Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

1,181 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.80/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 520 lb · 60 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.71/cwt +3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $469/hd at 379 lb · 53 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.87/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 415 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,181	1,280	397
Feeder cattle	1,015	1,150	337
Slaughter cattle	139	103	42
Replacement cattle	27	27	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 7.00 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
270–285	276	5	160.00–161.00	$160.79	$444	-10.23
315–348	340	9	160.00–182.00	$177.48	$603	+6.93
355–398	381	32	159.00–187.50	$171.30	$653	-1.17
415–445	428	20	152.00–185.00	$166.92	$714	-7.81
459–471 fancy	465	8	186.00–187.00	$186.51	$867	—
455–499	483	35	157.00–183.00	$172.57	$834	+4.92
505–547	529	52	155.00–176.00	$164.09	$868	+0.53
550–593	573	23	150.00–169.00	$159.11	$912	+5.82
602–645	628	43	135.00–150.50	$147.62	$927	-1.10
690–695	693	3	128.00–131.00	$130.00	$901	-14.90
701–735	710	33	120.00–136.50	$131.90	$936	-7.55
751–790	754	20	121.00–131.75	$130.46	$984	-1.64
806–843	816	24	125.00–130.50	$128.48	$1,048	+10.52
860–895	878	6	120.00	$120.00	$1,054	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	273	4	149.00–153.00	$151.92	$415	—
410–420	416	5	155.00–160.00	$156.97	$653	+8.42
475–495	489	13	142.00–165.50	$156.06	$763	+11.64
505–540	525	13	133.00–155.00	$144.96	$761	-2.66
568–590	581	5	145.00–147.00	$146.22	$850	+7.49
610–645	634	7	130.00–132.00	$130.58	$828	+8.80
650–684	676	8	129.00–132.00	$129.72	$877	+8.59
755–757	757	7	119.00–125.00	$119.86	$907	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–288	278	6	130.00–140.00	$136.06	$378	-13.74
303–337	318	20	130.00–165.00	$144.77	$460	-1.09
360–397	389	17	131.00–163.00	$148.29	$577	+1.79
400–440	414	39	128.00–160.00	$142.34	$589	+1.26
405–424 fancy	418	13	160.00–162.00	$160.46	$671	—
455 fancy	455	4	162.50	$162.50	$739	—
450–498	479	43	127.00–157.50	$147.50	$707	+10.22
500–545	520	60	121.00–146.00	$133.80	$696	+1.79
560–595	585	30	121.00–133.00	$128.44	$751	+6.44
612–630	620	18	121.00–127.50	$125.21	$776	-2.70
650–693	674	22	119.00–127.50	$122.51	$826	-3.24
700–723	715	12	105.00–124.00	$119.31	$853	+0.82
782	782	5	112.50	$112.50	$880	-4.74
788	788	4	115.50	$115.50	$910	-1.74
850	850	3	117.00	$117.00	$994	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	3	126.00–129.00	$128.01	$349	—
300–340	328	5	127.00–141.00	$131.51	$431	-5.95
350–388	379	53	120.00–137.00	$123.71	$469	+3.71
400–440	422	12	119.00–137.00	$126.90	$536	-7.67
450–497	474	20	118.00–139.00	$127.95	$606	-1.36
525–545	535	6	121.00–123.00	$122.02	$653	-3.26
570–580	576	5	127.50–130.00	$128.90	$742	+5.03
610–633	624	12	110.00–120.00	$115.74	$722	+4.05
830	830	3	100.00	$100.00	$830	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	4	160.00–174.00	$170.50	$571	—
365–395	383	8	150.00–164.00	$155.92	$597	-4.08
405–447	431	16	132.00–165.00	$153.08	$660	+1.51
450–493	470	20	131.00–158.00	$152.38	$716	+0.69
500–543	528	32	129.00–153.00	$142.92	$755	-3.07
555–595	577	24	121.00–156.00	$138.53	$799	+3.88
600–645	619	14	120.00–129.00	$124.89	$773	+2.38
650–698	679	6	120.00–125.00	$121.13	$822	+0.13
710–723	720	6	110.00–120.00	$115.85	$834	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	161.00	$161.00	$547	—
400–445	417	3	125.00–145.00	$131.48	$548	—
515–540	528	8	115.00–130.00	$126.01	$665	—
550	550	3	121.00	$121.00	$666	—
600–640	620	2	101.00–110.00	$105.35	$653	—
655–680	668	4	104.00–111.00	$107.24	$716	-2.76
730–738	734	6	100.00–108.00	$104.02	$764	-1.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1515	1167	80-85%	35	48.00–58.50	$54.36	$634	-6.25
965–1605	1251	80-85%	28	59.00–69.50	$62.87	$787	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1135	958	85-90%	23	36.00–55.00	$45.28	$434	+13.94
840–1170	1005	85-90%	2	25.00–30.00	$27.91	$280	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1530	1434	75-80%	4	53.50–57.00	$55.16	$791	-6.72
1335–1720	1483	75-80%	9	60.50–67.50	$64.11	$951	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1920	1433	5	70.00–83.00	$76.21	$1,092	—
1585–2725	1884	12	84.00–89.00	$87.26	$1,644	-0.58

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085–1295	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	540.00–670.00	$610.74
1055–1505	1260	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	720.00–1,025.00	$855.66
940–1430	1262	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	435.00–860.00	$750.71
1155–1695	1425	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–1,010.00	$959.45
1435–1450	1443	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–850.00	$837.56

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

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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
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,475.00	$1,400.00	—
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—
1030–1200	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–875.00	$862.50	—
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,180.00	$1,180.00	+230.00

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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.