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Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

3,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.09/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,619/hd at 683 lb · 115 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $331.10/cwt +18.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 520 lb · 101 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.00/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 514 lb · 96 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,267 2,995 3,842
Feeder cattle 2,371 2,260 3,146
Slaughter cattle 507 417 399
Replacement cattle 389 318 297

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher on comparable sales, some lightweights early week 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–337 330 6 364.00–400.00 $382.41 $1,262 -5.56
356–382 363 14 350.00–375.00 $363.45 $1,319 +0.71
400–444 427 21 340.00–367.50 $357.67 $1,527 -5.16
449 unweaned 449 8 325.00 $325.00 $1,459 —
461–499 477 63 316.00–367.50 $341.37 $1,628 +4.67
489 unweaned 489 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,614 —
516 thin fleshed 516 12 359.00 $359.00 $1,852 —
502–548 520 89 303.00–340.00 $327.34 $1,702 +15.19
550–599 576 71 295.00–330.00 $312.75 $1,801 +9.20
602 fancy 602 29 308.00 $308.00 $1,854 —
617 thin fleshed 617 5 327.00 $327.00 $2,018 —
609–634 626 36 297.50–319.00 $309.71 $1,939 +13.30
688 688 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,961 —
701–705 702 8 256.00–267.00 $264.24 $1,855 —
787 787 41 244.00 $244.00 $1,920 +7.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 13 350.00 $350.00 $1,222 —
372–390 381 23 325.00–350.00 $330.99 $1,261 -7.38
400–440 424 23 312.50–340.00 $327.25 $1,388 -1.18
452–495 467 15 312.50–325.00 $319.22 $1,491 -5.65
508–542 524 37 280.00–306.00 $293.52 $1,538 -0.90
557–589 576 16 274.00–301.00 $294.57 $1,697 +14.73
600–638 624 58 274.00–287.00 $280.74 $1,752 +15.90
665–687 681 26 246.00–270.00 $260.09 $1,771 -0.82
706–739 723 22 224.00–245.00 $237.95 $1,720 -8.90
754–792 766 28 214.00–237.50 $230.91 $1,769 -0.85
803–825 813 9 210.00–223.00 $217.14 $1,765 -4.86
880–890 884 10 203.50–205.00 $204.10 $1,804 -11.65
909 909 9 217.00 $217.00 $1,973 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,372 —
457–498 473 15 310.00–315.00 $312.10 $1,476 —
515 515 8 305.00 $305.00 $1,571 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 379 4 227.50–262.50 $249.42 $945 -65.67
455–495 478 3 220.00–255.00 $238.83 $1,142 -53.10
500–542 533 6 225.00–260.00 $245.04 $1,306 -16.01
550–597 577 11 217.50–262.50 $247.45 $1,428 -9.67
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802 802 14 220.00 $220.00 $1,764 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 8 310.00 $310.00 $1,327 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 535 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 334 22 287.50–311.00 $300.57 $1,004 +23.07
355–388 369 11 280.00–307.50 $292.77 $1,080 +1.15
400–445 418 44 270.00–297.50 $283.30 $1,184 -2.67
455 unweaned 455 13 252.50 $252.50 $1,149 —
450–499 480 73 261.00–282.50 $272.62 $1,309 -0.01
509–538 527 34 244.00–270.00 $251.22 $1,324 -14.56
558–587 577 26 236.00–258.00 $246.41 $1,422 -6.44
600–645 636 27 223.00–240.00 $231.87 $1,475 -2.01
652–698 660 70 210.00–232.50 $220.92 $1,458 +0.65
706–742 718 41 214.00–219.00 $217.27 $1,560 —
770–792 782 12 200.00–210.50 $206.14 $1,612 —
819–840 828 10 200.00–207.50 $203.82 $1,688 +13.22
974 974 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,812 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–365 359 21 315.00–323.00 $319.42 $1,147 -1.04
403–448 421 52 294.00–315.00 $310.36 $1,307 -0.63
450–495 470 11 279.00–292.50 $286.81 $1,348 -6.10
503–546 514 96 272.50–290.00 $283.00 $1,455 -2.20
557–567 561 30 260.00–274.00 $265.48 $1,489 -1.11
600–641 617 44 242.00–259.00 $249.46 $1,539 +5.48
652–696 683 115 236.00–238.00 $237.09 $1,619 -3.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 338 17 225.00–275.00 $263.36 $890 +0.86
350–390 373 12 237.50–275.00 $257.56 $961 +6.48
452–490 478 19 230.00–250.00 $238.15 $1,138 -5.15
528–548 539 11 240.00–257.50 $247.07 $1,332 +12.25
650–655 653 2 172.50–212.50 $192.42 $1,257 +1.08
752–790 762 4 180.00–193.00 $183.37 $1,397 —
962–970 967 18 132.00–136.00 $133.33 $1,289 -9.17
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 12 290.00 $290.00 $1,195 —
476 476 16 277.50 $277.50 $1,321 —
551–598 573 13 213.00–232.50 $223.10 $1,278 -26.90
1122 1122 5 156.00 $156.00 $1,750 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 7 292.50 $292.50 $1,275 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 252.50 $252.50 $937 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 300.00 $300.00 $948 -32.37
352–388 372 14 300.00–307.50 $301.68 $1,122 —
416–438 426 24 300.00–313.00 $306.11 $1,304 -34.89
462–483 470 13 307.00–315.00 $309.40 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 343.00 $343.00 $1,252 +8.00
454–475 461 10 260.00–318.00 $282.12 $1,301 +12.17
510–535 518 3 255.00–263.00 $257.75 $1,335 -14.38
586 586 10 255.00 $255.00 $1,494 -11.00
685 685 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 +16.25
755–769 761 10 210.00–212.50 $210.75 $1,604 —
1175 1175 6 148.00 $148.00 $1,739 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1130–1175 1153 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1105–1655 1359 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 5 2,450.00–3,200.00 $2,760.71 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 300.00 $300.00 $960 —
400–420 410 2 232.50 $232.50 $953 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–940 833 85-90% 11 51.00–76.00 $65.35 $544 -4.57
700–1175 923 85-90% 77 82.50–108.00 $99.47 $918 —
870–1175 1015 85-90% 20 123.00–142.00 $129.22 $1,312 +3.28
780–1280 1026 85-90% 87 109.00–128.50 $116.28 $1,193 -9.66
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1245 1150 80-85% 25 95.00–117.00 $109.99 $1,265 —
1030–1300 1203 80-85% 22 130.00–140.50 $134.39 $1,617 +1.15
1020–1345 1227 80-85% 109 119.00–137.00 $125.86 $1,544 +17.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1620 1409 75-80% 18 103.00–122.00 $116.17 $1,637 -19.14
1225–1850 1467 75-80% 57 121.00–139.50 $127.44 $1,870 +0.43
1280–1730 1470 75-80% 19 131.00–144.00 $137.59 $2,023 +10.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1835 1409 11 129.00–139.00 $134.17 $1,890 +4.25
1235–2090 1535 26 137.00–166.00 $149.52 $2,295 +8.59
1325–2345 1730 24 160.00–188.00 $171.74 $2,971 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–925 800 (<2 yrs)Open 10 157.50–193.00 $178.90 $1,431
700–1070 934 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 15 120.00–152.50 $136.62 $1,276
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
620–1205 829 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 135.00–175.00 $148.18 $1,228
1100–1370 1201 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 121.00–150.00 $135.25 $1,624
1261 1261 (<2 yrs)Open 5 160.00 $160.00 $2,018

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105–1210 1154 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 18 1,600.00–1,925.00 $1,735.41
775–1528 1214 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 27 1,475.00–2,250.00 $1,959.13
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–1080 904 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 15 950.00–1,425.00 $1,201.63
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1040 982 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,450.00–1,850.00 $1,650.73
980–1040 1017 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,623.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1305 1228 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 5 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,467.85

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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
1100–1215 1137 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 17 1,900.00–2,550.00 $2,298.53 -251.47
1115–1240 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 19 2,350.00–3,100.00 $2,794.74 +244.74
1120–1275 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 2,800.00–3,000.00 $2,914.29 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–1000 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,850.00–2,500.00 $2,340.00 +223.33
883–1050 991 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 24 2,300.00–2,900.00 $2,645.83 —
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1350 1350 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 17 236.00 $236.00 $807 —
538 538 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,033 —

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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.