Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $148.72/cwt -2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 624 lb · 93 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $167.65/cwt -4.97 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 477 lb · 87 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.34/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 566 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,280	2,016	450
Feeder cattle	1,150	1,648	309
Slaughter cattle	103	267	103
Replacement cattle	27	101	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 7.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	263	6	162.50–179.00	$171.02	$450	+0.86
300–348	331	24	160.00–187.00	$170.55	$565	-8.21
353–399	380	23	160.00–185.00	$172.47	$655	-2.34
393 fancy	393	3	192.00	$192.00	$755	—
400–445	420	34	160.00–184.00	$174.73	$734	-2.71
450–495	477	87	155.00–177.00	$167.65	$800	-2.91
508–545	522	48	152.00–170.00	$163.56	$854	+1.10
553–595	570	56	145.00–163.00	$153.29	$874	-5.84
606–643	624	93	127.00–160.00	$148.72	$928	-2.46
655–693	676	44	133.00–162.00	$144.90	$980	+5.37
700–748	720	32	130.00–144.00	$139.45	$1,004	+10.94
750–795	771	39	118.00–144.00	$132.10	$1,018	-0.09
820–840	830	6	115.00–121.00	$117.96	$979	-9.04
903	903	3	112.00	$112.00	$1,011	-8.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	386	9	148.00–160.00	$152.51	$589	-4.74
405–446	432	18	125.00–160.00	$148.55	$642	-0.68
455–492	479	14	130.00–155.00	$144.42	$692	-7.55
510–545	527	29	130.00–155.00	$147.62	$778	+3.91
555–597	586	28	127.00–150.00	$138.73	$813	-5.54
600–615	608	5	119.00–130.00	$121.78	$740	-6.73
660–693	685	4	118.00–131.00	$121.13	$830	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	5	145.00–157.00	$149.80	$404	-2.30
310–348	334	16	140.00–157.00	$145.86	$487	+2.80
355–377	368	13	141.00–156.00	$146.50	$539	+0.23
400–448	421	49	126.00–152.00	$141.08	$594	+2.09
450–498	483	55	130.00–141.00	$137.28	$663	+3.76
500–545	525	48	125.00–135.00	$132.01	$693	+1.33
550–590	565	74	120.00–140.00	$131.72	$744	+5.12
598	598	3	122.00	$122.00	$730	-4.60
610–648	633	36	118.00–133.50	$127.91	$810	+5.49
695	695	8	122.00–128.00	$125.75	$874	+7.47
700–725	708	10	110.00–120.00	$118.49	$839	+3.31
730	730	4	134.00	$134.00	$978	+18.82
746	746	9	119.00	$119.00	$888	+3.82
758–795	769	11	115.00–119.00	$117.24	$902	—
815	815	3	111.00	$111.00	$905	+2.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	329	7	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$452	+2.70
350	350	3	120.00	$120.00	$420	-10.17
410–438	431	4	130.00–136.00	$134.57	$580	+3.60
450–495	476	18	125.00–137.00	$129.31	$616	+3.39
515–548	537	12	118.00–133.00	$125.28	$673	+2.99
555–595	572	14	118.00–130.00	$123.87	$709	+2.69
603–620	609	6	110.00–118.00	$111.69	$680	+0.50
675–695	682	3	110.00–115.00	$113.30	$773	+2.94
710	710	3	115.00	$115.00	$816	—
750–780	765	2	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$807	-1.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	4	125.00	$125.00	$675	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–363	359	6	160.00	$160.00	$574	-4.21
400–420	406	5	145.00–167.00	$151.57	$615	-11.99
460–485	480	18	150.00–155.00	$151.69	$728	-8.45
500–505	502	7	142.00–150.00	$145.99	$733	+0.09
561–590	566	6	133.00–135.00	$134.65	$762	-1.07
602–640	607	12	118.00–135.00	$122.51	$744	-8.69
680	680	4	118.00–122.00	$121.00	$823	-5.72
863	863	3	100.00	$100.00	$863	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	6	115.00	$115.00	$678	-11.93
690	690	3	110.00	$110.00	$759	-5.00
715–740	723	3	105.00–106.00	$105.34	$762	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1495	1092	80-85%	30	46.50–58.00	$52.72	$576	—
740–1430	1173	80-85%	15	58.00–62.00	$60.61	$711	—
1390	1390	80-85%	1	40.00	$40.00	$556	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1065	970	85-90%	5	22.00–36.00	$31.34	$304	-6.49
855–1055	976	85-90%	4	46.50–52.00	$49.54	$484	+11.71
860–1145	991	85-90%	15	29.00–51.00	$41.38	$410	+3.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1530	1315	75-80%	5	52.00–59.00	$55.30	$727	—
1230–1515	1408	75-80%	6	57.50–64.50	$61.88	$871	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	1	55.00	$55.00	$619	—
1500	1500	1	69.50	$69.50	$1,042	-2.97
1465–2170	1858	6	85.50–92.00	$87.84	$1,632	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935–1330	1129	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	610.00–810.00	$712.35
1135–1225	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–750.00	$653.81
1085–1285	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	650.00–735.00	$709.77
1145–1520	1289	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	600.00–875.00	$757.82
1395	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–805	795	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–880.00	$826.84
760–985	816	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–1,060.00	$712.28

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	-230.00
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	-50.00

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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.