Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

2,023 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $261.11/cwt +2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 427 lb · 109 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $250.33/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,307/hd at 522 lb · 90 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.34/cwt -4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 473 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,023	1,399	2,193
Feeder cattle	1,737	997	1,832
Slaughter cattle	266	354	334
Replacement cattle	20	48	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven from 1.00 lower to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	17	240.00–275.00	$261.99	$720	-4.10
300–347	326	41	235.00–275.00	$257.97	$841	+8.40
302–346 fancy	329	18	270.00–288.00	$277.40	$913	—
350–398	376	40	234.00–272.00	$261.65	$984	+8.52
368–396 fancy	386	24	277.00–297.00	$284.99	$1,100	+12.15
400–448	427	64	234.00–267.00	$255.44	$1,091	+11.05
400–440 fancy	428	45	260.00–285.00	$269.18	$1,152	-2.04
450–489 fancy	471	41	256.00–279.00	$272.29	$1,282	+6.67
450–497	475	32	235.00–267.00	$255.00	$1,211	+10.81
500–525 fancy	515	36	240.00–277.00	$261.35	$1,346	-0.36
500–545	527	54	220.00–255.00	$242.98	$1,281	+4.33
554–582 fancy	560	9	245.00–264.00	$259.61	$1,454	—
550–598	575	55	222.00–250.00	$238.56	$1,372	+4.10
601–645 fancy	616	42	216.00–247.00	$237.50	$1,463	—
600–640	622	22	182.00–227.00	$209.30	$1,302	+5.62
660–695	680	11	190.00–207.00	$199.92	$1,359	-1.07
693 thin fleshed	693	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,525	—
700–735	717	7	171.00–205.00	$184.92	$1,326	-8.09
725–735 fancy	729	14	196.00–217.00	$201.39	$1,468	—
730 value added	730	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,387	—
753–792	779	15	170.00–212.00	$186.06	$1,449	+6.54
855–875	863	5	170.00–196.00	$185.46	$1,601	+11.46
900–915	906	9	145.00–169.00	$158.68	$1,438	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362	362	3	245.00	$245.00	$887	+24.00
400–435	420	10	225.00–237.00	$230.09	$966	—
453–495	457	11	220.00–237.00	$229.66	$1,050	+6.96
515–545	534	18	199.00–232.00	$215.21	$1,149	+4.95
560–595	575	21	189.00–235.00	$210.01	$1,208	+13.03
612–645	622	8	170.00–201.00	$189.11	$1,176	—
672–695	678	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,288	+12.00
735	735	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,213	—
798	798	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,197	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	284	16	218.00–272.00	$236.51	$672	-12.26
300–348	328	33	225.00–247.00	$238.15	$781	-1.91
350–398	370	51	213.00–252.00	$234.86	$869	+2.77
371–387 fancy	379	10	251.00–259.00	$256.03	$970	+8.82
402–440	421	18	200.00–250.00	$231.98	$977	+6.43
406–432 fancy	425	17	244.00–257.00	$253.21	$1,076	+6.07
450–497	472	67	198.00–235.00	$223.21	$1,054	-3.39
465–493 fancy	481	10	234.00–242.00	$239.60	$1,152	-1.86
505–528 fancy	517	12	220.00–234.00	$225.27	$1,165	-1.45
505–546	527	33	190.00–225.00	$209.45	$1,104	-6.72
571	571	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,028	-17.59
550–598	576	51	194.00–213.00	$202.39	$1,166	+4.80
600–637	615	32	178.00–209.00	$192.12	$1,182	+2.69
615–648 fancy	629	15	211.00–217.00	$213.93	$1,346	—
648	648	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,153	—
660–682	677	31	178.00–206.00	$186.84	$1,265	—
700–705	702	7	165.00–183.00	$179.00	$1,257	+2.46
778	778	3	173.00	$173.00	$1,346	-0.49
800–802	801	6	170.00–176.00	$173.00	$1,386	—
965–980	973	6	150.00–155.00	$152.52	$1,484	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	4	203.00–214.00	$211.25	$581	—
325–345	335	6	210.00–222.00	$216.18	$724	—
365–390	374	14	175.00–222.00	$200.98	$752	+2.01
400–448	431	31	187.00–232.00	$205.44	$885	+6.81
450–497	475	26	185.00–220.00	$201.41	$957	+4.31
500–540	518	32	185.00–217.00	$201.95	$1,046	+7.46
555–585	574	28	170.00–205.00	$184.82	$1,061	-0.31
605–645	627	8	170.00–184.00	$176.06	$1,104	-0.94
680	680	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,190	+4.74

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	369	5	219.00–249.00	$242.63	$895	-1.33
400–440	423	6	191.00–240.00	$229.03	$969	-7.79
400–441 fancy	431	21	257.00–267.00	$258.54	$1,114	—
460 fancy	460	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,182	+14.07
458–490	473	18	203.00–247.00	$231.39	$1,094	+6.51
500–545	523	22	198.00–244.00	$214.92	$1,124	-13.45
540 fancy	540	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,307	-6.00
550–597	571	15	195.00–225.00	$210.54	$1,202	+8.42
600–646	617	12	186.00–196.00	$192.90	$1,190	+9.17
650–668	657	6	183.00–192.00	$188.45	$1,238	+15.96
730	730	3	157.00	$157.00	$1,146	—
757	757	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,226	+12.00
830	830	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,071	-11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–535	521	15	169.00–200.00	$180.49	$940	-23.63
560–582	571	15	171.00–194.00	$182.11	$1,040	—
605–635	628	4	166.00–171.00	$169.79	$1,066	+9.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$675	—
850–1500	1092	80-85%	41	75.00–89.00	$84.06	$918	—
900–1585	1210	80-85%	71	87.00–108.00	$92.92	$1,124	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	75-80%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,277	—
1035–2020	1442	75-80%	30	88.00–103.00	$92.87	$1,339	+0.01
1260–1780	1471	75-80%	5	82.00–89.00	$85.94	$1,264	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–885	825	85-90%	3	40.00–50.00	$45.10	$372	—
670–1315	969	85-90%	26	60.00–77.00	$69.56	$674	—
870–1275	1074	85-90%	5	79.00–83.00	$80.30	$862	+0.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–2110	1621	7	90.00–106.00	$101.29	$1,642	—
1520–2225	1813	10	112.50–124.00	$118.82	$2,154	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1180–1220	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00
1110–1250	1206	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,700.00	$1,409.25

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
775–985	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,025.00	$969.96
905	905	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–950.00	$912.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–775	763	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	710.00–735.00	$729.92

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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	3	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	3	118.00	$118.00	$640	—

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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.