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Missouri (Northeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

4,616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $484.05/cwt -20.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,764/hd at 571 lb · 190 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $427.45/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,438/hd at 570 lb · 171 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $453.17/cwt +15.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,775/hd at 612 lb · 163 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,616 4,442 5,832
Feeder cattle 3,912 3,912 4,923
Slaughter cattle 704 530 909

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifer calves under 700 lbs sold steady with the exception of 500-600 lbs heifers trading mostly steady to 10.00 lower, yearlings over 700 lbs sold with a firm to higher undertone on limited offerings with the previous week. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, spots 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 2 715.00 $715.00 $2,088 —
336 336 4 705.00 $705.00 $2,369 —
355 value added 355 2 650.00 $650.00 $2,308 —
400–436 417 52 590.00–642.50 $599.45 $2,500 +4.05
410–431 value added 422 16 547.50–577.50 $559.86 $2,363 —
445 445 7 495.00 $495.00 $2,203 -100.40
466–483 474 14 505.00–515.00 $512.09 $2,427 -42.06
458–493 482 51 540.00–564.00 $547.19 $2,637 -6.96
501–549 511 63 510.00–545.00 $526.35 $2,690 -2.67
504–529 value added 521 19 487.50–515.00 $506.60 $2,639 —
517–528 523 13 465.00–485.00 $475.87 $2,489 -53.15
550–556 value added 552 25 500.00–505.00 $502.99 $2,777 —
550–595 573 151 462.50–514.00 $486.52 $2,788 +30.07
583–588 584 14 420.00–425.00 $423.56 $2,474 -32.89
600–640 612 157 432.50–467.00 $453.67 $2,776 +14.16
620 value added 620 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,728 —
650 value added 650 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,860 —
652–663 660 38 420.00–427.00 $423.35 $2,794 -5.57
665–678 670 19 382.50–427.50 $414.84 $2,779 -14.08
731–745 735 12 387.50 $387.50 $2,848 -12.53
742 742 50 403.25 $403.25 $2,992 +3.22
752 752 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,858 -3.08
761–776 773 66 390.00–396.00 $391.25 $3,024 +8.17
825–834 833 22 363.00–373.00 $364.35 $3,035 -4.65
938 938 56 344.00 $344.00 $3,227 +3.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 4 710.00 $710.00 $2,024 —
315–344 328 11 635.00–675.00 $655.96 $2,152 -23.98
354–378 368 39 595.00–665.00 $647.80 $2,384 +42.43
394 394 6 580.00 $580.00 $2,285 -25.37
395 unweaned 395 4 591.00 $591.00 $2,334 —
417–446 432 38 525.00–590.00 $565.70 $2,444 +6.67
450–495 465 95 500.00–557.50 $531.88 $2,473 +7.05
504–545 526 70 471.00–506.00 $495.61 $2,607 +6.59
542 thin fleshed 542 12 507.00 $507.00 $2,748 -17.00
550–595 573 90 420.00–482.50 $458.74 $2,629 +5.65
605–643 629 8 408.00–414.00 $411.83 $2,590 -12.71
644 unweaned 644 7 402.00 $402.00 $2,589 —
685–695 686 89 383.00–424.00 $418.99 $2,874 +15.33
700–743 731 24 365.00–415.00 $386.22 $2,823 -0.11
737 737 7 369.00 $369.00 $2,720 -17.33
750–797 777 7 370.00–383.00 $375.38 $2,917 +6.38
820–825 823 6 342.50–352.00 $347.26 $2,858 —
853 853 6 359.00 $359.00 $3,062 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 5 640.00 $640.00 $1,888 —
353–382 369 9 547.50–600.00 $577.69 $2,132 —
456–478 469 31 515.00–522.50 $518.02 $2,430 +49.02
508–548 535 20 435.00–453.00 $449.58 $2,405 +11.58
583–588 586 14 422.50–431.00 $427.98 $2,508 —
787 787 5 347.00 $347.00 $2,731 -6.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
996 996 55 325.25 $325.25 $3,239 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1576 1397 27 242.50–250.00 $245.40 $3,428 —
1402 1402 11 247.50 $247.50 $3,470 —
1691 1691 3 241.00 $241.00 $4,075 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 5 447.50 $447.50 $2,300 —
648 648 12 409.00 $409.00 $2,650 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,914 —
320–340 330 4 595.00–610.00 $602.73 $1,989 -8.63
373 value added 373 8 590.00 $590.00 $2,201 —
400–445 427 84 495.00–545.00 $517.13 $2,208 +0.46
435 435 4 490.00 $490.00 $2,132 -26.67
450–492 467 113 466.00–495.00 $483.80 $2,259 -5.72
468–469 469 9 450.00–480.00 $466.68 $2,189 -22.84
518 518 10 435.00 $435.00 $2,253 -34.58
500–537 519 61 436.00–450.00 $441.81 $2,293 -27.77
525 unweaned 525 3 447.50 $447.50 $2,349 -10.50
515–536 value added 532 28 442.50–485.00 $463.07 $2,464 —
553 value added 553 5 427.50 $427.50 $2,364 —
550–594 571 166 412.50–467.50 $427.45 $2,441 -1.03
600–634 611 59 410.00–432.50 $425.34 $2,599 +10.27
666–698 678 95 364.00–377.00 $372.19 $2,523 +3.94
833 833 11 320.50 $320.50 $2,670 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–338 326 22 542.50–670.00 $584.37 $1,905 +44.29
350–392 378 48 506.00–565.00 $531.99 $2,011 +1.32
408–442 432 33 472.50–500.00 $487.11 $2,104 +17.01
455–495 482 50 427.00–470.00 $448.34 $2,161 -16.81
490 490 3 441.00 $441.00 $2,161 -24.15
527 unweaned 527 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,134 -7.30
505–548 532 94 415.00–442.50 $431.58 $2,296 -6.87
572 572 12 390.00 $390.00 $2,231 -4.94
557–597 585 32 392.50–427.50 $402.54 $2,355 +7.60
605–641 618 38 371.00–410.00 $395.67 $2,445 +17.63
656 value added 656 4 392.50 $392.50 $2,575 —
652–670 659 26 342.50–372.00 $360.29 $2,374 +13.33
666–681 674 9 343.00–357.50 $351.14 $2,367 +4.18
714 714 49 365.00 $365.00 $2,606 +13.14
722 722 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,671 +18.14
838 838 62 335.50 $335.50 $2,811 +23.13
896 896 4 300.50 $300.50 $2,692 —
919 919 4 309.00 $309.00 $2,840 +11.67
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1194–1294 1246 20 246.50–248.00 $247.33 $3,082 +2.65
1280 1280 4 240.00 $240.00 $3,072 —
1265–1400 1344 26 244.00–254.00 $249.14 $3,348 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–397 382 12 450.00–475.00 $462.01 $1,765 -2.99
415 415 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,826 —
450 450 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,822 -10.69
533 533 14 425.00 $425.00 $2,265 ±0.00
684 684 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,428 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
929 929 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,601 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–386 unweaned 371 7 570.00–590.00 $578.12 $2,145 —
377–392 386 10 575.00–625.00 $599.90 $2,316 —
405–442 419 14 522.50–565.00 $541.81 $2,270 —
472–497 488 16 440.00–517.50 $480.77 $2,346 —
525–540 531 14 452.50–465.00 $457.17 $2,428 -17.68
550 550 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,420 +15.34
646 646 5 390.00 $390.00 $2,519 —
688 unweaned 688 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,408 —
732 732 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,654 —
762–798 780 6 330.00–345.00 $337.33 $2,631 -7.67
838 838 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,577 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–422 409 11 578.00–585.00 $581.26 $2,377 —
500–505 502 8 480.00–497.50 $488.44 $2,452 —
519 unweaned 519 8 475.00 $475.00 $2,465 —
609 609 4 430.00 $430.00 $2,619 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1210 1015 85-90% 35 154.00–166.00 $160.79 $1,632 +1.09
850–1150 1021 85-90% 36 115.00–133.00 $127.69 $1,304 -32.01
800–1168 1045 85-90% 55 133.00–154.00 $140.58 $1,469 -32.14
1015–1125 1061 85-90% 9 168.00–175.00 $171.99 $1,825 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1280 1211 80-85% 7 145.00–157.00 $149.11 $1,806 -9.00
1010–1370 1225 80-85% 22 139.00–170.00 $158.31 $1,939 -14.50
1100–1365 1238 80-85% 54 166.00–180.00 $172.60 $2,137 -0.21
1100–1360 1238 80-85% 20 182.00–193.00 $184.27 $2,281 +11.46
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1650 1476 75-80% 17 151.00–169.00 $161.09 $2,378 -13.62
1365–1675 1503 75-80% 18 182.50–197.50 $186.04 $2,796 +0.80
1360–1805 1521 75-80% 41 167.00–180.00 $173.59 $2,640 -11.65
1615 1615 75-80% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,487 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1740 1708 65-75% 2 158.00–168.00 $163.10 $2,786 —
1745–1840 1793 65-75% 2 182.00–186.50 $184.31 $3,305 +17.56
1690–1900 1800 65-75% 5 172.00–180.00 $177.10 $3,188 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1990 1679 6 185.00–195.00 $190.62 $3,201 —
1345–2070 1735 18 195.00–224.00 $209.53 $3,635 +2.74
1405–2300 1931 10 218.00–242.00 $227.55 $4,394 —

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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.