Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

3,360 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.50/cwt +3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 675 lb · 422 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $147.32/cwt +4.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,049/hd at 712 lb · 287 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.82/cwt +3.39 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 729 lb · 163 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,360	7,694	819
Feeder cattle	3,224	7,035	737
Slaughter cattle	106	574	72
Replacement cattle	30	85	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–423	419	18	179.00–192.00	$185.05	$775	+3.44
460–494	477	26	179.00–187.00	$183.54	$875	+2.41
528–541	539	20	177.00–180.00	$178.24	$961	+1.81
561–599	573	71	160.00–175.50	$171.91	$985	+3.18
601–644	624	126	155.50–166.00	$160.33	$1,000	+0.50
655–689	671	80	143.00–162.00	$155.02	$1,040	+4.51
702–739	712	287	142.00–154.00	$147.32	$1,049	+10.57
753–768	760	23	137.25–146.00	$140.67	$1,069	+0.10
801–824	806	41	131.25–136.10	$133.20	$1,074	+3.72
822	822	5	130.00	$130.00	$1,069	+0.52
911–947	918	16	117.50–123.10	$122.02	$1,120	-12.73
924	924	8	116.75	$116.75	$1,079	-18.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
263 thin fleshed	263	13	196.00	$196.00	$515	—
370	370	3	190.00	$190.00	$703	+16.00
420–434	430	11	163.00–180.00	$167.79	$721	-4.34
455–487	477	16	160.00–170.00	$166.38	$794	-1.08
513–523	521	15	167.00–175.00	$168.58	$878	+5.77
563–598	577	22	160.00–170.50	$166.68	$962	+7.23
625	625	3	151.00	$151.00	$944	+1.98
668 thin fleshed	668	6	149.00	$149.00	$995	-0.50
652–693	677	44	135.00–154.00	$142.34	$964	+4.24
708–742	738	91	138.60–147.00	$139.89	$1,032	+9.89
793	793	24	130.10	$130.10	$1,032	-3.95
805–824	823	71	131.25–134.50	$134.28	$1,105	+5.81

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
799	799	8	133.25	$133.25	$1,065	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	6	144.50	$144.50	$572	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	6	106.00	$106.00	$480	-12.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388–392	391	14	162.00–166.00	$163.13	$638	+6.51
415	415	7	154.00	$154.00	$639	-0.50
449 unweaned	449	8	140.00	$140.00	$629	—
453–491	478	65	150.00–160.75	$157.05	$751	+6.47
510 thin fleshed	510	13	158.25	$158.25	$807	—
510–548	516	64	142.50–158.00	$154.06	$795	+4.61
549	549	12	132.75	$132.75	$729	-5.17
567–595	585	162	138.50–161.00	$155.01	$907	+24.03
608–645	625	127	137.75–161.00	$153.33	$958	+10.97
655–690	675	422	130.00–149.50	$137.50	$928	+1.93
706–741	729	163	131.00–136.50	$133.82	$976	+9.33
778–788	786	17	119.50–122.85	$122.07	$959	+2.07
760–799	789	95	126.00–130.00	$127.91	$1,009	+7.91
813	813	11	120.00–120.25	$120.20	$977	+4.45
930–937	934	9	113.75–114.25	$113.97	$1,064	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	3	160.00	$160.00	$472	-19.00
338	338	3	154.00	$154.00	$521	-7.06
352–380	370	8	149.00–157.00	$154.14	$570	+6.76
411–433	423	10	145.00–149.00	$146.83	$621	-3.15
470	470	3	130.00	$130.00	$611	-16.82
465–493	478	25	135.00–154.00	$146.25	$699	-0.57
512–535	525	16	138.00–144.00	$141.67	$744	+3.73
551–584	562	55	135.00–147.00	$141.61	$796	+1.99
616–649	630	36	128.00–147.00	$133.06	$838	-4.29
679	679	4	120.50	$120.50	$818	+1.00
683–698	692	19	124.00–128.00	$126.58	$876	+7.08
729–741	740	79	124.85–125.00	$124.87	$924	+1.70
793	793	2	120.00	$120.00	$952	-0.03
831–843	832	70	106.00–119.85	$118.85	$989	—
863	863	12	107.00	$107.00	$923	-8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	3	120.00	$120.00	$744	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	169.00	$169.00	$740	+3.79
451	451	6	168.00	$168.00	$758	+13.07
531	531	11	153.00–160.00	$157.45	$836	+17.65
772–796	781	11	116.50–122.50	$120.28	$939	+4.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1420	1210	80-85%	3	50.50–53.00	$51.94	$628	-4.99
945–1680	1223	80-85%	30	54.00–66.00	$61.24	$749	+4.31
1045–1550	1228	80-85%	19	62.50–75.00	$69.76	$857	+12.83

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1145	1034	85-90%	9	31.00–44.00	$37.63	$389	-17.07
905–1310	1064	85-90%	17	45.00–59.00	$53.22	$566	+13.49
1055–1135	1083	85-90%	5	57.00–62.50	$61.09	$662	+12.94

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1865	1443	75-80%	20	60.00–69.50	$64.44	$930	+4.85
1240–1780	1549	75-80%	7	65.50–72.50	$68.64	$1,063	+3.64
1665	1665	75-80%	1	58.00	$58.00	$966	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1725	1495	6	64.00–81.00	$72.96	$1,091	-10.21
1455–2040	1729	10	82.00–93.00	$87.13	$1,506	—
1550–2120	1807	7	92.50–100.00	$96.35	$1,741	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
720–1440	1058	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	76.00–101.00	$87.79	$929
775–1350	1116	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	65.00–85.00	$76.05	$849

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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.