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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

5,011 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.72/cwt +6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 676 lb · 416 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.60/cwt +7.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 715 lb · 219 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.67/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 669 lb · 185 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,011 6,388 3,208
Feeder cattle 4,190 5,795 2,768
Slaughter cattle 721 478 385
Replacement cattle 100 115 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers mostly 3.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers steady to 6.00 higher. 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
265 265 3 216.00 $216.00 $572 —
313–332 322 14 195.00–205.00 $200.43 $645 +8.94
350–398 382 51 187.75–211.00 $196.45 $750 -3.59
400–439 421 49 180.50–205.00 $192.78 $812 +5.41
463 unweaned 463 6 170.50 $170.50 $789 —
452–490 472 109 179.50–196.00 $188.87 $891 +7.97
503–548 528 114 168.00–184.00 $177.56 $938 +1.06
548 548 6 158.00 $158.00 $866 -18.50
568 568 4 156.00 $156.00 $886 +2.00
578–588 unweaned 580 14 154.50–159.75 $158.61 $920 +7.17
553–599 582 108 163.50–178.00 $170.95 $995 +1.25
600–630 617 45 157.50–169.75 $164.32 $1,014 +0.41
653–658 654 11 149.00–149.50 $149.14 $975 -7.01
653–695 670 174 147.00–168.00 $163.53 $1,096 +7.38
710–747 715 219 150.50–160.25 $156.60 $1,120 +6.14
763–788 777 150 149.00–151.00 $150.02 $1,166 +8.79
787 787 15 140.00 $140.00 $1,102 +10.50
818–833 822 55 139.25–146.75 $144.25 $1,186 +5.13
859–867 864 26 139.00–142.10 $141.03 $1,218 +10.22
920 920 59 130.35 $130.35 $1,199 —
961 961 22 128.85 $128.85 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 4 191.00 $191.00 $646 +7.00
368–388 383 23 170.00–187.00 $182.38 $699 +0.69
417 thin fleshed 417 5 185.50 $185.50 $774 -11.50
408–446 430 7 170.50–175.00 $172.33 $741 -0.60
459–496 475 31 165.50–185.50 $174.66 $830 +2.40
500–543 517 40 165.00–175.00 $170.18 $880 +0.16
533 thin fleshed 533 8 184.50 $184.50 $983 —
550 thin fleshed 550 4 174.00 $174.00 $957 +2.00
553–594 572 62 155.00–171.50 $164.58 $941 +2.50
600–613 608 10 150.00–163.50 $158.50 $964 +2.15
650–699 681 61 144.50–159.00 $153.62 $1,046 +8.64
755 755 14 134.75 $134.75 $1,017 -3.83
760–762 761 11 144.75–146.00 $145.09 $1,104 +6.51
883 883 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,210 +8.59
888 888 15 125.75 $125.75 $1,117 -2.66
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 unweaned 369 6 178.50 $178.50 $659 —
449 unweaned 449 9 170.75 $170.75 $767 —
474 474 10 188.00 $188.00 $891 —
524 524 12 159.00 $159.00 $833 —
716 716 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,074 —
845 845 2 126.00 $126.00 $1,065 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 6 169.50 $169.50 $751 —
583–595 589 6 148.50–150.00 $149.24 $879 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 4 140.00 $140.00 $748 -12.50
636 636 4 128.50 $128.50 $817 -3.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
296 296 4 153.00 $153.00 $453 —
306 306 5 165.00 $165.00 $505 -4.76
366–392 375 18 154.00–180.00 $166.13 $623 -0.17
400–441 424 74 158.00–181.00 $168.50 $714 +4.47
428–437 431 8 150.00–155.00 $151.90 $655 -12.13
439 unweaned 439 4 156.00 $156.00 $685 —
462 thin fleshed 462 15 171.00 $171.00 $790 +1.71
450–499 474 85 153.50–165.00 $159.31 $755 +2.56
477 477 3 149.00 $149.00 $711 +2.00
500–543 516 112 148.00–160.50 $155.22 $801 +4.08
535 535 2 143.00 $143.00 $765 +4.14
541–542 unweaned 541 9 144.50–146.00 $145.00 $784 —
562 562 5 141.50 $141.50 $795 -6.48
552–591 566 80 143.75–156.00 $151.38 $857 +3.40
621–625 623 8 137.50–139.00 $138.25 $861 -7.71
615–648 632 49 140.00–155.00 $151.60 $958 +5.64
670 670 6 136.25 $136.25 $913 +3.65
658–691 676 410 137.00–150.25 $145.86 $986 +6.41
713 713 6 133.25 $133.25 $950 -2.41
722–744 732 13 130.00–149.75 $140.49 $1,028 +4.83
763 763 13 130.75 $130.75 $998 +8.45
849 849 8 134.00 $134.00 $1,138 —
855 855 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,026 +1.47
915–920 917 13 121.00–132.00 $127.76 $1,172 —
924 924 8 117.00 $117.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–347 326 16 150.00–175.00 $163.51 $533 +2.84
351 thin fleshed 351 4 180.00 $180.00 $632 -5.00
362–380 376 15 140.00–175.00 $148.95 $560 -5.30
405–447 421 54 151.00–171.00 $160.23 $675 +3.25
427 thin fleshed 427 5 169.50 $169.50 $724 +7.79
473 thin fleshed 473 3 166.00 $166.00 $785 +4.50
450–496 477 82 149.00–159.00 $154.96 $739 +0.65
501 thin fleshed 501 8 155.50 $155.50 $779 +8.98
500–545 520 51 140.50–154.00 $148.68 $773 +4.34
552–598 576 91 139.00–149.00 $144.91 $835 +11.66
600–641 615 49 131.50–145.25 $140.00 $861 +1.61
683–690 686 9 132.25–133.50 $132.94 $912 -0.62
704–740 708 32 128.00–138.10 $134.82 $955 +2.47
763–765 764 7 126.00–128.25 $127.29 $972 +0.35
819 819 4 122.00 $122.00 $999 -2.25
848 848 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,043 —
857 857 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,080 +9.38
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 5 160.00 $160.00 $731 —
515 515 11 160.00 $160.00 $824 —
695 695 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 —
759 759 4 123.50 $123.50 $937 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–474 469 7 130.00–132.50 $131.06 $615 —
585 585 5 115.00 $115.00 $673 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
547 547 9 129.50 $129.50 $708 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
389 389 5 149.00 $149.00 $580 —
725 725 4 121.00 $121.00 $877 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 3 184.00 $184.00 $729 +25.00
413–430 424 9 175.00–179.50 $178.04 $755 +13.00
463–495 478 24 160.00–175.00 $164.37 $786 +1.37
502–542 522 12 150.00–166.00 $159.09 $830 -0.94
563–568 565 14 145.00–153.50 $150.49 $850 —
571 thin fleshed 571 4 169.00 $169.00 $965 —
617 617 3 145.00 $145.00 $895 +7.00
690 690 3 135.00 $135.00 $932 +8.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 3 207.50 $207.50 $562 —
335 335 5 194.00 $194.00 $650 —
356 356 3 199.00 $199.00 $708 +19.00
394 unweaned 394 8 174.50 $174.50 $688 —
407–420 412 6 179.00–186.00 $183.36 $755 +9.58
450–495 472 14 163.00–176.00 $171.55 $810 +6.05
565 565 3 161.00 $161.00 $910 +4.74
603–635 626 8 144.50–155.00 $149.82 $938 +0.82

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1520 1189 80-85% 122 61.00–72.50 $67.48 $802 -1.87
1006–1585 1190 80-85% 28 55.00–62.50 $57.28 $682 -12.07
910–1450 1191 80-85% 46 69.50–80.00 $73.42 $874 +4.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1785 1365 75-80% 49 64.50–72.00 $68.72 $938 +1.50
1240–1735 1424 75-80% 29 72.00–79.00 $74.82 $1,065 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1120 918 85-90% 8 34.00–49.50 $44.82 $411 -16.79
895–1065 980 85-90% 2 30.00 $30.00 $294 -22.56
816–1157 998 85-90% 42 51.50–63.50 $58.59 $585 —
885–1565 1105 85-90% 5 61.00–70.00 $64.75 $715 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1745 1491 10 74.00–86.00 $80.72 $1,204 —
1265–2220 1636 22 85.00–102.00 $92.69 $1,516 —
1315–2355 1886 17 96.00–106.50 $101.58 $1,916 —
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1870–1985 1927 3 108.00–110.00 $108.84 $2,097 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
786–1118 928 (<2 yrs)Open 19 78.00–105.00 $90.79 $843
855–1445 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 23 60.00–88.00 $74.32 $831

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105–1485 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 60.00–70.00 $64.73 $832

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145 1145 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,575.00 $1,575.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–1150 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,675.00–1,800.00 $1,775.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 6 75.00 $75.00 $390 -6.00

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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.