Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

3,081 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $149.13/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 837 lb · 96 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.75/cwt -1.29 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 565 lb · 72 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $179.74/cwt -1.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 624 lb · 68 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,081	5,107	4,424
Feeder cattle	2,177	3,974	3,465
Slaughter cattle	756	797	529
Replacement cattle	148	336	430

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, although some late week sales were lower, heifers sold uneven from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	329	5	205.00–214.00	$206.83	$680	-7.39
355–390	376	18	200.00–210.00	$206.64	$777	-4.39
400–435	415	19	200.00–227.50	$211.96	$880	+1.10
457 thin fleshed	457	9	225.00	$225.00	$1,028	+1.00
450–472	465	20	213.00–220.00	$214.42	$997	+9.98
510–538	523	59	187.00–214.00	$202.73	$1,060	+1.09
550–573	561	25	187.50–197.00	$192.43	$1,080	+2.07
603–648	624	68	162.50–185.00	$179.74	$1,122	-1.89
655–680	656	17	161.00–184.00	$182.60	$1,198	+9.63
700–736	720	17	140.00–162.50	$155.58	$1,120	-2.79
750–795	761	17	142.50–150.00	$147.59	$1,123	-6.18
802–842	837	96	149.00–150.00	$149.13	$1,248	+2.27
855–896	880	32	138.00–150.00	$142.08	$1,250	-1.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	334	12	165.00–197.50	$187.76	$627	-6.61
355–392	376	33	182.00–195.00	$186.98	$703	-1.87
400–445	426	28	175.00–192.50	$185.60	$791	-3.12
453–496	481	45	174.00–195.00	$181.22	$872	-4.01
505–541	527	29	171.00–187.50	$177.15	$934	-0.43
567 value added	567	9	185.00	$185.00	$1,049	—
552–590	581	18	174.00–187.00	$182.21	$1,059	+7.79
608–648	641	38	144.00–169.00	$156.42	$1,003	-10.26
653–680	666	11	155.00–169.00	$162.10	$1,080	+7.10
707–745	726	8	139.00–152.50	$145.57	$1,057	-9.18
760–797	785	38	135.00–147.50	$146.16	$1,147	+0.72

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	5	185.00	$185.00	$623	—
353–395	372	6	170.00–174.00	$172.61	$642	—
400–440	423	27	160.00–172.50	$166.38	$704	-9.62
460–483	475	6	157.00–172.50	$163.00	$774	+2.96
562–595	574	11	152.50–167.50	$161.77	$929	+2.06
642	642	7	152.50	$152.50	$979	+4.12
655–695	673	4	130.00–145.00	$138.76	$934	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
749	749	11	149.00	$149.00	$1,116	—
894–899	895	28	128.00–139.00	$136.63	$1,223	—
1011–1035	1019	9	120.00–128.00	$125.29	$1,277	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
426	426	4	187.00	$187.00	$797	+17.00
502–528	517	12	165.00–171.00	$167.43	$866	+3.86

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–585	566	6	145.00–155.00	$149.42	$846	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,285	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–332	325	5	150.00–162.50	$157.66	$512	-1.59
350–398	379	50	149.00–167.00	$159.26	$604	+0.85
405–449	429	35	140.00–162.50	$154.86	$664	-2.87
450–495	475	67	150.00–163.00	$157.91	$750	+3.50
503–548	525	40	138.00–157.50	$149.34	$784	+2.41
565–592	580	38	137.00–146.00	$141.58	$821	+0.49
602–640	607	32	128.00–144.00	$138.96	$843	-0.13
670–673	671	34	129.00–140.00	$135.09	$906	-0.66
702–745	722	21	123.00–136.00	$130.98	$946	+0.59
763	763	3	115.00	$115.00	$877	-12.02
861–869	866	24	120.00–135.00	$128.78	$1,115	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	8	170.00–175.00	$170.75	$560	-3.11
405–445	418	28	167.50–175.00	$172.78	$722	-0.79
458–482	471	12	165.00–170.00	$166.01	$782	-5.99
504–541	519	58	160.00–168.00	$163.00	$846	+3.46
550–597	565	72	146.00–154.00	$152.75	$863	-1.29
616–644	632	40	146.00–151.00	$149.52	$945	-0.43
683	683	21	145.00	$145.00	$990	-2.00
749	749	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,049	+0.03
759–773	763	34	132.50–144.00	$140.43	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
311–319	314	12	130.00–132.50	$131.44	$413	—
358–365	361	5	130.00–140.00	$135.95	$491	-9.05
414–445	421	16	125.00–140.00	$132.11	$556	-4.59
465–499	492	11	135.00–143.00	$139.11	$684	—
505–540	519	18	120.00–134.00	$128.77	$668	-0.89
550–582	565	13	115.00–132.50	$126.27	$713	—
703–740	722	6	109.00–114.00	$111.44	$805	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	5	156.00	$156.00	$641	—
738	738	13	135.00	$135.00	$996	—
811	811	7	132.50	$132.50	$1,075	—
865–895	893	16	127.50–129.00	$127.59	$1,139	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	14	172.50	$172.50	$673	+9.87
405–432	427	14	147.50–171.00	$161.52	$690	+5.13
475–492	480	7	150.00–165.00	$154.39	$741	-16.62
510–537	523	13	144.00–159.00	$152.55	$798	+6.69
571–586	580	13	137.00–144.00	$141.57	$821	-18.92
610–648	632	14	137.00–140.00	$138.24	$874	-9.59
650–695	671	12	111.00–142.00	$133.35	$895	-4.47
725–732	728	5	133.00–134.00	$133.60	$973	-0.10
772–790	783	5	108.00–110.00	$109.21	$855	—
945	945	4	105.00	$105.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–378	371	8	177.50–182.50	$179.05	$664	-38.64
408–420	411	4	170.00–173.00	$172.23	$708	-26.47
500–505	503	5	167.50–172.50	$170.51	$858	+2.59
626	626	6	151.00	$151.00	$945	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	6	145.00–147.00	$145.98	$457	—
487	487	7	130.00	$130.00	$633	—
567–585	572	4	140.00–152.50	$149.30	$854	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558–590	575	6	130.00–148.00	$138.96	$799	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1335	1187	80-85%	20	69.00–81.00	$76.69	$910	—
1002–1440	1202	80-85%	158	78.00–97.00	$88.59	$1,065	-5.91
1115–1430	1259	80-85%	33	95.00–106.00	$99.55	$1,253	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1020	816	85-90%	16	30.00–50.00	$42.68	$348	+2.52
770–1190	964	85-90%	68	51.00–67.50	$60.11	$579	—
765–1290	1039	85-90%	90	65.00–81.00	$73.01	$759	+0.18
970–1295	1135	85-90%	7	80.00–86.00	$82.97	$942	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1247–1790	1394	75-80%	56	77.00–95.00	$89.83	$1,252	-4.35
1335–1630	1453	75-80%	13	65.00–81.00	$75.18	$1,092	-0.74
1335–1740	1517	75-80%	28	95.00–107.00	$98.69	$1,497	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1795	1519	12	88.00–104.00	$97.75	$1,485	—
1255–2170	1715	36	100.00–122.00	$113.52	$1,947	+3.41
1415–2230	1803	9	120.00–132.00	$125.74	$2,267	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1125	884	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	87.50–113.00	$99.98	$884
798–1200	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	80.00–103.00	$93.95	$867

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–995	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	106.00–115.00	$109.65	$943

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1155	961	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	675.00–1,050.00	$856.67
795–1225	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	725.00–1,125.00	$1,014.14
1015–1160	1124	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	850.00–950.00	$927.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1003–1145	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,183.23
1089–1198	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,166.13

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
942–965	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	575.00	$575.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–710	705	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	350.00–475.00	$412.06

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–955	883	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	850.00–1,050.00	$929.86
840–1115	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	700.00–1,125.00	$911.55

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	4	126.00	$126.00	$456	—

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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.