Missouri (Southeast) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

1,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.49/cwt +10.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 424 lb · 86 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $338.40/cwt -2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,787/hd at 528 lb · 84 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $391.18/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,663/hd at 425 lb · 71 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,174	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	273	5	375.00–420.00	$407.42	$1,112	—
310–340	322	12	375.00–437.00	$405.48	$1,306	-14.67
355–390	373	19	382.00–417.00	$403.41	$1,505	-13.34
405–447	425	71	360.00–410.00	$391.18	$1,663	+0.82
451–485	472	15	350.00–392.00	$364.64	$1,721	-15.74
500–547	524	27	297.00–337.00	$321.71	$1,686	-4.82
501–549 fancy	530	57	327.00–360.00	$346.31	$1,835	-9.28
555–598	566	19	295.00–336.00	$326.79	$1,850	+1.21
570–571 fancy	571	6	324.00	$324.00	$1,850	-24.29
600–647	631	24	270.00–320.00	$294.76	$1,860	-11.01
605–641 fancy	635	27	308.00–329.00	$314.63	$1,998	-12.68
662–668 fancy	667	13	310.00–330.00	$314.58	$2,098	—
655–695	670	6	280.00–296.00	$282.65	$1,894	-8.54
700–745	712	4	270.00–288.00	$277.16	$1,973	+3.91
757–790	774	11	249.00–278.00	$262.42	$2,031	+1.17
851–895	857	18	248.00–253.00	$250.65	$2,148	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	341	4	300.00–362.00	$342.32	$1,167	-7.01
350–395	367	15	325.00–392.00	$365.72	$1,342	-29.00
400–440	404	15	295.00–360.00	$343.23	$1,387	-0.48
450–490	473	32	310.00–350.00	$333.13	$1,576	-9.08
500–540	523	10	280.00–315.00	$291.07	$1,522	—
550–592	581	12	273.00–292.00	$284.40	$1,652	-0.63
600–625	612	3	267.00–275.00	$270.64	$1,656	—
665–690	682	14	252.00–260.00	$255.62	$1,743	-14.67
770–795	789	9	210.00–252.00	$244.23	$1,927	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	286	10	325.00–385.00	$362.60	$1,037	-14.40
305–345	326	26	325.00–367.00	$353.00	$1,151	-5.20
358 fancy	358	3	395.00	$395.00	$1,414	-15.00
350–392	379	36	322.00–367.00	$354.45	$1,343	+8.78
400–445	421	55	317.00–355.00	$340.16	$1,432	+3.42
405–440 fancy	429	31	350.00–375.00	$366.05	$1,570	+12.86
455–466 fancy	461	12	347.00–355.00	$351.92	$1,622	-6.08
451–495	465	30	325.00–362.00	$342.83	$1,594	+17.90
501–540	522	56	275.00–325.00	$309.35	$1,615	+12.64
553–580	569	20	275.00–340.00	$287.56	$1,636	-2.80
600–647	620	29	250.00–276.00	$263.56	$1,634	-11.67
655–680	668	13	254.00–280.00	$260.71	$1,742	-7.87
707–745	726	6	242.00	$242.00	$1,757	-0.46
758–760	759	3	235.00–243.00	$240.33	$1,824	-5.25
815–820	818	2	225.00–230.00	$227.51	$1,861	—
852	852	4	237.00	$237.00	$2,019	+2.00
900	900	3	230.00	$230.00	$2,070	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	319	5	287.00–345.00	$317.71	$1,013	+13.27
365–395	383	7	307.00–337.00	$320.81	$1,229	+12.27
405–440	431	13	250.00–317.00	$276.23	$1,191	-12.02
450–498	478	16	270.00–317.00	$288.79	$1,380	+2.54
505–545	519	24	260.00–285.00	$272.61	$1,415	+6.60
550–590	575	16	235.00–272.00	$255.11	$1,467	-6.70
600–641	617	14	230.00–255.00	$244.31	$1,507	-0.27
650–694	681	13	210.00–247.00	$240.29	$1,636	+2.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	383	8	325.00–410.00	$369.13	$1,414	+33.66
405–445	424	28	325.00–390.00	$368.00	$1,560	+24.83
450–485	464	13	315.00–367.00	$334.19	$1,551	+16.35
505–545	532	9	292.00–321.00	$302.78	$1,611	+5.50
568–580	572	5	275.00–297.00	$292.54	$1,673	+0.28
600–640	620	2	235.00–256.00	$245.84	$1,524	-14.73
650–685	668	8	241.00–280.00	$257.06	$1,717	+4.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	290.00–325.00	$307.73	$1,185	—
400–440	416	6	257.00–320.00	$282.48	$1,175	—
470–478	475	3	285.00–315.00	$294.89	$1,401	—
505–535	518	3	250.00–280.00	$268.60	$1,391	+8.97
565–585	576	4	235.00–277.00	$255.95	$1,474	-11.00
725–735	730	2	210.00–217.00	$213.48	$1,558	—
840	840	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,680	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1450	1153	80-85%	25	110.00–126.00	$120.45	$1,389	-1.46
960–1590	1285	80-85%	35	125.00–147.50	$134.58	$1,729	-0.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–925	846	85-90%	5	50.00–74.00	$60.03	$508	—
925–1205	1055	85-90%	4	114.00–122.00	$118.93	$1,255	-0.61
795–1425	1071	85-90%	17	81.00–115.00	$103.74	$1,111	-15.80

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–1580	1140	75-80%	3	117.00–125.00	$119.32	$1,360	—
1025–1955	1429	75-80%	21	127.00–152.00	$141.65	$2,024	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1925	1576	9	122.00–160.00	$146.32	$2,306	—
1225–2535	1925	20	151.00–190.00	$172.69	$3,324	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–965	787	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,700.00–1,975.00	$1,937.54
835	835	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
810–915	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,900.00	$1,645.92
815–935	863	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	1,200.00–2,250.00	$1,984.70

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1060	1033	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,301.33
1035–1088	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,975.00–2,050.00	$1,999.17
1090–1310	1179	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,825.00–2,300.00	$1,983.99
1275–1335	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,550.00–1,875.00	$1,716.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–850	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,650.00	$1,320.39

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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
1150–1175	1163	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–2,100.00	$1,950.00	—
1125–1225	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	2,000.00–3,400.00	$2,456.25	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.