Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 13, 2023

4,710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $185.03/cwt +5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 581 lb · 223 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $229.62/cwt -10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 576 lb · 157 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $222.70/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,385/hd at 622 lb · 144 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,710	4,142	5,107
Feeder cattle	3,704	3,305	3,974
Slaughter cattle	588	447	797
Replacement cattle	418	390	336

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers unevenly steady to 5.00 higher, spots up to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls uneven from 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–340	322	23	257.50–267.50	$264.26	$851	+9.99
365–399	383	39	246.00–257.00	$251.52	$963	-0.81
400–448	429	85	242.00–261.00	$250.59	$1,075	-1.58
455–498	479	82	237.50–260.00	$246.58	$1,181	-7.24
500–549	522	53	224.00–254.00	$241.11	$1,259	+5.31
550–599	576	157	220.00–244.00	$229.62	$1,323	-9.53
600–648	622	144	210.00–227.50	$222.70	$1,385	-0.59
650–693	670	92	197.00–214.00	$207.91	$1,393	+3.37
703–728	712	78	192.00–200.00	$195.13	$1,389	-2.79
759	759	9	189.00	$189.00	$1,435	-3.00
831	831	55	182.00	$182.00	$1,512	-5.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–397	385	23	220.00–237.50	$228.53	$880	-2.26
400–448	427	78	216.00–243.00	$232.44	$993	-1.28
451–499	479	88	212.50–234.50	$226.24	$1,084	-4.28
501–549	526	36	210.00–227.00	$221.02	$1,163	-0.31
555–597	580	70	197.50–222.50	$214.97	$1,247	+2.21
618–647	640	54	190.00–209.00	$195.16	$1,249	-9.26
663–690	676	28	184.00–197.00	$190.57	$1,288	+2.72
701–746	718	64	170.00–188.50	$180.33	$1,295	+0.11
755–782	779	55	167.00–178.50	$177.28	$1,381	+6.09
817–849	833	51	160.00–177.50	$170.84	$1,423	—
1062–1087	1065	39	130.00–149.00	$146.51	$1,560	—
1134	1134	8	130.00	$130.00	$1,474	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–388	377	7	201.00–220.00	$216.82	$817	+29.32
410–440	431	31	190.00–215.00	$206.84	$891	—
450–495	464	12	194.00–206.50	$204.20	$947	—
508	508	4	195.00	$195.00	$991	+11.00
555–580	571	20	165.00–195.00	$176.04	$1,005	—
600–635	619	5	165.00–170.00	$166.83	$1,033	—
658–689	675	19	164.00–178.50	$172.56	$1,165	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	5	228.00	$228.00	$1,035	+8.00
537	537	7	217.00	$217.00	$1,165	—
585	585	5	218.00	$218.00	$1,275	+13.00
654	654	4	185.00	$185.00	$1,210	—
726	726	9	174.00	$174.00	$1,263	—
980	980	2	151.00	$151.00	$1,480	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–492	482	13	228.00–230.00	$229.06	$1,104	+49.06
571	571	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,056	—
610	610	5	182.50	$182.50	$1,113	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
651	651	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,302	—
810	810	11	177.50	$177.50	$1,438	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
608	608	5	223.00	$223.00	$1,356	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
272–298	281	15	185.00–200.00	$194.69	$547	—
309–340	328	23	190.00–213.00	$200.44	$657	+12.99
350–396	376	27	193.00–213.00	$202.73	$762	+2.83
400–448	426	29	185.00–215.00	$206.28	$879	+16.85
450–496	481	81	180.00–208.00	$198.47	$955	+7.81
503–548	533	76	180.00–195.00	$184.88	$985	-0.71
555–598	581	223	168.00–191.00	$185.03	$1,075	+5.88
620–648	636	71	165.00–181.00	$172.84	$1,099	+2.34
656–698	680	35	160.00–173.00	$167.59	$1,140	+4.67
702–744	722	31	154.00–169.00	$162.13	$1,171	-5.35
758–786	779	8	140.00–157.50	$144.26	$1,124	—
838	838	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,332	—
903	903	12	159.00	$159.00	$1,436	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	10	220.00	$220.00	$616	—
300–312	310	5	212.50–229.00	$225.80	$700	+2.85
355–399	390	35	213.00–226.00	$219.85	$857	+7.38
405–448	428	79	211.00–233.00	$217.51	$931	+1.37
450–499	481	96	206.00–225.00	$215.94	$1,039	+3.59
503–517	508	31	218.00–227.50	$221.12	$1,123	+20.54
502–537	517	85	194.50–212.00	$204.87	$1,059	+4.29
551–570	561	39	187.00–203.00	$196.62	$1,103	+5.41
603–635	623	101	172.50–187.00	$182.86	$1,139	+3.39
630	630	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,121	-1.47
670	670	31	179.00	$179.00	$1,199	+2.56
739	739	27	178.00	$178.00	$1,315	+7.03
750–769	755	29	171.00	$171.00	$1,291	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	9	180.00–185.00	$181.11	$616	+6.83
365–375	368	6	173.00–190.00	$184.59	$679	+9.71
405–440	429	12	165.00–182.50	$178.29	$765	+5.45
480–495	489	9	163.00–181.00	$176.99	$865	+12.03
514	514	6	152.50	$152.50	$784	+4.99
625–647	640	8	136.00–162.50	$156.03	$999	-1.47
672–677	675	5	148.00–150.00	$148.80	$1,004	—
722	722	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,047	—
773–775	774	8	130.00–140.00	$133.74	$1,035	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552–553	552	22	190.00–192.00	$190.82	$1,053	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	17	217.00	$217.00	$840	—
480	480	5	204.00	$204.00	$979	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393–399	397	9	187.50–205.00	$193.27	$767	—
587	587	9	186.00	$186.00	$1,092	+10.78
920	920	3	143.50	$143.50	$1,320	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	7	197.50	$197.50	$733	-2.50
508	508	8	190.00	$190.00	$965	+1.22

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–375	364	3	165.00	$165.00	$601	—
501–540	509	5	129.00–130.00	$129.79	$661	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	331	6	219.00–237.00	$227.69	$754	—
440	440	11	200.00	$200.00	$880	+25.00
450–470	463	3	208.00–221.00	$216.79	$1,004	+54.29
550–578	557	16	185.00–211.00	$198.92	$1,108	—
660–698	677	15	157.00–185.00	$166.85	$1,130	+10.58
765–787	776	6	150.00–152.50	$151.27	$1,174	+0.78
815	815	5	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	—
870–888	878	10	120.00–132.50	$124.51	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	3	185.00	$185.00	$758	—
656	656	4	119.50	$119.50	$784	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,037	—
458	458	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,053	+23.79

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1075	868	85-90%	17	32.00–50.00	$43.45	$377	—
795–1290	964	85-90%	71	58.00–71.00	$65.50	$631	—
835–1240	983	85-90%	147	70.00–86.00	$76.91	$756	—
835–1305	1034	85-90%	18	86.00–92.00	$88.78	$918	+22.56

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1310	1192	80-85%	92	80.00–95.00	$88.30	$1,053	-10.75
1070–1325	1193	80-85%	25	70.00–84.00	$79.21	$945	-19.84
1010–1370	1249	80-85%	21	93.50–108.00	$100.48	$1,255	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1980	1489	75-80%	39	94.50–108.00	$101.06	$1,505	+23.10
1355–1745	1528	75-80%	4	80.00–86.00	$82.51	$1,261	—
1308–1640	1539	75-80%	54	82.00–95.00	$93.32	$1,436	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1565	1443	8	70.00–101.00	$95.29	$1,375	—
1300–2100	1623	37	102.50–116.00	$108.75	$1,765	—
1315–2165	1792	21	112.00–130.00	$120.70	$2,163	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
805–1260	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	91.00–116.00	$103.57	$1,075
615–1170	1043	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	81.00–125.00	$103.79	$1,083
885–1335	1063	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	130.00–143.00	$135.65	$1,442

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–1030	887	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	115.00–140.00	$127.35	$1,130
745–1105	929	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	83.00–117.50	$98.94	$919

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1042–1280	1117	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,190.97
1092–1202	1137	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,150.00–1,200.00	$1,171.62
1023–1375	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	63	1,100.00–1,625.00	$1,298.35

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
966	966	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	1,675.00	$1,675.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1060	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,050.00	$1,005.79
957	957	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	775.00	$775.00
945–1175	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	800.00–1,050.00	$944.91

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1058–1237	1111	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,675.00–1,750.00	$1,699.57

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–1095	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	575.00–1,025.00	$864.81
941	941	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	675.00	$675.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1100	1002	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	1,050.00–1,650.00	$1,256.18

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00
698–785	727	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	810.00–1,250.00	$1,021.06
660–900	780	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,010.00	$1,005.77

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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
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1179	1179	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
1180–1360	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,650.00–1,850.00	$1,793.75	—
1250–1290	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,250.00	$2,116.67	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
998–1075	1029	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,100.00	—
1078	1078	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
978	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,283.33	—

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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.