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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

4,703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.75/cwt -2.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,033/hd at 777 lb · 246 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $270.94/cwt -17.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 725 lb · 176 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $326.28/cwt -12.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 517 lb · 155 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,703 5,476 2,478
Feeder cattle 4,062 4,906 1,708
Slaughter cattle 641 570 770

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders under 700 lbs steady, 700-800 lbs higher undertone. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 value added 337 7 371.00 $371.00 $1,250 —
343 343 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,303 -26.80
365 value added 365 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,387 —
357–395 379 20 367.50–390.00 $374.05 $1,418 -16.97
404–445 418 49 335.00–367.50 $354.60 $1,482 -34.36
432–433 value added 432 8 337.00–351.00 $345.74 $1,494 —
440 440 8 332.50 $332.50 $1,463 -56.46
461 value added 461 9 345.00 $345.00 $1,590 —
450–495 470 49 327.00–349.00 $336.31 $1,581 -19.75
508 508 14 302.00 $302.00 $1,534 -36.70
506–519 value added 515 18 325.00–327.50 $325.82 $1,678 —
503–541 517 98 320.00–350.00 $334.10 $1,727 -4.60
503–539 unweaned 522 25 291.00–320.00 $309.57 $1,616 —
554–580 570 83 312.00–340.00 $327.07 $1,864 +19.07
578–598 value added 591 8 312.00–321.00 $315.30 $1,863 —
610–645 value added 621 20 298.00–309.00 $307.29 $1,908 —
624 thin fleshed 624 40 331.00 $331.00 $2,065 -7.00
600–645 625 87 284.00–313.50 $299.75 $1,873 -6.23
665 value added 665 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,935 —
657–698 682 107 271.50–299.50 $289.92 $1,977 -0.81
706–736 value added 715 13 259.00–270.00 $266.52 $1,906 —
701–746 726 163 264.50–274.75 $271.29 $1,970 -8.95
768 value added 768 8 261.00 $261.00 $2,004 —
771 thin fleshed 771 62 271.50 $271.50 $2,093 —
752–798 779 164 255.00–262.50 $259.04 $2,018 -5.01
780 780 12 249.00 $249.00 $1,942 -15.05
800–848 821 69 234.50–255.00 $246.26 $2,022 +0.61
855 855 5 226.00 $226.00 $1,932 -16.24
881 881 37 229.00 $229.00 $2,017 -13.24
914 914 4 218.50 $218.50 $1,997 —
939 939 16 224.50 $224.50 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 thin fleshed 283 8 405.00 $405.00 $1,146 —
318 318 7 370.00 $370.00 $1,177 —
369–391 unweaned 379 9 307.50–309.00 $308.19 $1,168 —
368–399 382 9 327.50–350.00 $335.90 $1,283 -9.10
392 thin fleshed 392 30 360.00 $360.00 $1,411 —
423 423 6 336.25 $336.25 $1,422 -3.33
413–443 unweaned 424 14 320.00–323.00 $321.12 $1,362 —
428 428 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,327 -29.58
451–455 unweaned 454 21 311.00–319.00 $312.51 $1,419 —
450–495 468 27 315.00–327.50 $323.96 $1,516 -4.76
514 value added 514 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,670 —
500–534 522 47 299.00–332.50 $310.82 $1,622 -3.65
516–546 unweaned 531 14 279.50–294.00 $286.10 $1,519 —
557–589 577 44 290.00–309.00 $300.63 $1,735 +1.58
631–643 636 8 270.00–271.00 $270.62 $1,721 -9.38
656–690 664 27 265.50–279.50 $271.49 $1,803 +6.22
665–697 684 14 235.00–254.00 $245.77 $1,681 -4.87
731 731 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,864 -4.59
763–795 779 12 225.00–252.00 $236.22 $1,840 -13.95
808–823 818 9 227.00–245.50 $239.41 $1,958 +2.21
895 895 4 230.00 $230.00 $2,058 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1166 1166 5 179.50 $179.50 $2,093 —
1225–1548 1402 24 186.00–190.50 $188.69 $2,645 +8.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 —
529 529 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,407 —
573 573 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,530 -8.00
671 671 8 245.50 $245.50 $1,647 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 375.00 $375.00 $1,211 —
394 value added 394 6 351.00 $351.00 $1,383 —
400 400 5 339.00 $339.00 $1,356 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 314.00 $314.00 $1,413 —
568 568 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,653 —
585 unweaned 585 4 259.00 $259.00 $1,515 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–319 318 9 327.50–330.00 $328.33 $1,044 -14.21
338 value added 338 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,073 —
359 value added 359 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,131 —
372–395 384 26 321.00–340.00 $330.43 $1,269 -13.25
403 thin fleshed 403 5 312.00 $312.00 $1,257 —
414 414 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,122 -38.77
424 value added 424 7 301.00 $301.00 $1,276 —
400–442 425 25 303.00–330.00 $314.49 $1,337 +4.72
450 thin fleshed 450 3 339.00 $339.00 $1,526 —
450–489 467 86 289.00–319.00 $308.45 $1,440 +2.33
471 value added 471 14 290.00 $290.00 $1,366 —
473–474 unweaned 474 14 273.00–280.00 $275.50 $1,306 —
506 506 10 259.00 $259.00 $1,311 -39.34
500–538 521 20 290.00–298.00 $293.83 $1,531 -4.51
523 thin fleshed 523 12 313.00 $313.00 $1,637 —
532 unweaned 532 14 265.00 $265.00 $1,410 —
553–561 557 57 275.00–295.00 $285.37 $1,590 +2.85
554–568 unweaned 558 13 242.00–269.00 $260.55 $1,454 —
630–647 645 117 258.00–264.50 $262.63 $1,694 -6.29
669–695 682 51 254.00–255.75 $255.21 $1,741 +2.24
701–748 728 74 236.50–249.50 $242.87 $1,768 +12.87
752 752 32 243.50 $243.50 $1,831 +18.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 18 320.00 $320.00 $915 —
329 unweaned 329 8 287.50 $287.50 $946 —
360–390 366 51 298.00–316.00 $304.78 $1,115 -1.79
386–388 unweaned 387 7 301.00–307.50 $303.79 $1,176 —
403–428 unweaned 416 12 285.00–291.00 $287.91 $1,198 —
465–488 475 11 272.00–281.00 $278.08 $1,321 -0.27
472–478 unweaned 475 11 267.00–273.00 $270.25 $1,284 +15.25
475 475 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,192 -27.35
500–549 526 46 261.00–283.00 $273.92 $1,441 -1.96
538 unweaned 538 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,372 —
551–593 567 17 257.00–264.00 $261.63 $1,483 +16.63
550–594 568 20 240.00–258.00 $252.00 $1,431 +7.00
571 value added 571 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,490 —
587 unweaned 587 5 216.00 $216.00 $1,268 —
602–616 value added 608 16 253.00–257.00 $254.77 $1,549 —
602–635 620 48 240.00–262.00 $250.98 $1,556 -4.05
652–683 664 27 243.00–249.00 $247.66 $1,644 +11.47
687–691 689 11 234.00–240.00 $237.26 $1,635 +1.07
745 745 13 225.00 $225.00 $1,676 -3.51
756–776 769 35 228.00–238.50 $229.18 $1,762 +6.26
885 885 17 214.00 $214.00 $1,894 -1.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 value added 443 4 274.00 $274.00 $1,214 —
521 521 5 269.00 $269.00 $1,401 —
518–528 value added 523 22 271.00–272.00 $271.45 $1,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 429 9 260.00–264.00 $261.71 $1,123 —
466–498 480 7 234.00–255.00 $245.66 $1,179 -17.34
629 629 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,447 —
784 784 9 215.00 $215.00 $1,686 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1146 1146 6 182.00 $182.00 $2,086 —
1240–1483 1338 20 182.00–189.00 $187.64 $2,511 +0.11
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 10 175.00 $175.00 $1,750 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 231.00 $231.00 $862 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,408 —
438 unweaned 438 3 341.00 $341.00 $1,494 —
504 504 5 306.00 $306.00 $1,542 -0.92
564–575 unweaned 570 10 261.00–266.00 $263.52 $1,502 —
586 586 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,676 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 4 283.00 $283.00 $1,361 -4.50
518 518 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,450 —
558–569 565 8 251.00–262.00 $255.07 $1,441 -18.93
640 640 7 230.00–258.00 $246.00 $1,574 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,200 —
440 unweaned 440 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,148 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1210 1188 80-85% 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,069 -9.71
1130–1310 1245 80-85% 12 102.00–114.00 $109.79 $1,367 -22.16
1060–1430 1248 80-85% 40 113.00–127.00 $120.57 $1,505 -11.38
1055–1385 1250 80-85% 79 125.00–150.00 $135.81 $1,698 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1515 1441 75-80% 4 104.00–113.00 $110.36 $1,590 +0.35
1320–1720 1478 75-80% 59 129.00–152.00 $136.72 $2,021 +1.89
1360–1650 1482 75-80% 27 118.00–130.00 $125.85 $1,865 -8.98
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $644 —
860–1125 1026 85-90% 9 80.00–102.00 $93.84 $963 -27.02
905–1200 1032 85-90% 23 113.00–131.50 $121.79 $1,257 +0.93
915–1255 1039 85-90% 18 97.00–116.50 $108.16 $1,124 +40.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1990 1715 65-75% 7 135.00–152.00 $141.73 $2,431 +2.46
1630–1865 1739 65-75% 5 124.00–140.00 $133.70 $2,325 -5.57
1800 1800 65-75% 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,160 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–2035 1737 6 116.00–137.00 $128.87 $2,238 —
1350–2535 1771 22 130.00–162.00 $147.36 $2,610 +1.68
1430–2425 1980 12 160.00–184.00 $170.10 $3,368 —

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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.