Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

4,557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $223.42/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,373/hd at 615 lb · 170 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.66/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 476 lb · 136 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $206.09/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 525 lb · 114 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,557	3,872	5,123
Feeder cattle	3,595	3,044	3,991
Slaughter cattle	623	441	700
Replacement cattle	339	387	432

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, spots 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady 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
320	320	13	260.00	$260.00	$832	+8.04
354–399	378	30	255.00–272.00	$266.73	$1,008	+6.73
408–448	428	36	239.00–269.00	$258.86	$1,108	+5.67
459 thin fleshed	459	9	270.00	$270.00	$1,239	—
454–497	476	58	240.00–260.00	$248.55	$1,183	-0.54
502–542	527	78	231.00–251.00	$239.90	$1,264	-0.25
552–594	567	68	225.00–243.00	$234.43	$1,329	+1.90
574 fancy	574	7	256.00	$256.00	$1,469	—
606 thin fleshed	606	7	248.00	$248.00	$1,503	—
600–649	615	163	207.50–243.00	$222.36	$1,368	-0.62
655–671	665	25	203.00–217.50	$208.30	$1,385	+2.54
703–745	724	38	195.00–207.00	$202.59	$1,467	+15.59
772–774	773	70	188.50–189.00	$188.66	$1,458	—
820	820	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,476	+4.00
862–863	862	27	186.00	$186.00	$1,603	—
1046	1046	12	160.50	$160.50	$1,679	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282	282	4	247.00	$247.00	$697	—
321–345	329	9	230.00–242.00	$234.19	$770	-1.14
350–398	379	16	235.00–253.00	$242.45	$919	+7.87
402–448	425	49	220.00–242.50	$232.66	$989	+3.41
450–488	473	65	215.00–235.00	$227.88	$1,078	-3.29
505–540	520	53	215.00–231.00	$223.40	$1,162	-2.80
554–595	569	52	200.00–229.00	$210.37	$1,197	-11.47
607–638	623	44	192.00–217.50	$197.55	$1,231	-1.31
652–696	675	33	181.00–205.00	$190.81	$1,288	-0.74
702–748	730	55	176.00–191.00	$183.17	$1,337	-0.34
751–789	773	15	170.00–187.00	$175.43	$1,356	-4.06
832	832	20	177.50	$177.50	$1,477	+4.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
292	292	4	225.00	$225.00	$657	—
335	335	5	217.50	$217.50	$729	—
381–398	393	13	220.00–227.50	$225.79	$887	+15.79
422–435	426	9	210.00–217.50	$212.55	$905	—
481	481	12	219.00	$219.00	$1,053	+8.54
502–541	517	13	200.00–208.00	$204.78	$1,059	+12.45
552–577	570	24	205.00–215.00	$209.80	$1,196	+19.54

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	4	200.00	$200.00	$776	—
492	492	9	165.00	$165.00	$812	—
506	506	8	157.50	$157.50	$797	—
770–793	782	6	157.50–167.50	$162.43	$1,270	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
671–698	693	21	184.00–195.00	$186.03	$1,289	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	6	242.50	$242.50	$914	—
464	464	7	236.00	$236.00	$1,095	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,224	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
652	652	5	213.00	$213.00	$1,389	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
699	699	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,055	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–347	327	38	221.00–233.00	$226.28	$740	-5.27
386–398	394	27	217.50–225.00	$222.80	$878	+2.44
400–444	420	61	210.00–235.00	$220.78	$927	+5.30
467 thin fleshed	467	13	231.00	$231.00	$1,079	—
450–497	477	123	208.00–220.00	$212.93	$1,016	+0.91
500–548	525	114	192.00–212.50	$206.09	$1,082	+3.58
550–562	556	75	195.00–205.00	$201.30	$1,119	+7.70
604–635	613	64	178.00–191.50	$186.12	$1,141	-0.59
629	629	28	198.00	$198.00	$1,245	+11.29
651–665	660	40	178.00–192.00	$187.43	$1,237	+8.47
709–741	727	96	167.00–184.50	$178.45	$1,297	+6.63
768–774	771	32	172.50–174.00	$173.20	$1,335	+6.56
964	964	20	157.00	$157.00	$1,513	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–348	324	17	210.00–220.00	$211.22	$684	+8.04
355–398	375	58	195.00–212.50	$201.71	$756	-4.51
410–446	428	81	184.00–207.50	$199.73	$855	+1.86
450–498	476	83	190.00–207.50	$197.60	$941	+12.65
500–548	518	59	175.00–195.00	$185.14	$959	+1.43
552–595	579	95	175.00–188.50	$183.64	$1,063	+1.70
607–648	622	33	172.50–180.00	$176.14	$1,096	+2.99
659–672	666	16	166.00–174.00	$170.62	$1,136	+0.03
722–743	735	41	163.00–166.00	$164.85	$1,212	-2.12
763–799	781	34	150.00–165.00	$161.04	$1,258	—
858	858	5	154.00	$154.00	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	7	200.00	$200.00	$658	+12.50
355–392	373	8	185.00–200.00	$193.49	$722	+10.99
430–448	442	9	165.00–175.00	$168.24	$744	—
457–498	483	35	167.50–185.00	$179.72	$868	+6.89
520–527	525	6	157.00–167.00	$160.30	$842	—
648	648	3	157.00	$157.00	$1,017	+12.00
655–675	668	9	169.00	$169.00	$1,129	+19.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	8	214.00	$214.00	$1,023	+14.00
552	552	20	202.50	$202.50	$1,118	—
642	642	23	185.00	$185.00	$1,188	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
619	619	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,114	—
753	753	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,205	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518–548	537	8	185.00	$185.00	$993	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	8	215.00	$215.00	$1,028	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	6	175.00	$175.00	$684	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	382	7	220.00–235.00	$226.48	$865	+2.48
401–425	415	15	207.50–221.00	$214.83	$892	—
516–522	517	13	205.00	$205.00	$1,060	+1.00
615	615	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,076	—
670	670	15	185.00–189.00	$187.93	$1,259	+20.97
768–786	778	7	160.00–165.00	$162.11	$1,261	—
932	932	9	139.00–144.00	$142.33	$1,327	—
1047	1047	7	125.00	$125.00	$1,309	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	8	251.00	$251.00	$984	—
473	473	5	229.00	$229.00	$1,083	+2.28
508–538	510	31	210.00–226.00	$224.33	$1,144	—
552–570	561	8	202.50–208.00	$205.15	$1,151	-6.19
665–696	684	8	193.00	$193.00	$1,320	+11.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	5	202.00	$202.00	$646	—
371	371	4	210.00	$210.00	$779	—
460–480	473	8	183.00–192.00	$186.29	$881	—
531	531	7	166.00	$166.00	$881	—
585	585	3	150.00	$150.00	$878	—
677	677	3	145.00	$145.00	$982	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	5	199.00	$199.00	$965	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–1030	737	85-90%	38	34.00–58.00	$43.92	$324	—
650–1080	893	85-90%	41	60.00–71.00	$64.93	$580	+14.71
710–1210	917	85-90%	163	71.00–89.00	$78.25	$718	—
840–1210	1005	85-90%	27	85.00–110.00	$91.12	$916	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1315	1160	80-85%	25	97.50–107.00	$100.75	$1,169	+23.07
1010–1290	1177	80-85%	37	77.00–87.00	$83.32	$981	+5.64
1055–1305	1179	80-85%	85	87.50–97.50	$91.83	$1,083	+14.15

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1710	1411	75-80%	23	76.00–89.00	$84.63	$1,194	+2.20
1295–1785	1482	75-80%	52	89.00–97.00	$93.11	$1,380	—
1285–2060	1524	75-80%	24	98.00–105.00	$102.11	$1,556	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1220	1151	5	84.00–117.00	$98.46	$1,133	—
1315–2085	1632	17	82.00–101.00	$92.27	$1,506	—
1290–2135	1634	28	105.00–117.00	$110.68	$1,809	—
1470–2295	1890	22	113.50–140.00	$119.74	$2,263	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1065	961	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	115.00–138.00	$124.16	$1,193
810–1255	1072	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	81.00–117.50	$99.97	$1,072

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–1070	852	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	82.50–115.00	$95.07	$810
820–907	876	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	122.50–130.00	$127.62	$1,118

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–938	884	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	150.00–155.00	$152.35	$1,347

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
745–800	777	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	65.00–70.00	$66.94	$520

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–880	839	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	550.00–700.00	$572.49
735–1056	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	34	475.00–1,000.00	$754.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1125	1123	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,275.00	$1,219.13
1062–1215	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,050.00–1,225.00	$1,103.07
1020–1365	1188	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	1,085.00–1,500.00	$1,306.67

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1095	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,050.00–1,150.00	$1,094.74
785–1175	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,219.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1180	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	825.00–1,075.00	$988.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1025	973	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,155.48

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–717	716	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	600.00–700.00	$681.82	—
879–890	884	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	925.00–1,050.00	$992.31	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1080	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,265.00	+198.33
1028–1140	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	1,050.00–1,525.00	$1,323.44	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
910–970	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,517.86	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1049–1225	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	1,750.00–2,050.00	$1,812.50	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–1050	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,275.00	$1,131.25	-152.08

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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.