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Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

9,041 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.94/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 524 lb · 325 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $135.19/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 761 lb · 314 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.91/cwt +7.38 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 628 lb · 302 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,041 6,659 3,870
Feeder cattle 7,651 5,711 3,067
Slaughter cattle 752 587 473
Replacement cattle 638 361 330

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, early week calves unevenly steady from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher, spots 5.00 higher and yearlings 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Late week steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower, high dressing breaking and boning cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 7 182.50 $182.50 $537 —
300–315 309 5 191.00–197.00 $194.67 $602 +9.67
350–398 371 54 181.00–192.50 $188.57 $700 -1.53
405–446 426 72 175.00–195.00 $186.25 $793 +2.54
456–492 476 85 171.00–187.00 $180.46 $859 +3.65
504–532 fancy 512 30 177.00–191.00 $180.93 $926 —
516 thin fleshed 516 17 179.00 $179.00 $924 —
500–542 526 278 156.00–185.00 $171.71 $903 +1.43
551–590 574 207 153.00–171.00 $161.55 $927 -0.11
613 fancy 613 75 159.75 $159.75 $979 —
605–639 622 118 145.00–160.00 $153.47 $955 -0.57
650–684 675 181 142.50–150.00 $146.83 $991 -0.13
702–743 718 140 130.00–147.50 $140.62 $1,010 +2.92
750–791 761 314 129.00–146.00 $135.19 $1,029 +3.20
817–837 833 17 125.00 $125.00 $1,041 -0.58
852–875 861 24 127.00–128.00 $127.38 $1,097 +3.38
906–914 910 21 121.00–123.00 $121.95 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–346 332 21 170.00–185.00 $180.51 $599 +0.46
352–399 380 61 165.00–185.00 $179.03 $680 +1.15
402–447 428 63 165.00–178.00 $171.46 $734 +3.12
451–499 471 112 158.00–173.00 $166.05 $782 +1.78
500–547 523 140 148.00–166.00 $158.74 $830 +0.45
552–594 580 155 139.00–156.00 $149.92 $870 +0.53
603–649 628 302 139.00–151.50 $145.91 $916 +7.38
650–699 675 211 133.00–141.00 $137.14 $926 +4.99
716–739 726 9 123.00–132.00 $127.93 $929 -0.96
766–795 775 17 124.00–130.00 $127.44 $988 +0.43
803–825 813 55 120.00–125.00 $121.23 $986 -1.23
850–870 864 50 115.00–123.50 $121.10 $1,046 +2.09
906–922 911 16 110.00–121.00 $115.51 $1,052 +0.01
964 964 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–338 330 9 165.00 $165.00 $544 —
397 397 6 162.00 $162.00 $643 —
412–441 432 36 145.00–157.00 $152.58 $659 -1.42
453–497 478 44 138.00–155.00 $149.05 $712 -0.95
506–548 528 32 138.00–147.00 $142.33 $752 -1.34
552–592 560 20 128.00–143.00 $133.60 $748 +6.10
603–642 630 10 125.00–138.00 $134.27 $846 +12.27
695 695 5 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
784 784 7 104.00 $104.00 $815 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 5 150.00 $150.00 $669 —
529 529 7 154.00 $154.00 $815 —
571–594 586 26 143.00–145.00 $144.40 $846 -7.96
602–648 635 31 131.00–142.00 $136.45 $866 —
654–695 660 20 133.00–134.00 $133.84 $883 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–407 406 12 159.00–173.00 $162.47 $660 —
483 483 15 157.00 $157.00 $758 —
518 518 20 155.00 $155.00 $803 +9.12
576–578 577 21 140.00–150.00 $146.66 $846 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 11 168.00 $168.00 $949 —
755–762 758 28 127.50–133.00 $130.43 $989 +0.43
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 470 11 135.00–157.00 $150.81 $709 —
549 549 10 128.00 $128.00 $703 —
583–599 591 10 125.00–135.00 $129.93 $768 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 7 177.50 $177.50 $673 —
514 514 6 178.00 $178.00 $915 —
703 703 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,019 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 6 167.00 $167.00 $481 —
315–339 330 20 147.50–171.00 $158.46 $523 -0.24
356–395 378 90 144.00–165.00 $157.85 $597 +2.31
408–448 425 140 145.00–159.00 $152.92 $650 +6.13
452–498 474 110 140.00–154.00 $144.56 $685 +0.58
500–549 525 138 131.00–146.00 $141.25 $742 +2.28
550–598 571 170 131.00–145.00 $135.98 $776 +1.29
604–647 627 244 125.00–134.00 $129.47 $812 -1.90
662–698 676 87 121.00–129.00 $125.72 $850 -1.74
705–738 712 110 123.50–130.00 $128.44 $914 +4.87
848 848 5 115.00 $115.00 $975 -0.32
850 850 30 126.00 $126.00 $1,071 +13.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 324 48 140.00–152.50 $146.20 $474 —
355–397 374 58 139.00–153.00 $145.34 $544 -2.61
400–448 430 117 130.00–149.00 $138.83 $597 +4.16
450–498 482 199 125.00–138.00 $133.99 $646 -0.23
500–544 518 158 120.00–137.00 $129.16 $669 -0.13
550–598 577 135 116.00–135.00 $127.49 $736 +0.99
604–649 622 105 115.00–125.50 $121.39 $755 +0.70
650–696 674 96 113.00–125.00 $118.83 $801 -0.34
702–733 718 51 113.00–121.00 $116.68 $838 -2.94
750–791 762 68 107.00–122.00 $117.37 $894 +0.40
804–812 807 22 102.50–116.00 $111.21 $897 —
853 853 11 118.00 $118.00 $1,007 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–494 476 23 118.00–129.00 $122.54 $583 —
538–541 539 21 120.00–121.00 $120.76 $651 —
561–586 574 16 124.00–126.00 $125.20 $719 +1.44
612–621 617 7 119.00–120.00 $119.58 $738 —
782 782 27 120.00 $120.00 $938 +3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 370 8 130.00–145.00 $138.99 $514 —
456–479 465 15 118.00–122.50 $120.96 $562 +0.96
566–590 579 36 110.00–120.00 $114.60 $664 -0.68
646 646 7 108.00 $108.00 $698 —
672 672 3 110.00 $110.00 $739 +10.00
764–781 772 9 102.00–104.00 $102.90 $794 -2.61
898 898 10 100.00 $100.00 $898 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 12 147.50 $147.50 $649 -1.11
453–462 455 25 140.00–146.00 $143.82 $654 -1.18
535–540 539 10 133.00–145.00 $136.58 $736 —
590 590 10 128.00 $128.00 $755 —
624 624 7 129.00 $129.00 $805 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 5 157.00 $157.00 $560 —
425–442 435 7 145.00–150.00 $147.09 $640 —
649 649 42 126.50 $126.50 $821 +0.50
742 742 5 123.00 $123.00 $913 +10.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–359 357 9 145.00–153.00 $148.53 $530 +10.20
472 472 5 143.00 $143.00 $675 +10.49
522–542 530 30 120.00–133.00 $126.55 $671 +4.35
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–326 325 7 127.50–130.00 $128.21 $417 —
354–397 382 16 129.00–132.50 $130.46 $498 —
555 555 3 105.00 $105.00 $583 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 169.00 $169.00 $529 —
370–385 378 4 162.00–165.00 $163.53 $618 —
432 432 2 155.00 $155.00 $670 -5.00
464–496 482 32 130.00–155.00 $143.57 $692 -7.95
501–543 524 36 122.00–139.00 $132.57 $695 -10.82
550–593 575 17 115.00–133.00 $127.83 $735 -5.39
612 612 9 120.00 $120.00 $734 -1.20
670–684 679 8 116.00–118.00 $116.74 $793 -5.56
776 776 10 111.00 $111.00 $861 —
814 814 4 96.00 $96.00 $781 —
858 858 6 105.00 $105.00 $901 —
908 908 2 94.00 $94.00 $854 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 4 188.00 $188.00 $526 —
321–330 325 10 185.00–192.00 $188.99 $614 —
402–441 432 27 152.50–175.00 $165.90 $717 —
465–490 479 15 160.00–164.00 $161.09 $772 —
510–540 523 21 142.50–155.00 $146.60 $767 -9.20
554–571 560 24 140.00–146.00 $142.73 $799 —
605 605 8 133.00 $133.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 150.00 $150.00 $537 —
404–445 412 12 145.00 $145.00 $597 —
450–488 468 6 131.00–144.00 $136.16 $637 —
568–578 573 4 123.50–127.00 $125.23 $718 —
656–682 669 4 120.00–122.00 $121.02 $810 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1027–1290 1157 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,219.30 —
1190–1720 1423 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,225.00–1,800.00 $1,480.50 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–1185 795 85-90% 21 12.00–28.00 $18.92 $150 —
600–1370 939 85-90% 60 30.00–40.00 $34.24 $322 —
780–1245 1069 85-90% 59 47.00–59.00 $53.39 $571 -5.14
710–1345 1074 85-90% 174 40.00–55.00 $45.66 $490 -12.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1355 1168 80-85% 15 58.00–63.00 $60.27 $704 +1.98
985–1375 1176 80-85% 131 49.00–59.00 $54.79 $644 -3.50
1000–1320 1185 80-85% 39 44.00–52.00 $50.08 $593 -8.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1565 1386 75-80% 42 44.00–55.00 $51.92 $720 —
1190–1795 1394 75-80% 68 55.00–62.00 $58.02 $809 —
1355–1740 1459 75-80% 13 62.00–65.00 $62.80 $916 +0.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1940 1432 26 60.00–77.00 $71.08 $1,018 -1.14
1580–1895 1750 8 89.00–99.00 $91.98 $1,610 —
1245–2275 1759 31 78.00–88.00 $83.56 $1,470 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
730–1455 1062 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 20 48.00–66.00 $56.79 $603
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655–960 814 (<2 yrs)Open 5 80.00–104.00 $92.74 $755
778–1105 944 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 68.00–90.00 $81.80 $772
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
475–1110 866 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 62.00–88.00 $74.34 $644
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720–1090 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 50.00–60.00 $54.90 $502

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–1165 921 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 65 400.00–900.00 $679.53
790–1230 956 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 675.00–825.00 $756.02
790–1180 1003 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 400.00–775.00 $545.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1250 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 900.00–925.00 $909.83
995–1505 1294 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 48 925.00–1,175.00 $1,044.94
1200–1555 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 875.00–950.00 $908.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–1165 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 500.00–775.00 $680.13
895–1515 1141 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 35 600.00–925.00 $834.14
1020–1355 1179 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 400.00–850.00 $718.94
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
470–985 729 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 27 200.00–475.00 $343.78
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1015 882 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 925.00–975.00 $965.41
855–1165 1001 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 850.00–1,075.00 $969.11

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–975 829 (<2 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 18 725.00–875.00 $785.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 1,350.00–1,375.00 $1,356.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
875–1235 1021 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 16 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,075.00 —
1020–1252 1146 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 800.00–1,100.00 $1,054.17 +54.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,070.00 $1,070.00 —
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,175.00–1,900.00 $1,610.00 —
1228 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1247–1349 1284 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,275.00–1,425.00 $1,370.45 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
979 979 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
745–850 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 950.00 $950.00 —
850–1120 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–900.00 $866.67 —
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 925.00 $925.00 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1213 1213 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 85.00 $85.00 $347 —
615 615 2 71.00 $71.00 $437 —

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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.