Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

2,287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.58/cwt +5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,293/hd at 427 lb · 125 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $296.30/cwt +10.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,842/hd at 622 lb · 117 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.38/cwt +4.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,448/hd at 524 lb · 109 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,287	1,327	1,606
Feeder cattle	2,058	1,098	1,382
Slaughter cattle	204	215	204
Replacement cattle	25	14	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
252–296	283	13	325.00–360.00	$339.92	$962	+11.30
300–335 fancy	314	9	342.00–372.50	$364.76	$1,145	+10.27
305–345	329	13	325.00–342.00	$333.24	$1,096	+3.13
355–398 fancy	376	34	342.50–374.00	$361.77	$1,360	+11.77
360–395	378	14	315.00–360.00	$336.61	$1,272	+5.49
405–445	419	35	302.50–355.00	$328.89	$1,378	-0.31
400–448 fancy	428	53	337.50–397.00	$357.37	$1,530	+2.79
450–476 fancy	460	14	330.00–370.00	$355.99	$1,638	+15.98
450–498	480	52	295.00–353.00	$323.38	$1,552	+10.77
500–545	519	27	287.50–320.00	$306.00	$1,588	+2.03
500–548 fancy	526	73	317.50–365.00	$327.15	$1,721	+4.58
562–570 fancy	563	17	317.00–323.00	$321.88	$1,812	—
555–599	583	50	275.00–312.00	$297.62	$1,735	-3.00
600–640 fancy	616	44	297.00–311.00	$305.20	$1,880	+3.20
617 value added	617	32	310.00	$310.00	$1,913	—
600–642	626	32	265.00–295.00	$282.26	$1,767	+3.41
649	649	9	254.00	$254.00	$1,648	-24.85
650–696	676	31	257.50–285.00	$268.45	$1,815	-1.90
705–725 fancy	713	8	272.00–277.00	$273.88	$1,953	—
723 value added	723	31	269.00	$269.00	$1,945	—
705–745	729	28	230.00–267.00	$254.39	$1,855	+8.74
755–760 fancy	757	3	262.00–270.00	$264.68	$2,004	—
785 value added	785	17	252.00	$252.00	$1,978	—
770–795	788	16	220.00–240.00	$234.67	$1,849	+4.67
836	836	5	240.00	$240.00	$2,006	+14.50
860	860	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,935	—
889 value added	889	12	236.00	$236.00	$2,098	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	280.00–290.00	$284.89	$963	-10.11
355	355	4	300.00	$300.00	$1,065	-10.00
410–435	427	5	270.00–297.00	$278.77	$1,190	-4.51
460–498	491	12	265.00–307.00	$282.62	$1,388	+2.69
500–545	527	21	265.00–296.00	$284.52	$1,499	+10.11
550–598	581	31	240.00–293.00	$278.53	$1,618	+13.52
630	630	4	242.00–257.00	$245.75	$1,548	+0.14
650–696	681	27	230.00–263.00	$247.09	$1,683	-2.92
814	814	7	224.00	$224.00	$1,823	+18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	271	8	290.00–335.00	$312.81	$848	+10.20
300–342	325	23	302.00–322.50	$311.90	$1,014	+4.86
350–398 fancy	367	12	317.00–327.00	$323.17	$1,186	+0.92
350–398	379	41	290.00–322.50	$307.06	$1,164	+1.83
410–445 fancy	426	39	302.50–325.00	$317.42	$1,352	+6.46
400–445	428	86	275.00–315.00	$295.85	$1,266	+7.34
450–497	479	70	265.00–310.00	$284.67	$1,364	-0.49
520 fancy	520	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,664	—
500–548	524	106	250.00–289.00	$275.15	$1,442	+2.94
555 value added	555	10	286.00	$286.00	$1,587	—
554–592	565	69	250.00–288.00	$277.09	$1,566	+16.00
585 fancy	585	3	312.00	$312.00	$1,825	—
601–630 fancy	620	17	262.00–277.00	$273.43	$1,695	+6.43
600–648	625	23	230.00–252.00	$236.71	$1,479	-0.42
630 value added	630	11	277.00	$277.00	$1,745	—
650	650	7	232.00	$232.00	$1,508	-0.53
657 value added	657	45	248.00	$248.00	$1,629	—
650–690	663	22	225.00–250.00	$240.26	$1,593	+7.73
703 value added	703	50	248.50	$248.50	$1,747	—
708–737	722	20	219.00–230.00	$223.61	$1,614	+6.11
735 fancy	735	4	272.00	$272.00	$1,999	—
755–771	768	15	213.00–230.00	$226.62	$1,740	+4.62
800–807	804	25	210.00–222.00	$219.72	$1,767	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,026	—
305–340	316	7	265.00–310.00	$288.58	$912	+3.58
350–390	368	27	250.00–280.00	$269.19	$991	-0.52
400–445	423	13	175.00–275.00	$254.03	$1,075	+10.64
450–499	476	44	240.00–285.00	$260.05	$1,238	+10.23
508–545	518	17	222.00–252.50	$241.48	$1,251	-6.47
555–580	568	9	234.00–260.00	$241.91	$1,374	+1.71
605–617	608	12	187.00–230.00	$224.91	$1,367	-1.85
650–690	661	12	200.00–230.00	$222.43	$1,470	+2.43
700–710	707	3	207.00–209.00	$208.34	$1,473	+4.91
785	785	3	205.00	$205.00	$1,609	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–392	391	3	337.00–347.00	$343.68	$1,344	+48.99
400–437 fancy	418	18	325.00–367.00	$339.61	$1,420	+4.76
400–440	420	9	285.00–320.00	$302.23	$1,269	+10.90
455–495	479	19	260.00–307.50	$289.47	$1,387	+3.25
478–493 fancy	487	7	310.00	$310.00	$1,510	-11.32
500–545	527	20	262.00–297.50	$285.43	$1,504	+5.50
560–598	577	18	250.00–285.00	$269.80	$1,557	-5.20
635 fancy	635	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,746	—
690	690	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,656	-7.00
756–785	763	5	190.00–280.00	$212.52	$1,622	+9.52

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–495	478	7	240.00–257.00	$249.24	$1,191	-4.76
535	535	2	251.00	$251.00	$1,343	+20.47
570–590	578	5	235.00–250.00	$243.88	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,420	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1385	1148	80-85%	27	105.00–120.00	$113.89	$1,307	—
950–1880	1234	80-85%	55	111.50–140.00	$124.61	$1,538	+4.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1385	1243	75-80%	3	110.00–115.00	$112.82	$1,402	—
1165–1930	1452	75-80%	33	118.00–143.50	$130.62	$1,897	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675	675	85-90%	1	95.00	$95.00	$641	—
825–1185	1040	85-90%	12	107.00–118.00	$112.78	$1,173	+57.02
835–1515	1042	85-90%	12	89.00–108.00	$97.84	$1,019	+42.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1810	1460	4	120.00–130.00	$125.54	$1,833	—
1195–2365	1741	30	129.00–160.00	$142.51	$2,481	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1185	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,573.19
1060–1330	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,235.00–1,600.00	$1,438.12
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1080–1345	1227	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,250.00–1,825.00	$1,574.35
1270	1270	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–970	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,925.00	$1,676.02
950–980	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,185.00	$1,167.23
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,450.00	$1,325.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–950	803	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,650.00	$1,203.58

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.