Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

5,123 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $168.41/cwt +12.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 719 lb · 190 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $189.37/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,087/hd at 574 lb · 163 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.64/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 470 lb · 158 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,123	3,081	5,462
Feeder cattle	3,991	2,177	4,397
Slaughter cattle	700	756	628
Replacement cattle	432	148	437

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 5.00 to 12.00 higher, heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–348	336	13	205.00–235.00	$219.40	$737	+12.57
352–395	380	50	202.50–232.50	$219.41	$834	+12.77
402–447	424	60	204.00–229.00	$214.62	$910	+2.66
462 thin fleshed	462	12	234.00	$234.00	$1,081	+9.00
452–495	477	62	195.00–224.00	$208.60	$995	-5.82
500–547	517	140	191.00–222.00	$210.91	$1,090	+8.18
551–581	574	163	184.50–206.00	$189.37	$1,087	-3.06
605–649	624	96	173.00–192.00	$185.99	$1,161	+6.25
662–684	675	88	167.00–184.00	$176.37	$1,190	-6.23
703–748	719	190	142.50–178.00	$168.41	$1,211	+12.83
758–791	785	11	148.00–150.00	$148.35	$1,165	+0.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–338	325	11	182.50–208.00	$194.94	$634	+7.18
350–390	364	38	185.00–200.00	$193.32	$704	+6.34
410–444	430	46	182.50–196.00	$188.66	$811	+3.06
450–499	468	101	175.00–202.50	$192.39	$900	+11.17
508–548	525	67	175.00–196.00	$186.30	$978	+9.15
551–593	563	46	175.00–187.50	$179.99	$1,013	-2.22
600–642	627	76	155.00–187.00	$176.70	$1,108	+20.28
652–696	681	15	158.00–167.00	$164.09	$1,117	+1.99
734–738	736	12	143.50–150.00	$146.76	$1,080	+1.19
780	780	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,053	-11.16
822–848	842	34	135.00–141.00	$139.25	$1,172	—
906–918	907	66	135.00–138.00	$135.28	$1,227	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–345	341	8	175.00–180.00	$178.10	$607	-6.90
360–380	370	3	175.00–178.00	$176.00	$651	+3.39
400–432	407	14	165.00–187.50	$176.27	$717	+9.89
450–494	483	24	165.00–184.00	$178.01	$860	+15.01
502–543	526	22	170.00–172.50	$170.79	$898	—
581–591	588	28	160.00–161.00	$160.14	$942	-1.63

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–327	324	14	191.00–202.50	$199.30	$646	—
451–489	480	32	173.00–185.00	$176.37	$847	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–327	323	14	198.00–217.00	$204.65	$661	—
375	375	5	226.00	$226.00	$848	—
441	441	11	219.00	$219.00	$966	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	10	145.00	$145.00	$526	—
441	441	10	167.00	$167.00	$736	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	5	189.00	$189.00	$990	—
602–611	607	11	158.00–161.00	$159.65	$969	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
439	439	5	150.00	$150.00	$658	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	330	20	170.00–183.00	$174.53	$576	+3.78
350–390	378	50	170.00–183.00	$177.07	$669	—
400–449	426	110	165.00–182.00	$173.88	$741	+1.10
450–493	470	158	162.00–176.00	$169.64	$797	+3.63
502–545	524	158	146.00–174.00	$162.76	$853	-0.24
550–595	559	88	151.00–163.00	$158.70	$887	+5.95
600–645	612	114	142.50–157.00	$154.98	$948	+5.46
656–697	687	95	146.50–151.00	$148.57	$1,021	+3.57
714–743	717	50	136.00–149.50	$147.41	$1,057	+7.41
760–784	773	23	138.00–142.00	$140.12	$1,083	-0.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–346	329	53	152.50–167.50	$161.24	$530	+3.58
351–392	372	51	152.50–168.00	$160.64	$598	+1.38
405–445	430	35	140.00–160.00	$154.11	$663	-0.75
450–498	477	97	147.50–163.00	$156.42	$746	-1.49
500–547	523	70	136.00–158.00	$149.51	$782	+0.17
551–595	576	35	135.00–152.50	$144.25	$831	+2.67
615–640	628	47	135.00–153.00	$145.03	$911	+6.07
660–695	671	14	135.00–143.00	$139.56	$936	+4.47
700–748	720	57	132.00–148.00	$133.85	$964	+2.87
777	777	14	133.00	$133.00	$1,033	+18.00
810	810	11	129.00	$129.00	$1,045	—
937	937	7	127.00	$127.00	$1,190	—
970	970	5	120.00	$120.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–342	329	13	140.00	$140.00	$461	+8.56
473–494	483	11	135.00–144.00	$139.19	$672	+0.08
507–545	524	13	132.50–136.00	$134.71	$706	+5.94

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	5	155.00	$155.00	$659	-1.00
551	551	15	152.00	$152.00	$838	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456	456	6	155.00	$155.00	$707	—
580	580	12	149.00	$149.00	$864	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–393	389	13	170.00–180.00	$174.20	$678	+1.70
412–448	425	11	168.00–170.00	$168.90	$718	+7.38
460–499	490	13	165.00–176.00	$169.70	$832	+15.31
502–548	534	30	146.00–190.00	$160.66	$858	+8.11
586–598	592	18	147.50–164.50	$158.21	$937	+16.64
611–612	611	9	147.00–154.00	$150.89	$922	+12.65
659–671	665	8	137.00–152.00	$144.43	$960	+11.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	331	15	180.00–195.00	$189.47	$627	—
418–447	438	29	175.00–190.00	$181.74	$796	+9.51
457–490	471	14	164.00–192.00	$176.93	$833	—
505–548	526	19	166.00–177.00	$173.89	$915	+3.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438–440	438	5	155.00–165.00	$159.01	$696	—
625	625	4	133.00	$133.00	$831	—
703	703	3	129.00	$129.00	$907	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472–490	483	5	141.00–150.00	$144.52	$698	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1340–1470	1405	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	1,550.00–1,775.00	$1,667.70	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1215	831	85-90%	19	30.00–47.00	$42.43	$353	-0.25
710–1235	979	85-90%	38	49.00–63.00	$56.42	$552	-3.69
818–1275	1048	85-90%	54	75.00–90.00	$81.48	$854	+8.47
800–1280	1052	85-90%	162	63.00–79.00	$71.36	$751	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1330	1204	80-85%	96	74.00–90.00	$84.49	$1,017	-4.10
1080–1350	1222	80-85%	22	59.00–78.00	$72.57	$887	-16.02
1040–1325	1272	80-85%	76	91.00–98.00	$93.68	$1,192	-5.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1625	1413	75-80%	14	72.00–79.00	$75.91	$1,073	—
1305–1650	1428	75-80%	57	80.00–92.00	$87.28	$1,246	—
1312–1890	1452	75-80%	68	92.00–100.00	$95.00	$1,379	+19.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2135	1424	15	80.00–102.00	$94.35	$1,344	—
1220–2345	1558	45	100.00–117.00	$109.61	$1,708	—
1595–2170	1827	24	116.00–134.00	$121.03	$2,211	-4.71

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1200	921	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	105.00–130.00	$116.91	$1,077
820–1290	1034	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	72.00–99.00	$84.15	$870

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
748–999	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	61.00–67.50	$63.01	$570

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–1150	917	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	75.00–96.00	$82.97	$761

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125–1265	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	66.00–69.00	$67.92	$796

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1012	1012	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1040–1180	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	900.00–925.00	$911.71
1025–1410	1158	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	1,025.00–1,425.00	$1,173.19

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
809–1086	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	925.00–1,200.00	$1,048.43
915–1040	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	975.00–1,050.00	$1,018.46

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1105	907	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	29	600.00–950.00	$835.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1110	993	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	675.00–900.00	$797.47

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–865	808	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	150.00–550.00	$432.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
712–810	764	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	625.00–800.00	$708.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1305–1460	1314	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	1,850.00–2,000.00	$1,868.48	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
895–1050	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	750.00–1,300.00	$1,120.59	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1030–1095	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,195.83	—
1123	1123	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
878–1085	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,450.00–1,650.00	$1,537.50	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1145–1175	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,475.00–1,600.00	$1,560.00	—
1347	1347	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.