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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

1,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.49/cwt +4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,363/hd at 473 lb · 68 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $320.51/cwt -6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,538/hd at 480 lb · 52 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $346.46/cwt +11.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,502/hd at 433 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,327 2,276 1,861
Feeder cattle 1,098 2,010 1,486
Slaughter cattle 215 238 339
Replacement cattle 14 28 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 2.00 lower to 13.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 13.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 274 14 310.00–355.00 $328.62 $900 +20.00
290 fancy 290 5 342.50 $342.50 $993 —
302–345 322 11 327.00–335.00 $330.11 $1,063 +5.41
325–335 fancy 329 7 342.50–370.00 $354.49 $1,166 +8.33
350–391 369 12 320.00–345.00 $331.12 $1,222 +2.69
355–399 fancy 381 17 330.00–382.50 $350.00 $1,334 -1.91
410–448 430 16 305.00–344.00 $329.20 $1,416 +8.71
402–448 fancy 435 34 337.50–365.00 $354.58 $1,542 +6.06
456–493 fancy 472 15 333.00–349.00 $340.01 $1,605 +1.28
460–496 483 37 282.00–330.00 $312.61 $1,510 -2.84
500–545 fancy 522 29 310.00–330.00 $322.57 $1,684 -0.74
500–547 529 18 295.00–315.00 $303.97 $1,608 -3.91
550–583 561 35 278.00–320.00 $300.62 $1,686 +0.53
605–645 621 25 258.00–297.00 $278.85 $1,732 -10.00
620–623 fancy 622 11 302.00 $302.00 $1,878 -0.55
675–681 680 6 262.00–272.00 $270.35 $1,838 -0.24
707–740 718 16 232.00–252.00 $245.65 $1,764 +0.77
790 790 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,817 -1.46
805–810 809 4 225.00–227.00 $225.50 $1,824 -0.67
923 923 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,948 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 276 4 277.50–285.00 $279.50 $771 —
340 340 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,003 -6.14
355–390 367 6 300.00–320.00 $310.00 $1,138 +30.00
415–447 436 9 260.00–302.00 $283.28 $1,235 -12.17
455–485 466 6 260.00–287.00 $279.93 $1,304 +0.65
510–535 521 11 250.00–290.00 $274.41 $1,430 +4.41
555–597 572 16 250.00–287.00 $265.01 $1,516 -8.75
600–642 619 10 230.00–257.00 $245.61 $1,520 +0.93
650–690 668 11 241.00–257.00 $250.01 $1,670 +7.05
805 805 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,658 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–297 286 11 292.50–315.00 $302.61 $865 -10.73
305–340 327 15 282.00–322.00 $307.04 $1,004 +1.30
328–347 fancy 337 5 322.00–335.00 $326.73 $1,101 —
350–395 370 28 215.00–320.00 $305.23 $1,129 -2.97
352–395 fancy 381 9 317.50–327.50 $322.25 $1,228 -0.90
400–425 fancy 412 16 300.00–326.00 $310.96 $1,281 +0.54
400–448 429 26 270.00–303.00 $288.51 $1,238 -1.66
450–460 fancy 453 10 305.00–316.00 $307.82 $1,394 +9.08
450–495 476 58 271.00–307.00 $285.16 $1,357 +7.97
500–545 520 43 260.00–285.00 $272.21 $1,415 -1.08
550–586 569 31 239.00–270.00 $261.09 $1,486 -4.29
600–638 623 19 229.00–247.00 $237.13 $1,477 -13.36
640 fancy 640 8 267.00 $267.00 $1,709 —
653–680 668 14 230.00–240.00 $232.53 $1,553 -1.02
705–744 732 20 205.00–227.00 $217.50 $1,592 -11.91
756 756 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,678 +4.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 3 285.00 $285.00 $946 +6.29
355–390 363 11 255.00–280.00 $269.71 $979 +1.65
400–440 422 14 221.00–269.00 $243.39 $1,027 -10.44
450–490 474 21 240.00–272.00 $249.82 $1,184 -6.84
500–545 513 13 225.00–260.00 $247.95 $1,272 +5.82
550–595 571 30 225.00–250.00 $240.20 $1,372 +0.86
620–645 635 3 220.00–235.00 $226.76 $1,440 -0.63
665 665 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 -8.01
715–746 731 6 200.00–207.00 $203.43 $1,487 +1.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,017 —
367–380 fancy 370 4 325.00–330.00 $328.72 $1,216 -2.68
350–385 373 6 275.00–325.00 $294.69 $1,099 -19.88
415–440 fancy 428 6 330.00–340.00 $334.85 $1,433 +7.23
415–448 432 8 270.00–312.50 $291.33 $1,259 +0.22
455–458 fancy 456 8 317.50–327.50 $321.32 $1,465 -12.00
470–497 481 10 272.50–297.00 $286.22 $1,377 -2.70
500–505 fancy 503 6 291.00–307.50 $299.21 $1,505 -0.79
502–540 517 4 270.00–284.00 $279.93 $1,447 -19.07
550–587 572 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,573 +10.30
600–635 615 13 225.00–256.00 $243.79 $1,499 -1.27
692 692 2 247.00 $247.00 $1,709 +19.46
710 710 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,612 —
796 796 13 203.00 $203.00 $1,616 -7.00
822 822 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,028 —
425 425 3 220.00 $220.00 $935 —
455 455 3 254.00 $254.00 $1,156 —
501–520 510 11 225.00–235.00 $230.53 $1,176 -24.04
616 616 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,411 +2.67
655–695 685 4 210.00–219.00 $212.28 $1,454 +5.28
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,331 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1940 1185 80-85% 25 94.00–110.00 $105.10 $1,245 —
840–1845 1202 80-85% 58 110.00–131.50 $119.80 $1,440 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1205 981 85-90% 10 80.00–93.00 $87.15 $855 —
685–1330 1023 85-90% 18 90.50–119.00 $105.76 $1,082 +26.76
845–1265 1025 85-90% 3 50.00–60.00 $55.76 $572 -23.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1755 1393 75-80% 23 112.00–130.00 $121.66 $1,695 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1440 1213 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,334 —
1135–2165 1645 21 115.00–147.00 $135.18 $2,224 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020–1030 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,224.88
1005–1245 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,850.00–1,875.00 $1,863.83
1015–1590 1212 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,250.00–2,050.00 $1,697.66
1120–1425 1273 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,650.00 $1,396.95
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
905–920 913 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,325.00–1,600.00 $1,461.37

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665 665 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
775 775 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.