Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

3,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $487.86/cwt +1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,834/hd at 581 lb · 397 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $535.20/cwt +14.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,763/hd at 516 lb · 213 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $445.69/cwt +25.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,946/hd at 661 lb · 98 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,795	3,091	1,350
Feeder cattle	3,124	2,370	901
Slaughter cattle	293	222	210
Replacement cattle	378	499	239

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold 5.00-15.00 higher, some spots of 20.00 higher on light wt. calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 6.00 higher.

▲ Feeder cattle: feeders sold 5.00-15.00 higher
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls steady to 6.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 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
315–328	323	11	660.00–705.00	$689.85	$2,228	+43.69
352	352	4	635.00	$635.00	$2,235	-4.99
418–446	435	35	570.00–617.50	$595.88	$2,592	+0.80
455–497	468	46	530.00–575.00	$553.23	$2,589	+2.73
502 unweaned	502	23	515.50	$515.50	$2,588	—
505–543	518	190	512.50–570.00	$537.59	$2,785	+15.12
550–591	581	397	475.00–510.00	$487.86	$2,834	+1.39
602–648	624	71	437.50–479.00	$459.92	$2,870	+8.47
650–690	661	98	420.00–460.00	$445.69	$2,946	+25.98
712–748	737	38	392.50–397.50	$395.57	$2,915	+25.55
762–795	788	91	367.50–382.50	$379.91	$2,994	+14.36
800–808	802	9	363.00–367.50	$366.49	$2,939	+11.29
830–849	846	74	350.00–351.50	$351.28	$2,972	-3.92
871–880	879	71	336.00–360.00	$357.66	$3,144	+34.66
911	911	25	330.00	$330.00	$3,006	-2.00
1147	1147	8	293.00	$293.00	$3,361	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–341	326	11	625.00–630.00	$628.32	$2,048	+21.83
360–390	379	19	570.00–620.00	$593.88	$2,251	+10.42
396 unweaned	396	7	582.50	$582.50	$2,307	-12.50
405 unweaned	405	2	562.50	$562.50	$2,278	—
400–445	420	14	540.00–575.00	$565.87	$2,377	+26.75
452–498	481	40	495.00–540.00	$517.63	$2,490	-5.28
510 unweaned	510	7	496.00	$496.00	$2,530	—
505–547	526	37	475.00–510.00	$492.30	$2,589	+12.84
562–585	573	19	439.00–470.00	$452.06	$2,590	-3.40
601–646	623	24	412.50–434.00	$426.90	$2,660	+0.94
660–685	677	11	385.00–415.00	$406.36	$2,751	+6.56
751–768	753	33	347.50–371.50	$367.77	$2,769	+14.01
811–844	824	25	337.00–350.00	$348.98	$2,876	—
1036	1036	25	267.00	$267.00	$2,766	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403	403	9	600.00	$600.00	$2,418	—
607	607	5	487.50	$487.50	$2,959	—
711	711	20	428.00	$428.00	$3,043	—
838	838	5	370.00	$370.00	$3,101	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	418	3	480.00–492.50	$487.58	$2,038	-7.12
482–495	486	8	445.00–462.50	$449.98	$2,187	-25.02
500	500	2	475.00	$475.00	$2,375	+35.00
565–578	571	8	420.00–425.00	$423.74	$2,420	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	6	512.50	$512.50	$2,532	—
603	603	9	440.00	$440.00	$2,653	—
665	665	5	375.00	$375.00	$2,494	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	445.00–450.00	$447.48	$1,803	-10.02
488	488	6	422.00	$422.00	$2,059	—
542	542	2	412.50	$412.50	$2,236	+37.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–339	318	19	570.00–625.00	$595.47	$1,894	+32.97
318–321 unweaned	320	8	565.00–575.00	$571.27	$1,828	—
357–385	361	10	545.00–560.00	$554.48	$2,002	+13.47
399 unweaned	399	4	503.00	$503.00	$2,007	—
400–439	423	82	505.00–565.00	$532.55	$2,253	+39.69
453 unweaned	453	6	472.00	$472.00	$2,138	+2.00
450–488	464	69	475.00–515.00	$489.71	$2,272	+10.61
500–542	523	60	442.50–477.50	$453.62	$2,372	+0.37
551 fancy	551	6	477.50	$477.50	$2,631	—
553–583	567	75	410.00–450.00	$438.68	$2,487	+23.82
622–648	638	87	388.00–430.00	$399.72	$2,550	-7.91
651–698	669	17	370.00–380.00	$378.16	$2,530	+6.75
710–747	737	18	355.00–372.50	$361.52	$2,664	—
751–786	756	94	335.00–360.00	$350.74	$2,652	-36.76
804–810	805	9	350.00–352.50	$350.56	$2,822	—
869	869	12	315.00	$315.00	$2,737	—
928–942	930	14	305.00–307.50	$305.36	$2,840	—
1079	1079	7	273.00	$273.00	$2,946	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–339	327	12	525.00–545.00	$535.88	$1,752	—
360–375	367	7	485.00–515.00	$508.61	$1,867	+4.52
378 unweaned	378	4	500.00	$500.00	$1,890	-5.00
403–440	426	47	475.00–507.50	$498.07	$2,122	+37.82
440 unweaned	440	8	482.00	$482.00	$2,121	—
462–466 unweaned	464	9	445.00–470.00	$456.16	$2,117	—
452–498	478	41	447.50–475.00	$463.24	$2,214	+21.29
502–547	529	32	410.00–446.00	$430.02	$2,275	+3.07
552–595	584	13	375.00–425.00	$386.58	$2,258	+10.18
620–638	632	12	374.00–387.50	$379.16	$2,396	+3.63
651–688	677	45	341.00–371.00	$356.26	$2,412	—
700–720	709	8	317.00–327.50	$324.94	$2,304	+1.53
815	815	2	312.50	$312.50	$2,547	—
883–891	889	10	307.00–315.00	$309.38	$2,750	—
956	956	11	293.00	$293.00	$2,801	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–335	311	4	450.00–490.00	$473.10	$1,471	-36.82
360–385	370	3	425.00–450.00	$436.58	$1,615	-30.76
402–440	423	13	440.00–460.00	$451.64	$1,910	+26.99
456–492	475	19	422.50–445.00	$431.97	$2,052	+16.97
510	510	4	380.00	$380.00	$1,938	—
570	570	2	370.00	$370.00	$2,109	+15.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	8	537.50	$537.50	$2,413	—
554	554	6	460.00	$460.00	$2,548	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–488	477	5	430.00–465.00	$444.32	$2,119	—
588	588	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,293	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368–382	374	5	570.00–595.00	$580.22	$2,170	+28.32
408	408	2	555.00	$555.00	$2,264	+9.94
451–498	484	13	455.00–482.50	$470.02	$2,275	-29.98
538	538	2	445.00	$445.00	$2,394	+13.72
550–580	567	14	410.00–432.50	$427.22	$2,422	—
610 unweaned	610	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,226	+10.00
885	885	6	310.00	$310.00	$2,744	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	4	530.00	$530.00	$2,396	+24.85
456–457 unweaned	457	10	507.50–525.00	$516.26	$2,359	—
548	548	5	460.00	$460.00	$2,521	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	7	415.00	$415.00	$1,826	—
482	482	2	425.00	$425.00	$2,048	—
525	525	5	412.00	$412.00	$2,163	+9.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,462	—
398	398	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,731	—
498	498	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,892	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1760	1760	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	6,100.00	$6,100.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1275	1275	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,350.00	$3,350.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1085	921	85-90%	7	90.00–111.00	$106.23	$978	-67.59
715–1180	927	85-90%	32	117.00–146.00	$136.09	$1,262	-37.73
770–1240	1043	85-90%	44	146.00–168.00	$156.43	$1,632	-0.85
960–1200	1066	85-90%	11	164.00–179.00	$172.37	$1,837	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1240	1156	80-85%	8	153.00–168.50	$162.18	$1,875	—
1010–1445	1191	80-85%	35	168.00–185.00	$176.33	$2,100	—
1045–1435	1223	80-85%	15	182.50–204.00	$189.91	$2,323	+2.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1825	1450	75-80%	20	184.00–205.00	$190.77	$2,766	+2.83
1365–1595	1455	75-80%	5	155.00–166.50	$159.76	$2,325	-28.18
1270–1718	1480	75-80%	31	169.00–185.00	$178.27	$2,638	-9.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1900	1561	7	179.00–200.00	$187.82	$2,932	—
1255–2375	1652	22	196.00–220.00	$207.79	$3,433	—
1385–2205	1845	12	221.00–241.00	$231.37	$4,269	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–1025	796	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	285.00–350.00	$325.09	$2,588
700–1135	976	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	186.00–270.00	$221.11	$2,158

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625–880	764	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	290.00–327.50	$313.12	$2,392
930–1210	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	200.00–256.00	$225.73	$2,440
1150–1645	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	187.00–247.50	$206.92	$2,545

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750–1115	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	131.00–182.50	$164.43	$1,532

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1175–1465	1254	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	155.00–177.50	$164.99	$2,069

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–1125	1002	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	1,600.00–2,300.00	$1,898.62
880–1110	1039	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	51	1,700.00–2,800.00	$2,463.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1395	1281	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	2,800.00–3,450.00	$3,083.72
1175–1490	1292	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	2,750.00–3,800.00	$3,235.17

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1148	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	2,900.00–3,400.00	$3,030.20
1025–1125	1073	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,042.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1180	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,600.00	$2,205.91
1150–1320	1236	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	12	2,000.00–2,750.00	$2,555.71
1240–1295	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,249.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325–1342	1340	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	3,900.00–4,200.00	$4,157.61
1310–1440	1353	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	3,075.00–3,400.00	$3,236.33

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1510–1552	1537	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,800.00–3,600.00	$3,266.95

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–815	748	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	900.00–1,800.00	$1,452.62

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–975	900	(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	2,300.00–2,900.00	$2,575.00
985–1025	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	4	3,150.00–3,600.00	$3,415.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–1015	957	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,450.00–3,375.00	$3,104.27
960	960	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1150–1185	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	4,500.00–4,700.00	$4,600.00	—
1118–1400	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,500.00–4,400.00	$3,860.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–1000	882	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,300.00–2,850.00	$2,650.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940–1125	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00–3,400.00	$3,300.00	—

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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.