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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 22, 2021

5,037 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.76/cwt +1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $939/hd at 677 lb · 236 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $129.53/cwt -3.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 836 lb · 232 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.88/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $999/hd at 617 lb · 179 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,037 3,360 1,156
Feeder cattle 4,545 3,224 1,042
Slaughter cattle 387 106 104
Replacement cattle 105 30 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 4.00 higher, heifers mostly steady to spots 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 5 176.00–180.00 $178.47 $585 —
367–398 386 26 173.00–194.00 $185.86 $717 —
407–432 427 38 173.00–189.50 $187.82 $802 +2.77
450–499 475 65 166.00–192.50 $181.49 $862 -2.05
500–544 519 134 155.00–186.00 $178.21 $925 -0.03
542 thin fleshed 542 2 174.00 $174.00 $943 —
550–594 573 101 155.00–176.00 $167.83 $962 -4.08
602–643 617 179 149.00–166.00 $161.88 $999 +1.55
654–657 thin fleshed 656 23 165.00–166.00 $165.83 $1,088 —
660–698 686 131 140.00–152.00 $147.52 $1,012 -7.50
701–749 719 129 132.00–154.00 $145.78 $1,048 -1.54
720 720 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 -7.32
756–790 768 97 131.25–145.00 $142.95 $1,098 +2.28
787 787 8 130.25 $130.25 $1,025 -10.42
810–846 836 232 125.35–132.75 $129.53 $1,083 -0.47
863 863 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,061 —
858–894 865 101 120.00–131.75 $125.20 $1,083 —
900–910 902 14 120.00–124.00 $123.14 $1,111 +1.12
953 953 3 115.00 $115.00 $1,096 —
957–978 971 9 116.75–119.50 $117.65 $1,142 —
1000–1030 1012 5 111.75–116.00 $113.48 $1,148 —
1070 1070 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 333 9 165.00–190.00 $181.28 $604 —
362–395 375 16 170.00–180.00 $173.08 $649 -16.92
402–425 407 10 166.00–179.00 $171.08 $696 +3.29
452–497 478 50 156.00–182.00 $165.26 $790 -1.12
471–495 unweaned 481 5 147.00–156.00 $152.29 $733 —
504–538 529 53 153.00–178.00 $171.94 $910 +3.36
575–584 580 27 154.00–166.00 $160.85 $933 -5.83
600–649 627 59 137.00–154.50 $147.67 $926 -3.33
627 thin fleshed 627 3 159.00 $159.00 $997 —
660–695 673 33 139.00–153.00 $143.49 $966 +1.15
700–721 711 54 133.50–145.50 $136.99 $974 -2.90
764 764 12 128.00 $128.00 $978 -2.10
753–793 773 30 125.00–137.50 $131.17 $1,014 +1.07
825 825 4 127.50 $127.50 $1,052 -6.78
853–864 859 15 121.00–125.00 $122.57 $1,053 —
962 962 13 117.50 $117.50 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509–540 521 8 136.00–158.00 $149.44 $779 —
698 698 6 127.00 $127.00 $886 —
757 757 6 112.00 $112.00 $848 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 6 163.00 $163.00 $689 —
594 594 4 150.00 $150.00 $891 —
716 716 4 124.50 $124.50 $891 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 7 147.50 $147.50 $988 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–385 372 26 154.00–165.00 $160.84 $598 -2.29
388 388 4 144.00 $144.00 $559 -19.13
405–446 427 62 150.00–161.50 $154.61 $660 +0.61
436 436 3 143.50 $143.50 $626 -10.50
453–498 480 80 141.00–158.25 $152.02 $730 -5.03
500–549 524 80 140.00–155.00 $150.30 $788 -3.76
521–547 529 13 133.50–140.50 $138.14 $731 -15.92
553–593 579 88 130.50–155.00 $146.66 $849 -8.35
606 606 4 132.50 $132.50 $803 -20.83
600–641 622 154 127.50–155.50 $147.44 $917 -5.89
650–696 676 207 124.00–143.75 $138.83 $938 +1.33
683 683 29 138.25 $138.25 $944 +0.75
704–747 729 157 118.50–142.00 $129.56 $944 -4.26
751–788 766 34 116.00–130.00 $122.05 $935 -0.02
770 770 4 118.25 $118.25 $911 -3.82
788 788 22 134.00 $134.00 $1,056 +6.09
804 804 15 133.00 $133.00 $1,069 +12.80
801–832 811 59 112.25–126.50 $121.22 $983 +1.02
815 fancy 815 17 134.10 $134.10 $1,093 —
875–895 889 10 102.00–113.00 $105.25 $936 —
916–947 923 47 105.00–120.00 $112.40 $1,037 -1.57
981 981 22 112.50 $112.50 $1,104 —
1036 1036 13 105.50 $105.50 $1,093 —
1062 1062 2 101.00 $101.00 $1,073 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372–394 381 18 146.00–167.50 $154.09 $587 -0.05
410–449 437 28 138.00–154.50 $148.73 $650 +1.90
455–495 477 66 140.00–151.00 $144.53 $689 -1.72
513 thin fleshed 513 4 151.00 $151.00 $775 —
500–538 521 61 134.50–145.00 $141.28 $736 -0.39
570 thin fleshed 570 3 149.50 $149.50 $852 —
555–597 576 67 135.00–144.00 $140.60 $810 -1.01
591 591 4 127.00 $127.00 $751 -14.61
600–643 625 96 126.00–139.00 $134.29 $839 +1.23
665 665 5 126.00 $126.00 $838 +5.50
654–699 674 70 127.00–135.50 $132.14 $891 +11.64
702–745 723 48 102.00–132.75 $128.16 $927 +3.29
775 775 3 122.50 $122.50 $949 +2.50
812 812 5 114.75 $114.75 $932 -4.10
808–827 818 13 106.00–118.00 $110.58 $905 -8.27
871 871 5 115.00 $115.00 $1,002 +8.00
923 923 6 112.00 $112.00 $1,034 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 4 137.50 $137.50 $820 —
668 668 7 132.50 $132.50 $885 —
784–785 784 15 131.00–132.00 $131.40 $1,030 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 17 134.50 $134.50 $884 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 144.00 $144.00 $631 —
498 498 5 132.00 $132.00 $657 —
695 695 6 118.00 $118.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 124.00 $124.00 $676 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 169.00 $169.00 $668 —
425 425 6 178.00 $178.00 $756 +9.00
467–495 481 10 144.00–160.50 $152.28 $732 -15.72
515–548 527 25 145.00–156.00 $150.61 $794 -6.84
550–563 558 5 140.00–149.00 $145.45 $812 —
641 641 6 137.50 $137.50 $881 —
657–685 663 6 124.50–137.00 $132.84 $881 —
712–743 728 6 120.50–124.00 $122.21 $890 —
763 763 3 109.00 $109.00 $832 -11.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 179.00 $179.00 $626 —
423 423 5 188.00 $188.00 $795 —
459 459 4 172.00 $172.00 $789 —
573 573 4 147.00 $147.00 $842 —
666 666 5 130.50 $130.50 $869 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
903–1470 1147 80-85% 52 53.00–67.50 $60.26 $691 —
1020–1235 1151 80-85% 8 50.00–55.00 $52.91 $609 —
963–1520 1213 80-85% 39 62.00–76.00 $68.73 $834 +16.79
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–1090 904 85-90% 13 32.00–46.00 $38.94 $352 —
835–1095 994 85-90% 7 58.00–64.00 $59.58 $592 —
780–1435 1035 85-90% 42 44.00–60.00 $52.31 $541 +14.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $675 —
1230–1840 1393 75-80% 26 58.00–70.50 $65.26 $909 —
1295–1815 1489 75-80% 17 68.00–75.00 $71.15 $1,059 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1710 1393 5 67.00–78.50 $72.50 $1,010 —
1215–2105 1642 26 80.50–95.00 $88.57 $1,454 —
1600–2060 1793 15 92.50–105.00 $97.59 $1,750 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1280 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 68.00–95.00 $78.58 $796
885–1223 1124 (<2 yrs)Open 18 80.00–96.00 $84.00 $944
950–1315 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 61.00–83.00 $67.74 $768

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–1325 1071 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 900.00–1,150.00 $1,048.16

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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
900–1200 1057 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,175.00–1,360.00 $1,317.50 —
1000–1400 1219 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,100.00–1,500.00 $1,268.13 —

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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.