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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

4,442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $504.83/cwt +8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,845/hd at 564 lb · 281 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $487.02/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,567/hd at 527 lb · 204 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $529.02/cwt -14.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,735/hd at 517 lb · 188 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,442 5,951 3,377
Feeder cattle 3,912 4,639 2,813
Slaughter cattle 530 777 564
Replacement cattle — 535 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs sold mostly steady to firm with yearlings over 700 lbs steady to 5.00 lower with most decline over 800 lbs. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 8 672.50 $672.50 $2,428 +4.76
403–440 423 79 560.00–632.50 $595.40 $2,519 -11.30
451–497 472 84 527.50–570.00 $554.15 $2,616 +2.55
500–533 517 188 497.50–550.00 $529.02 $2,735 +0.05
550–594 563 267 451.00–527.00 $507.37 $2,856 +6.02
575–578 576 14 451.00–470.00 $456.45 $2,629 -44.90
602–644 631 30 425.00–467.00 $439.51 $2,773 +9.51
634 634 7 430.00 $430.00 $2,726 ±0.00
653–689 675 89 411.00–434.00 $428.92 $2,895 -0.05
711–734 729 109 395.25–412.50 $400.03 $2,916 -11.33
760–784 780 73 381.85–389.50 $383.08 $2,988 -7.41
835 835 64 369.00 $369.00 $3,081 +10.00
944 944 55 341.00 $341.00 $3,219 -13.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–348 334 18 632.50–697.50 $679.94 $2,271 —
366–397 384 48 565.00–630.00 $605.37 $2,325 -12.51
407–448 433 36 497.50–600.00 $559.03 $2,421 -5.10
448 unweaned 448 4 510.00 $510.00 $2,285 —
453–489 477 60 490.00–547.00 $524.83 $2,503 -8.26
507 thin fleshed 507 17 524.00 $524.00 $2,657 —
512 512 3 440.00 $440.00 $2,253 -51.03
500–545 527 165 462.50–507.00 $489.02 $2,577 -2.01
548 unweaned 548 19 444.00 $444.00 $2,433 —
550–598 574 88 425.00–476.00 $453.09 $2,601 -6.15
594 594 8 432.00 $432.00 $2,566 -27.24
601–635 619 38 410.00–443.00 $424.54 $2,628 -2.57
672–687 681 30 375.00–420.00 $403.66 $2,749 -7.67
703–740 722 13 379.00–393.00 $386.33 $2,789 +2.33
782 782 8 369.00 $369.00 $2,886 +16.00
893 893 8 340.50 $340.50 $3,041 -9.44
904–908 905 31 339.25–339.50 $339.28 $3,070 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 27 501.00 $501.00 $2,655 —
888 888 6 351.50 $351.50 $3,121 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,622 —
490 490 8 469.00 $469.00 $2,298 -45.00
522 thin fleshed 522 5 490.00 $490.00 $2,558 —
543 543 9 438.00 $438.00 $2,378 -4.50
788 788 5 353.00 $353.00 $2,782 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1232–1460 1298 27 243.00–247.00 $246.13 $3,195 +9.90
1558 1558 2 241.00 $241.00 $3,755 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
742 742 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,597 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–325 318 15 587.50–617.50 $611.36 $1,944 -43.64
395 395 4 565.00 $565.00 $2,232 +1.69
411–441 424 59 500.00–539.00 $516.67 $2,191 -4.69
450–497 476 132 479.00–510.00 $489.52 $2,330 -21.91
511 unweaned 511 8 458.00 $458.00 $2,340 —
500–534 519 146 453.00–485.00 $469.58 $2,437 -1.66
551–597 579 69 405.00–449.00 $428.48 $2,481 -0.82
606–639 617 100 397.00–426.50 $415.07 $2,561 +9.39
697 697 43 368.25 $368.25 $2,567 —
788 788 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,797 —
862 862 118 324.00 $324.00 $2,793 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 5 640.00 $640.00 $1,754 —
300–329 317 9 530.00–575.00 $540.08 $1,712 -20.42
350–398 366 59 495.00–560.00 $530.67 $1,942 +24.53
407–442 429 51 457.50–485.00 $470.10 $2,017 -13.64
437 unweaned 437 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,141 +22.50
467–497 482 51 442.50–480.00 $465.15 $2,242 +2.09
500–548 525 102 422.00–451.00 $438.45 $2,302 +1.33
509–536 unweaned 527 19 397.00–432.50 $412.30 $2,173 -16.40
569–592 578 14 387.00–405.00 $394.94 $2,283 -3.54
600–639 617 22 370.50–387.00 $378.04 $2,333 -2.10
670–698 687 21 343.50–349.00 $346.96 $2,384 +6.96
705–736 727 50 350.00–358.00 $351.86 $2,558 -1.01
753–776 758 26 320.00–350.00 $337.57 $2,559 -16.88
820–846 835 7 305.00–322.50 $312.37 $2,608 -2.63
900–921 915 43 293.00–299.00 $297.33 $2,721 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,804 —
469–487 476 11 400.00–425.00 $415.69 $1,979 +3.19
500 500 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,125 +35.00
564 564 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,059 -19.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 17 466.50 $466.50 $2,291 —
591 591 9 408.00 $408.00 $2,411 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1158–1300 1221 9 243.50–246.00 $244.68 $2,988 —
1438 1438 2 242.00 $242.00 $3,480 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 337 8 622.50–630.00 $625.34 $2,107 -9.38
452 452 5 552.50 $552.50 $2,497 +59.43
503–526 515 19 440.00–487.50 $474.85 $2,445 +34.68
551 unweaned 551 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,424 —
572–598 584 11 420.00–430.00 $424.66 $2,480 -2.25
655 655 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,522 +38.41
750 750 6 345.00 $345.00 $2,588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1350 1212 80-85% 20 149.00–164.00 $158.11 $1,916 -1.46
1100–1400 1220 80-85% 48 167.00–179.00 $172.81 $2,108 +13.24
1120–1370 1268 80-85% 18 179.00–188.00 $182.66 $2,316 -1.93
1335 1335 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,949 -1.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1150 962 85-90% 7 112.00–126.00 $118.48 $1,140 —
825–1150 979 85-90% 36 135.00–151.00 $143.18 $1,402 —
860–1150 1026 85-90% 25 153.00–168.00 $159.70 $1,639 -14.33
965–1125 1043 85-90% 18 168.00–179.00 $172.72 $1,801 -1.31
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1635 1494 75-80% 42 167.00–180.50 $174.71 $2,610 -9.62
1375–1645 1495 75-80% 8 153.00–166.00 $159.76 $2,388 -24.57
1405–1645 1515 75-80% 7 181.00–190.00 $185.24 $2,806 +23.80
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1680 1620 65-75% 2 188.00–195.00 $191.37 $3,100 +8.11
1660–1920 1748 65-75% 6 173.50–180.50 $176.17 $3,079 —
1785–1790 1788 65-75% 2 165.00–168.50 $166.75 $2,981 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2060 1645 3 178.00–191.00 $186.79 $3,073 —
1490–1985 1706 7 200.00–214.00 $206.79 $3,528 -2.11
1490–2630 1819 17 214.00–238.50 $226.22 $4,115 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 1 244.50 $244.50 $4,205 —

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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.