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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

9,276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.00/cwt -0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $969/hd at 625 lb · 458 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $124.60/cwt -6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 867 lb · 370 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $141.47/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 730 lb · 337 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 9,276 9,726 4,486
Feeder cattle 8,905 9,501 4,024
Slaughter cattle 306 175 387
Replacement cattle 65 50 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers under 650 lbs steady to spots 5.00 higher, heavier weights steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–395 370 40 180.00–202.50 $194.36 $719 +6.36
405–435 419 26 172.00–190.00 $185.10 $776 +1.14
453–472 unweaned 463 12 169.00–169.50 $169.26 $784 —
450–497 468 156 162.00–189.50 $182.55 $854 +3.26
497 497 6 170.00 $170.00 $845 -9.29
500–549 530 198 156.00–184.25 $173.95 $922 -1.89
550–599 575 238 148.00–174.00 $164.30 $945 -2.66
577 thin fleshed 577 7 160.25 $160.25 $925 —
580–588 584 17 154.00–158.00 $155.60 $909 -0.40
590 unweaned 590 4 151.00 $151.00 $891 +10.00
623 623 4 149.00 $149.00 $928 -7.08
602–647 625 450 142.00–162.50 $155.12 $970 -0.96
638 unweaned 638 4 147.50 $147.50 $941 —
651–698 671 250 134.50–153.00 $144.76 $971 -2.91
672–699 692 30 135.00–140.00 $137.40 $951 -4.60
701–747 730 320 130.00–147.75 $141.95 $1,036 -4.02
713–747 737 17 128.00–135.00 $132.34 $975 -13.63
764 764 4 130.50 $130.50 $997 +0.14
750–795 768 230 128.50–141.75 $137.31 $1,055 +6.95
805–835 813 231 125.00–135.50 $131.59 $1,070 -4.16
830–841 833 13 122.50–124.00 $122.97 $1,024 -2.03
850–890 867 358 123.00–126.85 $124.64 $1,081 -7.64
867 867 12 123.50 $123.50 $1,071 -8.78
927 927 70 123.85 $123.85 $1,148 -8.15
920–943 936 234 120.00–128.50 $125.24 $1,172 -6.76
966 966 116 125.85 $125.85 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–331 328 18 175.00–190.00 $186.95 $613 +6.52
363–378 371 11 170.00–180.50 $178.38 $662 -2.39
416–445 435 25 156.00–174.00 $164.94 $717 -5.89
448 thin fleshed 448 4 187.00 $187.00 $838 —
451–499 482 56 152.00–179.00 $169.23 $816 +0.43
494 thin fleshed 494 5 179.00 $179.00 $884 -1.50
497 497 5 154.50 $154.50 $768 -14.30
503–547 527 95 150.00–169.25 $160.66 $847 -5.45
555–594 577 59 139.00–164.00 $158.22 $913 -1.38
591 unweaned 591 5 145.50 $145.50 $860 —
602–647 629 144 135.00–154.00 $143.40 $902 -4.16
650–695 672 88 130.00–146.50 $138.31 $929 -7.22
703–744 724 109 133.75–140.00 $137.55 $996 -3.02
740 740 3 125.00 $125.00 $925 -15.57
756 thin fleshed 756 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,074 —
755–793 769 55 124.50–135.00 $129.54 $996 -4.53
802–841 826 212 122.00–131.00 $129.16 $1,067 -2.59
858–862 860 18 120.00–123.75 $122.30 $1,052 +1.80
958 958 6 118.00 $118.00 $1,130 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464–490 472 15 151.50–156.00 $153.70 $725 —
526–534 531 18 140.00–155.00 $146.47 $778 +0.10
591 591 7 139.00 $139.00 $821 —
715 715 13 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
770 770 4 122.00 $122.00 $939 -3.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 4 152.00 $152.00 $631 —
483 483 10 155.00 $155.00 $749 —
543 543 8 140.00 $140.00 $760 -12.00
566 566 6 140.00 $140.00 $792 -0.91
600–616 609 13 124.50–134.00 $129.68 $790 —
656–698 678 15 126.25–128.00 $127.04 $861 -5.96
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519–534 525 12 169.00–172.50 $170.48 $895 —
579 579 10 160.50 $160.50 $929 —
627 627 6 149.50 $149.50 $937 +5.50
730 730 2 128.00 $128.00 $934 —
762–781 766 23 126.00–130.25 $127.10 $974 -8.90
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 8 150.50 $150.50 $822 -18.50
762 762 9 122.75 $122.75 $935 -12.25
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 4 129.00 $129.00 $733 —
668 668 4 131.00 $131.00 $875 —
733 733 4 124.00 $124.00 $909 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
287–290 288 7 168.00–174.00 $171.41 $494 —
361–382 373 16 163.50–167.00 $165.52 $617 -6.99
402–448 430 62 144.00–163.50 $155.12 $667 +12.12
435 unweaned 435 3 140.00 $140.00 $609 —
450–493 473 112 139.00–160.00 $151.69 $717 -3.95
507–525 unweaned 519 6 136.00–139.00 $138.02 $716 —
502–546 523 267 138.00–159.75 $151.18 $791 -2.33
550–598 576 250 129.25–150.00 $140.05 $807 -7.70
593 unweaned 593 4 129.75 $129.75 $769 —
619 unweaned 619 9 125.00 $125.00 $774 —
602–648 622 255 120.00–144.00 $137.44 $855 -3.78
625 625 12 145.00 $145.00 $906 +3.78
652–687 662 36 122.00–126.75 $125.14 $828 -13.57
650–687 671 145 120.00–138.75 $133.20 $894 -5.51
700–749 716 294 114.00–137.75 $128.41 $919 -0.02
726–747 744 19 110.50–125.25 $122.98 $915 -1.02
752–780 764 43 114.00–128.00 $124.55 $952 +2.55
785 785 21 129.75 $129.75 $1,019 +5.70
807–847 817 8 110.00–114.75 $113.52 $927 -10.99
820 820 4 128.00 $128.00 $1,050 +3.49
927–946 935 7 97.50–114.00 $106.85 $999 —
1087 1087 4 98.50 $98.50 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311–329 321 11 146.00–163.00 $152.53 $490 -6.54
343 unweaned 343 11 140.00 $140.00 $480 -1.00
360–393 379 24 140.00–154.00 $146.64 $556 -6.64
421 thin fleshed 421 4 170.00 $170.00 $716 ±0.00
401–447 426 42 140.00–165.00 $148.41 $632 -6.56
453 unweaned 453 5 130.00 $130.00 $589 —
450–495 474 91 126.00–154.50 $145.14 $688 -3.76
487–495 thin fleshed 489 14 155.50–156.50 $156.21 $764 -5.11
504–548 523 101 124.00–149.00 $136.44 $714 -6.66
541 unweaned 541 4 133.00 $133.00 $720 —
542 thin fleshed 542 10 149.75 $149.75 $812 -0.25
552–598 578 147 123.00–140.00 $132.52 $766 -3.80
619 unweaned 619 5 123.00 $123.00 $761 —
600–645 628 112 119.00–136.00 $132.34 $831 +1.59
658–695 678 96 114.00–132.50 $127.49 $864 -3.83
710 710 11 131.50 $131.50 $934 +4.85
700–741 725 43 117.00–131.00 $125.26 $908 -1.39
740 740 6 112.50 $112.50 $832 -14.15
751–794 781 109 111.50–122.25 $118.92 $929 -5.86
808–821 815 9 115.00–117.50 $116.40 $949 -3.21
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 142.00 $142.00 $551 —
439 439 11 146.00 $146.00 $641 —
470 470 3 129.00 $129.00 $606 -17.00
508–525 516 18 124.50–137.00 $132.59 $684 +3.59
635 635 10 125.00 $125.00 $794 +2.79
687 687 3 123.00 $123.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 4 140.00 $140.00 $522 +10.00
451–472 465 25 136.00–140.00 $138.57 $644 —
502–540 520 13 130.00–137.50 $134.53 $700 +4.36
746 746 3 115.00 $115.00 $858 -3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–521 513 9 128.00–145.00 $137.33 $705 —
588 588 7 125.00 $125.00 $735 —
609 609 18 125.50 $125.50 $764 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 151.00 $151.00 $812 —
801–806 805 11 114.50–118.50 $115.59 $930 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 163.00 $163.00 $619 -12.15
436–439 438 8 173.00–174.00 $173.50 $760 +1.69
460–488 475 8 150.00–164.00 $159.51 $758 +6.95
506 thin fleshed 506 7 159.50 $159.50 $807 -6.50
510–543 528 19 135.50–152.50 $147.88 $781 -1.57
550–595 579 8 125.00–142.00 $134.39 $778 -3.61
615–637 624 6 123.00–139.00 $132.06 $824 -1.94
652–695 679 34 113.00–134.00 $128.21 $871 -2.50
701–723 710 7 124.00–125.50 $124.85 $886 —
775–796 790 7 114.50–116.50 $115.94 $916 —
815–818 816 7 105.50–110.00 $108.07 $882 —
1013 1013 6 92.75 $92.75 $940 —
1053 1053 6 93.00 $93.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–349 345 12 185.00 $185.00 $638 —
374 374 7 185.00 $185.00 $692 —
415 415 4 174.00 $174.00 $722 -5.00
455–481 470 16 161.00–170.00 $163.58 $769 -8.42
606 606 14 143.00 $143.00 $867 —
653–654 653 11 135.00–136.00 $135.45 $884 —
703 703 4 128.50 $128.50 $903 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1500 1198 80-85% 46 52.00–61.50 $56.21 $673 -3.07
885–1615 1224 80-85% 16 44.50–53.50 $49.48 $606 -18.01
1030–1735 1264 80-85% 35 59.00–71.00 $64.48 $815 +14.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1375 1249 75-80% 4 49.50–55.50 $53.09 $663 —
1225–1770 1418 75-80% 25 55.00–65.00 $60.88 $863 -7.51
1105–1970 1551 75-80% 21 62.00–69.50 $66.06 $1,025 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1260 1045 85-90% 22 43.50–55.50 $49.00 $512 -2.89
1055–1065 1060 85-90% 2 53.50–60.50 $57.02 $604 —
905–1275 1089 85-90% 13 29.50–44.50 $40.03 $436 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1635 1500 5 74.00–79.00 $76.93 $1,154 —
1345–2255 1742 17 80.00–97.00 $88.79 $1,547 +3.43
1370–2205 1841 10 92.00–105.00 $97.57 $1,796 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 (<2 yrs)Open 1 91.00 $91.00 $919
865–1220 1069 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 56.50–79.00 $69.24 $740
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $789

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1540 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 22 800.00–1,085.00 $984.61
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1525 1251 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 1,100.00–1,260.00 $1,186.09

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1117 1117 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900–975 938 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–775.00 $762.50 —

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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.