Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.50/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 425 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.31/cwt -8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,364/hd at 514 lb · 45 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.23/cwt +1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,474/hd at 573 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,122	2,221	1,645
Feeder cattle	921	1,982	1,430
Slaughter cattle	184	207	201
Replacement cattle	17	32	14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 5.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–287	272	4	312.00–352.00	$326.82	$889	-2.33
300–328 fancy	321	6	347.00–357.00	$348.56	$1,119	-1.84
305–345	328	12	296.00–347.00	$315.11	$1,034	+0.69
350–378	372	10	320.00–342.00	$324.48	$1,207	+16.24
350–385 fancy	375	7	337.00–350.00	$343.20	$1,287	-14.51
410–447 fancy	425	13	327.00–360.00	$341.48	$1,451	+4.94
412–445	428	11	297.50–342.00	$319.92	$1,369	+17.75
455–490	467	17	290.00–322.00	$310.96	$1,452	+8.34
477 fancy	477	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,574	+1.51
500–517	506	8	285.00–310.00	$293.24	$1,484	+0.82
505–548 fancy	530	17	312.00–320.00	$316.32	$1,676	-0.67
555–562 fancy	560	13	301.00–311.00	$303.76	$1,701	-6.22
575–598	587	17	285.00–295.00	$289.81	$1,701	-0.05
602–625	613	18	271.00–288.00	$281.02	$1,723	+12.68
611–625 fancy	621	10	291.00–292.00	$291.30	$1,809	-2.98
650–676	669	13	252.00–270.00	$260.32	$1,742	+0.35
710–735	721	24	234.00–246.00	$242.30	$1,747	-3.34
820	820	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,804	-11.00
850	850	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,955	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	3	285.00	$285.00	$727	—
327–338	334	5	285.00–290.00	$288.04	$962	—
355–385	373	3	275.00–287.50	$281.14	$1,049	+8.61
400–430	414	4	270.00–280.00	$275.19	$1,139	-2.81
480–495	488	5	270.00–290.00	$279.06	$1,362	+4.06
602–617	611	5	230.00–254.00	$241.72	$1,477	+4.78
653–695	671	6	220.00–252.00	$238.21	$1,598	+5.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
259–280	267	11	287.50–292.00	$289.22	$772	-6.38
310–335 fancy	316	4	320.00–337.00	$332.50	$1,051	+20.50
300–347	329	8	280.00–315.00	$302.09	$994	+9.04
350 fancy	350	3	317.00	$317.00	$1,110	-5.35
350–390	368	13	285.00–305.00	$295.91	$1,089	-8.75
375 thin fleshed	375	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,031	—
405–445	425	32	260.00–307.00	$282.47	$1,200	-7.64
419–448 fancy	426	17	297.50–320.00	$305.62	$1,302	-1.61
455 fancy	455	3	297.50	$297.50	$1,354	-13.94
455–475	468	11	257.00–281.00	$269.29	$1,260	-20.98
500–530	513	41	242.50–272.50	$264.45	$1,357	-2.55
522–535 fancy	525	4	270.00–286.00	$274.07	$1,439	-10.79
552–585	573	32	247.50–267.50	$257.23	$1,474	+3.00
605–648	626	25	225.00–255.00	$237.05	$1,484	-3.43
650–675	660	12	222.00–247.00	$240.35	$1,586	+7.50
703–725	713	32	220.00–231.00	$225.59	$1,608	-3.19
750–795	765	16	214.00–228.00	$222.00	$1,698	-0.20
820–845	832	7	210.00–220.00	$218.55	$1,818	+6.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	270.00–280.00	$274.77	$907	+6.93
350–395	379	4	237.00–272.50	$261.71	$992	+5.32
400–445	422	10	250.00–280.00	$263.40	$1,112	+9.65
450–490	475	17	240.00–280.00	$252.76	$1,201	+2.48
515–530	524	12	210.00–242.00	$232.15	$1,216	-4.38
560–595	577	5	226.00–242.00	$232.02	$1,339	-4.97
702	702	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,502	+28.96

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,275	—
725	725	3	210.00	$210.00	$1,522	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–388 fancy	386	5	337.00–347.00	$345.03	$1,332	—
382–398	392	5	265.00–280.00	$274.15	$1,075	-25.85
405–440	428	6	280.00–295.00	$287.88	$1,232	+35.56
410–447 fancy	433	14	320.00–335.00	$327.56	$1,418	-1.39
455–490	471	13	275.00–332.00	$305.82	$1,440	+36.11
450–485 fancy	476	4	300.00–310.00	$302.36	$1,439	-8.63
500–518	514	10	250.00–290.00	$273.84	$1,408	+15.17
560–598	582	16	252.00–262.50	$258.01	$1,502	-2.60
605–625	612	3	240.00–247.00	$244.62	$1,497	+24.62
650–698	666	13	224.00–231.00	$227.28	$1,514	+3.60
710–725	718	6	222.00–225.00	$223.52	$1,605	+10.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	6	259.00	$259.00	$956	—
462–490	469	4	237.00–250.00	$240.40	$1,127	—
500–505	503	2	225.00–237.00	$231.03	$1,162	—
560–573	568	10	240.00–247.50	$245.25	$1,393	+4.33
655	655	3	214.00	$214.00	$1,402	-1.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	3	235.00	$235.00	$1,304	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1465	1219	80-85%	26	90.00–100.00	$95.35	$1,162	—
995–1720	1290	80-85%	30	101.00–120.00	$107.67	$1,389	+1.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1710	1375	75-80%	3	98.00–100.00	$98.83	$1,359	—
1335–1840	1542	75-80%	22	100.00–121.00	$110.44	$1,703	+0.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–1290	977	85-90%	11	64.00–88.00	$79.01	$772	-13.22
845–1325	1057	85-90%	9	90.00–97.00	$93.00	$983	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1525	1275	5	100.00–111.00	$107.58	$1,372	—
1125–2415	1678	24	112.00–140.00	$124.80	$2,094	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030–1290	1169	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,350.00–2,000.00	$1,604.18
1070–1270	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,460.00	$1,341.11
1145–1245	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,228.14

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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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
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	-250.00
1150–1400	1319	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,337.50	—
1320	1320	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	3	130.00	$130.00	$936	—

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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.