Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

3,339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $351.15/cwt +12.90 vs last sale · ≈ $3,220/hd at 917 lb · 179 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $442.30/cwt -5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,791/hd at 631 lb · 149 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $375.56/cwt +17.92 vs last sale · ≈ $3,046/hd at 811 lb · 137 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,339	5,105	3,717
Feeder cattle	2,360	2,862	3,162
Slaughter cattle	643	660	555
Replacement cattle	336	1,583	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, calves sold with firm to higher undertones on a light test, yearlings over 800 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm.

→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–375	368	5	625.00–645.00	$632.78	$2,329	+7.31
400–433	422	20	570.00–617.50	$591.41	$2,496	-4.12
460–483	474	57	549.00–575.00	$559.77	$2,653	+10.95
502–541	525	79	502.00–555.00	$515.67	$2,707	+8.45
550–598	576	70	449.00–502.50	$468.18	$2,697	-12.46
602–645	631	149	425.00–458.00	$442.30	$2,791	-5.51
650–678	662	36	415.00–435.00	$420.90	$2,786	+4.50
728–740	734	85	392.00–408.50	$400.81	$2,942	+2.81
781–794	785	27	377.00–388.00	$384.70	$3,020	+7.43
800–820	811	137	373.00–378.50	$375.56	$3,046	+17.92
858–886	864	80	349.00–357.50	$355.54	$3,072	—
914–919	917	179	350.25–353.00	$351.15	$3,220	+12.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429–446	438	11	570.00–580.00	$574.45	$2,516	+24.53
444 unweaned	444	4	545.00	$545.00	$2,420	+10.97
470–498	484	21	498.00–540.00	$506.54	$2,452	-5.41
493	493	4	465.00	$465.00	$2,292	-46.95
518–543	533	12	475.00–495.00	$482.38	$2,571	+13.28
573–595	580	17	431.00–450.00	$443.79	$2,574	+8.11
630–645	639	19	400.00–419.00	$410.04	$2,620	-9.96
675	675	3	396.00	$396.00	$2,673	-10.88
707	707	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,687	+2.30
778–790	784	10	355.00–366.00	$362.22	$2,840	+8.36
800	800	12	369.00	$369.00	$2,952	—
824	824	4	356.00	$356.00	$2,933	+30.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1269	1269	9	240.50	$240.50	$3,052	—
1297–1426	1389	21	247.75–249.00	$248.08	$3,446	+8.66
1240–1655	1448	78	239.00–246.50	$240.58	$3,484	+5.31

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	4	440.00	$440.00	$2,596	—
902	902	5	331.00	$331.00	$2,986	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	3	372.50	$372.50	$1,948	-50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	3	580.00	$580.00	$2,250	+10.00
400–449	418	41	499.00–535.00	$512.77	$2,143	+6.67
467 fancy	467	12	520.00	$520.00	$2,428	—
457–490	473	41	470.00–505.00	$484.90	$2,294	-10.88
515 fancy	515	3	482.50	$482.50	$2,485	—
508–542	527	22	440.00–467.50	$446.47	$2,353	-5.81
545 unweaned	545	13	413.00	$413.00	$2,251	—
553–592	570	83	420.00–455.00	$444.53	$2,534	+15.60
578 fancy	578	9	469.00	$469.00	$2,711	—
604–618	609	28	405.00–440.00	$422.44	$2,573	+19.52
660–695	671	29	375.00–382.50	$378.03	$2,537	-6.97
704 fancy	704	4	389.00	$389.00	$2,739	—
709–746	723	16	368.00–377.50	$371.27	$2,684	—
715–732	724	35	401.00–405.00	$403.58	$2,922	—
767	767	19	369.00	$369.00	$2,830	+15.70
816	816	10	332.00	$332.00	$2,709	—
930	930	104	317.50	$317.50	$2,953	—
951	951	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,948	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	3	620.00	$620.00	$1,848	-5.00
337–348	343	7	502.50–555.00	$524.59	$1,799	-15.04
350–386	374	17	490.00–535.00	$505.43	$1,890	-19.75
402–441	420	19	440.00–486.00	$467.26	$1,962	-12.55
450–484	470	11	452.50–470.00	$461.83	$2,171	+17.74
490 unweaned	490	4	435.00	$435.00	$2,132	+17.00
518–545	536	21	410.00–425.00	$416.50	$2,232	-7.54
570–593	579	26	387.50–410.00	$403.43	$2,336	+13.95
622–645	635	36	375.00–395.00	$389.40	$2,473	+56.56
670	670	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,446	+1.91
700–720	703	18	358.00–365.00	$363.81	$2,558	—
771–790	781	8	342.00–349.00	$345.46	$2,698	+35.46

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1485	1285	4	238.50	$238.50	$3,065	—
1185–1685	1379	11	238.00–244.00	$241.66	$3,332	—
1371–1562	1472	17	249.50–250.50	$250.06	$3,681	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	3	475.00	$475.00	$1,534	—
378	378	3	457.00	$457.00	$1,727	—
472	472	3	408.00	$408.00	$1,926	-6.31
574	574	4	367.50	$367.50	$2,109	-2.50
718	718	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,334	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
704	704	4	320.00	$320.00	$2,253	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	585.00	$585.00	$2,106	—
420–444	437	10	497.00–537.50	$520.30	$2,274	—
453–497	468	11	500.00–509.00	$503.95	$2,358	+26.55
505–547	526	17	450.00–465.00	$458.05	$2,409	-4.45
554–583	561	20	400.00–435.00	$416.20	$2,335	+12.86
625–632	630	10	402.50–405.00	$404.26	$2,547	+30.26
660	660	3	400.00	$400.00	$2,640	+10.00
712	712	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,706	—
752	752	3	367.00	$367.00	$2,760	+42.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–313 unweaned	312	9	640.00–670.00	$659.98	$2,059	—
418–445 unweaned	425	8	535.00–557.50	$551.61	$2,344	—
494 unweaned	494	10	490.00	$490.00	$2,421	—
501 thin fleshed	501	7	503.00	$503.00	$2,520	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1100	928	85-90%	11	106.00–153.00	$132.62	$1,231	—
830–1290	1021	85-90%	24	135.00–159.00	$148.63	$1,518	-22.65
915–1250	1042	85-90%	26	155.00–171.00	$162.73	$1,696	-8.55
795–1265	1068	85-90%	31	168.00–184.00	$176.35	$1,883	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1450	1419	75-80%	5	151.00–164.00	$158.29	$2,246	—
1350–1655	1468	75-80%	31	178.00–190.00	$183.30	$2,691	-0.31
1365–1715	1516	75-80%	40	167.00–180.00	$175.31	$2,658	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1340	1218	80-85%	10	150.00–170.00	$161.66	$1,969	+2.79
1085–1345	1235	80-85%	20	177.00–190.00	$183.08	$2,261	+12.27
1090–1390	1255	80-85%	44	165.00–180.00	$174.08	$2,185	—
1365	1365	80-85%	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,020	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1910	1723	65-75%	17	166.00–188.00	$179.36	$3,090	—
1730	1730	65-75%	1	187.00	$187.00	$3,235	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1925	1705	2	186.00–190.00	$188.26	$3,210	—
1350–2465	1819	13	200.00–219.00	$212.85	$3,872	-7.58
1480–2270	1827	26	215.00–243.00	$226.55	$4,139	+6.12

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1136	1136	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1067–1233	1149	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	3,800.00–4,600.00	$4,113.52
1136–1195	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,400.00–3,900.00	$3,656.33
1107–1336	1207	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	3,900.00–4,000.00	$3,941.40
1057–1356	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	2,700.00–3,075.00	$2,952.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1017–1270	1147	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	2,800.00–3,650.00	$3,398.13
1166–1185	1178	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	3,050.00–3,225.00	$3,136.16
1108–1316	1212	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	3,050.00–3,075.00	$3,061.43

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240–1353	1297	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	4,600.00–4,800.00	$4,664.26
1508	1508	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,950.00	$3,950.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
938–1092	1006	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	3,750.00–4,000.00	$3,816.63

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–1065	1028	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,750.00–2,900.00	$2,796.43
1010–1072	1041	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,748.51

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
851	851	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,300.00	$3,300.00
918	918	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	4,200.00	$4,200.00

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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
1050–1100	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	5,000.00–5,100.00	$5,062.50	+1,362.50

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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.