Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

5,606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $170.40/cwt -5.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,137/hd at 667 lb · 173 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.14/cwt -9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,179/hd at 741 lb · 171 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.29/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 525 lb · 158 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,606	5,123	5,261
Feeder cattle	4,196	3,991	4,181
Slaughter cattle	808	700	658
Replacement cattle	602	432	422

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 3.00 higher, spots up to 7.00 lower late week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308–345	326	17	200.00–235.00	$221.57	$722	+2.17
329–349 thin fleshed	335	25	224.00–225.00	$224.67	$753	—
352–398	381	48	204.00–237.00	$215.78	$822	-3.63
406–449	424	49	202.50–214.00	$208.24	$883	-6.38
450–495	471	47	190.00–222.00	$205.69	$969	-2.91
512–538	525	36	196.00–206.00	$201.77	$1,059	-9.14
551–592	566	62	183.00–197.00	$188.72	$1,068	-0.65
602–634	617	113	177.50–188.00	$180.07	$1,111	-5.92
650–678	667	173	168.00–181.00	$170.40	$1,137	-5.97
712–749	741	171	154.00–174.00	$159.14	$1,179	-9.27
752–761	753	75	150.00–157.50	$151.01	$1,137	+2.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	18	185.00–212.50	$199.20	$657	+4.26
358–398	381	15	182.50–202.50	$192.70	$734	-0.62
407–445	423	27	185.00–196.00	$191.26	$809	+2.60
459–497	481	71	175.00–197.50	$188.13	$905	-4.26
500–549	527	86	172.50–195.00	$187.15	$986	+0.85
550–598	581	100	163.00–181.00	$173.77	$1,010	-6.22
600–644	633	61	151.00–172.50	$165.98	$1,051	-10.72
669–695	680	31	154.00–166.00	$161.89	$1,101	-2.20
710–747	724	68	135.00–160.00	$154.82	$1,121	+8.06
752–780	766	21	130.00–147.00	$140.20	$1,074	+5.20
806–846	827	62	128.00–147.00	$143.14	$1,184	+3.89
855–892	874	41	137.50–140.00	$138.42	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–385	370	7	160.00–179.00	$167.52	$620	-8.48
405–446	432	36	173.00–184.00	$178.11	$769	+1.84
480–485	484	6	167.50–170.00	$167.91	$813	-10.10
520–533	531	21	171.00–173.00	$172.72	$917	+1.93
554–585	568	19	145.00–163.00	$156.76	$890	-3.38
675–695	685	23	130.00–142.50	$137.98	$945	—
822	822	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,044	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	10	190.00	$190.00	$914	—
549	549	7	184.00	$184.00	$1,010	-5.00
644	644	7	157.00	$157.00	$1,011	—
682	682	12	154.00	$154.00	$1,050	—
769–793	791	79	145.00–149.25	$148.99	$1,179	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	5	202.00	$202.00	$836	—
508	508	14	195.00	$195.00	$991	—
600	600	6	177.00	$177.00	$1,062	—
689	689	17	172.00	$172.00	$1,185	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
553	553	10	187.00	$187.00	$1,034	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	4	170.00	$170.00	$551	-29.30
557–588	569	5	162.50–168.00	$165.73	$943	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–347	333	33	172.50–184.00	$180.58	$601	+6.05
351–396	378	75	170.00–184.00	$176.92	$669	-0.15
405–449	427	106	164.00–179.00	$170.48	$728	-3.40
450–496	471	83	165.00–174.00	$168.73	$795	-0.91
500–546	526	97	153.00–170.00	$158.29	$833	-4.47
558–597	575	77	149.00–167.50	$157.91	$908	-0.79
602–642	626	55	145.00–159.00	$153.32	$960	-1.66
656–699	671	99	143.00–156.00	$152.24	$1,022	+3.67
710–741	734	56	139.50–142.50	$140.55	$1,032	-6.86
751–756	755	38	139.50–141.50	$141.29	$1,067	+1.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	332	18	153.00–162.50	$157.31	$522	-3.93
354–397	377	54	158.00–170.00	$166.36	$627	+5.72
415–448	431	48	150.00–165.00	$159.60	$688	+5.49
452–495	471	105	142.50–164.00	$156.93	$739	+0.51
500–549	525	158	136.00–155.00	$150.29	$789	+0.78
560–598	576	81	135.00–151.00	$145.71	$839	+1.46
609–648	639	81	135.00–153.00	$145.24	$928	+0.21
650–695	681	27	130.00–140.00	$138.00	$940	-1.56
718–745	729	9	125.00–138.00	$130.29	$950	-3.56
782	782	18	133.00	$133.00	$1,040	±0.00
805–842	831	11	120.00–134.50	$128.53	$1,068	-0.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	314	6	140.00	$140.00	$440	±0.00
355–395	377	6	125.00–140.00	$134.98	$509	—
400–444	423	17	120.00–135.00	$131.05	$554	—
462–495	476	23	115.00–135.00	$126.05	$600	-13.14
568–588	580	10	130.00–135.00	$131.96	$765	—
609–649	620	25	117.00–133.00	$125.71	$779	—
662–680	668	5	120.00–122.50	$120.71	$806	—
797	797	5	110.00	$110.00	$877	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–486	481	12	152.50–160.00	$156.92	$755	—
571	571	5	142.50	$142.50	$814	-9.50
622–648	635	6	144.00–153.00	$148.41	$942	—
768	768	7	123.00	$123.00	$945	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	6	180.00	$180.00	$738	—
569–570	569	20	158.00–160.00	$158.30	$901	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	5	145.00	$145.00	$702	-10.00
660	660	13	125.00	$125.00	$825	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–398	392	16	165.00–198.00	$179.95	$705	+5.75
403–445	422	15	150.00–185.00	$169.08	$714	+0.18
462–498	481	37	152.00–179.00	$164.58	$792	-5.12
505–545	523	18	166.00–180.00	$175.54	$918	+14.88
550–588	575	33	137.00–179.00	$154.41	$888	-3.80
640–648	644	6	149.00–153.00	$150.99	$972	+0.10
762	762	3	124.00	$124.00	$945	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–448	427	13	176.00–200.00	$188.31	$804	+6.57
450–478	468	8	182.50–185.00	$183.40	$858	+6.47
500–522	508	10	169.00–175.00	$172.76	$878	-1.13
678	678	6	154.00	$154.00	$1,044	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382–385	384	6	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$586	—
450–495	473	10	140.00–152.00	$146.85	$695	—
500–542	528	3	125.00–149.00	$141.42	$747	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1210–1400	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	1,550.00–1,650.00	$1,603.64	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1025	853	85-90%	12	30.00–48.00	$41.83	$357	—
725–1295	931	85-90%	82	49.00–61.00	$55.34	$515	—
790–1255	1034	85-90%	122	61.00–76.00	$68.08	$704	-13.40
910–1270	1072	85-90%	27	75.00–87.00	$78.32	$840	+6.96

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1310	1188	80-85%	28	60.00–78.00	$71.91	$854	—
1035–1390	1221	80-85%	154	74.00–88.00	$83.93	$1,025	+11.36
1175–1390	1260	80-85%	52	88.00–100.00	$90.88	$1,145	-2.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1322–1775	1414	75-80%	44	90.00–98.00	$92.63	$1,310	+16.72
1285–1710	1420	75-80%	66	77.50–90.00	$85.74	$1,218	+9.83
1385–1625	1475	75-80%	6	61.00–79.00	$70.68	$1,043	-24.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1975	1572	41	67.00–100.00	$92.47	$1,454	-17.14
1300–2410	1677	47	96.50–114.00	$106.02	$1,778	—
1450–2160	1789	18	114.00–126.00	$118.40	$2,118	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1210	891	(<2 yrs)	Open	37	90.00–127.00	$115.04	$1,025
800–1395	1024	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	31	78.00–108.00	$96.08	$984

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–1025	875	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	71.00–106.00	$85.82	$751

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–1060	929	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	53.00–68.00	$60.04	$558

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1127	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	625.00–1,025.00	$907.14
920–1287	1124	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	100	810.00–1,300.00	$1,142.01

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1050	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	900.00–1,000.00	$953.62
820–1081	989	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	875.00–1,150.00	$1,027.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
718–1050	829	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	700.00–750.00	$721.12
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	800.00	$800.00
1045–1138	1089	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	525.00–1,025.00	$895.93

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1010	926	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	525.00–925.00	$791.87
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	675.00	$675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955–980	963	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	800.00–875.00	$849.57

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–860	763	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	500.00–575.00	$542.30

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–1270	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,285.71	—
1080–1135	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,505.56	—
1110–1222	1166	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,879.55	+319.55
1075–1222	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	1,300.00–1,575.00	$1,415.74	-144.26
1225	1225	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1282	1282	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985–1105	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,393.75	—
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
770–1000	904	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	950.00–1,100.00	$1,035.71	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1215	1099	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,190.00	-5.83

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	11	120.00	$120.00	$353	—

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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.