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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

2,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.35/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 531 lb · 123 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.15/cwt +5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 581 lb · 97 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $201.15/cwt +8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 474 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,392 1,529 1,280
Feeder cattle 2,052 1,277 1,150
Slaughter cattle 306 205 103
Replacement cattle 34 47 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 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
258–295 275 11 172.00–210.00 $190.95 $525 +12.34
305–343 329 14 190.00–210.00 $202.39 $666 +3.38
333 fancy 333 3 217.00 $217.00 $723 -3.00
350–397 380 40 187.00–215.00 $200.25 $761 -8.11
363–390 fancy 382 13 215.00–220.00 $218.09 $833 +1.19
400–440 fancy 420 21 205.00–231.00 $216.18 $908 +5.01
400–445 425 23 180.00–209.00 $199.02 $846 +3.58
450–492 474 56 182.00–202.00 $192.88 $914 -0.18
450–496 fancy 474 41 205.00–220.00 $212.45 $1,007 —
505–545 523 39 180.00–199.00 $187.63 $981 +6.88
515–536 fancy 524 14 199.00–216.00 $206.70 $1,083 +10.43
555–590 fancy 569 21 186.00–196.00 $189.61 $1,079 —
560–596 581 40 160.00–195.00 $181.96 $1,057 -2.22
603 value added 603 15 175.00 $175.00 $1,055 -5.00
605–625 fancy 617 22 174.00–194.00 $180.66 $1,115 +7.01
602–633 623 31 155.00–177.00 $164.72 $1,026 +8.04
667–682 676 29 140.00–169.00 $157.25 $1,063 +4.82
706–710 fancy 707 10 160.00–162.00 $160.60 $1,135 —
700–740 724 18 137.00–155.00 $146.66 $1,062 +1.61
753–798 772 17 140.00–148.00 $145.20 $1,121 —
836 836 9 147.50 $147.50 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 282 5 170.00 $170.00 $479 +10.04
310–345 328 20 170.00–189.00 $179.06 $587 +12.54
368–398 380 11 167.00–180.00 $173.35 $659 +20.54
400–442 423 35 164.00–185.00 $173.41 $734 +4.89
460–495 479 25 165.00–187.00 $175.44 $840 +11.98
503–540 522 40 150.00–176.00 $167.85 $876 +17.33
570 570 3 160.00 $160.00 $912 +12.14
552–598 571 58 140.00–175.00 $159.12 $909 +11.26
628–648 639 13 139.00–155.00 $148.46 $949 +5.66
652–685 668 20 140.00–155.00 $146.79 $981 +6.79
740 740 3 130.00 $130.00 $962 —
768 768 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,037 +5.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 508 6 145.00–150.00 $147.49 $749 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–298 285 18 150.00–170.00 $162.20 $462 +9.06
310–345 328 16 160.00–185.00 $169.20 $555 +8.50
331 fancy 331 4 192.00 $192.00 $636 —
350–398 377 50 160.00–186.00 $173.59 $654 +15.14
385–393 fancy 391 4 185.00–190.00 $186.23 $728 —
400–440 fancy 420 22 172.00–187.00 $180.37 $758 —
400–448 427 68 150.00–182.00 $167.53 $715 +9.73
450–465 fancy 453 10 169.00–176.00 $174.09 $789 —
455–496 480 42 147.00–172.00 $159.74 $767 +7.50
500–545 531 123 142.00–167.00 $152.35 $809 +7.83
550–599 581 97 140.00–160.00 $151.15 $878 +12.81
610 fancy 610 10 150.00 $150.00 $915 —
600–640 611 21 135.00–147.50 $143.64 $878 +14.66
625–628 627 7 135.00 $135.00 $846 +6.02
634 value added 634 23 150.00 $150.00 $951 -4.00
650–698 667 61 130.00–152.00 $143.25 $955 +13.11
720–723 721 7 120.00–131.00 $126.27 $910 -4.83
718–742 fancy 730 6 140.00–155.00 $147.38 $1,076 —
745 745 3 124.00 $124.00 $924 —
756 756 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,040 —
760 760 3 129.00 $129.00 $980 —
842 842 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,120 —
907 907 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–397 381 19 137.00–163.00 $150.74 $574 +10.24
407–442 426 21 135.00–156.00 $143.39 $611 +8.40
468 468 3 127.00 $127.00 $594 -8.01
450–495 481 27 129.00–153.00 $135.99 $654 +0.98
500–540 517 31 125.00–154.00 $138.04 $714 +6.49
554–597 577 38 125.00–145.00 $135.70 $783 +6.07
615–640 632 6 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $806 +2.03
658–675 667 8 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $840 -4.01
705–742 724 10 116.00–131.00 $122.09 $884 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507 507 3 135.00 $135.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 fancy 378 3 190.00 $190.00 $718 —
355–390 381 4 175.00–180.00 $178.84 $681 -9.89
418–445 fancy 433 7 190.00–210.00 $198.27 $859 -11.73
425–437 434 6 160.00–180.00 $169.19 $734 -9.57
457–476 fancy 473 22 185.00–200.00 $198.03 $937 —
450–495 475 16 157.00–177.00 $169.01 $803 -17.27
505–545 525 31 145.00–170.00 $157.33 $826 -14.64
553–575 568 14 138.00–159.00 $150.00 $852 +7.28
600–640 613 20 120.00–138.00 $129.56 $794 -2.30
658–665 662 6 125.00–135.00 $129.97 $860 -5.03
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 3 165.00 $165.00 $578 +15.00
480–488 486 4 140.00–145.00 $141.23 $686 -4.50
528–533 531 15 128.00–146.00 $140.02 $744 +1.95
590 590 3 125.00 $125.00 $738 -2.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 132.00 $132.00 $495 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1650 1164 80-85% 91 61.00–82.00 $75.12 $874 —
880–1690 1287 80-85% 51 79.50–90.00 $83.20 $1,071 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1840 1362 75-80% 27 70.00–80.00 $78.46 $1,069 —
1075–1900 1502 75-80% 30 82.00–90.00 $84.85 $1,274 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1200 972 85-90% 9 68.00–75.00 $71.09 $691 —
840–1315 1012 85-90% 25 49.00–69.50 $60.52 $612 —
950–1150 1020 85-90% 3 40.00–45.00 $43.43 $443 -24.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1305 1108 4 75.00–82.00 $79.75 $884 —
975–1915 1542 10 80.00–113.00 $94.56 $1,458 —
1315–2220 1769 21 104.00–119.50 $110.61 $1,957 +5.34

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1110–1120 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 800.00–900.00 $850.22
1115–1180 1143 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 800.00–850.00 $824.67
1170 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
1145–1240 1188 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 850.00–1,110.00 $987.18
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–990 802 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 650.00–900.00 $738.45

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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 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00 -430.00
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,350.00 $1,275.00 -375.00
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 945.00 $945.00 -705.00
1000–1100 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,500.00 $1,166.67 -483.33

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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.