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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

1,690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.19/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 467 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.94/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 522 lb · 68 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.63/cwt +10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 428 lb · 64 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,690 1,181 1,525
Feeder cattle 1,414 1,015 1,244
Slaughter cattle 216 139 164
Replacement cattle 60 27 117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 6 170.00–207.50 $192.24 $525 +31.45
309–340 321 22 175.00–195.00 $184.84 $593 +7.36
315–335 fancy 327 18 196.00–212.00 $205.24 $671 —
365–383 fancy 369 13 196.00–205.00 $201.89 $745 —
350–398 380 39 172.00–200.00 $186.51 $709 +15.21
400–447 427 50 157.00–188.00 $173.87 $742 +6.95
428–435 fancy 431 14 189.00–192.00 $191.07 $824 —
459–470 fancy 466 22 186.00–192.50 $190.07 $886 +3.56
450–498 479 34 157.50–187.50 $181.23 $868 +8.66
500–545 523 49 153.00–184.00 $174.71 $914 +10.62
525–541 fancy 535 11 184.00–185.00 $184.64 $988 —
560–598 574 38 152.00–170.00 $163.42 $938 +4.31
600–643 622 50 134.00–169.00 $155.26 $966 +7.64
650–687 664 26 140.00–155.00 $147.12 $977 +17.12
716–720 719 28 130.00–143.50 $132.88 $955 +0.98
755–770 765 6 128.00–132.50 $129.82 $993 -0.64
815–830 823 6 131.00–135.00 $132.98 $1,094 +4.50
900 900 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 291 4 145.00–150.00 $146.27 $426 -5.65
305–345 320 14 140.00–160.00 $151.88 $486 —
355–398 384 17 162.00–175.00 $167.21 $642 —
400–440 414 10 142.50–180.00 $157.98 $654 +1.01
453–480 467 10 145.00–167.00 $155.01 $724 -1.05
505–545 531 17 143.00–167.50 $150.71 $800 +5.75
565–595 587 14 130.00–151.00 $145.09 $852 -1.13
625–630 628 2 130.00 $130.00 $816 -0.58
655–668 665 4 129.50–131.00 $129.87 $864 +0.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 267 9 150.00–175.00 $163.90 $438 +27.84
300–344 332 16 132.00–173.00 $160.94 $534 +16.17
350–395 367 38 141.00–173.00 $160.77 $590 +12.48
400–441 423 47 133.00–165.00 $151.12 $639 +8.78
451–495 464 69 128.00–162.00 $148.56 $689 +1.06
470–493 fancy 486 10 160.00–165.00 $161.45 $785 -1.05
503–548 522 68 128.00–148.00 $139.94 $730 +6.14
550–593 574 39 126.00–145.00 $135.41 $777 +6.97
605–643 623 32 120.00–134.50 $128.22 $799 +3.01
650–690 669 31 116.00–133.00 $125.82 $842 +3.31
705–731 722 22 118.00–129.00 $123.25 $890 +3.94
790 790 3 115.00 $115.00 $908 -0.50
803–833 821 13 110.00–121.50 $116.11 $953 —
990 990 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 283 4 133.00–140.00 $134.70 $381 +6.69
305–345 322 15 126.00–150.00 $135.13 $435 +3.62
365–385 375 9 125.00–150.00 $134.52 $504 +10.81
400–445 426 29 125.00–150.00 $135.62 $578 +8.72
450–498 480 46 126.00–149.00 $139.39 $669 +11.44
510–535 522 10 125.00–130.00 $128.99 $673 +6.97
550–595 575 18 108.00–128.00 $121.71 $700 -7.19
615–645 622 5 107.00–110.00 $109.40 $680 -6.34
650–675 669 4 115.00–119.00 $118.03 $790 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 130.00 $130.00 $474 —
477 477 3 125.00 $125.00 $596 —
585 585 3 118.00 $118.00 $690 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–392 383 10 155.00–178.00 $171.34 $656 +15.42
400–449 428 31 145.00–179.00 $166.55 $713 +13.47
460 460 3 149.00 $149.00 $685 -3.38
450–490 472 38 143.00–173.00 $160.60 $758 +8.22
500–543 519 20 134.00–163.00 $150.29 $780 +7.37
550–593 569 28 136.00–165.00 $142.66 $812 +4.13
600–640 622 7 120.00–137.00 $127.32 $792 +2.43
650–670 661 12 124.00–133.00 $126.25 $835 +5.12
735–745 738 3 113.00–117.00 $114.35 $844 -1.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–395 382 9 125.00–157.50 $147.05 $562 —
455–493 472 15 132.00–150.00 $137.42 $649 —
508–515 512 6 127.00–136.00 $131.53 $673 +5.52
550–587 572 14 120.00–145.00 $130.48 $746 +9.48
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 -2.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1340 1045 80-85% 59 50.00–62.00 $56.10 $586 —
865–1510 1142 80-85% 39 59.00–73.00 $66.14 $755 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–1280 944 85-90% 24 35.00–59.00 $44.12 $416 —
925–1170 1070 85-90% 3 52.50–56.50 $54.03 $578 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1510 1312 75-80% 6 53.00–63.00 $59.11 $776 —
1180–1670 1408 75-80% 18 59.00–71.50 $66.72 $939 +11.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–980 960 2 60.00–63.00 $61.47 $590 —
1120–2165 1443 10 70.00–85.50 $78.50 $1,133 +2.29
1000–2060 1856 19 82.50–99.50 $95.95 $1,781 +8.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1005–1190 1097 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 450.00–740.00 $614.34
1003–1325 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 680.00–1,100.00 $875.06
985–1380 1144 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 850.00–985.00 $897.77
1055–1335 1213 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,159.89
1215–1350 1283 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 680.00–780.00 $734.42
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 420.00 $420.00
700–885 786 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 500.00–620.00 $552.33
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00
695–980 827 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 550.00–1,000.00 $768.35
850–980 920 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 460.00–670.00 $575.43
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1000–1150 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–940.00 $920.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.