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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

7,694 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.83/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,007/hd at 630 lb · 372 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.33/cwt +2.74 vs last sale · ≈ $909/hd at 676 lb · 333 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.10/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 620 lb · 319 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 7,694 9,276 1,672
Feeder cattle 7,035 8,905 1,502
Slaughter cattle 574 306 145
Replacement cattle 85 65 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers slightly uneven but mostly steady to 8.00 higher, spots 5.00 lower late week. 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
316–330 320 9 179.00–192.00 $187.51 $600 —
350–392 380 53 174.00–194.50 $185.38 $704 -8.98
415–445 435 35 174.00–185.50 $181.61 $790 -3.49
450–497 478 133 165.00–192.00 $181.13 $866 -1.42
501 fancy 501 6 189.00 $189.00 $947 —
508–548 532 135 155.00–188.50 $176.43 $939 +2.48
550–599 574 244 151.00–177.50 $168.73 $969 +4.43
581–599 591 16 147.00–152.00 $150.16 $887 -5.44
600–649 630 372 148.00–166.00 $159.83 $1,007 +4.71
656 fancy 656 28 160.00 $160.00 $1,050 —
652–695 670 214 133.50–157.00 $150.51 $1,008 +5.75
726 726 14 136.75 $136.75 $993 -5.20
700–748 728 282 137.00–149.75 $143.41 $1,044 +1.46
753–788 769 265 129.50–146.10 $140.57 $1,081 +3.26
773–790 782 10 127.75–131.00 $129.36 $1,012 -7.95
808–848 838 32 123.00–135.00 $129.48 $1,085 +6.51
827–849 842 16 121.25–127.00 $124.14 $1,045 +1.17
850–883 861 137 126.00–134.50 $130.62 $1,125 +5.98
862 862 6 124.00 $124.00 $1,069 -0.64
907 907 13 134.75 $134.75 $1,222 +10.90
954–982 955 56 116.00–123.50 $123.09 $1,176 -2.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 162.00–173.00 $167.33 $535 -19.62
388 388 3 174.00 $174.00 $675 -4.38
405 unweaned 405 4 161.00 $161.00 $652 —
428 thin fleshed 428 5 184.00 $184.00 $788 -3.00
413–447 432 32 164.00–175.00 $172.13 $744 +7.19
453–498 480 47 151.00–179.00 $167.46 $804 -1.77
494 unweaned 494 7 159.50 $159.50 $788 —
502–549 523 66 151.00–173.00 $162.81 $851 +2.15
556–598 575 81 149.50–166.00 $159.45 $917 +1.23
580–589 unweaned 583 22 147.00–150.00 $148.10 $863 +2.60
586 586 4 149.00 $149.00 $873 -9.22
613–646 631 73 139.00–155.00 $149.02 $940 +5.62
658 thin fleshed 658 5 149.50 $149.50 $984 —
650–698 679 47 130.50–147.00 $138.10 $938 -0.21
708–747 729 76 132.50–139.50 $136.29 $994 -1.26
740 740 3 130.00 $130.00 $962 +5.00
750–778 762 32 127.75–140.00 $134.05 $1,021 +4.51
800–813 807 15 120.75–133.25 $128.47 $1,037 -0.69
842 842 3 122.00 $122.00 $1,027 -7.16
878 878 8 125.00 $125.00 $1,098 +2.70
911 911 7 119.75 $119.75 $1,091 —
1133 1133 5 92.75 $92.75 $1,051 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 unweaned 457 3 155.00 $155.00 $708 —
580 unweaned 580 4 150.50 $150.50 $873 —
570–596 585 14 162.75–166.00 $164.11 $960 +3.61
607 607 23 164.00 $164.00 $995 +14.50
672 672 26 146.75 $146.75 $986 —
742 742 21 143.00 $143.00 $1,061 +15.00
866 866 5 133.50 $133.50 $1,156 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 3 153.00 $153.00 $760 -0.70
518 unweaned 518 4 138.00 $138.00 $715 —
518–538 529 11 141.50–152.00 $146.16 $773 -0.31
607 607 3 142.00 $142.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 144.00 $144.00 $619 —
466–482 473 9 111.00–124.50 $118.39 $560 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
772 772 11 125.50 $125.50 $969 +2.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 4 148.00 $148.00 $804 +8.00
606 606 5 132.00 $132.00 $800 +2.32

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 22 150.00–175.00 $165.53 $528 —
371 371 4 150.00 $150.00 $556 -15.52
350–398 383 22 154.00–162.00 $156.62 $600 -8.90
403 unweaned 403 3 146.00 $146.00 $588 +6.00
402–411 407 9 142.00–144.00 $143.12 $582 -12.00
400–441 420 59 148.00–168.00 $154.50 $649 -0.62
455 455 7 141.00 $141.00 $642 -10.69
450–499 477 118 140.00–160.00 $150.58 $718 -1.11
501–545 521 117 136.00–158.00 $149.45 $779 -1.73
518–531 525 21 134.00–140.00 $137.92 $724 -13.26
551–597 572 286 129.00–157.75 $146.41 $837 +6.36
593–594 593 18 129.00–132.25 $130.98 $777 -9.07
608 608 3 128.50 $128.50 $781 -8.94
600–645 620 313 130.00–150.50 $142.36 $883 +4.92
631 unweaned 631 3 128.25 $128.25 $809 +3.25
655–677 fancy 671 18 132.00–133.50 $132.41 $888 —
654–696 675 279 124.00–143.00 $135.57 $915 +2.37
654–699 690 36 123.75–131.00 $125.72 $867 -7.48
703–746 718 103 114.00–137.25 $131.87 $947 +3.46
723 thin fleshed 723 4 129.00 $129.00 $933 —
711–743 733 24 115.50–129.50 $124.49 $913 +1.51
763 thin fleshed 763 2 128.00 $128.00 $977 —
752–780 770 43 114.00–131.00 $124.70 $960 +0.15
798 798 5 120.00 $120.00 $958 -9.75
830 830 11 115.75 $115.75 $961 -12.25
850–885 876 6 100.00–106.50 $104.75 $918 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 4 179.00 $179.00 $490 —
303–313 310 9 155.00–164.00 $161.06 $499 +8.53
362–396 389 18 140.00–158.00 $147.38 $573 +0.74
408–449 434 69 141.00–154.50 $149.98 $651 +1.57
458–497 479 101 140.00–154.00 $146.82 $703 +1.68
515 thin fleshed 515 3 147.50 $147.50 $760 -2.25
505–548 533 102 124.00–145.00 $137.94 $735 +1.50
535 unweaned 535 14 134.50 $134.50 $720 +1.50
551–599 577 169 128.00–144.75 $139.62 $806 +7.10
600–649 624 122 125.00–146.00 $137.35 $857 +5.01
641 641 4 120.00 $120.00 $769 -12.34
671 unweaned 671 6 122.00 $122.00 $819 —
651–695 675 83 116.00–137.00 $130.30 $880 +2.81
677 677 3 119.50 $119.50 $809 -7.99
701–740 717 33 121.00–127.00 $123.17 $883 -8.33
750–778 758 11 118.00–123.00 $120.03 $910 +1.11
852 852 7 115.00 $115.00 $980 —
888 888 3 100.00 $100.00 $888 —
989 989 7 101.25 $101.25 $1,001 —
1097 1097 6 97.25 $97.25 $1,067 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 22 159.50 $159.50 $679 —
454–457 unweaned 455 7 129.00–139.00 $134.70 $613 —
499 499 7 154.00 $154.00 $768 —
570 570 4 140.00 $140.00 $798 —
601 601 16 138.50 $138.50 $832 —
722 722 3 134.00 $134.00 $967 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 135.00 $135.00 $470 —
402–445 421 21 128.50–135.00 $129.74 $546 —
495 495 4 125.00 $125.00 $619 -13.57
535–542 539 8 127.50–130.00 $128.43 $692 -6.10
699 699 9 114.00 $114.00 $797 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 8 147.00 $147.00 $656 —
534 534 13 138.25 $138.25 $738 +0.92
560 560 4 138.50 $138.50 $776 +13.50
699 699 5 118.00 $118.00 $825 —
752 752 7 117.50 $117.50 $884 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 7 122.50 $122.50 $458 —
490 490 5 117.00 $117.00 $573 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686 686 7 126.00 $126.00 $864 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–446 431 7 135.00–139.00 $136.64 $589 -9.36
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 7 130.00 $130.00 $572 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 5 96.00 $96.00 $580 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 8 175.00 $175.00 $578 —
435–446 442 16 160.00–174.00 $165.21 $730 -8.29
456–488 471 25 148.00–158.00 $154.93 $730 -4.58
506–547 532 24 134.00–147.00 $139.80 $744 -8.08
552–599 575 27 128.00–148.00 $139.72 $803 +5.33
578 unweaned 578 3 123.00 $123.00 $711 —
604–630 611 11 124.50–137.00 $132.67 $811 +0.61
658–687 677 16 122.50–134.50 $126.07 $853 -2.14
727–748 738 16 115.00–124.00 $118.34 $873 -6.51
789 789 8 115.50 $115.50 $911 -0.44
822–838 832 11 104.50–114.00 $107.78 $897 -0.29
862 862 3 109.00 $109.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–378 370 8 180.00–185.00 $182.78 $676 -2.22
438 438 2 179.00 $179.00 $784 +5.00
443 unweaned 443 5 162.50 $162.50 $720 —
478 478 3 162.50 $162.50 $777 -1.08
491 unweaned 491 10 151.00 $151.00 $741 —
518 518 7 159.00–160.00 $159.71 $827 —
542 542 5 143.00 $143.00 $775 —
553–558 555 5 147.00–148.00 $147.40 $818 —
613–625 622 13 144.50–145.00 $144.89 $901 +1.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1509 1236 80-85% 114 50.00–61.00 $56.93 $704 +7.45
885–1652 1293 80-85% 22 57.00–67.00 $63.56 $822 -0.92
1055–1700 1323 80-85% 7 46.00–53.00 $49.81 $659 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–1155 870 85-90% 2 24.00–30.00 $27.98 $243 —
815–1215 1002 85-90% 17 52.00–59.00 $54.70 $548 —
790–1298 1055 85-90% 17 32.00–44.00 $39.73 $419 -17.29
855–1335 1088 85-90% 38 41.50–52.00 $48.15 $524 +8.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1635 1326 75-80% 4 45.00–55.00 $51.74 $686 —
1200–1625 1417 75-80% 43 54.00–63.50 $59.59 $844 -1.29
1235–1960 1539 75-80% 14 60.50–69.00 $65.00 $1,000 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2245 1492 59 78.00–90.50 $83.17 $1,241 —
1210–2160 1626 15 60.00–78.50 $72.06 $1,172 —
1521–2190 1859 17 88.00–99.50 $93.32 $1,735 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–1270 1072 (<2 yrs)Open 26 68.00–90.00 $82.06 $880
1070–1125 1098 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 62.00–71.00 $66.61 $731
800–1260 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 58.00–74.50 $65.14 $725

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1335 1102 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 950.00–1,300.00 $1,082.85

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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.