Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

2,511 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $321.00/cwt ≈ $3,066/hd at 955 lb · 114 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.35/cwt -22.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,481/hd at 729 lb · 93 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $444.65/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,733/hd at 615 lb · 88 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,511	3,602	4,889
Feeder cattle	2,013	3,169	3,977
Slaughter cattle	159	208	485
Replacement cattle	339	225	427

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Although instances of some light weights under 450 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady.

→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–342	324	14	645.00–705.00	$672.87	$2,180	+51.92
351–386	368	19	615.00–670.00	$637.85	$2,347	+43.41
402–437	420	18	520.00–620.00	$572.72	$2,405	-17.47
452–465	454	24	535.00–550.00	$538.54	$2,445	+0.42
500–535	523	48	480.00–540.00	$506.33	$2,648	-14.89
570–596	586	26	442.50–460.00	$447.15	$2,620	-41.76
604–632	614	82	417.50–466.00	$445.72	$2,737	+1.63
623 value added	623	6	430.00	$430.00	$2,679	—
652–690	678	52	390.00–432.50	$398.10	$2,699	-28.78
705–728	725	28	362.50–391.00	$385.17	$2,792	-3.63
758–786	777	73	358.00–365.00	$364.42	$2,832	+6.48
825	825	62	340.00	$340.00	$2,805	-22.00
955	955	114	321.00	$321.00	$3,066	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–343	334	12	555.00–575.00	$564.38	$1,885	+6.79
370–395	391	7	525.00–585.00	$570.95	$2,232	+35.32
401–445	430	48	460.00–550.00	$525.91	$2,261	-7.02
465–498	476	22	480.00–525.00	$509.27	$2,424	+10.83
505–545	531	52	442.50–490.00	$467.55	$2,483	-8.00
555–598	569	28	415.00–450.00	$436.18	$2,482	+0.66
607–647	642	39	407.00–420.00	$408.04	$2,620	+3.50
665–682	678	87	367.50–395.00	$387.37	$2,626	-2.67
705–744	739	25	340.00–362.50	$346.41	$2,560	-8.18
774	774	10	343.00	$343.00	$2,655	+8.84
835	835	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,547	-30.52
903–912	905	9	303.00–307.50	$304.01	$2,751	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	6	555.00	$555.00	$1,859	+10.34
350–358	357	7	475.00–520.00	$513.69	$1,834	+15.97
405–425	413	5	505.00–530.00	$519.71	$2,146	+41.43
475	475	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,971	-30.01
588	588	3	424.00	$424.00	$2,493	+39.00
625–645	635	2	375.00–642.50	$506.64	$3,217	—
700	700	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,082	—
775	775	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,519	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	5	435.00	$435.00	$2,514	—
644	644	5	362.50	$362.50	$2,334	-55.00
772	772	6	322.50	$322.50	$2,490	—
815	815	8	333.00	$333.00	$2,714	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	5	515.00	$515.00	$2,693	—
608	608	9	440.00	$440.00	$2,675	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322	322	10	570.00	$570.00	$1,835	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341–349	345	13	535.00–560.00	$549.19	$1,895	—
363–379	370	20	530.00–550.00	$539.50	$1,996	+6.51
415–431	429	33	477.50–512.50	$497.63	$2,135	-15.89
463–488	475	24	435.00–480.00	$461.36	$2,191	-17.66
501–530	519	34	440.00–447.50	$443.65	$2,303	-3.64
558–586	570	35	385.00–437.50	$429.10	$2,446	+14.37
602–639	611	17	405.00–417.50	$408.08	$2,493	+10.37
678	678	5	352.00	$352.00	$2,387	-7.10
725–729	729	93	320.00–341.50	$340.35	$2,481	-22.37
825	825	2	312.50	$312.50	$2,578	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–335	324	13	465.00–510.00	$506.42	$1,641	-6.06
368–398	389	13	455.00–510.00	$475.92	$1,851	-3.47
400–432	420	39	430.00–470.00	$460.11	$1,932	-9.42
459–492	477	40	385.00–450.00	$437.91	$2,089	-3.24
510–545	526	60	382.50–427.50	$410.60	$2,160	+1.60
572–589	584	30	357.50–385.00	$378.73	$2,212	-17.71
623–647	637	25	344.00–372.50	$357.34	$2,276	+3.10
705–730	723	4	310.00–325.00	$315.17	$2,279	-21.08
790	790	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,410	—
814	814	5	292.50	$292.50	$2,381	-15.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	3	425.00–450.00	$438.13	$1,643	+1.16
405–423	418	7	400.00–440.00	$428.92	$1,793	+11.85
470–494	487	10	385.00–410.00	$399.00	$1,943	+20.89
585–590	586	11	340.00–347.50	$341.60	$2,002	-7.59
600	600	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,980	—
675	675	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,008	+12.50
702	702	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,930	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	9	567.50	$567.50	$1,714	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
558	558	5	400.00	$400.00	$2,232	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–398	388	11	500.00–515.00	$501.37	$1,945	-19.12
445	445	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,936	-46.26
550	550	1	430.00	$430.00	$2,365	+41.43
620	620	1	387.50	$387.50	$2,402	—
710	710	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,396	-3.50
750–770	760	2	302.50–320.00	$311.13	$2,365	-11.87
956	956	27	240.00	$240.00	$2,294	—
1064	1064	5	200.00	$200.00	$2,128	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357–390	380	10	520.00–535.00	$530.77	$2,017	—
422–448	434	14	507.50–540.00	$515.71	$2,238	—
458–475	465	5	475.00–505.00	$492.74	$2,291	+24.43
555–575	562	12	415.00–450.00	$432.04	$2,428	+19.94
602–614	610	6	415.00–425.00	$421.71	$2,572	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,959	—
555	555	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,248	—
620	620	3	350.00–367.50	$355.83	$2,206	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1510	1510	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	5,100.00	$5,100.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–965	778	85-90%	4	93.00–107.00	$100.50	$782	—
705–1160	960	85-90%	32	134.00–159.00	$145.12	$1,393	+19.53
830–1175	974	85-90%	14	117.00–130.00	$123.28	$1,201	-2.31
815–1275	1071	85-90%	12	148.00–169.00	$155.42	$1,665	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1275	1198	80-85%	4	171.00–176.00	$172.79	$2,070	—
1015–1425	1217	80-85%	27	150.00–170.00	$162.97	$1,983	-1.05
1130–1305	1239	80-85%	10	131.00–157.00	$148.12	$1,835	-15.90

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,062	—
1395–1782	1532	75-80%	10	160.00–170.00	$162.47	$2,489	-4.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1795	1603	9	156.00–181.00	$174.40	$2,796	—
1280–2045	1661	20	177.00–202.00	$190.69	$3,167	-20.26
1475–2180	1828	6	197.50–221.00	$208.38	$3,809	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830–1140	1016	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	122.50–175.00	$156.04	$1,585

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–850	757	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	275.00–345.00	$292.60	$2,215
720–1135	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	180.00–265.00	$208.36	$2,011

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1195–1280	1238	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	152.00–170.00	$160.08	$1,982

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1150–1180	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	197.50–200.00	$198.33	$2,301

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1132–1240	1154	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,600.00–3,400.00	$2,749.83
1148–1590	1212	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	2,700.00–3,750.00	$3,049.48
1247	1247	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	3,200.00	$3,200.00
1435	1435	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1140	1054	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	2,700.00–3,800.00	$3,170.96
1022–1115	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	2,700.00–3,150.00	$2,942.23
1175–1210	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	3,300.00–3,400.00	$3,374.45

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1085	998	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	20	1,800.00–2,600.00	$2,327.76
950–1075	1013	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	5	1,600.00–2,050.00	$1,788.65
1108–1135	1113	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,548.99
1160	1160	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1250	1203	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,550.00	$2,365.38
1242	1242	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,850.00	$2,850.00

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–915	807	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,346.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	4,250.00	$4,250.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–825	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,752.78

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,900.00	$3,900.00	—
1123–1175	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,850.00–3,900.00	$3,866.67	—
1161	1161	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	4,300.00	$4,300.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
725–1000	817	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,700.00–3,400.00	$3,220.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155–1205	1180	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,600.00–4,100.00	$3,850.00	—
1365	1365	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	5,050.00	$5,050.00	—

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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.