Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

6,659 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.12/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 518 lb · 264 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.37/cwt -0.87 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 620 lb · 262 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.70/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 722 lb · 214 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,659	4,267	3,655
Feeder cattle	5,711	3,218	2,843
Slaughter cattle	587	587	422
Replacement cattle	361	462	390

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders steady to 3.00 higher early week, steers unevenly steady and heifers steady to 3.00 higher late week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	185.00	$185.00	$629	—
350–395	377	53	181.00–200.00	$190.10	$717	+2.75
401–449	425	121	174.00–196.00	$183.71	$781	-1.49
451–495	473	105	170.00–191.00	$176.81	$836	+4.54
500–548	525	206	159.00–183.00	$170.28	$894	+3.43
550–599	568	137	152.50–177.00	$161.66	$918	+1.94
600–638	616	158	142.00–165.00	$154.04	$949	+4.11
652–695	667	118	140.00–155.00	$146.96	$980	+4.36
700–747	722	214	128.00–144.00	$137.70	$994	+0.68
755–792	772	140	129.50–138.00	$131.99	$1,019	+2.60
812–849	842	120	125.00–128.00	$125.58	$1,057	—
873	873	6	124.00	$124.00	$1,083	—
955	955	4	114.00	$114.00	$1,089	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	18	175.00–182.50	$180.05	$585	-11.95
355–399	375	21	170.00–182.50	$177.88	$667	-1.53
400–448	424	84	160.00–175.00	$168.34	$714	-0.73
452–494	468	85	157.50–171.00	$164.27	$769	-1.04
504–544	526	126	145.00–162.00	$158.29	$833	+8.58
551–599	583	169	138.00–157.00	$149.39	$871	+3.44
602–648	631	141	128.00–145.00	$138.53	$874	+2.86
650	650	3	123.00	$123.00	$800	-9.14
650–697	672	70	127.00–136.00	$132.15	$888	+0.01
704–748	723	92	124.00–131.00	$128.89	$932	+1.58
764–792	784	30	123.00–128.00	$127.01	$996	+1.82
800–837	820	18	120.00–125.00	$122.46	$1,004	+2.76
876–882	880	27	115.00–121.00	$119.01	$1,047	-0.83
928–935	932	6	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$1,076	-0.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	6	172.50	$172.50	$687	—
475	475	5	169.00	$169.00	$803	—
609–645	627	10	140.00–151.00	$145.34	$911	+1.34
654	654	5	144.00	$144.00	$942	—
707–747	722	16	130.00–133.00	$131.84	$952	—
787	787	16	130.00	$130.00	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442	442	5	154.00	$154.00	$681	+12.00
458	458	5	150.00	$150.00	$687	+6.17
543–544	544	15	143.00–144.00	$143.67	$782	—
572	572	5	127.50	$127.50	$729	-3.50
620	620	6	122.00	$122.00	$756	-0.50
700	700	5	115.00	$115.00	$805	-7.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	5	155.00	$155.00	$710	-8.99
567–587	571	17	152.00–154.00	$152.36	$870	—
935	935	16	118.00	$118.00	$1,103	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	5	160.00	$160.00	$622	—
448	448	3	148.00	$148.00	$663	—
517–546	538	11	143.00–154.00	$145.88	$785	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–347	337	33	155.00–165.00	$158.70	$535	-2.30
348 unweaned	348	6	150.00	$150.00	$522	—
354–395	373	41	148.00–171.00	$155.54	$580	-5.53
408–448	425	198	140.00–156.00	$146.79	$624	-3.33
451–498	471	148	139.00–149.00	$143.98	$678	-0.44
500–540	518	260	132.00–147.00	$138.97	$720	-0.01
531 fancy	531	4	149.00	$149.00	$791	—
555–595	571	135	131.00–139.50	$134.69	$769	-0.34
604–637	620	262	127.00–136.50	$131.37	$814	-0.87
651–680	666	60	123.00–138.00	$127.46	$849	+1.94
700–726	706	43	120.00–125.00	$123.57	$872	+3.57
825–847	841	11	102.50–120.00	$115.32	$970	—
873	873	7	112.50	$112.50	$982	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–396	382	44	140.00–154.00	$147.95	$565	-3.19
410–449	431	65	124.00–143.00	$134.67	$580	-4.99
450–489	467	76	125.00–140.00	$134.22	$627	-3.23
502–549	524	129	115.00–133.00	$129.29	$677	-0.63
557–598	575	102	119.00–143.50	$126.50	$727	+0.75
602–625	612	65	111.00–128.00	$120.69	$739	+1.96
652–691	676	110	111.00–125.00	$119.17	$806	-0.66
710–746	732	67	113.00–121.50	$119.62	$876	+6.27
753–796	765	43	114.00–117.50	$116.97	$895	+1.53
955	955	3	77.00	$77.00	$735	-15.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	418	14	117.50–127.50	$121.39	$507	+0.17
455–480	468	6	120.00	$120.00	$562	+7.62
562–585	570	16	114.00–117.50	$115.28	$657	+0.28
657–687	673	11	100.00	$100.00	$673	—
722–728	725	9	107.00–110.00	$108.34	$785	—
765–795	780	12	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$823	-2.51
808–810	809	14	102.00–104.00	$103.00	$833	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332–342	335	9	132.00–145.00	$136.42	$457	—
387–388	388	18	138.00–139.00	$138.33	$537	—
472–480	476	13	120.00–137.50	$132.51	$631	—
545–549	548	16	116.00–125.00	$122.20	$670	—
581	581	7	117.50	$117.50	$683	—
641	641	5	120.00	$120.00	$769	—
728	728	3	93.00	$93.00	$677	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581–595	589	16	123.00–125.00	$123.76	$729	-1.24
710–730	723	9	117.00–120.00	$117.98	$853	—
777	777	17	116.50	$116.50	$905	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	2	129.00	$129.00	$596	—
534	534	5	134.00	$134.00	$716	-3.00
570–591	584	17	130.00–132.00	$131.31	$767	—
615	615	6	126.00	$126.00	$775	—
722	722	2	112.50	$112.50	$812	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–448	429	16	148.00–149.00	$148.61	$638	—
464	464	6	145.00	$145.00	$673	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	4	130.00	$130.00	$545	—
632	632	4	114.00	$114.00	$720	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	160.00	$160.00	$680	—
458–498	474	10	142.00–156.00	$151.52	$718	+3.24
500–502	502	4	132.50–147.00	$143.39	$720	+3.67
550–581	564	13	127.00–144.00	$133.22	$751	+8.15
617–645	627	12	115.00–128.00	$121.20	$760	-4.63
652–695	672	11	117.00–127.00	$122.30	$822	+2.27
700	700	2	116.00	$116.00	$812	+0.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501–511	507	11	154.00–159.00	$155.80	$790	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	4	125.00	$125.00	$542	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–1370	950	85-90%	17	10.00–32.50	$25.51	$242	-13.24
730–1365	972	85-90%	60	30.00–43.00	$38.12	$371	-0.63
685–1485	1059	85-90%	104	42.50–54.00	$49.39	$523	—
890–1210	1062	85-90%	25	55.00–64.00	$58.53	$622	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1465	1176	80-85%	76	53.00–63.00	$58.29	$685	-1.79
1020–1410	1207	80-85%	27	58.00–77.00	$64.95	$784	-1.97
885–1595	1213	80-85%	33	45.00–55.00	$51.57	$626	-15.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1740	1416	75-80%	21	66.00–74.00	$67.94	$962	-2.04
1160–1905	1438	75-80%	16	52.00–59.00	$55.80	$802	-0.64
1120–1830	1454	75-80%	60	56.00–65.00	$61.95	$901	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1915	1430	24	50.00–80.00	$72.22	$1,033	—
1345–2285	1713	44	80.00–91.00	$85.26	$1,461	+1.35
1640–2295	1966	14	92.00–102.50	$96.34	$1,894	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1240	996	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	77.50–108.00	$92.75	$924
788–1375	1047	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	68.00–82.00	$72.62	$760

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1200	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	45.00–65.00	$57.30	$567

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1190	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	40.00–64.00	$58.62	$586

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
590–975	817	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	70.00–85.00	$76.38	$624

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1130	1031	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	600.00–850.00	$693.41
1020–1218	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	550.00–800.00	$679.21
850–1580	1109	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	525.00–950.00	$759.68
1075–1355	1164	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	650.00–850.00	$742.61

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
675–1095	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	425.00–850.00	$688.91
885–1165	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	500.00–825.00	$708.87
840–1180	1024	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	450.00–775.00	$616.83

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1200	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	975.00–1,025.00	$990.37
1063–1450	1171	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	900.00–1,350.00	$1,035.91
1315–1395	1368	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,025.00	$940.04

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
560–955	777	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	425.00–600.00	$519.66
635–1030	819	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	350.00–475.00	$407.56

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–1150	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	875.00–1,200.00	$979.66

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–910	768	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	650.00–725.00	$709.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1105	1068	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	800.00–950.00	$933.04

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+287.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
875–1105	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	925.00–1,375.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775–850	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–825.00	$725.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
496	496	4	75.00	$75.00	$372	—
702	702	2	72.50	$72.50	$509	—

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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.