Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

4,140 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $354.04/cwt +6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,893/hd at 817 lb · 144 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $525.44/cwt +6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,211/hd at 421 lb · 117 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $489.11/cwt +5.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,773/hd at 567 lb · 117 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,140	2,681	4,095
Feeder cattle	3,401	2,049	3,314
Slaughter cattle	191	240	346
Replacement cattle	548	392	435

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

▲ Feeder cattle: feeders sold steady to 12.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 higher

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–349	337	20	635.00–690.00	$652.48	$2,199	+19.09
353–390	369	13	620.00–680.00	$649.85	$2,398	+17.40
380 thin fleshed	380	5	700.00	$700.00	$2,660	—
424 unweaned	424	7	545.00	$545.00	$2,311	—
405–443	430	42	570.00–650.00	$598.19	$2,572	+19.87
454–496	473	68	530.00–575.00	$544.40	$2,575	-1.25
500–547	524	83	490.00–565.00	$524.92	$2,751	+17.20
552–595	567	117	470.00–517.50	$489.11	$2,773	+5.14
601–648	617	84	420.00–455.00	$439.32	$2,711	-2.39
655–684	672	69	395.00–422.50	$407.53	$2,739	-6.42
700–728	708	102	375.00–407.50	$395.98	$2,804	+7.66
753–792	782	51	354.00–372.50	$357.80	$2,798	-1.88
807–836	817	144	347.00–369.00	$354.04	$2,893	+6.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–335	323	7	570.00–595.00	$583.89	$1,886	+12.13
352–398	378	13	530.00–575.00	$553.20	$2,091	-18.58
407–446	431	83	470.00–575.00	$546.22	$2,354	-4.80
462–492	479	62	490.00–528.00	$515.28	$2,468	+1.91
500–549	533	58	422.50–505.00	$482.02	$2,569	+2.88
550–596	578	60	425.00–467.50	$444.82	$2,571	-2.10
604–642	627	90	395.00–430.00	$411.61	$2,581	-7.24
654–696	675	61	355.00–417.50	$376.71	$2,543	-23.31
700–742	725	8	356.00–372.50	$365.20	$2,648	—
754–785	768	41	330.00–354.00	$340.46	$2,615	+9.83
841–845	841	9	325.00–330.00	$329.44	$2,771	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–396	386	15	525.00–540.00	$534.54	$2,063	+1.67
431–444	440	16	470.00–520.00	$500.03	$2,200	-1.72
478–495	485	5	415.00–450.00	$429.29	$2,082	-50.58
591	591	6	410.00	$410.00	$2,423	—
665	665	12	337.50	$337.50	$2,244	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–567	556	22	484.00–495.00	$490.92	$2,730	+20.92
658	658	8	415.00	$415.00	$2,731	—
766–794	780	16	363.00–380.00	$371.35	$2,897	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
458	458	6	480.00	$480.00	$2,198	—
544	544	5	437.50	$437.50	$2,380	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
586	586	10	345.00	$345.00	$2,022	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	6	370.00	$370.00	$2,579	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
294	294	9	630.00	$630.00	$1,852	+28.56
312–333	326	16	565.00–600.00	$572.31	$1,866	-10.98
350–392	369	37	535.00–555.00	$548.68	$2,025	+9.80
401 thin fleshed	401	7	570.00	$570.00	$2,286	—
400–449	422	110	490.00–545.00	$522.60	$2,205	+3.25
452–492	470	113	460.00–495.00	$479.63	$2,254	+0.51
500–535	517	67	415.00–477.50	$440.04	$2,275	-6.08
550–583	565	76	375.00–445.00	$412.55	$2,331	-11.26
600–624	613	45	385.00–402.00	$394.68	$2,419	+13.27
650–680	665	57	357.50–385.50	$366.62	$2,438	-3.58
708–743	725	86	340.00–341.00	$340.12	$2,466	—
750–767	754	28	335.00–357.50	$343.13	$2,587	-17.87
812	812	3	328.00	$328.00	$2,663	-11.87
858	858	17	316.00	$316.00	$2,711	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–349	334	25	505.00–555.00	$542.91	$1,813	+21.38
350–382	371	29	495.00–530.00	$503.59	$1,868	+4.64
406–448	430	64	460.00–500.00	$481.01	$2,068	+19.37
450–498	474	55	420.00–455.00	$442.73	$2,099	-0.75
502–544	527	44	360.00–432.50	$412.43	$2,174	-13.57
555–598	581	59	370.00–410.00	$397.67	$2,310	+16.71
605–645	627	68	340.00–380.00	$374.14	$2,346	+17.54
665–685	672	19	320.00–355.00	$338.46	$2,274	-7.01
700–742	721	38	320.00–342.00	$333.06	$2,401	+3.06
765–790	774	16	317.00–347.50	$327.35	$2,534	—
972	972	3	285.00	$285.00	$2,770	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429–442	438	19	420.00–460.00	$449.41	$1,968	+29.56
458–492	473	15	375.00–425.00	$398.92	$1,887	-9.51
581	581	5	360.00	$360.00	$2,092	—
665–698	682	4	295.00–305.00	$300.12	$2,047	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–446	445	8	470.00–500.00	$477.42	$2,125	—
548	548	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,110	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	6	325.00	$325.00	$1,446	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
582	582	5	412.50	$412.50	$2,401	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
442–445	443	5	330.00–340.00	$335.98	$1,488	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–374	366	13	550.00–595.00	$577.31	$2,113	+15.98
450–487	473	24	465.00–510.00	$482.55	$2,282	-1.15
527–537	533	20	465.00–485.00	$475.19	$2,533	+23.63
561–575	567	7	415.00–435.00	$426.31	$2,417	—
610	610	4	435.00–437.50	$436.25	$2,661	+17.78
715	715	2	377.50	$377.50	$2,699	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–397	394	5	450.00–505.00	$471.77	$1,859	—
405–442	426	16	450.00–502.50	$486.08	$2,071	—
455–493	478	15	400.00–480.00	$441.36	$2,110	—
520–546	539	7	420.00–470.00	$433.79	$2,338	-2.99
550–587	578	4	420.00–436.00	$432.19	$2,498	-22.81
645	645	2	407.50	$407.50	$2,628	+15.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1190–1700	1458	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	3,400.00–4,700.00	$4,127.37	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,688	—
460	460	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,955	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,485	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1640–1650	1645	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	5,000.00–5,100.00	$5,049.85	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–890	833	85-90%	3	98.00–112.50	$103.41	$861	—
760–1175	946	85-90%	12	118.00–140.00	$131.04	$1,240	—
760–1150	979	85-90%	33	135.00–165.00	$146.97	$1,439	+18.18
765–1270	1030	85-90%	10	150.00–185.00	$169.43	$1,745	+18.48

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1310	1186	80-85%	5	144.00–165.00	$154.82	$1,836	-1.07
1010–1355	1188	80-85%	26	154.00–176.00	$168.74	$2,005	+12.85
1025–1370	1213	80-85%	18	170.00–193.00	$178.43	$2,164	+1.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460	1460	75-80%	1	162.00	$162.00	$2,365	—
1255–1795	1533	75-80%	13	173.00–197.00	$182.98	$2,805	+14.00
1315–2265	1547	75-80%	18	164.00–177.00	$171.60	$2,655	+2.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1710	1471	11	155.00–192.00	$181.18	$2,665	+4.45
1360–2300	1650	15	194.00–211.00	$200.59	$3,310	—
1305–2025	1771	17	210.00–235.00	$220.06	$3,897	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700–1180	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	39	122.50–177.50	$156.25	$1,508

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840–1090	986	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	180.00–237.50	$198.64	$1,959
815–1120	1001	(<2 yrs)	Open	12	257.50–310.00	$270.61	$2,709

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1170–1465	1250	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	179.00–220.00	$194.07	$2,426

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1135–1408	1263	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	145.00–177.50	$167.86	$2,120

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00
1079–1455	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	2,700.00–3,450.00	$2,970.39
985–1460	1242	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	57	2,500.00–4,000.00	$3,252.53

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00
820–1185	1062	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	2,625.00–4,000.00	$3,262.89
1020–1106	1091	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	2,750.00–3,600.00	$3,173.86

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,825.00	$2,825.00
725–1120	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	49	1,600.00–2,700.00	$2,203.78
860–1085	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	1,300.00–2,300.00	$1,708.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1175–1335	1237	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	16	2,150.00–2,750.00	$2,445.37

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1230	1230	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,850.00	$3,850.00
1250–1265	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,250.00–3,450.00	$3,316.14
1405	1405	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,925.00	$2,925.00
1410	1410	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1560–1845	1669	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	3,100.00–3,950.00	$3,575.31

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–870	796	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	950.00–1,100.00	$1,015.54

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–795	774	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,426.17
840–985	946	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,751.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
980–1050	1027	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,550.00–4,150.00	$3,750.00	-62.50
945–1075	1048	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	3,200.00–4,000.00	$3,838.89	+26.39

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1125–1385	1185	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	3,700.00–4,150.00	$3,975.00	—
1348	1348	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,000.00	$4,000.00	-1,000.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800–1150	969	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,400.00–3,100.00	$2,857.14	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	5,000.00	$5,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	5,450.00	$5,450.00	—
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	4,900.00	$4,900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
973	973	16	222.00	$222.00	$2,160	—

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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.