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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

2,193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.09/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 521 lb · 107 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $193.29/cwt +6.25 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 471 lb · 100 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.46/cwt +5.58 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 526 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,193 1,190 2,199
Feeder cattle 1,832 806 1,942
Slaughter cattle 334 345 209
Replacement cattle 27 39 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 12.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–293 271 10 175.00–215.00 $194.01 $526 +0.33
305 fancy 305 3 210.00 $210.00 $640 —
303–348 323 15 170.00–205.00 $185.66 $600 -7.16
359 thin fleshed 359 4 217.00 $217.00 $779 —
350–380 fancy 367 7 210.00–217.00 $212.94 $781 —
360–390 377 29 175.00–197.00 $190.77 $719 +3.13
400–430 410 18 180.00–200.00 $188.38 $772 +6.52
412 thin fleshed 412 14 212.00 $212.00 $873 —
403–448 fancy 425 39 200.00–215.00 $206.79 $879 —
455–498 470 79 172.00–197.00 $189.10 $889 +6.60
466–473 thin fleshed 471 15 212.00 $212.00 $999 —
450–489 fancy 483 6 200.00–202.00 $201.69 $974 +3.03
510 value added 510 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,035 —
500–545 520 75 170.00–195.00 $187.07 $973 +6.67
504–533 fancy 523 23 194.00–197.00 $195.24 $1,021 —
543 thin fleshed 543 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,091 —
552–590 573 47 162.00–189.00 $180.20 $1,033 +3.64
604 value added 604 5 179.00 $179.00 $1,081 —
600–645 626 40 150.00–176.00 $164.17 $1,028 +2.38
620–648 fancy 634 25 176.00–193.00 $182.26 $1,156 —
653–675 fancy 660 16 172.00–177.00 $174.31 $1,150 —
650–698 680 42 146.00–170.00 $157.19 $1,069 +9.56
708–745 734 28 144.00–162.00 $151.82 $1,114 +0.27
752 fancy 752 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,203 —
778 value added 778 5 155.00 $155.00 $1,206 —
785–790 787 5 147.00–154.00 $151.19 $1,190 +4.72
808–841 834 19 141.00–157.00 $148.59 $1,239 —
836 value added 836 11 154.00 $154.00 $1,287 —
905–935 931 7 132.00–141.00 $136.57 $1,271 +6.57
965 965 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,409 —
1038 value added 1038 16 138.00 $138.00 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 286 7 165.00–170.00 $167.09 $478 +7.09
313–345 327 8 165.00–185.00 $177.10 $579 +2.66
355–395 382 13 145.00–180.00 $166.62 $636 +0.01
410–445 435 18 150.00–182.00 $169.86 $739 -1.00
455–495 471 17 140.00–182.00 $164.39 $774 -4.95
500 fancy 500 3 160.00 $160.00 $800 —
507–545 529 22 146.00–170.00 $161.46 $854 +20.58
550–590 569 18 142.00–170.00 $153.42 $873 —
600–648 627 16 126.00–152.00 $142.25 $892 —
650–685 674 18 125.00–145.00 $138.48 $933 -0.29
722 722 3 130.00 $130.00 $939 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 286 7 165.00–177.00 $171.86 $492 +8.53
315–345 333 8 157.00–177.00 $166.58 $555 +8.30
359–383 thin fleshed 371 14 185.00–190.00 $187.58 $696 —
355–398 372 21 155.00–185.00 $172.15 $640 +7.43
380–395 fancy 388 6 182.00 $182.00 $706 —
405–430 fancy 421 27 167.00–187.00 $181.59 $764 +7.59
420–433 thin fleshed 425 8 177.00–179.00 $178.24 $758 —
402–448 426 61 147.00–178.00 $165.94 $707 +7.16
453–467 fancy 461 22 170.00–177.00 $174.91 $806 —
450–495 476 59 145.00–170.00 $161.25 $768 +10.53
495 thin fleshed 495 4 175.00 $175.00 $866 —
500–548 526 94 140.00–167.00 $156.06 $821 +5.18
530 fancy 530 3 169.00 $169.00 $896 —
550–595 570 30 140.00–157.00 $150.59 $858 +2.68
604 fancy 604 3 160.00 $160.00 $966 —
600–644 627 40 135.00–152.00 $144.45 $906 +3.22
650–696 671 67 135.00–158.00 $147.19 $988 +13.19
714 714 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,021 —
755–756 755 11 140.00–142.00 $140.91 $1,064 +6.45
818 818 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,063 -6.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 135.00 $135.00 $385 -15.00
300–340 324 5 130.00–150.00 $135.56 $439 -11.60
350–393 370 19 130.00–162.00 $146.45 $542 +11.13
442 442 3 152.00 $152.00 $672 +14.45
455–490 477 20 135.00–150.00 $144.15 $688 +6.72
500–540 518 16 130.00–145.00 $134.95 $699 -2.29
550–598 579 32 125.00–142.00 $137.18 $794 ±0.00
625 625 3 120.00 $120.00 $750 -6.82
650–685 667 21 125.00–138.00 $132.98 $887 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 159.00 $159.00 $628 -17.70
415–440 428 9 162.00–187.00 $169.67 $726 -9.38
453–495 481 10 159.00–180.00 $165.79 $797 +6.87
500–535 515 13 151.00–173.00 $159.73 $823 +0.93
555–592 569 15 140.00–165.00 $154.17 $877 +1.80
620 620 3 145.00 $145.00 $899 +5.00
650 650 3 130.00–140.00 $136.67 $888 +4.95
757 757 3 119.00 $119.00 $901 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–417 415 4 142.00–155.00 $151.79 $630 +4.14
552–565 560 9 137.00–148.00 $143.33 $803 +9.33
665 665 3 125.00 $125.00 $831 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1365 1134 80-85% 64 70.00–82.00 $77.87 $883 +11.51
1155 1155 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $785 —
935–1655 1250 80-85% 35 82.00–90.00 $84.70 $1,059 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1220 946 85-90% 6 45.00–56.00 $50.42 $477 —
790–1150 951 85-90% 5 72.00–76.00 $74.10 $705 —
785–1275 1003 85-90% 22 55.00–73.00 $62.61 $628 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1645 1446 75-80% 8 80.00–83.00 $81.15 $1,173 —
1100–1785 1524 75-80% 20 83.00–88.50 $85.63 $1,305 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1825 1590 8 85.00–104.00 $97.72 $1,554 —
1505–2290 1770 14 108.00–119.50 $114.24 $2,022 -0.38

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
680–870 823 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 700.00–775.00 $759.50
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
875–980 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–825.00 $786.27
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1020–1140 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 835.00–1,100.00 $974.86
1035–1215 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 800.00–1,035.00 $943.90

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1000–1400 1267 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,325.00 $1,225.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
800–900 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,250.00 $1,062.50 -406.25

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752 752 7 83.00 $83.00 $624 —

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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.