Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

3,424 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $376.57/cwt +8.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 515 lb · 148 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.64/cwt +10.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 473 lb · 103 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.37/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,759/hd at 517 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,424	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316–349	336	30	432.50–480.00	$461.93	$1,552	+28.69
350–393	372	30	425.00–465.00	$440.07	$1,637	+35.44
402–448	422	55	402.50–447.50	$420.38	$1,774	+27.59
451–488	465	68	377.50–430.00	$409.03	$1,902	+21.09
475–482 unweaned	482	14	362.50–382.00	$380.63	$1,835	—
501–548	515	137	359.00–395.00	$377.05	$1,942	+8.74
510–524 unweaned	520	11	368.00–377.50	$370.54	$1,927	—
555–596	575	60	340.00–367.50	$350.23	$2,014	+5.78
610 unweaned	610	21	314.50	$314.50	$1,918	—
612–649	623	53	327.50–355.00	$338.20	$2,107	+8.19
650–690	655	31	302.50–327.50	$314.10	$2,057	+4.00
706–732	725	56	298.00–320.00	$305.35	$2,214	—
778–796	795	34	280.50–287.00	$280.87	$2,233	+9.63
816–818	816	87	279.00–281.50	$279.60	$2,282	—
877–891	887	37	256.00–268.00	$264.31	$2,344	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–346	334	24	407.50–432.50	$421.38	$1,407	+46.38
378–392	384	8	415.00–427.50	$418.46	$1,607	+18.46
405–442	431	60	370.00–402.50	$385.65	$1,662	+17.98
451–491	481	30	367.50–395.00	$377.49	$1,816	+18.64
503–549	536	45	337.50–365.00	$347.53	$1,863	-0.88
555–595	580	44	312.50–349.00	$326.22	$1,892	+20.30
585 unweaned	585	2	318.00	$318.00	$1,860	—
600–648	616	71	300.00–325.00	$315.27	$1,942	+20.07
685–692	688	17	290.00–307.50	$299.29	$2,059	+15.04
708–748	726	25	272.50–294.00	$284.85	$2,068	—
760–785	768	15	250.00–260.00	$253.41	$1,946	—
808–817	813	6	235.00–267.50	$251.16	$2,042	—
862	862	5	247.00	$247.00	$2,129	—
902–930	922	22	250.00–262.00	$255.72	$2,358	—
1297	1297	8	185.00	$185.00	$2,399	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–312	309	4	340.00–390.00	$375.79	$1,161	—
350–396	379	14	360.00–382.50	$373.35	$1,415	—
465–495	482	21	325.00–355.00	$342.99	$1,653	—
525–540	536	11	315.00–320.00	$316.36	$1,696	+23.86
590–595	594	4	305.00–312.50	$306.86	$1,823	+13.03
602–645	624	9	282.50–292.50	$288.51	$1,800	—
717	717	5	252.50	$252.50	$1,810	-1.50

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	5	410.00	$410.00	$1,439	—
352 thin fleshed	352	12	470.00	$470.00	$1,654	—
427 thin fleshed	427	15	450.00	$450.00	$1,922	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569–571	570	11	322.00–340.00	$330.20	$1,882	—
614	614	5	324.00	$324.00	$1,989	—
716	716	8	295.00	$295.00	$2,112	—
820	820	5	260.00	$260.00	$2,132	—
1295	1295	2	205.00	$205.00	$2,655	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
658	658	5	317.00	$317.00	$2,086	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524	524	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,624	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	5	262.50	$262.50	$1,496	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–342	332	25	400.00–430.00	$410.35	$1,362	+16.86
370–394	383	25	392.50–425.00	$411.48	$1,576	+26.84
410–446	431	58	375.00–400.00	$389.99	$1,681	-2.79
451–498	473	103	355.00–389.00	$374.64	$1,772	+10.67
508 unweaned	508	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,676	—
500–540	517	92	330.00–362.50	$340.60	$1,761	+3.49
550–594	572	74	310.00–335.00	$324.56	$1,856	+30.86
600–648	617	71	292.50–320.00	$307.23	$1,896	+25.16
661–675	667	17	284.00–293.00	$288.41	$1,924	+13.15
716–734	718	59	265.00–279.50	$266.26	$1,912	-3.24
771–778	772	22	259.00–267.00	$260.10	$2,008	-12.90
854	854	20	248.50	$248.50	$2,122	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
331–344	335	12	385.00–392.50	$389.94	$1,306	+39.31
360–390	372	18	350.00–370.00	$359.98	$1,339	+24.98
400–445	421	58	347.50–377.50	$363.74	$1,531	+5.78
452 unweaned	452	4	332.50	$332.50	$1,503	—
454–499	476	72	325.00–355.00	$340.33	$1,620	+2.93
502–545	522	41	310.00–335.00	$319.75	$1,669	+31.08
570–598	588	24	285.00–305.00	$294.75	$1,733	+19.75
606 unweaned	606	8	275.00	$275.00	$1,666	—
610–648	630	61	270.00–291.00	$286.17	$1,803	+7.71
655–696	666	20	260.00–275.00	$270.26	$1,800	+11.26
714–746	723	21	260.00–266.50	$261.28	$1,889	—
789	789	9	251.00	$251.00	$1,980	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–398	378	14	320.00–340.00	$335.70	$1,269	+9.72
405–445	420	6	320.00–337.50	$325.46	$1,367	—
455–472	468	8	320.00–325.00	$321.22	$1,503	-1.28
598	598	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,585	—
628–643	636	10	235.00–265.00	$249.82	$1,589	—
935	935	29	145.00	$145.00	$1,356	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	6	365.00	$365.00	$1,190	—
471–481	476	12	330.00–340.00	$334.95	$1,594	—
592	592	6	300.00	$300.00	$1,776	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
842	842	13	260.00	$260.00	$2,189	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	7	390.00	$390.00	$1,634	—
555	555	5	310.00	$310.00	$1,720	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–437	423	12	355.00–360.00	$357.85	$1,514	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414–430	419	9	390.00–400.00	$393.42	$1,648	+8.42
452–491	472	19	365.00–382.50	$371.69	$1,754	—
502–548	513	12	350.00–365.00	$359.02	$1,842	—
550–571	558	15	310.00–330.00	$322.24	$1,798	—
610–630	618	16	297.50–317.50	$307.97	$1,903	—
660	660	5	280.00	$280.00	$1,848	—
735	735	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,168	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–448	442	6	342.50–385.00	$360.21	$1,592	+25.21
455–490	477	13	343.00–357.50	$350.99	$1,674	+10.37
554–593	573	19	285.00–317.50	$304.75	$1,746	—
608–642	633	9	280.00–292.50	$285.63	$1,808	-2.04
749	749	5	289.00	$289.00	$2,165	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	4	325.00	$325.00	$1,365	-2.50
465–480	473	4	300.00–320.00	$309.84	$1,466	-2.66
528	528	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,399	—
845	845	3	207.50	$207.50	$1,753	—

Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1869–2006	1921	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	9	4,900.00–6,000.00	$5,308.49	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1885–2350	2050	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	4,050.00–4,600.00	$4,344.91	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
935–1205	1070	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,100.00–2,250.00	$2,184.46	—
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,950.00	$3,950.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1095	874	85-90%	13	65.00–102.50	$90.01	$787	+4.48
715–1345	1000	85-90%	38	100.50–121.00	$113.80	$1,138	—
745–1175	1003	85-90%	40	137.00–156.00	$141.19	$1,416	—
800–1210	1018	85-90%	57	117.00–135.00	$129.60	$1,319	-6.26

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1280	1157	80-85%	29	119.00–135.00	$131.30	$1,519	-7.54
1000–1375	1158	80-85%	82	134.50–146.00	$140.46	$1,627	+1.62
1065–1481	1296	80-85%	20	146.00–154.00	$149.21	$1,934	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1515	1434	75-80%	14	147.00–166.00	$153.00	$2,194	+12.20
1210–1920	1447	75-80%	47	136.50–149.00	$143.80	$2,081	—
1310–1630	1469	75-80%	11	131.00–137.00	$135.04	$1,984	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1815	1473	12	131.00–161.00	$151.08	$2,225	—
1220–2270	1734	31	162.00–177.00	$170.42	$2,955	—
1405–2255	1869	15	178.00–205.00	$185.51	$3,467	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1220	993	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	136.00–155.00	$144.83	$1,438
864–1095	1001	(<2 yrs)	Open	20	192.50–232.00	$211.66	$2,119
990–1320	1167	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	142.00–175.00	$158.67	$1,852

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–875	769	(<2 yrs)	Open	16	194.00–252.50	$228.65	$1,758
750–1060	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	136.00–187.50	$156.05	$1,433

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1077–1230	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	109	2,750.00–3,425.00	$3,326.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065–1120	1098	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,342.94
1145–1180	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,625.00–2,700.00	$2,542.42
1015–1525	1229	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	65	1,550.00–2,900.00	$2,703.08

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780–1055	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,900.00–2,300.00	$2,069.52
960–1075	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	2,100.00–2,725.00	$2,485.11

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–1090	964	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	27	1,250.00–2,150.00	$1,735.78

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,325.00	$1,212.50
1092–1410	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	18	1,600.00–2,250.00	$1,956.56

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–975	859	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	27	1,950.00–2,600.00	$2,099.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–960	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,725.00–2,200.00	$2,038.52
925–1075	1038	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,286.67

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–750	725	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	950.00–1,300.00	$1,118.97

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—
1050–1085	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,650.00–2,900.00	$2,714.29	—
1070	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	4,000.00	$4,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085–1120	1097	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,800.00	—
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1172	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1371	1371	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	3,650.00	$3,650.00	—
1550	1550	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–1065	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,000.00–2,400.00	$2,100.00	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
600–700	633	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,800.00	$1,266.67	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	11	260.00	$260.00	$1,118	—
558	558	3	202.50	$202.50	$1,130	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	(<2 yrs)	Open	100	4,600.00	$4,600.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,525.00	—

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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.