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Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

1,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.90/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 612 lb · 130 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.66/cwt +12.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,556/hd at 669 lb · 104 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.69/cwt +9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,651/hd at 738 lb · 82 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,658 1,078 1,730
Feeder cattle 1,371 809 1,465
Slaughter cattle 251 255 251
Replacement cattle 36 14 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers uneven from 4.00 lower to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 360.00–370.00 $365.00 $912 +12.74
305–345 317 8 327.50–385.00 $364.11 $1,154 +5.18
335 fancy 335 3 396.00 $396.00 $1,327 +6.88
355–390 372 18 325.00–384.00 $355.39 $1,322 -5.16
400–445 422 37 300.00–367.00 $339.69 $1,433 -13.94
450–495 471 40 296.00–355.00 $327.02 $1,540 +13.96
508–520 fancy 512 14 322.00–335.00 $329.37 $1,686 +1.37
502–545 531 25 289.00–327.00 $311.04 $1,652 +6.33
565–597 589 24 294.00–305.00 $300.89 $1,772 +12.15
605–647 621 21 247.50–285.00 $263.54 $1,637 -8.84
613–628 fancy 625 14 295.00–300.00 $296.05 $1,850 —
651 651 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,706 +4.35
698 698 8 254.00 $254.00 $1,773 —
708–735 728 36 225.00–260.00 $242.37 $1,764 +20.79
760 760 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,725 -6.77
857–885 863 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,899 +2.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 3 285.00 $285.00 $712 —
305–330 318 2 307.50–310.00 $308.70 $982 -16.30
355–390 375 3 287.00–340.00 $305.85 $1,147 —
430–445 441 12 290.00–327.00 $304.68 $1,344 +6.89
475–493 487 5 302.00–317.00 $307.69 $1,498 +32.76
505–545 530 17 250.00–297.00 $267.78 $1,419 +6.63
550–590 572 17 240.00–285.00 $268.11 $1,534 +8.71
600–632 617 14 239.00–265.00 $247.32 $1,526 -7.68
650–697 672 14 235.00–262.00 $247.31 $1,662 +9.78
700–735 718 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,594 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 283 6 297.50–330.00 $304.81 $863 —
300–340 320 11 300.00–327.00 $317.67 $1,017 -1.39
320 fancy 320 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,112 —
355–398 376 32 300.00–332.00 $320.59 $1,205 +9.80
405–440 425 20 290.00–327.00 $305.70 $1,299 +13.03
425–448 fancy 436 22 330.00–340.00 $333.19 $1,453 +16.57
450–498 474 39 275.00–322.00 $297.90 $1,412 +2.09
501–545 511 32 252.50–287.00 $268.73 $1,373 +3.69
502–534 fancy 522 32 287.00–297.00 $289.87 $1,513 —
568 fancy 568 8 287.00 $287.00 $1,630 —
550–590 569 50 243.00–282.00 $265.26 $1,509 +11.65
605–647 612 130 219.00–262.00 $246.90 $1,511 +9.39
650–685 669 104 211.50–238.50 $232.66 $1,556 +12.63
710–745 738 82 200.00–225.00 $223.69 $1,651 +9.81
798 798 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,716 —
812 812 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,624 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 365 13 250.00–300.00 $283.15 $1,033 +10.25
405–447 432 15 250.00–292.00 $270.31 $1,168 +6.33
450–495 474 24 248.00–287.00 $272.62 $1,292 +6.65
508–545 522 16 240.00–250.00 $244.41 $1,276 -0.50
550–595 578 27 225.00–250.00 $243.90 $1,410 +17.64
650 650 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,332 +16.41
700–735 717 15 205.00–208.00 $207.66 $1,489 +15.57
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,297 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 374 15 330.00–375.00 $347.91 $1,301 +17.60
420–445 433 3 290.00–310.00 $300.73 $1,302 -6.44
452–491 fancy 473 10 315.00–373.00 $343.38 $1,624 —
450–495 475 25 275.00–327.00 $303.85 $1,443 +10.64
516 fancy 516 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,535 —
503–547 520 32 261.00–310.00 $294.32 $1,530 +12.33
550–598 578 14 267.50–289.00 $281.11 $1,625 +20.83
602–646 618 19 235.00–252.00 $245.41 $1,517 -4.09
650–695 664 11 229.00–243.00 $232.00 $1,540 -0.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,012 —
475–495 482 5 260.00–265.00 $264.01 $1,273 +19.96
565–577 573 7 240.00–276.00 $259.81 $1,489 +18.73

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–2155 1232 80-85% 44 97.00–118.00 $112.61 $1,387 -0.25
750–1580 1258 80-85% 32 119.00–137.00 $123.14 $1,549 +1.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1060 895 85-90% 3 68.00–70.00 $69.37 $621 —
660–1345 918 85-90% 21 79.00–100.00 $89.51 $822 —
875–1195 1012 85-90% 12 105.00–124.00 $112.29 $1,136 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1680 1447 75-80% 21 120.00–130.00 $124.49 $1,801 —
1185–1905 1475 75-80% 13 105.00–119.00 $114.20 $1,684 +1.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1760 1329 6 120.00–134.00 $126.74 $1,684 —
1175–2405 1730 14 136.00–156.00 $147.24 $2,547 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1135–1260 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–2,025.00 $1,800.21
1135–1270 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,550.00 $1,408.42
1215–1343 1311 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,576.83
1075–1610 1333 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 1,400.00–1,925.00 $1,687.80
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
805–940 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,450.00 $1,351.83
810–965 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,225.49
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1115 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,750.00–1,825.00 $1,775.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 255.00 $255.00 $880 —

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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.