Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

1,787 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $347.91/cwt +11.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,989/hd at 859 lb · 120 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $468.99/cwt +2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,669/hd at 569 lb · 91 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $403.82/cwt -8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,803/hd at 694 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,787	4,366	2,719
Feeder cattle	1,237	3,899	2,038
Slaughter cattle	365	467	556
Replacement cattle	185	—	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, a very light test this week as early week sales were limited with very cold temperatures. Light test of calves under 600 lbs sold with a firm undertone, with a couple pot loads of 850-865 lb steers trading mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher.

▲ Feeder steers: with a couple pot loads of 850-865 lb steers trading mostly 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold firm to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–345	320	9	622.50–640.00	$632.19	$2,023	+27.67
350–388	366	17	617.50–648.00	$636.72	$2,330	+31.72
450–480	471	13	525.00–552.50	$533.09	$2,511	-5.62
498 unweaned	498	12	505.00	$505.00	$2,515	—
500–532	515	15	502.50–520.00	$507.09	$2,612	+14.79
550–577	569	91	465.00–485.00	$468.99	$2,669	+0.55
603–618	615	39	429.50–437.00	$431.12	$2,651	-1.44
654–696	694	86	390.00–412.50	$403.82	$2,803	-10.56
851–866	859	120	345.85–350.00	$347.91	$2,989	+11.59

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	3	607.50	$607.50	$1,956	—
352	352	3	570.00	$570.00	$2,006	—
408–440	427	11	547.50–557.50	$550.51	$2,351	+11.98
468–493	477	9	520.00–522.50	$521.64	$2,488	+25.44
505–535	521	9	465.00–487.50	$477.29	$2,487	+4.29
535 unweaned	535	3	457.50	$457.50	$2,448	—
558	558	3	437.00	$437.00	$2,438	-0.51
566–598	578	8	406.00–451.00	$433.54	$2,506	-3.97
623	623	4	414.00	$414.00	$2,579	+21.47
675–685	682	10	370.00–400.00	$378.91	$2,584	-4.45
713–742	723	37	365.00–375.50	$371.34	$2,685	+0.72
830–840	837	7	325.00–335.50	$332.53	$2,783	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	56	320.00	$320.00	$3,216	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	7	236.50	$236.50	$2,956	—
1452	1452	8	246.00	$246.00	$3,572	—
1377–1575	1467	19	238.00–244.00	$241.80	$3,547	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	4	520.00	$520.00	$1,820	—
413	413	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,900	—
481	481	9	482.50	$482.50	$2,321	+26.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	5	542.50–595.00	$570.92	$1,804	+59.11
350–393	382	17	475.00–520.00	$503.06	$1,922	+35.67
412 unweaned	412	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,813	—
402–445	415	25	452.50–497.50	$475.58	$1,974	+24.20
450–495	471	24	416.00–455.00	$438.33	$2,065	-0.27
502 unweaned	502	3	398.00	$398.00	$1,998	—
508–549	527	13	392.50–425.00	$410.66	$2,164	-2.77
550–583	563	5	361.00–375.00	$369.20	$2,079	-14.27
569–594 unweaned	578	11	362.50–382.50	$375.03	$2,168	+4.08
600–640	628	45	352.50–389.00	$374.26	$2,350	-7.28
661–695	678	11	332.00–367.00	$357.26	$2,422	-4.33
728	728	3	335.00	$335.00	$2,439	-9.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	509.00	$509.00	$1,985	-5.98
415	415	3	502.00	$502.00	$2,083	+6.34
470 unweaned	470	13	455.00	$455.00	$2,138	-19.39
458–487	483	27	450.00–465.00	$453.24	$2,189	-10.07
505	505	3	432.50	$432.50	$2,184	-14.33
550–580	567	20	396.50–417.50	$401.80	$2,278	-13.12
613	613	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,360	-17.21
813	813	30	346.50	$346.50	$2,817	+17.31
939	939	4	329.00	$329.00	$3,089	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–313	311	13	485.00–504.00	$493.69	$1,535	—
398	398	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,711	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	5	232.50	$232.50	$2,674	+0.50
1270–1425	1373	6	241.50–244.00	$242.86	$3,334	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,778	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338 unweaned	338	5	580.00–595.00	$589.00	$1,991	—
418	418	3	537.50	$537.50	$2,247	—
412–445 unweaned	432	12	495.00–527.50	$508.31	$2,196	+33.31
450–475 unweaned	465	13	465.00–495.00	$485.64	$2,258	—
624 unweaned	624	5	387.50	$387.50	$2,418	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	555.00	$555.00	$2,109	-20.00
522 unweaned	522	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,192	-17.00
590	590	3	387.50	$387.50	$2,286	-9.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	3	450.00	$450.00	$2,236	—
678	678	4	340.00	$340.00	$2,305	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1350	1196	80-85%	14	146.00–159.00	$154.15	$1,844	—
1105–1395	1234	80-85%	26	162.00–173.00	$166.75	$2,058	—
1110–1350	1259	80-85%	17	174.00–188.00	$179.96	$2,266	+13.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1510	1413	75-80%	6	143.00–160.00	$156.04	$2,205	+1.81
1360–1695	1494	75-80%	27	164.00–173.00	$169.67	$2,535	-7.28
1395–1680	1525	75-80%	17	174.00–185.00	$179.17	$2,732	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1095	933	85-90%	3	108.00–127.50	$118.84	$1,109	—
950–1100	1018	85-90%	8	165.00–173.00	$168.32	$1,713	+44.74
910–1125	1023	85-90%	15	147.00–160.00	$154.07	$1,576	+30.49
900–1145	1030	85-90%	9	129.00–142.00	$135.01	$1,391	+11.43

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1705–1775	1753	65-75%	5	180.00–192.50	$183.13	$3,210	+9.19
1710–1970	1810	65-75%	5	167.00–173.00	$169.97	$3,076	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–2185	1704	9	190.00–204.00	$197.95	$3,373	—
1500–2260	1849	11	209.00–227.00	$217.67	$4,025	+2.72
1445–2220	1911	4	170.00–185.00	$178.73	$3,416	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1172	1172	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,750.00	$2,750.00
1194	1194	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,800.00	$2,800.00
1208	1208	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	4,200.00	$4,200.00
1160–1313	1275	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,500.00–3,750.00	$3,556.87
1115–1380	1313	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	3,800.00–4,000.00	$3,963.93
1242–1400	1325	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	3,000.00–3,300.00	$3,063.41

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1450–1545	1474	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	3,300.00–3,350.00	$3,313.10
1400–1677	1532	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	2,975.00–3,300.00	$3,120.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1238–1415	1282	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	4,650.00–4,975.00	$4,885.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1018	1018	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1335	1335	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	4,400.00	$4,400.00

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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
1050–1150	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	5,150.00–5,500.00	$5,360.00	—
1150	1150	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	4,600.00	$4,600.00	—
1100–1450	1304	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	23	4,275.00–4,800.00	$4,541.30	—

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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
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	5,325.00	$5,325.00	—

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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.