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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

2,304 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.89/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 580 lb · 134 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $144.14/cwt ≈ $1,195/hd at 829 lb · 121 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $207.01/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 385 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,304 1,208 1,690
Feeder cattle 1,811 901 1,414
Slaughter cattle 447 284 216
Replacement cattle 46 23 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, spots 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
320 fancy 320 3 235.00 $235.00 $752 —
308–345 322 6 181.00–205.00 $193.66 $624 +6.91
370–395 fancy 379 14 225.00–239.00 $231.13 $876 +6.13
350–395 386 94 195.00–214.00 $203.42 $785 +9.79
405–445 425 33 181.00–210.00 $198.82 $845 +14.29
400–445 fancy 426 37 202.00–238.00 $222.02 $946 +9.70
450–495 fancy 469 43 201.00–236.00 $217.70 $1,021 +13.70
451–495 475 36 178.00–207.00 $190.66 $906 +4.95
500–545 521 61 174.00–199.00 $184.37 $961 +9.29
518–545 fancy 534 13 198.00–215.00 $207.96 $1,111 —
550–595 580 30 165.00–189.00 $178.46 $1,035 -0.17
590 fancy 590 15 191.00 $191.00 $1,127 —
600–619 fancy 611 13 185.00–192.00 $188.55 $1,152 +11.23
600–640 622 7 145.00–178.00 $162.28 $1,009 +9.87
670–697 692 24 144.00–165.00 $158.56 $1,097 +0.36
707–735 717 12 143.00–155.00 $150.57 $1,080 +2.82
750–775 769 4 137.00–140.00 $139.27 $1,071 -7.74
800–815 808 6 138.00–141.00 $139.49 $1,127 —
820–839 value added 830 115 144.25–144.50 $144.38 $1,198 —
855–862 859 8 138.50–148.00 $143.23 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 282 7 161.00–187.00 $173.02 $488 +1.82
316–345 330 11 150.00–187.00 $174.68 $576 +8.68
355–390 373 7 170.00–185.00 $178.68 $666 +7.34
449 449 5 180.00 $180.00 $808 +17.52
455–495 478 16 155.00–175.00 $168.19 $804 +3.33
502–548 523 20 151.00–172.00 $164.73 $862 +7.39
553–598 570 17 150.00–177.00 $160.03 $912 +0.50
602–615 607 7 140.00–152.00 $145.98 $886 +3.39
650–695 670 11 140.00–145.00 $142.31 $953 —
750 750 3 130.00 $130.00 $975 —
945 945 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,153 —
992 992 4 110.50 $110.50 $1,096 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 150.00 $150.00 $837 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 268 12 166.00–185.00 $173.47 $465 +14.22
318 fancy 318 3 179.00 $179.00 $569 —
303–345 326 27 151.00–180.00 $168.55 $549 -2.83
350–398 370 38 151.00–172.00 $163.77 $606 +4.52
377 fancy 377 3 175.00 $175.00 $660 —
405–447 431 36 150.00–175.00 $160.05 $690 -2.23
435–446 fancy 443 9 174.00–177.50 $176.40 $781 -9.30
450–454 fancy 453 17 175.00–182.00 $180.77 $819 —
452–498 471 44 152.00–168.00 $159.49 $751 -1.75
501–505 fancy 503 15 170.00–177.00 $172.79 $869 —
500–545 511 74 147.00–165.00 $155.69 $796 +2.52
550–595 566 45 141.00–165.00 $154.68 $875 +3.48
587 value added 587 89 158.00 $158.00 $927 —
625 fancy 625 3 154.00 $154.00 $962 —
600–645 629 22 131.00–145.00 $137.56 $865 -10.99
655–687 679 21 125.00–147.00 $141.02 $958 +2.41
693 fancy 693 7 142.00 $142.00 $984 —
755–785 766 15 125.50–144.00 $136.15 $1,043 —
838 838 3 130.50 $130.50 $1,094 —
865–878 875 4 125.00–128.00 $125.74 $1,100 -3.26
990 990 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,198 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276–295 283 8 150.00–160.00 $156.09 $442 —
300–340 321 19 141.00–157.00 $148.36 $476 -2.11
355–390 381 10 139.00–150.00 $143.80 $548 -3.86
400–445 426 32 140.00–157.00 $149.77 $638 +9.84
450–498 472 38 125.00–159.00 $147.54 $696 +24.45
502–545 528 28 128.00–152.00 $141.33 $746 +2.51
552–594 570 27 127.00–151.00 $137.34 $783 +3.42
620–628 626 4 127.00–130.00 $129.26 $809 -2.74
675–688 685 4 115.00–125.00 $122.54 $839 -8.58
713–730 724 11 125.00–133.00 $128.67 $932 +6.19
838 838 3 120.00 $120.00 $1,006 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 3 125.00 $125.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 19 170.00–207.00 $188.11 $715 -6.89
404–445 421 15 168.00–189.00 $177.66 $748 +8.88
450–498 474 13 165.00–185.00 $174.14 $825 +22.17
505–548 519 23 157.00–179.00 $164.70 $855 +13.79
550–577 564 16 150.00–163.00 $153.99 $869 +4.05
600–645 637 6 136.00–138.00 $137.52 $876 -5.56
655–692 673 7 136.00–137.00 $136.86 $921 +0.10
735 735 3 121.00 $121.00 $889 -13.00
770 770 3 119.00 $119.00 $916 -2.00
853 853 3 121.00 $121.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 370 7 150.00–160.00 $155.95 $577 —
462 462 3 149.00 $149.00 $688 +5.00
500–548 536 23 135.00–152.00 $146.31 $784 +17.95
568–595 579 10 135.00–147.00 $144.39 $836 +9.39
672 672 3 122.00 $122.00 $820 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1765 1179 80-85% 94 69.00–84.00 $78.46 $925 -6.06
985–1735 1253 80-85% 45 84.00–89.50 $86.00 $1,078 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1160 937 85-90% 13 45.00–60.00 $52.61 $493 +11.59
840–1145 988 85-90% 11 69.00–78.50 $72.65 $718 —
845–1225 996 85-90% 17 58.00–67.00 $63.23 $630 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1765 1461 75-80% 24 85.00–90.50 $87.11 $1,273 —
1080–1880 1464 75-80% 13 77.00–84.00 $81.61 $1,195 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 70.00 $70.00 $934 —
1255–1960 1614 16 89.00–107.00 $99.69 $1,609 —
1520–2395 1856 22 107.00–121.50 $112.87 $2,095 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1030 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–840.00 $762.71
955–1180 1039 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 675.00–1,200.00 $931.20
1089 1089 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 825.00 $825.00
1010–1230 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 900.00–1,300.00 $1,096.45
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–880 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 730.00–840.00 $792.79
760–890 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 685.00–1,000.00 $800.61
815–890 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 700.00–810.00 $754.88

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -225.00

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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.