Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

3,112 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $316.79/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 563 lb · 117 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $339.17/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 530 lb · 98 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.95/cwt +18.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 526 lb · 91 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,112	4,781	5,050
Feeder cattle	2,574	3,885	4,154
Slaughter cattle	310	521	451
Replacement cattle	228	375	445

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven from 2.00 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
296	296	8	413.00	$413.00	$1,222	—
305–331	317	29	375.00–410.00	$392.02	$1,243	+12.89
352–373	366	28	360.00–385.00	$369.77	$1,353	+13.41
425–445	440	32	350.00–360.00	$353.26	$1,554	+10.77
463–475 unweaned	469	10	339.00–343.00	$340.97	$1,599	—
450–499	475	74	337.50–359.00	$343.64	$1,632	-4.12
511–548	530	98	312.00–360.00	$339.17	$1,798	+7.40
551–557 unweaned	555	29	315.00–316.00	$315.73	$1,752	—
551–596	566	88	307.00–338.00	$317.14	$1,795	+0.60
603–628	621	53	287.50–302.00	$298.70	$1,855	+1.53
644 unweaned	644	7	287.00	$287.00	$1,848	—
656–668	665	14	287.00–288.00	$287.28	$1,910	-0.61
719–745	741	51	257.50–270.00	$268.34	$1,988	+5.52
790	790	11	235.00	$235.00	$1,856	-17.80
839	839	28	250.00	$250.00	$2,098	+23.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,117	+39.12
376–398	388	27	320.00–342.50	$334.30	$1,297	+1.36
403–447	426	15	331.00–343.00	$335.20	$1,428	+10.42
450–495	472	36	303.00–337.50	$324.62	$1,532	+6.95
510–530	523	16	287.00–316.00	$301.45	$1,577	-0.21
559–596	572	32	287.50–302.50	$295.31	$1,689	+3.73
600–648	622	38	262.50–290.00	$281.01	$1,748	+6.75
651–699	664	32	247.00–279.00	$260.02	$1,727	-2.72
700–749	723	30	230.00–257.00	$241.45	$1,746	+0.41
825–827	826	15	215.00–239.00	$231.01	$1,908	+8.93
912	912	19	216.00	$216.00	$1,970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436–445	441	14	290.00–320.00	$309.55	$1,365	+28.55
460–495	478	2	256.00–297.50	$275.99	$1,319	-8.87
502–543	527	15	260.00–285.00	$271.71	$1,432	-3.26
585	585	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,375	-20.86
612–627	624	10	215.00–245.00	$239.12	$1,492	-12.30
675	675	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,552	-6.16
762–781	775	6	216.00–219.00	$218.02	$1,690	+3.40
812–846	838	17	213.00–215.00	$213.46	$1,789	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
554	554	13	323.00	$323.00	$1,789	—
663	663	17	272.00	$272.00	$1,803	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
521–529	525	15	300.00–312.00	$305.55	$1,604	—
627	627	9	272.50	$272.50	$1,709	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
702	702	5	237.50	$237.50	$1,667	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–338	324	15	310.00–312.50	$311.48	$1,009	+12.29
386–398	387	28	272.50–318.00	$313.01	$1,211	+15.50
422–448	442	33	275.00–304.00	$294.65	$1,302	+18.80
467–492	481	58	274.00–298.00	$287.09	$1,381	+7.83
500–538	516	70	252.50–278.00	$268.47	$1,385	+8.26
573 unweaned	573	13	259.00	$259.00	$1,484	—
552–594	577	51	240.00–273.00	$258.19	$1,490	+4.70
600–645	619	40	224.00–243.00	$239.33	$1,481	+5.33
660–690	678	37	232.50–239.00	$236.38	$1,603	+1.20
703–749	727	54	212.50–228.00	$219.43	$1,595	-3.64
830–848	842	3	200.00–202.50	$200.82	$1,691	-10.18

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	15	342.50	$342.50	$1,028	—
351–388	363	46	322.00–335.00	$327.55	$1,189	+3.26
418–446	437	73	311.00–325.00	$315.12	$1,377	+4.89
468 unweaned	468	4	307.00	$307.00	$1,437	—
452–496	469	73	300.00–310.00	$306.63	$1,438	+5.29
506–540	525	77	280.00–304.00	$296.55	$1,557	+17.75
529–532 thin fleshed	531	14	312.00–312.50	$312.18	$1,658	—
550–586	568	20	272.50–286.00	$277.44	$1,576	+8.34
605–632	618	29	247.00–259.00	$254.45	$1,573	+3.08
658	658	5	244.50	$244.50	$1,609	+3.53
754	754	20	228.50	$228.50	$1,723	+2.87
854	854	7	208.00	$208.00	$1,776	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377–391	383	11	275.00–277.50	$276.34	$1,058	+11.62
412–429	422	13	255.00–277.50	$265.60	$1,121	+14.96
465–496	488	25	247.50–270.00	$260.81	$1,273	+20.36
513–542	533	14	238.00–255.00	$246.56	$1,314	+19.17
560–590	572	16	220.00–250.00	$237.08	$1,356	+0.08
610–635	623	2	195.00–206.00	$200.61	$1,250	—
964–988	968	39	132.50–138.00	$133.36	$1,291	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509–516	512	18	275.00–280.00	$277.76	$1,422	—
628	628	5	250.00	$250.00	$1,570	—
766	766	32	234.00	$234.00	$1,792	—
878	878	12	214.00	$214.00	$1,879	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	5	307.50	$307.50	$1,298	—
524	524	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,336	—
744	744	10	220.00	$220.00	$1,637	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432	432	6	307.50	$307.50	$1,328	—
557	557	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,476	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	3	210.00	$210.00	$777	—
421	421	5	262.50	$262.50	$1,105	—
710	710	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,242	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459	459	7	180.00	$180.00	$826	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	7	227.50	$227.50	$1,042	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,312	—
432	432	2	318.00	$318.00	$1,374	—
450–498	468	12	282.50–307.00	$295.10	$1,381	+45.10
525–542	529	9	260.00–265.00	$263.86	$1,396	—
565–596	584	11	234.00–272.50	$260.31	$1,520	—
605–630	616	9	232.00–242.50	$238.09	$1,467	—
684	684	10	248.00	$248.00	$1,696	—
800–810	801	12	191.50–215.50	$206.45	$1,654	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–492	478	11	302.50–332.50	$319.28	$1,526	+11.28
529	529	5	316.00	$316.00	$1,672	+29.34
634–635	634	10	267.00–267.50	$267.20	$1,694	+2.20
687	687	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,735	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
527	527	3	227.50	$227.50	$1,199	-15.00
605	605	2	208.00	$208.00	$1,258	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
952	952	2	186.00	$186.00	$1,771	—
1060	1060	2	198.00	$198.00	$2,099	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1480–1575	1528	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	3,400.00–3,500.00	$3,448.45	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–995	829	85-90%	7	61.00–85.00	$76.78	$637	—
760–1255	993	85-90%	45	82.50–104.00	$95.20	$945	-26.31
765–1300	1021	85-90%	50	105.00–119.00	$111.31	$1,136	+1.29
905–1270	1058	85-90%	14	116.00–125.00	$120.89	$1,279	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1350	1177	80-85%	51	114.00–128.50	$120.27	$1,416	-8.50
1005–1275	1183	80-85%	16	90.00–118.50	$109.24	$1,292	-19.53
995–1445	1257	80-85%	15	123.00–134.50	$129.68	$1,630	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1640	1396	75-80%	9	104.00–115.00	$110.18	$1,538	+1.52
1280–1675	1431	75-80%	31	115.00–128.00	$121.64	$1,741	-0.23
1325–1590	1431	75-80%	14	125.00–137.00	$128.79	$1,843	+6.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–2025	1514	10	114.00–139.00	$127.80	$1,935	—
1145–2065	1620	27	142.00–165.50	$153.55	$2,488	—
1485–2048	1896	7	170.00–180.00	$172.55	$3,272	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–1052	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	130.00–186.00	$148.55	$1,337
920–1185	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	112.00–168.00	$138.37	$1,479

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–905	778	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	165.00–205.00	$189.50	$1,474
885–1020	957	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	121.00–170.00	$141.13	$1,351

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1545	1278	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	1,250.00–2,300.00	$1,902.47

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970–1050	1029	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,550.00–1,810.00	$1,745.32
955–1071	1042	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	1,650.00–1,900.00	$1,714.09

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1090	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	15	1,000.00–1,550.00	$1,319.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1082–1195	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	14	900.00–1,550.00	$1,371.91

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–825	742	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	300.00–975.00	$589.61

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–855	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,350.00	$1,350.00
890–1100	960	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
858–1065	936	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,250.00–2,575.00	$2,395.83	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775–1050	913	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–2,250.00	$1,975.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	25	222.00	$222.00	$857	—

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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.