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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

1,606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.57/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,032/hd at 470 lb · 97 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $231.96/cwt -0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 527 lb · 90 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.82/cwt +1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 524 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,606 1,861 1,208
Feeder cattle 1,382 1,486 901
Slaughter cattle 204 339 284
Replacement cattle 20 36 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 270 3 235.00–250.00 $244.63 $661 +5.92
305–348 331 13 230.00–265.00 $246.30 $815 +4.37
352–395 fancy 368 12 270.00–287.50 $282.43 $1,039 -1.07
350–396 382 18 225.00–267.50 $252.61 $965 +10.22
405–432 fancy 419 14 240.00–285.00 $266.70 $1,117 -7.85
405–445 427 16 240.00–250.00 $245.29 $1,047 -4.46
450–487 fancy 475 45 249.00–260.00 $251.49 $1,195 -14.25
450–495 475 31 220.00–245.00 $235.25 $1,117 -4.64
502–540 522 33 210.00–245.00 $227.68 $1,188 +2.73
503–549 fancy 530 57 224.00–250.00 $234.44 $1,243 -8.05
556 fancy 556 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,295 -7.00
553–592 571 49 202.00–235.00 $223.83 $1,278 +9.58
615–620 616 4 200.00–201.00 $200.75 $1,237 -6.26
602–638 fancy 631 22 215.00–222.00 $219.16 $1,383 —
650–695 674 31 180.00–210.00 $191.69 $1,292 -0.50
717 fancy 717 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,348 —
700–745 719 18 177.00–189.00 $183.33 $1,318 +4.95
759 fancy 759 12 186.00 $186.00 $1,412 —
760–780 771 9 165.00–179.00 $175.31 $1,352 -3.19
805–836 827 15 164.00–174.50 $173.28 $1,433 —
867 867 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,431 -7.00
1004 1004 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,506 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254–295 271 12 185.00–230.00 $207.48 $562 -6.87
305–348 331 9 181.00–220.00 $206.33 $683 -18.67
365–398 380 8 205.00–237.00 $221.69 $842 +12.49
405–445 430 25 175.00–232.00 $207.14 $891 +0.40
460–470 463 4 193.00–220.00 $199.86 $925 -4.79
500–545 515 19 175.00–212.00 $183.13 $943 -16.87
560–583 575 28 190.00–207.00 $197.94 $1,138 +7.77
610–635 622 7 185.00–188.00 $187.58 $1,167 +4.97
661–690 670 10 173.00–193.00 $181.48 $1,216 +1.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 275 10 205.00–235.00 $219.78 $604 +0.55
308–345 318 16 201.00–225.00 $210.04 $668 -7.25
327 fancy 327 4 230.00 $230.00 $752 -11.04
360–391 384 10 200.00–225.00 $217.70 $836 +3.77
385–387 fancy 386 9 230.00 $230.00 $888 -10.75
400–437 fancy 419 10 229.00–240.00 $235.60 $987 +2.50
405–447 427 41 197.00–230.00 $213.09 $910 -6.79
453–484 fancy 463 31 230.00–232.50 $231.59 $1,072 -7.75
450–497 473 66 195.00–231.00 $213.92 $1,012 +6.46
512–545 fancy 523 45 212.00–222.00 $217.63 $1,138 +1.53
500–548 525 39 182.00–210.00 $198.66 $1,043 -1.67
552–595 577 35 180.00–201.00 $189.85 $1,095 -0.12
581 fancy 581 7 212.00 $212.00 $1,232 —
600–646 623 42 170.00–195.00 $185.69 $1,157 +2.55
627–645 fancy 634 8 185.00–194.00 $188.43 $1,195 —
650–698 667 46 170.00–195.00 $186.88 $1,246 +4.13
708–711 710 10 176.00–190.00 $180.19 $1,279 —
752–790 759 15 164.00–173.00 $169.13 $1,284 +6.73
792 fancy 792 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,331 -9.00
802 802 10 162.00 $162.00 $1,299 +7.00
869–882 877 17 162.00–169.00 $164.86 $1,446 +4.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 200.00 $200.00 $510 +2.89
332–335 334 8 189.00–206.00 $198.10 $662 -2.57
350–389 377 21 180.00–212.00 $189.03 $713 -7.06
400–448 435 28 160.00–191.00 $182.99 $796 -10.68
451–498 479 39 170.00–200.00 $185.81 $890 +0.61
500–545 524 23 165.00–190.00 $176.82 $927 +5.21
555–590 563 27 155.00–187.00 $175.79 $990 +3.78
605–610 608 6 152.00–155.00 $153.49 $933 -12.72
676–680 678 10 144.00–165.00 $156.63 $1,062 -15.37
927 927 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,251 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–337 337 4 237.00–240.00 $239.25 $806 +29.25
355–395 372 10 208.00–252.00 $221.66 $825 -3.34
380 fancy 380 3 267.00 $267.00 $1,015 +11.38
405–445 415 7 199.00–231.00 $215.90 $896 +3.70
420–440 fancy 431 7 232.00–238.00 $235.50 $1,015 +5.50
455–485 464 7 186.00–217.00 $201.88 $937 -7.48
460–475 fancy 466 7 220.00–238.00 $227.86 $1,062 -16.92
513–547 532 13 180.00–220.00 $202.89 $1,079 +3.54
550–560 557 12 170.00–197.00 $188.34 $1,049 -2.79
650–685 663 9 170.00–195.00 $180.84 $1,199 +11.86
667 fancy 667 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,167 —
720 720 3 138.00 $138.00 $994 -24.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 190.00 $190.00 $741 +15.00
448 448 3 152.00 $152.00 $681 —
486 486 4 145.00–150.00 $148.75 $723 —
560–598 579 6 155.00–186.00 $169.99 $984 +10.99
647 647 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,080 +15.28
750 750 6 125.00–142.00 $133.50 $1,001 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1805 1132 80-85% 40 75.00–89.00 $81.79 $926 +0.29
905–1705 1245 80-85% 46 86.00–95.00 $89.93 $1,120 -7.62
1460 1460 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,460 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $900 —
1070–1720 1338 75-80% 3 83.00–85.00 $83.84 $1,122 —
1060–1795 1394 75-80% 32 88.00–97.50 $91.83 $1,280 —
1285–1780 1493 75-80% 8 99.00–102.00 $100.16 $1,495 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1125 926 85-90% 7 40.00–52.00 $45.28 $419 —
825–1040 943 85-90% 3 83.00 $83.00 $783 —
840–1320 1049 85-90% 11 67.00–75.00 $72.44 $760 +3.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–2345 1671 14 82.00–108.50 $98.87 $1,652 —
1405–2195 1881 15 110.00–121.50 $113.60 $2,137 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160–1235 1195 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,200.00 $1,175.73
1185–1230 1208 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,300.00 $1,201.86
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–955 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,214.37

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710–965 819 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 825.00–1,150.00 $971.74
725–945 835 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 800.00–1,100.00 $969.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00 $1,625.00 +75.00
1100–1250 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.