Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 15, 2024

3,228 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.47/cwt -12.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 522 lb · 154 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $296.82/cwt -9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,844/hd at 621 lb · 102 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.37/cwt -3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,532/hd at 535 lb · 95 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,228	3,097	4,680
Feeder cattle	2,448	2,449	3,687
Slaughter cattle	490	417	659
Replacement cattle	290	231	334

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, early week feeders steady to 4.00 lower, spots 8.00 lower. Late week steers mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven from 3.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–341	339	9	360.00–372.50	$368.38	$1,249	+12.66
355–368	360	12	360.00–367.50	$364.31	$1,312	+6.81
409–435	414	21	345.00–368.00	$354.19	$1,466	+32.57
450–499	469	52	323.00–357.50	$335.07	$1,571	+1.60
518 thin fleshed	518	4	336.00	$336.00	$1,740	-17.00
500–548	522	150	308.00–330.00	$320.06	$1,671	-5.26
550–599	569	75	290.00–327.00	$311.68	$1,773	-0.22
607 thin fleshed	607	9	322.00	$322.00	$1,955	—
618 fancy	618	6	316.00	$316.00	$1,953	—
605–647	623	87	281.00–312.00	$292.89	$1,825	-13.35
655–699	663	57	269.00–280.00	$278.50	$1,846	+9.50
711–737	719	44	249.00–256.50	$254.16	$1,827	+1.66
813	813	9	232.00	$232.00	$1,886	-4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–345	337	37	327.50–359.00	$343.69	$1,158	-8.88
358–388	374	10	320.00–355.00	$339.74	$1,271	+6.88
405–448	436	43	317.50–339.00	$332.44	$1,449	+8.04
454–499	474	50	290.00–327.00	$308.65	$1,463	-6.37
500–544	530	44	267.50–300.00	$285.62	$1,514	-15.60
550–599	587	67	266.00–292.50	$282.86	$1,660	+5.34
621	621	5	258.00	$258.00	$1,602	-11.13
612–646	634	24	250.00–275.00	$264.46	$1,677	-4.67
655–695	685	55	237.00–262.50	$251.19	$1,721	-10.40
710–740	725	4	218.00–220.00	$218.98	$1,588	-26.84
750–799	786	27	228.00–246.00	$232.40	$1,827	+3.18
808–827	815	22	203.00–228.00	$216.74	$1,766	-3.26

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	32	219.00	$219.00	$1,883	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	375	3	260.00–290.00	$278.74	$1,045	-21.26
412–420	416	4	274.00–300.00	$293.44	$1,221	-17.81
460–495	473	4	280.00–285.00	$283.74	$1,342	-1.27
500–542	524	8	240.00–260.00	$253.07	$1,326	-6.26
555–575	568	4	230.00–258.00	$247.89	$1,408	-2.73
682	682	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,405	-21.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379	379	8	350.00	$350.00	$1,326	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	330	18	292.50–310.00	$300.43	$991	-6.70
365–396	388	15	272.50–300.00	$292.51	$1,135	-8.17
400–445	433	51	266.00–296.00	$276.48	$1,197	-6.27
450–498	477	63	260.00–290.00	$273.79	$1,306	+0.12
502–548	523	60	240.00–280.00	$257.42	$1,346	+8.41
555–597	573	42	228.00–264.00	$244.37	$1,400	-4.70
582–595 unweaned	589	4	237.50–239.00	$238.26	$1,403	—
603–644	627	46	220.00–243.00	$234.39	$1,470	+6.35
664–698	672	41	205.00–237.00	$219.86	$1,477	-2.45
708–740	723	37	200.00–219.50	$208.08	$1,504	-3.16
759–772	764	18	208.50–218.00	$213.11	$1,628	+6.96
848	848	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,654	—
909	909	9	186.50	$186.50	$1,695	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316 unweaned	316	8	317.50	$317.50	$1,003	—
352–384	373	16	306.00–315.00	$309.62	$1,155	-15.35
412–438	427	33	295.00–318.00	$303.81	$1,297	-6.01
448 unweaned	448	11	285.00	$285.00	$1,277	-2.50
468–493	478	38	287.50–306.00	$291.57	$1,394	-3.90
500–548	535	95	268.00–293.00	$286.37	$1,532	-11.99
550–580	558	61	252.50–277.50	$265.61	$1,482	-0.55
600–616	611	71	245.00–255.00	$247.25	$1,511	-7.25
651–653	652	27	232.50–246.00	$240.99	$1,571	-1.53
710–720	718	5	220.00–224.50	$223.61	$1,606	+2.30

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	5	222.50–255.00	$241.41	$917	—
425–449	438	14	250.00–267.50	$261.27	$1,144	+1.27
452–488	468	9	222.00–235.00	$230.06	$1,077	—
500–545	518	8	205.00–248.00	$238.96	$1,238	+36.96
550–575	566	4	200.00–234.00	$219.95	$1,245	—
691	691	6	196.00	$196.00	$1,354	—
895	895	17	135.00	$135.00	$1,208	-5.00
1057	1057	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,459	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	10	300.00	$300.00	$1,134	—
494	494	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,383	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	8	230.00	$230.00	$991	—
490	490	3	217.50	$217.50	$1,066	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,236	—
585	585	5	236.00	$236.00	$1,381	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700	700	5	211.00	$211.00	$1,477	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	2	370.00–397.50	$383.33	$1,246	-4.17
408–425	418	13	302.50–320.00	$311.40	$1,302	—
451–492	468	21	307.50–324.00	$314.77	$1,473	+3.58
509	509	5	285.00	$285.00	$1,451	+4.10
551–590	572	26	262.50–287.50	$272.50	$1,559	—
602	602	5	267.50	$267.50	$1,610	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
401	401	4	323.00	$323.00	$1,295	—
516–545	527	8	267.50–277.50	$271.38	$1,430	+1.38
642	642	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,444	-13.50
857–895	882	9	173.00–185.00	$176.89	$1,560	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1402	1402	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–945	766	85-90%	11	50.00–83.00	$70.95	$543	—
645–1180	898	85-90%	48	79.00–106.00	$97.72	$878	—
770–1225	957	85-90%	118	106.00–120.00	$112.98	$1,081	—
845–1220	1018	85-90%	18	120.00–131.00	$124.37	$1,266	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1235	1140	80-85%	9	106.50–115.00	$111.63	$1,273	-12.82
1055–1270	1186	80-85%	24	128.00–138.00	$130.83	$1,552	-1.02
965–1425	1204	80-85%	98	115.00–129.00	$122.95	$1,480	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1745	1403	75-80%	49	115.00–130.00	$126.17	$1,770	—
1295–1705	1487	75-80%	19	131.00–136.00	$132.13	$1,965	+5.46
1310–1595	1488	75-80%	11	105.00–117.00	$109.37	$1,627	-17.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250–1685	1389	7	130.00–139.00	$135.82	$1,887	—
1300–2310	1622	43	140.00–160.00	$151.32	$2,454	+4.59
1580–2320	1967	18	161.00–181.00	$168.24	$3,309	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
620–1155	986	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	111.00–165.00	$137.80	$1,359
825–1167	1054	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	120.00–171.00	$153.61	$1,619
815–1260	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	127.00–143.00	$132.96	$1,453

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–910	781	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	150.00–170.00	$155.90	$1,218
700–1080	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	115.00–142.00	$128.48	$1,128

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100–1165	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,550.00–1,800.00	$1,776.06
885–1505	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	1,200.00–2,400.00	$1,878.16

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1085	1037	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	1,600.00–1,950.00	$1,766.67

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1050	942	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	19	775.00–1,550.00	$1,313.58

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140–1275	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,428.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200–1385	1293	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,900.00–2,000.00	$1,953.58

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1100	1067	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,600.00	$1,337.50
1070	1070	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040–1077	1056	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,800.00–1,925.00	$1,871.43	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–780	740	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
875–995	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–1,725.00	$1,716.67	-233.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1180	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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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.