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Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

2,995 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.75/cwt ≈ $1,931/hd at 895 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.15/cwt -17.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,648/hd at 528 lb · 85 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $364.93/cwt +1.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 420 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,995 3,745 4,557
Feeder cattle 2,260 3,089 3,595
Slaughter cattle 417 376 623
Replacement cattle 318 280 339

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, spots 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows early week 3.00 to 5.00 higher, and slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher, late week slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–399 382 32 330.00–345.00 $338.37 $1,293 -3.34
408–440 425 20 302.50–345.00 $328.43 $1,396 -9.31
459–488 473 39 317.50–332.50 $324.87 $1,537 +1.86
500–542 520 38 270.00–307.50 $294.42 $1,531 -15.33
557–599 581 54 265.00–295.00 $279.84 $1,626 -13.51
600–643 615 65 255.00–280.00 $264.84 $1,629 -14.87
654–695 667 27 253.00–273.00 $260.91 $1,740 -3.61
705–745 722 49 239.00–252.00 $246.85 $1,782 -0.20
751–766 763 42 227.00–235.00 $231.76 $1,768 -11.74
810–847 834 43 207.50–227.50 $222.00 $1,851 -13.50
895 895 97 215.75 $215.75 $1,931 —
952 952 5 199.00 $199.00 $1,894 —
1120 1120 9 172.00 $172.00 $1,926 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 317 8 372.50–400.00 $387.97 $1,230 —
352–398 364 12 360.00–370.00 $362.74 $1,320 -4.60
408 thin fleshed 408 7 388.00 $388.00 $1,583 —
404–438 421 77 330.00–375.00 $362.83 $1,528 -0.34
450–470 461 11 326.00–342.50 $336.70 $1,552 -13.56
467 fancy 467 10 363.00 $363.00 $1,695 —
501–546 528 85 295.00–321.00 $312.15 $1,648 -17.92
554–598 565 16 295.00–307.50 $303.55 $1,715 -12.88
600–630 610 32 277.00–302.50 $296.41 $1,808 -12.98
788–796 795 35 236.00–240.00 $236.68 $1,882 -5.65
808 808 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,939 -6.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 9 318.00 $318.00 $1,027 +4.26
378–390 383 10 310.00–322.50 $315.09 $1,207 -5.95
432 432 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,188 -30.06
451–498 485 14 289.00–300.00 $291.93 $1,416 -9.96
520–544 531 18 250.00–270.00 $261.05 $1,386 —
582–595 592 15 242.00–262.50 $257.12 $1,522 -8.59
618–642 632 12 232.50–250.00 $240.93 $1,523 +3.09
658–683 675 11 237.50–245.00 $240.41 $1,623 —
702–743 722 33 212.50–238.00 $232.29 $1,677 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 9 269.00 $269.00 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 6 265.00 $265.00 $959 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
524 524 5 312.50 $312.50 $1,638 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386–394 390 38 320.00–322.50 $320.46 $1,250 -3.92
407–441 421 46 295.00–322.50 $310.99 $1,309 -6.27
450–481 475 40 287.50–310.00 $292.91 $1,391 -7.53
505–546 525 24 275.00–289.00 $285.20 $1,497 -6.83
557–599 586 46 260.00–275.00 $266.59 $1,562 -6.93
606–639 619 23 237.00–250.00 $243.98 $1,510 -11.56
662–688 685 46 239.00–254.00 $241.08 $1,651 +4.22
745 745 50 234.00 $234.00 $1,743 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 6 277.50 $277.50 $844 -21.95
355–385 364 22 277.50–300.00 $291.62 $1,061 -15.14
402–449 434 28 275.00–300.00 $285.97 $1,241 -8.08
458–497 481 77 257.50–282.50 $272.63 $1,311 -5.17
503–547 526 62 242.00–277.50 $265.78 $1,398 -2.74
550–598 563 40 240.00–264.00 $252.85 $1,424 +10.46
605–634 625 45 218.50–240.00 $233.88 $1,462 -5.92
664–696 683 12 217.00–222.50 $220.27 $1,504 —
838–845 842 8 185.00–200.00 $190.60 $1,605 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 7 262.50 $262.50 $903 +20.00
359–367 362 7 250.00–252.50 $251.08 $909 -29.93
408–447 435 16 240.00–260.00 $251.69 $1,095 -14.58
460–496 481 33 230.00–261.00 $243.30 $1,170 -9.86
508–517 512 16 225.00–245.00 $234.82 $1,202 -3.41
554 554 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,246 +15.76
604–615 609 13 200.00–220.00 $211.84 $1,290 —
670–682 675 7 180.00–200.00 $191.34 $1,292 -8.66
907 907 21 128.00 $128.00 $1,161 -11.51
978 978 10 142.50 $142.50 $1,394 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
803 803 46 215.00 $215.00 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 7 240.00 $240.00 $821 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 233.00 $233.00 $995 —
548 548 3 207.50 $207.50 $1,137 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,440 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,172 —
435 435 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 +9.00
472–498 486 16 265.00–275.00 $269.95 $1,312 -7.15
500–526 516 13 264.00–277.50 $272.13 $1,404 —
568 568 3 266.00 $266.00 $1,511 +34.56
618 618 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,576 —
685–686 686 10 217.50–230.00 $223.75 $1,535 -19.22
822–844 832 11 190.00–193.00 $191.62 $1,594 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–342 325 6 330.00–335.00 $332.37 $1,080 -3.36
413 413 5 341.00 $341.00 $1,408 +31.30
710 710 2 229.00 $229.00 $1,626 -15.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–960 953 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 2,100.00–2,800.00 $2,623.62 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,543 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1070 822 85-90% 10 50.00–81.00 $69.92 $575 -5.63
780–1240 996 85-90% 43 87.00–107.00 $99.10 $987 +4.74
835–1235 1026 85-90% 15 122.00–132.50 $125.94 $1,292 +14.69
775–1285 1070 85-90% 73 107.00–122.00 $112.30 $1,202 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1335 1193 80-85% 79 116.00–130.00 $122.56 $1,462 +13.75
1005–1295 1211 80-85% 30 129.00–141.00 $133.24 $1,614 +3.01
1120–1300 1212 80-85% 12 91.00–114.00 $108.09 $1,310 -22.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1505 1405 75-80% 12 132.00–141.00 $135.31 $1,901 +26.10
1314–1800 1442 75-80% 14 110.00–118.00 $113.32 $1,634 +4.11
1155–1650 1455 75-80% 62 119.00–134.50 $127.01 $1,848 +3.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2015 1431 9 124.00–133.00 $129.92 $1,859 —
1300–1975 1500 21 136.00–150.00 $140.93 $2,114 —
1375–2475 1873 29 153.00–180.00 $162.98 $3,053 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–1290 1052 (<2 yrs)Open 5 150.00–177.50 $157.69 $1,659
1140–1330 1257 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 127.00–137.00 $132.09 $1,660
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705–965 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 112.50–147.50 $128.37 $1,085

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780–1065 956 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 18 1,000.00–1,500.00 $1,242.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1122 1114 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,450.00–1,850.00 $1,752.15
1125–1345 1244 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 1,600.00–2,000.00 $1,820.23
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1075 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,651.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1315–1505 1391 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,850.00–2,075.00 $1,971.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1200 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 3 1,250.00–1,550.00 $1,393.88

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980–1000 988 (<2 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,600.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
1181 1181 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
1250–1365 1266 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 2,400.00–2,450.00 $2,442.86 —
1264–1275 1270 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 20 3,050.00–3,100.00 $3,075.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
1110–1175 1121 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 2,000.00–2,200.00 $2,050.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870–1020 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,000.00–2,250.00 $2,116.67 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800–1050 883 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,900.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.