Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

5,951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.41/cwt +4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $3,161/hd at 877 lb · 308 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $543.05/cwt +27.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,839/hd at 523 lb · 250 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $354.41/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $3,264/hd at 921 lb · 237 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,951	3,339	5,222
Feeder cattle	4,639	2,360	4,239
Slaughter cattle	777	643	694
Replacement cattle	535	336	289

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 700 lbs sold with a sharply higher undertone on a much larger offering this week, the best test was on yearling steers over 800 lbs trading 4.00-8.00 higher and several pot loads of 700-750 heifers selling 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower.

▲ Feeder heifers: the best test was on yearling steers over 800 lbs trading 4.00-8.00 higher and several pot loads of 700-750 heifers selling 10.00-15.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: the best test was on yearling steers over 800 lbs trading 4.00-8.00 higher and several pot loads of 700-750 heifers selling 10.00-15.00 higher
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	5	645.00	$645.00	$1,922	—
305–335	319	12	635.00–740.00	$688.14	$2,195	—
357–387	368	16	655.00–677.50	$667.74	$2,457	+34.96
403 unweaned	403	7	600.00	$600.00	$2,418	—
403–442	417	54	575.00–629.00	$606.70	$2,530	+15.29
428–434	430	17	525.00–535.00	$530.85	$2,283	-60.56
421–442 value added	434	11	550.00–587.50	$574.28	$2,492	—
450–493	470	78	535.00–597.50	$551.60	$2,593	-8.17
478 value added	478	4	565.00	$565.00	$2,701	—
492–496	494	34	532.50–540.00	$535.82	$2,647	-23.95
504–546	520	116	511.00–560.00	$528.97	$2,751	+13.30
520 fancy	520	78	590.00	$590.00	$3,068	—
514–541 value added	527	28	502.50–533.00	$522.86	$2,755	—
535	535	4	462.50	$462.50	$2,474	-53.17
535–541 unweaned	539	24	492.50–497.00	$495.51	$2,671	—
562 thin fleshed	562	6	555.00	$555.00	$3,119	—
556–582	568	86	474.00–522.00	$501.35	$2,848	+33.17
550–584 value added	576	105	477.50–522.50	$488.58	$2,814	—
601 value added	601	15	465.00	$465.00	$2,795	—
601–640	613	84	440.50–474.00	$453.91	$2,782	+11.61
620	620	12	430.00	$430.00	$2,666	-12.30
655–671	661	26	407.50–427.50	$417.63	$2,761	-3.27
650–695	677	90	413.00–453.00	$428.97	$2,904	+8.07
657–693 value added	679	114	422.50–446.00	$436.05	$2,961	—
701	701	7	397.50	$397.50	$2,786	-3.31
708–712 value added	710	21	403.00–410.00	$407.01	$2,890	—
700–748	712	32	385.00–424.00	$411.36	$2,929	+10.55
753–772	763	57	385.00–394.50	$390.49	$2,979	+5.79
772–790 value added	777	35	377.50–389.00	$385.66	$2,997	—
799	799	5	364.00	$364.00	$2,908	-20.70
805	805	22	359.00	$359.00	$2,890	-16.56
815 value added	815	3	370.00	$370.00	$3,016	—
858–894	877	308	356.25–365.00	$360.41	$3,161	+4.87
909–940	921	237	346.75–358.00	$354.41	$3,264	+3.26
981	981	57	341.00	$341.00	$3,345	—
1010–1011	1010	14	278.00–288.00	$285.14	$2,880	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
356–392	382	22	607.50–630.00	$617.88	$2,360	—
408–448	429	32	542.50–575.00	$564.13	$2,420	-10.32
463–493	479	23	510.00–545.00	$533.09	$2,554	+26.55
484 unweaned	484	6	500.00	$500.00	$2,420	—
503–538	530	28	485.00–495.00	$491.03	$2,602	+8.65
545 value added	545	15	485.00	$485.00	$2,643	—
548	548	4	445.00	$445.00	$2,439	-37.38
551–598	573	39	439.00–475.00	$459.24	$2,631	+15.45
598 unweaned	598	5	391.00	$391.00	$2,338	—
606–633	627	38	422.00–440.00	$427.11	$2,678	+17.07
665	665	4	378.00	$378.00	$2,514	-18.00
650–690	668	43	378.00–426.00	$411.33	$2,748	+15.33
670 value added	670	12	447.50	$447.50	$2,998	—
716	716	6	392.50	$392.50	$2,810	+12.50
722	722	3	384.00	$384.00	$2,772	+4.00
771	771	7	353.00	$353.00	$2,722	-9.22
801–808	802	23	365.00–368.50	$367.89	$2,950	-1.11
850–866	858	16	343.50–356.50	$349.94	$3,002	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
913	913	36	333.00	$333.00	$3,040	—
962	962	10	321.00	$321.00	$3,088	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1179–1480	1268	9	235.00–239.00	$236.23	$2,995	-4.27
1166–1512	1332	11	240.00–244.50	$241.69	$3,219	—
1198–1550	1334	21	243.50–247.50	$245.39	$3,274	—
1490	1490	1	251.00	$251.00	$3,740	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
483	483	9	514.00	$514.00	$2,483	—
508	508	3	442.50	$442.50	$2,248	+70.00
722	722	11	364.50	$364.50	$2,632	—
802–818	811	17	351.00–355.50	$353.04	$2,863	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541 value added	541	11	467.50	$467.50	$2,529	—
569	569	8	442.50	$442.50	$2,518	+2.50
674	674	6	417.00	$417.00	$2,811	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	3	415.00	$415.00	$1,672	—
496	496	4	412.50	$412.50	$2,046	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	5	585.00	$585.00	$2,147	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321 value added	321	3	640.00	$640.00	$2,054	—
325	325	3	655.00	$655.00	$2,129	—
352–397	382	42	547.50–602.50	$563.31	$2,152	-16.69
399 value added	399	5	550.00	$550.00	$2,194	—
402–443 value added	421	22	530.00–547.50	$538.20	$2,266	—
402–449	430	61	500.00–545.00	$521.36	$2,242	+8.59
451–490	467	71	477.50–529.00	$511.43	$2,388	+26.53
466–493 value added	479	23	480.00–495.00	$486.22	$2,329	—
483 unweaned	483	6	492.50	$492.50	$2,379	—
500–533	519	72	445.00–495.00	$471.24	$2,446	+24.77
526–542 value added	529	42	452.50–467.50	$463.89	$2,454	—
553–598	568	44	417.50–446.00	$429.30	$2,438	-15.23
570–573 value added	572	21	422.50–442.50	$438.71	$2,509	—
602–635	620	104	400.00–427.50	$405.68	$2,515	-16.76
626–640	630	13	392.50–402.50	$395.62	$2,492	-26.82
650–652	652	74	383.00–389.00	$387.87	$2,529	+9.84
651–660 value added	656	32	390.00–414.00	$399.67	$2,622	—
828	828	63	340.00	$340.00	$2,815	+8.00
916–944	924	20	311.50–328.50	$323.29	$2,987	+5.79

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328–344	339	10	525.00–575.00	$560.50	$1,900	+35.91
367–388	376	10	450.00–535.00	$506.14	$1,903	+0.71
422 unweaned	422	3	467.50	$467.50	$1,973	—
420–445	430	16	470.00–495.00	$483.74	$2,080	+16.48
450–483	474	22	437.50–472.50	$463.06	$2,195	+1.23
488 unweaned	488	3	450.00	$450.00	$2,196	+15.00
491	491	4	413.00	$413.00	$2,028	-48.83
513 value added	513	12	465.00	$465.00	$2,385	—
507–519 unweaned	515	8	425.00–435.00	$428.70	$2,208	—
521–538	526	14	435.00–438.00	$437.12	$2,299	+20.62
577–598	587	21	362.50–422.00	$398.48	$2,339	-4.95
595–597	596	15	397.50–407.50	$403.51	$2,405	+0.08
618 unweaned	618	6	374.00	$374.00	$2,311	—
600–626	620	30	367.50–407.50	$380.14	$2,357	-9.26
633–637 value added	634	56	403.50–418.00	$407.92	$2,586	—
657–698	671	34	374.00–378.50	$377.67	$2,534	+12.67
685	685	10	340.00	$340.00	$2,329	-25.00
708	708	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,513	-8.81
715–742	727	7	345.00–359.00	$352.87	$2,565	-10.94
758–763	762	22	344.00–357.50	$354.45	$2,701	+8.99
786	786	11	328.00	$328.00	$2,578	-17.46
834	834	11	315.00	$315.00	$2,627	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	412.50	$412.50	$1,898	+4.50
515	515	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,008	—
579	579	4	384.00	$384.00	$2,223	+16.50
623	623	4	350.00	$350.00	$2,180	—
665	665	3	332.00	$332.00	$2,208	—
725	725	3	322.50	$322.50	$2,338	-2.50
790	790	3	280.00	$280.00	$2,212	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1230	1156	7	241.00–246.00	$243.28	$2,812	—
1165–1470	1312	9	238.00–241.00	$240.18	$3,151	—
1260–1450	1396	7	237.00–239.50	$237.58	$3,317	-4.08

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
762	762	15	349.50	$349.50	$2,663	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–333	324	6	625.00–645.00	$634.72	$2,056	—
406–442	425	15	512.50–555.00	$535.92	$2,278	+15.62
473–498	486	6	467.50–520.00	$493.07	$2,396	-10.88
532–545	536	12	410.00–475.00	$440.17	$2,359	-17.88
550–577	559	18	422.50–432.50	$426.91	$2,386	+10.71
610 unweaned	610	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,288	—
640	640	5	415.00	$415.00	$2,656	+10.74
669–695	687	18	325.00–373.00	$346.59	$2,381	-53.41
741	741	6	302.50	$302.50	$2,242	-77.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–426	421	6	575.00–590.00	$585.13	$2,463	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
663	663	4	262.50	$262.50	$1,740	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	3	322.50	$322.50	$1,612	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1155	945	85-90%	25	112.00–147.50	$128.69	$1,216	-3.93
800–1175	1019	85-90%	40	154.00–172.00	$160.06	$1,631	+11.43
800–1375	1020	85-90%	56	136.00–158.00	$146.16	$1,491	-2.47
915–1120	1024	85-90%	19	168.00–180.00	$174.03	$1,782	+25.40

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1350	1215	80-85%	33	151.00–170.00	$159.57	$1,939	-2.09
1100–1370	1235	80-85%	43	166.00–180.00	$173.59	$2,144	-9.49
1125–1350	1264	80-85%	28	180.00–192.50	$184.59	$2,333	+10.51
1300	1300	80-85%	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,911	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1650	1458	75-80%	26	167.00–181.00	$176.22	$2,569	-7.08
1328–1680	1480	75-80%	30	180.00–194.00	$184.33	$2,728	+1.03
1365–1740	1519	75-80%	11	155.00–171.00	$161.44	$2,452	-13.87

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1795	1626	65-75%	4	181.00–187.00	$183.26	$2,980	—
1650–1715	1683	65-75%	2	187.00–195.00	$190.92	$3,213	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1815	1558	6	179.00–191.00	$185.35	$2,888	—
1400–2365	1704	16	197.00–219.00	$208.90	$3,560	+20.64
1465–2080	1786	21	215.00–238.00	$225.23	$4,023	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1905–1940	1923	2	248.00–250.50	$249.24	$4,793	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1182–1413	1322	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	4,025.00–4,200.00	$4,150.76
1222–1406	1327	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	4,300.00–4,500.00	$4,410.84
1365–1400	1375	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	4,150.00–4,600.00	$4,280.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1160	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,875.00	$2,875.00
997–1450	1192	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	3,100.00–3,525.00	$3,263.41
1140–1415	1331	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	3,450.00–3,950.00	$3,742.42
1407	1407	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,250.00	$3,250.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1070	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	2,100.00–2,585.00	$2,356.48
1009	1009	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,275.00	$2,275.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1103–1250	1163	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	2,650.00–3,000.00	$2,890.99
1018–1400	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	3,100.00–3,650.00	$3,373.36

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1595	1595	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	4,300.00	$4,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1029	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	3,825.00–3,850.00	$3,837.90
1098	1098	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	4,050.00	$4,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1475	1475	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—
1525	1525	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	4,600.00	$4,600.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	5,400.00	$5,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	4,950.00	$4,950.00	-112.50

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
688	688	6	227.50	$227.50	$1,565	—

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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
950–1225	1133	(<2 yrs)	Open	80	5,675.00–6,100.00	$5,889.06	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	5,500.00	$5,500.00	—
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	4,350.00	$4,350.00	—

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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.