Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

1,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.72/cwt -7.47 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 370 lb · 38 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.05/cwt -5.21 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 418 lb · 36 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $187.05/cwt -9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 478 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,190	1,895	2,141
Feeder cattle	806	1,427	1,817
Slaughter cattle	345	449	274
Replacement cattle	39	19	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 10.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	265	4	190.00–195.00	$193.68	$513	-2.05
305–347	326	15	180.00–205.00	$192.82	$629	+0.46
355–398	372	13	178.00–212.00	$187.64	$698	-7.46
400–445	423	8	171.00–190.00	$181.86	$769	-11.63
455–457 fancy	456	9	198.00–200.00	$198.66	$906	-7.13
469–494	486	23	169.00–196.00	$182.50	$887	-6.17
500–545	524	32	170.00–189.00	$180.40	$945	-2.32
550–595	575	22	163.00–190.00	$176.56	$1,015	-0.39
602–645	626	19	157.00–174.00	$161.79	$1,013	+1.14
660–680	673	3	146.00–151.00	$147.63	$994	-10.05
700–745	734	4	148.50–152.50	$151.55	$1,112	-3.48
755–775	765	6	144.00–149.00	$146.47	$1,120	-4.40
890	890	3	131.00	$131.00	$1,166	—
913	913	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	160.00	$160.00	$464	—
308–345	330	10	151.00–185.00	$174.44	$576	+6.88
370–380	378	4	150.00–172.00	$166.61	$630	+7.86
410–445	432	16	140.00–185.00	$170.86	$738	-4.14
459–495	473	20	161.00–177.00	$169.34	$801	+3.56
525–545	532	7	140.00–146.00	$140.88	$749	-21.11
650–678	666	9	137.00–140.00	$138.77	$924	-1.70

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	273	6	152.00–177.00	$163.33	$446	-7.24
315–347	335	6	150.00–166.00	$158.28	$530	-6.54
353–388	370	38	145.50–180.00	$164.72	$609	-5.74
400–442	417	33	140.00–167.00	$158.78	$662	-1.27
435 fancy	435	3	174.00	$174.00	$757	-10.27
457–498	477	29	140.00–167.00	$150.72	$719	-6.81
505–533	522	9	150.00–155.00	$150.88	$788	+0.60
550–589	570	20	140.00–157.00	$147.91	$843	-1.48
600–647	610	18	135.50–144.00	$141.23	$862	-2.24
668	668	3	134.00	$134.00	$895	-6.85
680–698	685	7	133.00–137.00	$135.57	$929	-5.28
770–798	788	11	132.50–139.00	$134.46	$1,060	—
802	802	3	136.00	$136.00	$1,091	+3.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	4	150.00	$150.00	$398	—
300–348	330	14	136.00–152.00	$147.16	$486	+3.14
350–398	378	13	131.00–141.00	$135.32	$512	-11.50
400–445	417	20	133.00–146.00	$137.55	$574	-6.35
455–495	475	25	130.00–146.00	$137.43	$653	-4.06
500–543	527	15	125.00–151.00	$137.24	$723	+2.23
550–595	570	27	130.00–143.00	$137.18	$782	-2.95
604–630	616	9	125.00–130.00	$126.82	$781	-0.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–398	385	10	171.00–185.00	$176.70	$680	-22.56
410–435	417	18	156.00–193.00	$179.05	$747	-0.02
455–490	468	20	146.00–177.00	$158.92	$744	-22.00
500–535	515	24	145.00–178.00	$158.80	$818	+0.53
554–598	572	17	145.00–156.00	$152.37	$872	-0.65
609 fancy	609	7	171.00	$171.00	$1,041	—
645	645	3	140.00	$140.00	$903	+5.53
660–675	670	3	125.00–135.00	$131.72	$883	+1.72
700–743	726	10	120.00–126.00	$124.81	$906	—
825	825	3	121.00	$121.00	$998	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	6	154.00–155.00	$154.48	$587	—
400–420	415	4	145.00–156.00	$147.65	$613	+7.65
458–493	471	9	140.00–153.00	$145.18	$684	-5.39
505–515	510	2	130.00–146.00	$137.92	$703	-3.22
553–590	574	9	130.00–137.00	$134.00	$769	+19.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1240	1127	80-85%	3	65.00–67.00	$66.36	$748	—
840–1920	1146	80-85%	79	70.00–84.00	$79.10	$906	—
950–1425	1229	80-85%	27	82.00–93.00	$86.87	$1,068	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1755	1403	75-80%	21	72.00–84.00	$79.64	$1,117	-8.35
1305–1865	1476	75-80%	12	85.00–97.50	$86.86	$1,282	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–955	863	85-90%	4	41.00–56.00	$47.70	$412	—
980–995	988	85-90%	2	72.00–76.00	$73.98	$731	+23.16
630–1385	1060	85-90%	9	58.00–69.00	$64.12	$680	-2.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1930	1481	8	91.00–108.00	$99.02	$1,466	—
1350–2380	1795	16	105.00–119.50	$114.62	$2,057	+2.18

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045–1285	1062	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	810.00–1,010.00	$880.69
1050–1125	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	750.00–850.00	$801.00
1025–1380	1196	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,090.96
1240–1285	1267	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,073.88

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
823–980	876	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	750.00–950.00	$793.30
890–895	893	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	640.00–700.00	$670.08
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
1100–1200	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,650.00	$1,450.00	—
1000–1300	1160	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,400.00–1,650.00	$1,530.00	—

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	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—
800–900	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,225.00–1,600.00	$1,468.75	+543.75

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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.