Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

1,233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.48/cwt -15.75 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 524 lb · 67 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.60/cwt -11.81 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 478 lb · 64 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.33/cwt -2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 420 lb · 46 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,233	2,199	1,101
Feeder cattle	1,055	1,942	984
Slaughter cattle	147	209	74
Replacement cattle	31	48	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254–283	267	11	151.00–205.00	$175.50	$469	-4.27
311 fancy	311	5	195.00	$195.00	$606	—
300–348	332	13	162.00–175.00	$168.33	$559	-13.08
350–395	372	16	149.00–175.00	$162.92	$606	-21.94
405–440	424	21	155.00–177.00	$166.73	$707	-4.49
451–498	474	33	150.00–172.00	$162.37	$770	-7.00
500–547	524	67	135.00–164.00	$151.48	$794	-10.20
552 fancy	552	3	165.00	$165.00	$911	-18.00
555–595	579	20	127.00–157.00	$143.58	$831	-12.87
609–645	627	26	126.00–152.00	$143.71	$901	-2.71
655–693	680	29	120.00–142.00	$127.74	$869	-14.87
703–740	720	8	120.00–128.00	$123.74	$891	-14.76
760–795	775	9	118.00–120.00	$118.66	$920	-14.49
820–835	828	6	123.00–130.00	$126.53	$1,048	-5.34
880	880	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,065	—
905–941	933	13	118.00–125.00	$119.57	$1,116	-4.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	282	6	145.00–160.00	$147.62	$416	-14.21
305–345	325	5	140.00–150.00	$145.23	$472	-9.15
375–395	389	8	125.00–165.00	$137.30	$534	-2.38
415–443	433	12	132.00–153.00	$142.69	$618	-12.74
450–493	466	9	134.00–147.00	$139.86	$652	-14.45
515–545	531	8	120.00–135.00	$129.01	$685	-11.34
550–590	570	14	128.00–144.00	$136.07	$776	-7.83
600	600	3	127.00	$127.00	$762	-9.33
710–733	722	8	110.00–118.00	$114.93	$830	—
864	864	4	115.00	$115.00	$994	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
298	298	3	145.00	$145.00	$432	+0.64
303–348	325	24	125.00–156.00	$143.04	$465	-6.96
355–395	378	37	131.00–155.00	$143.63	$543	-4.66
400–445	420	46	128.00–156.00	$140.33	$589	-2.61
450–498	478	64	125.00–152.00	$133.60	$639	-10.08
500–547	515	39	125.00–145.00	$131.04	$675	-4.45
547	547	3	115.00	$115.00	$629	-20.49
555–586	569	14	119.00–137.50	$128.36	$730	-3.56
600–643	616	21	116.00–122.00	$118.93	$733	-4.28
642	642	5	108.50	$108.50	$697	-14.71
650–676	667	17	115.00–118.00	$117.83	$786	-5.00
983	983	3	94.00	$94.00	$924	-14.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	334	9	125.00–135.00	$132.39	$442	-3.63
360–385	371	9	116.00–135.00	$123.41	$458	-10.78
420–445	437	3	125.00–130.00	$127.34	$556	-2.39
458–497	478	17	120.00–130.00	$124.20	$594	-4.07
508–545	518	9	115.00–124.00	$119.66	$620	-8.04
550–595	572	14	110.00–127.50	$120.67	$690	-3.93
620–645	626	4	106.00	$106.00	$664	-9.40
745	745	3	111.00	$111.00	$827	—
768–780	774	6	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$824	—
853	853	3	108.00	$108.00	$921	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–341	337	5	147.00–160.00	$157.53	$531	-12.27
355–390	370	8	136.00–146.00	$142.16	$526	-18.78
402–445	425	23	145.00–150.00	$146.84	$624	-2.61
450–495	474	33	120.00–150.00	$135.88	$644	-13.46
505–545	527	22	125.00–140.00	$132.96	$701	-11.02
570–588	579	10	125.00–143.00	$134.78	$780	-0.44
600–636	615	23	113.00–137.00	$122.51	$753	-6.17
654–668	660	7	120.00–125.00	$122.17	$806	+2.00
710–745	721	12	105.00–113.00	$108.89	$785	-2.11
770–795	783	6	105.00–114.00	$109.57	$858	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	365	7	120.00–126.00	$122.57	$447	-17.43
405–443	427	12	120.00–137.00	$125.14	$534	—
465–470	466	7	120.00–130.00	$128.56	$599	-10.44
525–540	533	6	123.00–134.00	$128.42	$684	-4.86
585–590	586	4	115.00–122.00	$116.76	$684	-11.47
630–640	633	4	110.00	$110.00	$696	—
650–663	660	9	105.00–116.00	$113.46	$749	+6.46
755	755	3	101.00	$101.00	$763	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1450	1169	80-85%	52	50.00–65.00	$57.98	$678	—
990–1555	1232	80-85%	28	63.00–73.00	$67.28	$829	+23.28

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1655	1388	75-80%	3	57.50–64.00	$60.46	$839	-7.33
1215–1775	1579	75-80%	25	65.00–72.00	$68.03	$1,074	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–1240	881	85-90%	19	33.00–55.00	$45.42	$400	-8.30
935–1110	994	85-90%	4	56.00–59.00	$57.81	$575	+11.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1350	1244	5	71.00–85.50	$78.44	$976	—
1450	1450	1	63.50	$63.50	$921	—
1290–1995	1722	9	83.00–99.00	$92.02	$1,585	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	835.00	$835.00
1000–1435	1182	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	530.00–875.00	$695.23
1080–1340	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	760.00–1,125.00	$914.77
1368	1368	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	835.00	$835.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
795–995	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–850.00	$777.66

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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
1000–1050	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,210.00	$1,130.00	+130.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,260.00	$1,260.00	+435.00
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	960.00	$960.00	-440.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,140.00	$1,140.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,130.00	$1,130.00	—

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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.