Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

1,208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.39/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 422 lb · 74 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.17/cwt +0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 527 lb · 47 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.82/cwt -10.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,005/hd at 621 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,208	2,392	1,181
Feeder cattle	901	2,052	1,015
Slaughter cattle	284	306	139
Replacement cattle	23	34	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold uneven, from 1.00 higher to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher; Demand uneven and supply light to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	3	215.00	$215.00	$580	+24.05
300–335	322	6	180.00–201.00	$186.75	$601	-15.64
355–395	385	7	185.00–205.00	$193.63	$745	-6.62
388 fancy	388	6	225.00	$225.00	$873	+6.91
413–445 fancy	427	19	197.50–222.00	$212.32	$907	-3.86
400–445	429	21	172.00–197.00	$184.53	$792	-14.49
452–494	474	22	170.00–197.00	$185.71	$880	-7.17
480 fancy	480	4	204.00	$204.00	$979	-8.45
500–537	521	31	169.00–185.00	$175.08	$912	-12.55
565–595	578	10	168.50–185.00	$178.63	$1,032	-3.33
600–646 fancy	612	17	172.00–180.00	$177.32	$1,085	-3.34
600–648	627	28	143.00–165.50	$152.41	$956	-12.31
660–695	667	30	145.00–163.00	$158.20	$1,055	+0.95
710–740	725	9	142.50–155.00	$147.75	$1,071	+1.09
750–770	757	27	135.00–151.00	$147.01	$1,113	+1.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
288–298	291	9	160.00–177.00	$171.20	$498	+1.20
310	310	1	166.00	$166.00	$515	-13.06
355–385	371	16	165.00–178.00	$171.34	$636	-2.01
402–442	420	19	150.00–175.00	$162.48	$682	-10.93
450–499	478	17	154.00–180.00	$164.86	$788	-10.58
515–545	529	14	147.00–165.00	$157.34	$832	-10.51
550–590	573	12	140.00–170.00	$159.53	$914	+0.41
605–635	615	12	139.00–145.50	$142.59	$877	-5.87
730	730	1	131.00	$131.00	$956	+1.00
788	788	3	124.00	$124.00	$977	-11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–298	293	12	150.00–165.00	$159.25	$467	-2.95
315–340	328	18	145.00–177.00	$171.38	$562	+2.18
352–395	374	25	147.00–169.00	$159.25	$596	-14.34
405–411 fancy	410	13	180.00–205.00	$185.70	$761	+5.33
400–445	425	61	151.00–173.00	$162.28	$690	-5.25
454–492	474	32	149.00–170.00	$161.24	$764	+1.50
500–547	527	47	140.00–158.00	$153.17	$807	+0.82
553–587	569	22	144.00–160.00	$151.20	$860	+0.05
600–633	619	27	130.00–152.00	$148.55	$920	+4.91
668–693	678	19	130.00–149.00	$138.61	$940	-4.64
742	742	3	143.00	$143.00	$1,061	+19.00
852	852	8	129.00	$129.00	$1,099	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–344	332	22	130.00–162.00	$150.47	$500	—
352–383	364	15	139.00–156.00	$147.66	$537	-3.08
400–440	422	13	125.00–150.00	$139.93	$591	-3.46
468–495	478	11	1.00–149.00	$123.09	$588	-12.90
525–542	536	14	127.00–145.50	$138.82	$744	+0.78
560–568	563	13	125.00–140.00	$133.92	$754	-1.78
600	600	3	132.00	$132.00	$792	+4.53
650–694	678	11	129.00–133.00	$131.12	$889	+5.13
700–710	705	6	120.00–125.00	$122.48	$863	+0.39

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547	547	3	131.00	$131.00	$717	—
615	615	10	135.00	$135.00	$830	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375 fancy	375	3	220.00	$220.00	$825	+30.00
380	380	3	195.00	$195.00	$741	+16.16
400–443	423	18	157.00–185.00	$168.78	$714	-0.41
475–493	486	10	137.00–164.00	$151.97	$739	-17.04
500–542	521	20	135.00–177.00	$150.91	$786	-6.42
551–570	557	11	145.00–160.00	$149.94	$835	-0.06
600–647	625	19	136.00–151.00	$143.08	$894	+13.52
650–695	671	15	129.00–145.00	$136.76	$918	+6.79
742	742	3	134.00	$134.00	$994	—
795	795	3	121.00	$121.00	$962	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	3	122.00	$122.00	$537	—
458	458	3	144.00	$144.00	$660	+2.77
500–548	525	12	120.00–134.00	$128.36	$674	-11.66
585	585	3	135.00	$135.00	$790	+10.00
645	645	3	121.00	$121.00	$780	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1720	1143	80-85%	70	68.00–82.00	$75.84	$867	—
915–1455	1193	80-85%	40	81.00–92.00	$84.52	$1,008	+9.40

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1095	921	85-90%	5	40.00–46.00	$41.02	$378	—
750–1495	1008	85-90%	35	50.00–69.00	$61.91	$624	+1.39
835–1430	1036	85-90%	9	68.00–73.00	$70.62	$732	+27.19

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1790	1435	75-80%	7	70.00–80.00	$75.82	$1,088	—
975–1805	1441	75-80%	25	81.50–94.00	$87.13	$1,256	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,012	—
1090–1745	1472	9	90.00–106.50	$98.23	$1,446	—
1605–2270	1933	12	108.50–120.00	$113.42	$2,192	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075–1170	1139	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–1,050.00	$927.72
1055–1365	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,075.00	$976.91
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1095–1435	1301	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,100.00	$944.04

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795–925	831	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	800.00–1,025.00	$865.03
1425	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,130.00	$1,130.00

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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	1,020.00	$1,020.00	-200.00
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	-70.00
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	625.00–950.00	$787.50	—

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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.