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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 7, 2022

1,529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.20/cwt -14.10 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 533 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $186.36/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 523 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.24/cwt -12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 471 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,529 1,801 2,016
Feeder cattle 1,277 1,575 1,648
Slaughter cattle 205 210 267
Replacement cattle 47 16 101

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers very uneven from 15.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 271 8 165.00–192.50 $178.61 $484 -26.68
325 fancy 325 3 220.00 $220.00 $715 +3.39
323–328 326 13 192.00–205.00 $199.01 $649 -6.35
350–395 376 11 200.00–217.50 $208.36 $783 +2.55
375–398 fancy 386 24 209.00–225.00 $216.90 $837 -7.33
400 fancy 400 6 210.00–212.50 $211.17 $845 -7.59
400–441 424 32 184.00–210.00 $195.44 $829 -0.50
460–490 475 18 185.00–200.00 $193.06 $917 +0.39
503–530 fancy 515 8 195.00–198.00 $196.27 $1,011 -5.04
510–548 522 35 170.00–190.00 $180.75 $944 -8.45
508–543 value added 533 11 197.00 $197.00 $1,050 —
555–578 567 28 170.00–189.00 $184.18 $1,044 +7.86
605 value added 605 11 180.00 $180.00 $1,089 —
603–620 fancy 609 14 170.00–175.00 $173.65 $1,058 -12.16
610–630 619 13 143.00–167.00 $156.68 $970 -10.52
655–670 663 6 146.00–159.00 $152.43 $1,011 -8.17
658–670 value added 669 34 155.00–156.00 $155.94 $1,043 -4.06
705–735 716 16 143.00–146.00 $145.05 $1,039 -0.53
745 value added 745 22 150.50 $150.50 $1,121 —
915 915 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–277 276 6 150.00–170.00 $159.96 $441 -16.01
300–345 323 12 155.00–175.00 $166.52 $538 -12.20
358–393 380 19 150.00–165.00 $152.81 $581 -24.95
400–445 429 25 155.00–177.50 $168.52 $723 -4.75
463–465 464 6 146.00–181.00 $163.46 $758 -9.20
505–549 526 24 140.00–165.00 $150.52 $792 -19.34
565–595 583 13 136.00–162.00 $147.86 $862 -7.76
605–646 624 20 137.00–150.00 $142.80 $891 -1.25
663 663 2 140.00 $140.00 $928 -3.89
780 780 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,014 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 3 129.00 $129.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 273 13 140.00–170.00 $153.14 $418 -21.86
305–347 326 19 147.00–170.00 $160.70 $524 -5.13
350–398 380 40 145.00–170.00 $158.45 $602 -11.52
405–449 434 36 140.00–166.01 $157.80 $685 -10.55
450–485 471 44 140.00–160.00 $152.24 $717 -12.43
504–549 532 41 135.00–160.00 $144.52 $769 -18.78
505–545 value added 534 15 162.00 $162.00 $865 —
551–593 564 25 126.00–147.00 $138.34 $780 -18.14
585 value added 585 15 158.00 $158.00 $924 —
605–635 621 9 121.00–134.00 $128.98 $801 -21.76
628 value added 628 3 154.00 $154.00 $967 —
650–697 672 18 125.00–140.00 $130.14 $875 -16.31
688 value added 688 20 144.00 $144.00 $991 —
700–708 704 11 128.00–133.00 $131.10 $923 -7.12
716 value added 716 9 140.00 $140.00 $1,002 —
891 value added 891 7 121.00 $121.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 165.00 $165.00 $421 +19.16
320–348 333 8 141.00–151.00 $145.89 $486 -13.11
360–395 378 14 130.00–153.00 $140.50 $531 -13.40
402–445 425 27 125.00–147.00 $134.99 $574 -10.12
455–498 479 35 125.00–149.00 $135.01 $647 -10.13
500–543 523 22 120.00–145.00 $131.55 $688 -9.39
550–585 576 13 120.00–135.00 $129.63 $747 -11.28
605–623 614 15 120.00–134.00 $125.44 $770 -7.56
663–680 667 4 130.00 $130.00 $867 —
768 768 3 110.00 $110.00 $845 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 3 113.00 $113.00 $672 —
619 619 5 125.00 $125.00 $774 —
780 780 3 120.00 $120.00 $936 —
782 value added 782 3 134.00 $134.00 $1,048 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 3 128.00 $128.00 $690 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–345 335 7 185.00–205.00 $193.24 $647 —
353–390 374 10 182.00–194.00 $188.73 $706 —
435 fancy 435 2 210.00 $210.00 $914 +8.38
435–440 439 4 175.00–180.00 $178.76 $785 -7.03
450–485 466 31 172.00–200.00 $186.28 $868 +11.39
501–544 521 24 155.00–185.00 $171.97 $896 -0.23
555–598 576 33 125.00–152.00 $142.72 $822 -10.59
608–640 630 14 125.00–140.00 $131.86 $831 -9.39
676 676 4 135.00 $135.00 $913 -5.00
755–765 760 6 111.00–124.00 $117.46 $893 —
828 828 3 95.00 $95.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 —
460–497 478 11 140.00–155.00 $145.73 $697 -8.79
525–535 530 6 131.00–145.00 $138.07 $732 —
577 577 3 127.00 $127.00 $733 —
610–628 618 7 120.00–124.00 $122.26 $756 —
655–680 668 6 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $805 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1750 1216 80-85% 67 66.00–80.00 $73.35 $892 —
1025–1700 1311 80-85% 16 80.00–86.50 $82.13 $1,077 +1.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1010 940 85-90% 4 45.00–50.00 $46.14 $434 —
945–1180 1048 85-90% 4 67.00–69.00 $67.68 $709 +12.07
845–1375 1075 85-90% 20 52.00–66.00 $61.05 $656 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1665 1423 75-80% 16 80.00–87.50 $83.36 $1,186 —
1235–1785 1444 75-80% 7 70.00–79.00 $76.22 $1,101 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1255 1180 2 74.00–80.00 $77.19 $911 —
1185–2210 1593 7 85.00–112.50 $94.85 $1,511 —
1360–2420 1765 18 96.00–118.00 $105.27 $1,858 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1090 1028 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 750.00–1,025.00 $919.59
1000–1260 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 700.00–1,000.00 $841.97
955–1435 1163 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 800.00–1,500.00 $1,171.90
1062–1350 1176 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–1,200.00 $934.41
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–935 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–1,300.00 $1,159.56
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 +550.00
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 +600.00
1050–1100 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,200.00–1,450.00 $1,300.00 —
1000–1100 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 850.00–1,700.00 $1,413.64 —
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.