9.49
507–548	531	80	260.00–280.00	$267.88	$1,422	+3.42
555–597	584	47	245.00–265.00	$251.36	$1,468	+0.85
600–641	629	33	243.50–257.00	$249.69	$1,571	+1.91
650–698	669	40	243.00–250.00	$247.59	$1,656	+8.01
722	722	3	229.50	$229.50	$1,657	+1.58
765–779	769	21	228.00–234.00	$232.27	$1,786	+20.86
802	802	4	202.00	$202.00	$1,620	—
926	926	7	209.00	$209.00	$1,935	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
953–1077	1015	6	176.00–178.00	$176.94	$1,796	—
1290–1472	1385	19	184.50–188.25	$187.13	$2,592	+4.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	3	226.00	$226.00	$1,532	-1.02
778	778	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,618	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	4	249.00	$249.00	$1,357	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–386	381	9	310.00–327.50	$321.83	$1,226	—
408–441	423	35	321.00–334.00	$326.96	$1,383	+2.96
456–465	459	11	317.00–323.00	$320.79	$1,472	—
551 unweaned	551	6	287.00	$287.00	$1,581	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	6	348.00	$348.00	$905	—
451–475	461	7	281.00–299.00	$291.06	$1,342	+5.06
551	551	14	264.00	$264.00	$1,455	—
730	730	4	231.00	$231.00	$1,686	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1450	1235	80-85%	44	100.00–113.00	$107.80	$1,331	+12.10
1050–1600	1245	80-85%	68	113.00–133.00	$119.90	$1,493	+5.00
1160–1440	1275	80-85%	12	89.00–106.00	$97.34	$1,241	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1080	919	85-90%	4	71.00–81.00	$75.63	$695	-10.87
645–1200	957	85-90%	17	76.50–96.00	$87.28	$835	+20.82
845–1180	1040	85-90%	25	93.00–105.50	$99.72	$1,037	-5.68
880–1150	1045	85-90%	47	103.00–118.50	$110.73	$1,157	+5.33

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1860	1493	75-80%	32	106.00–115.00	$111.55	$1,665	+3.08
1320–1725	1509	75-80%	54	116.00–134.00	$123.05	$1,857	+5.18
1525–1615	1575	75-80%	6	99.00–105.00	$103.54	$1,631	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1875	1659	65-75%	7	127.00–142.00	$130.94	$2,172	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1373–1745	1507	7	101.00–129.00	$117.01	$1,763	—
1450–2265	1756	10	134.00–150.50	$141.46	$2,484	—
1505–2245	1761	27	124.00–141.00	$131.47	$2,315	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1034–1095	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,225.00–2,400.00	$2,309.99
1092–1393	1182	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	1,775.00–2,225.00	$1,991.31
1177–1208	1189	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	1,375.00–1,835.00	$1,747.25
985–1535	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	1,950.00–2,500.00	$2,341.66
1138–1508	1276	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	1,675.00–1,925.00	$1,791.21
1100–1400	1279	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	1,400.00–1,725.00	$1,612.26
1279	1279	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1133–1643	1349	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	1,825.00–2,325.00	$2,041.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1106–1290	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	2,450.00–2,650.00	$2,509.94
1053–1336	1219	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	2,350.00–2,675.00	$2,507.56
1115–1340	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	1,950.00–2,560.00	$2,206.70
1243	1243	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,175.00	$2,175.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
918	918	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,750.00	$1,750.00
975–1033	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,300.00–2,350.00	$2,319.31
924–1246	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,100.00–2,275.00	$2,207.85
922–1233	1042	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	59	2,225.00–2,825.00	$2,564.69
1179	1179	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,225.00	$2,225.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1079–1172	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,550.00–2,575.00	$2,561.98
1088–1254	1188	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	2,500.00–3,025.00	$2,811.70
1196	1196	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
816	816	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
972	972	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,050.00	$2,050.00

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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
1000–1200	1022	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,475.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00	—
900–1350	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	2,300.00–2,800.00	$2,602.21	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,675.00	$2,675.00	—
1050–1150	1105	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	1,950.00–2,075.00	$2,025.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1250	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,800.00–3,125.00	$2,995.00	—
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,775.00	$2,775.00	—
1350–1600	1433	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,800.00–3,175.00	$2,925.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900 thin fleshed	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1502	1502	4	157.00	$157.00	$2,358	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	3,050.00–3,275.00	$3,162.50	—
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—

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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.