Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

1,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $387.94/cwt -5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 464 lb · 104 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.40/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,636/hd at 485 lb · 86 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $344.45/cwt -32.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,936/hd at 562 lb · 54 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,156	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–342	309	13	412.50–437.50	$433.24	$1,339	-15.09
380–392	389	24	387.50–407.00	$404.63	$1,574	-22.83
400–440	436	31	389.00–405.00	$392.79	$1,713	-30.06
450–479	464	104	372.50–404.00	$387.94	$1,800	-5.64
500–541	518	38	357.50–391.00	$368.31	$1,908	-9.01
550–598	562	54	339.00–363.00	$344.45	$1,936	-32.64
615–646	637	16	320.00–336.00	$330.01	$2,102	-3.66
650–697	677	21	277.50–320.00	$310.10	$2,099	-2.62
755–792	779	4	270.00–275.00	$271.24	$2,113	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	6	410.00	$410.00	$1,160	—
312	312	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,170	-43.45
372	372	4	400.00	$400.00	$1,488	-8.50
410–440	429	16	340.00–387.00	$367.67	$1,577	-36.18
454–489	468	16	335.00–369.00	$358.85	$1,679	-16.24
512–546	534	47	325.00–355.00	$348.41	$1,861	-3.47
575–599	593	20	293.00–332.50	$305.92	$1,814	-23.79
605–640	618	8	275.00–316.00	$295.20	$1,824	-16.96
670–688	682	4	275.00–288.00	$284.25	$1,939	-15.22

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,506	—
565–595	570	6	293.00–294.00	$293.83	$1,675	-11.17
727	727	3	254.00	$254.00	$1,847	-18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–328	315	20	387.50–400.00	$393.49	$1,239	—
380–397	393	4	360.00–392.50	$384.64	$1,512	-17.11
400–448	408	45	371.00–400.00	$392.78	$1,603	-10.13
450–494	473	26	352.50–375.00	$363.97	$1,722	-5.41
508–548	523	15	317.50–345.00	$337.11	$1,763	-6.88
585–595	594	9	292.00–307.50	$293.70	$1,745	-19.30
610–640	633	24	275.00–283.00	$282.07	$1,786	-21.89
655–690	682	16	270.00–276.00	$275.26	$1,877	-1.74
725	725	5	269.50	$269.50	$1,954	-14.18
755	755	5	273.00	$273.00	$2,061	+11.51
800	800	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,920	-32.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	6	330.00–365.00	$350.63	$1,129	-25.65
390	390	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,306	-35.87
415–448	443	18	355.00–370.00	$357.96	$1,586	-4.63
480–494	485	86	320.00–347.00	$337.40	$1,636	-2.88
535–549	543	9	267.50–311.00	$288.67	$1,567	-29.38
592	592	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,628	-22.47
615–645	630	4	277.00–280.00	$278.46	$1,754	-9.49
665	665	3	259.00	$259.00	$1,722	-9.41
755	755	1	246.00	$246.00	$1,857	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–398	388	7	320.00–337.50	$325.98	$1,265	—
460	460	2	322.50	$322.50	$1,484	+7.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	4	360.00–377.50	$368.89	$1,162	—
430	430	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,440	+10.00
450–455	452	4	335.00–350.00	$340.62	$1,540	—
628–645	637	4	275.00–300.00	$287.67	$1,832	—
705–715	708	3	250.00–266.00	$255.38	$1,808	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	327.50	$327.50	$1,441	—
483	483	3	312.50	$312.50	$1,509	—
773	773	3	233.00	$233.00	$1,801	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,625	+7.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1520	1520	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	4,050.00	$4,050.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1535	1535	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1145	870	85-90%	13	75.00–94.50	$85.53	$744	—
745–1210	973	85-90%	28	93.00–118.50	$107.84	$1,049	-28.55
725–1255	983	85-90%	23	118.00–130.00	$124.10	$1,220	-12.29
865–1240	1042	85-90%	22	131.00–142.50	$135.86	$1,416	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1275	1148	80-85%	10	114.00–132.00	$127.69	$1,466	—
1040–1310	1170	80-85%	21	128.50–144.00	$138.84	$1,624	-8.70
1055–1345	1203	80-85%	20	143.50–159.00	$148.20	$1,783	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1570	1408	75-80%	14	144.50–154.00	$149.39	$2,103	-0.01
1310–1525	1411	75-80%	9	137.00–146.00	$140.80	$1,987	-8.60
1345–1690	1531	75-80%	8	119.00–136.00	$129.28	$1,979	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1965	1623	7	138.50–158.00	$150.73	$2,446	—
1330–2365	1764	17	160.00–178.50	$167.80	$2,960	+1.07
1780–1985	1905	4	176.00–180.00	$177.56	$3,383	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–995	915	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	197.50–229.00	$212.77	$1,947
760–1060	979	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	130.00–175.00	$148.45	$1,453

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100–1176	1138	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	187.50–217.00	$202.74	$2,307
1100–1440	1239	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	134.00–175.00	$151.22	$1,874

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165–1181	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	1,900.00–2,075.00	$1,914.40
1125–1373	1199	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	2,100.00–2,800.00	$2,485.02

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1075	907	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	17	1,250.00–1,950.00	$1,667.12

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1055	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	650.00–1,125.00	$990.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1120–1189	1181	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	9	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,810.53

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1085	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,175.44

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980–1075	1007	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	7	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,891.49

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–780	753	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,700.00–1,750.00	$1,715.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–980	870	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,356.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1325	1325	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	3,500.00–3,775.00	$3,616.67	-533.33

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–860	788	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,700.00	$1,541.67	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950–960	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,700.00–3,000.00	$2,850.00	—

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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.