Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

1,801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.30/cwt +14.50 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 521 lb · 66 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $197.91/cwt ≈ $944/hd at 477 lb · 64 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.67/cwt +12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 472 lb · 62 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,801	349	1,861
Feeder cattle	1,575	279	1,680
Slaughter cattle	210	64	155
Replacement cattle	16	6	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 6.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	262	7	192.00–225.00	$205.29	$538	—
310–343	328	19	191.00–215.00	$205.36	$674	+9.93
318–335 fancy	329	6	215.00–220.00	$216.61	$713	+1.61
350–383 fancy	371	20	217.00–232.00	$224.23	$832	+20.41
360–392	374	18	190.00–220.00	$205.81	$770	+17.55
406–445	420	15	180.00–207.50	$195.94	$823	-0.33
400–445 fancy	422	20	210.00–230.00	$218.76	$923	+2.19
450–497 fancy	472	17	202.00–217.50	$212.40	$1,003	—
451–498	479	47	178.00–202.50	$192.67	$923	—
503–544 fancy	519	13	192.50–210.00	$201.31	$1,045	—
500–547	525	39	173.00–197.00	$189.20	$993	+7.13
571–574 fancy	573	12	194.00–196.00	$195.17	$1,118	—
550–598	584	44	160.50–193.00	$176.32	$1,030	+3.32
610–621 fancy	618	10	183.00–187.00	$185.81	$1,148	—
600–644	624	42	159.00–176.00	$167.20	$1,043	-3.80
650–685	663	23	155.00–167.50	$160.60	$1,065	-10.40
685 unweaned	685	3	141.00	$141.00	$966	-5.00
690 value added	690	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,104	—
703–736	718	18	141.00–149.00	$145.58	$1,045	+0.37
756–762 value added	760	14	149.00–151.00	$150.43	$1,143	—
775–790	783	6	140.00	$140.00	$1,096	—
813–825	819	14	140.00–146.00	$143.00	$1,171	—
822 value added	822	3	146.50	$146.50	$1,204	—
857–885	869	7	136.00–142.00	$139.10	$1,209	—
893 value added	893	38	146.00	$146.00	$1,304	—
955 value added	955	12	143.00	$143.00	$1,366	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268–295	282	8	172.00–180.00	$175.97	$496	—
310–348	335	13	160.00–187.00	$178.72	$599	+20.72
373–395	382	7	170.00–187.50	$177.76	$679	+20.14
405–438	423	16	167.00–185.00	$173.27	$733	+3.27
450–490	477	41	167.00–185.00	$172.66	$824	+4.22
500–541	528	26	160.00–177.00	$169.86	$897	—
550–598	582	31	145.00–175.00	$155.62	$906	-4.90
603–645	619	16	135.00–155.00	$144.05	$892	+1.05
655–690	672	9	139.00–152.00	$143.89	$967	—
728	728	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,034	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	3	105.50	$105.50	$812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	3	175.00	$175.00	$455	+5.00
305–345	320	21	157.50–180.00	$165.83	$531	+5.09
357–385 fancy	361	7	182.00–187.00	$182.76	$660	-7.24
350–398	380	54	159.00–180.00	$169.97	$646	+2.97
407–445	424	47	156.00–179.00	$168.35	$714	+5.73
438 fancy	438	5	185.00	$185.00	$810	+8.00
450–495	472	62	150.00–176.00	$164.67	$777	+12.68
500–545	521	66	149.00–173.00	$163.30	$851	+14.23
550–599	573	54	145.00–164.00	$156.48	$897	—
612 fancy	612	6	161.00	$161.00	$985	—
602–649	624	56	138.50–159.00	$150.74	$941	+8.11
655–665	662	9	144.00–148.00	$146.45	$969	—
674–696 fancy	681	18	150.00–158.00	$152.72	$1,040	—
710–725	716	13	135.00–142.00	$138.22	$990	—
755–791	775	8	136.00–136.50	$136.44	$1,057	—
803–830	817	6	131.00–134.00	$132.48	$1,082	—
889	889	8	130.50	$130.50	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
253–283	276	14	140.00–150.00	$145.84	$403	-9.16
345	345	4	150.00–162.00	$159.00	$549	+12.70
385–395	390	6	146.00–162.00	$153.90	$600	+2.52
400–448	429	22	135.00–151.00	$145.11	$623	—
455–498	479	21	137.00–157.00	$145.14	$695	-9.94
500–545	521	29	130.00–147.00	$140.94	$734	-5.00
555–592	575	15	135.00–146.00	$140.91	$810	—
605	605	3	133.00	$133.00	$805	—
973	973	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,236	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425 fancy	414	4	197.00–215.00	$201.62	$835	—
405–445	429	12	170.00–202.50	$185.79	$797	+18.35
460–495	475	10	168.00–192.00	$174.89	$831	+12.27
500–535	511	9	164.00–176.00	$172.20	$880	+8.65
560–593	578	9	148.00–160.00	$153.31	$886	+2.96
600–643	626	20	138.00–150.00	$141.25	$884	-3.47
680	680	1	140.00	$140.00	$952	—
705	705	3	137.00	$137.00	$966	-0.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	151.00–166.00	$158.41	$642	—
485–495	493	4	150.00–156.00	$154.52	$762	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1670	1150	80-85%	36	59.00–78.00	$73.23	$842	—
1155–1370	1275	80-85%	4	50.00–60.00	$55.44	$707	-22.26
955–1925	1323	80-85%	29	77.00–84.00	$80.36	$1,063	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–900	793	85-90%	5	40.00–48.00	$43.28	$343	—
855–1265	1047	85-90%	17	46.00–65.00	$55.61	$582	-4.55
885–1325	1138	85-90%	3	69.00–76.00	$71.98	$819	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210	1210	75-80%	1	66.00	$66.00	$799	—
1135–1435	1318	75-80%	4	74.00–79.00	$77.50	$1,021	—
1155–1910	1465	75-80%	18	78.00–85.50	$81.39	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1725	1640	6	84.00–95.00	$91.31	$1,497	—
1425–2000	1720	10	97.00–122.00	$108.04	$1,858	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1180	1086	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	600.00–1,110.00	$982.14
1045–1228	1191	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	890.00–1,000.00	$980.70

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
760–875	809	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	760.00–900.00	$846.99

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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)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

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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.