Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

6,639 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.83/cwt +10.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,540/hd at 524 lb · 365 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $318.37/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 577 lb · 301 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $337.69/cwt +6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 527 lb · 233 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,639	4,700	7,616
Feeder cattle	4,057	4,040	4,862
Slaughter cattle	786	660	1,094
Replacement cattle	1,796	—	1,660

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs firm to higher undertone. Slaughter cows steady 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
333–345	338	11	397.50–422.50	$410.09	$1,386	+50.25
355–388	373	21	377.50–410.00	$394.79	$1,473	+24.94
395 unweaned	395	8	370.00	$370.00	$1,462	—
411 fancy	411	12	410.00	$410.00	$1,685	+12.42
400–445	420	40	328.00–390.00	$366.50	$1,539	+3.19
438 value added	438	2	347.00	$347.00	$1,520	—
458–496	476	108	325.00–382.50	$361.59	$1,721	+18.05
461–496 value added	483	31	319.00–341.00	$334.28	$1,615	+2.66
502–510 fancy	508	18	360.00–365.00	$361.37	$1,836	—
523 unweaned	523	6	317.00	$317.00	$1,658	—
500–549	528	188	319.00–350.00	$335.27	$1,770	+4.09
534 value added	534	21	345.00	$345.00	$1,842	+13.05
550–599	577	266	289.00–325.50	$319.08	$1,841	+3.04
553–592 value added	577	35	307.00–316.00	$313.01	$1,806	-8.38
604–631 value added	611	51	297.00–319.50	$308.08	$1,882	+5.84
610–644	627	86	292.00–313.50	$304.84	$1,911	+1.08
660–668	664	58	282.50–294.00	$288.21	$1,914	+13.57
678–698	695	30	249.00–271.00	$251.86	$1,750	-12.66
701–713 value added	706	33	269.00–270.00	$269.60	$1,903	—
705–742	729	71	263.50–274.00	$266.91	$1,946	-6.09
769–771	770	78	245.50–253.50	$249.80	$1,923	-4.71
845	845	58	237.75	$237.75	$2,009	-13.43
888	888	56	231.25	$231.25	$2,054	—
968–976	972	105	219.25–220.75	$220.05	$2,139	-3.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–398	387	13	337.50–368.00	$348.17	$1,347	+14.01
455–498	473	10	329.00–330.00	$329.32	$1,558	+14.32
515–548	537	47	294.00–317.00	$309.91	$1,664	+3.08
568 value added	568	4	299.00	$299.00	$1,698	—
552–598	577	33	278.00–303.00	$289.49	$1,670	-3.99
577	577	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,558	-23.48
605–645	621	15	279.00–292.00	$284.29	$1,765	+17.79
664 value added	664	9	286.00	$286.00	$1,899	—
669–683	678	19	251.00–280.00	$270.80	$1,836	+5.26
678 unweaned	678	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,526	-14.00
679	679	7	271.00	$271.00	$1,840	+5.46
700–742	722	12	243.00–259.00	$251.18	$1,814	-2.05
777 value added	777	11	244.00	$244.00	$1,896	—
816–828	821	8	230.00–231.50	$230.57	$1,893	-0.46

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1309–1415	1348	10	181.00–182.00	$181.50	$2,447	—
1295–1404	1368	16	180.00–182.50	$181.53	$2,483	—
1148–1645	1414	48	182.00–186.50	$185.13	$2,618	+0.92
1423	1423	9	189.00	$189.00	$2,689	+4.79

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	5	258.00	$258.00	$1,625	-26.79
714	714	24	263.00	$263.00	$1,878	—
940	940	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,394	—
620	620	14	254.00	$254.00	$1,575	+5.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	10	300.00	$300.00	$1,377	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	6	382.00	$382.00	$1,123	—
328–342	334	20	356.00–377.00	$370.24	$1,237	+52.24
355–393	372	23	305.00–379.00	$355.76	$1,323	+19.11
412	412	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,236	-21.11
400–443	418	51	304.00–343.00	$326.38	$1,364	+5.27
434 unweaned	434	24	310.00	$310.00	$1,345	—
458 unweaned	458	3	295.00	$295.00	$1,351	—
450–496	474	126	299.00–322.00	$313.14	$1,484	+4.16
479–498 value added	493	22	285.00–298.00	$294.55	$1,452	—
501–539	519	221	276.00–307.00	$291.26	$1,512	+6.73
511–528 value added	522	35	298.00–309.00	$302.00	$1,576	+19.00
517–542	535	47	258.00–279.50	$271.90	$1,455	-12.63
536 fancy	536	62	315.00	$315.00	$1,688	—
572 unweaned	572	4	226.50	$226.50	$1,296	—
554–597 value added	583	15	265.00–280.00	$269.75	$1,573	—
563–598	584	53	262.00–279.00	$268.76	$1,570	-3.03
589	589	9	259.00	$259.00	$1,526	-12.79
613–636	630	12	254.50–256.00	$254.86	$1,606	+0.77
630 fancy	630	76	284.25	$284.25	$1,791	+8.00
658 unweaned	658	6	217.50	$217.50	$1,431	—
650–683	669	18	255.00–259.00	$256.56	$1,716	+14.85
739–741	740	14	233.00–233.50	$233.21	$1,726	+4.43
785	785	7	229.00	$229.00	$1,798	-0.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–326	326	7	327.50–330.00	$328.57	$1,071	—
383	383	19	330.00	$330.00	$1,264	—
413–448	428	17	278.00–305.00	$293.30	$1,255	-0.03
450–498	474	45	279.00–300.00	$290.66	$1,378	+16.52
485	485	4	273.00	$273.00	$1,324	-1.14
505 unweaned	505	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,212	—
504–538 value added	518	10	281.00–295.00	$289.18	$1,498	-1.82
500–548	527	18	265.00–307.00	$292.13	$1,540	+20.90
551–599	569	39	249.00–284.00	$261.72	$1,489	+6.21
583	583	12	256.00	$256.00	$1,492	+0.49
604 value added	604	6	243.00	$243.00	$1,468	—
610 unweaned	610	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,327	-8.50
600–645	624	76	236.00–260.00	$252.16	$1,573	+13.92
633–635	634	13	234.00–241.00	$236.69	$1,501	-1.55
651–688	674	21	232.50–249.00	$238.13	$1,605	-9.17
672–685	677	16	234.00–242.00	$238.96	$1,618	-8.34
702	702	7	229.50	$229.50	$1,611	+1.24
724–746	738	17	225.00–227.50	$226.11	$1,669	-2.15
771 value added	771	18	222.50	$222.50	$1,715	—
800	800	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,760	+6.64
1006	1006	17	171.00	$171.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,144	—
466	466	4	269.00	$269.00	$1,254	+9.00
545	545	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,319	—
645	645	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,413	—
686 value added	686	18	237.00	$237.00	$1,626	—
690	690	8	219.00	$219.00	$1,511	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1280	1228	4	181.50–182.00	$181.74	$2,232	—
1183–1610	1353	24	182.00–187.50	$184.53	$2,497	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652	652	14	256.00	$256.00	$1,669	—
826	826	10	194.00	$194.00	$1,602	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307	307	5	260.00	$260.00	$798	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	4	284.00	$284.00	$1,278	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	3	287.00	$287.00	$1,248	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–496	471	22	290.00–301.00	$294.30	$1,386	-16.70
502–548	525	13	284.00–294.00	$289.13	$1,518	—
550–554	553	9	275.00–284.00	$281.01	$1,554	+9.01
612	612	3	262.00	$262.00	$1,603	-3.00
652–672	665	8	229.00–243.00	$234.15	$1,557	—
736	736	8	237.00	$237.00	$1,744	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	3	322.00	$322.00	$1,368	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1685	1483	75-80%	72	124.00–140.00	$130.57	$1,936	+1.67
1255–1745	1485	75-80%	51	117.00–131.00	$125.75	$1,867	-3.15
1355–1740	1520	75-80%	22	105.00–123.00	$116.54	$1,771	-7.64

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1355	1237	80-85%	55	114.00–129.00	$120.90	$1,496	+0.54
1110–1360	1248	80-85%	58	123.00–136.00	$128.45	$1,603	+8.09
1120–1515	1279	80-85%	27	105.00–121.00	$113.17	$1,447	-14.93
1480	1480	80-85%	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,510	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1125	969	85-90%	10	72.00–84.00	$79.21	$768	-0.19
875–1200	1033	85-90%	21	86.00–104.00	$94.54	$977	-1.37
865–1175	1043	85-90%	24	104.00–115.00	$109.28	$1,140	+13.37
900–1210	1053	85-90%	30	114.00–125.00	$118.74	$1,250	+9.23

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1920	1654	65-75%	17	126.00–141.00	$132.78	$2,196	-12.22
1680–1750	1712	65-75%	3	115.00–118.00	$116.65	$1,997	-9.67
1615–2105	1825	65-75%	4	131.00–135.00	$133.65	$2,439	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–2355	1869	18	144.00–158.00	$152.52	$2,851	—
1375–2245	1874	7	127.00–141.00	$134.08	$2,513	—
1550–2265	1914	7	157.00–167.00	$161.63	$3,094	+1.68

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1069	1069	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,575.00	$1,575.00
1104	1104	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1130	1130	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1048–1250	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	1,700.00–1,825.00	$1,788.45
1000–1500	1222	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	162	1,785.00–2,150.00	$1,976.48
1083–1324	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	2,325.00–2,500.00	$2,411.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1260	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	35	2,450.00–2,550.00	$2,500.62
1122–1383	1244	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	107	2,150.00–2,660.00	$2,364.84

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1007	1007	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
937–1167	1084	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,801.54
1136	1136	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,650.00	$2,650.00
1186	1186	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1119–1239	1199	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	52	2,835.00–2,900.00	$2,847.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
917	917	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1053	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1003–1136	1104	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,250.00–2,350.00	$2,306.96

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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	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
900–1350	1076	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	53	2,475.00–3,000.00	$2,649.34	—
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—
1100–1250	1166	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	28	1,925.00–2,425.00	$2,221.43	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—
1050–1100	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	1,975.00–2,300.00	$2,133.65	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–900	859	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,190.63	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562	562	10	239.00	$239.00	$1,343	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050–1150	1101	(<2 yrs)	Open	72	3,725.00–4,000.00	$3,863.89	—
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–1150	1001	(<2 yrs)	Open	31	2,825.00–3,375.00	$3,095.16	—
1050–1100	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—

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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.