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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

5,347 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.08/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 523 lb · 240 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.09/cwt -4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 473 lb · 176 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.92/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $849/hd at 570 lb · 176 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,347 5,011 1,579
Feeder cattle 4,555 4,190 1,354
Slaughter cattle 607 721 200
Replacement cattle 185 100 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–334 332 17 203.00–216.00 $207.21 $688 +6.78
380–393 385 27 183.00–200.00 $193.15 $744 -3.30
400–448 429 103 178.00–199.00 $186.88 $802 -5.90
463 thin fleshed 463 4 190.50 $190.50 $882 —
465 unweaned 465 3 172.00 $172.00 $800 +1.50
453–498 475 75 170.00–190.50 $182.65 $868 -6.22
521–525 522 9 163.00–164.00 $163.66 $854 -13.90
503–549 523 231 161.00–182.50 $173.45 $907 -4.11
562–584 569 18 155.50–158.00 $157.15 $894 +1.15
552–592 576 79 160.00–171.00 $165.88 $955 -5.07
602–646 621 139 151.25–171.00 $159.82 $992 -4.50
650–670 655 14 138.50–147.50 $140.76 $922 -8.38
652–699 676 94 146.00–167.50 $157.36 $1,064 -6.17
721 721 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,024 -14.60
705–742 734 61 149.50–153.00 $151.78 $1,114 -4.82
761–773 767 13 138.00–138.50 $138.23 $1,060 -11.79
804–840 813 165 134.50–145.35 $141.81 $1,153 -2.44
886 886 62 133.60 $133.60 $1,184 -7.43
911 911 26 130.85 $130.85 $1,192 +0.50
938 938 19 125.50 $125.50 $1,177 -4.85
968 968 3 116.50 $116.50 $1,128 -12.35
1035 1035 3 116.00 $116.00 $1,201 —
1147 1147 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,376 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 4 220.00 $220.00 $737 —
317–349 336 12 181.00–195.00 $190.49 $640 -0.51
418–445 428 59 164.00–190.50 $179.63 $769 +7.30
452–495 471 42 158.00–181.50 $175.13 $825 +0.47
508 thin fleshed 508 3 180.00 $180.00 $914 -4.50
503–547 528 41 156.00–173.00 $168.01 $887 -2.17
553–599 576 78 151.00–170.50 $161.97 $933 -2.61
608–647 628 44 147.00–163.00 $158.79 $997 +0.29
643 thin fleshed 643 11 166.00 $166.00 $1,067 —
660–678 668 7 135.00–154.00 $143.47 $958 -10.15
707–732 723 63 137.50–148.25 $143.17 $1,035 —
789 789 6 136.50 $136.50 $1,077 -8.59
811–848 831 10 128.50–136.00 $132.14 $1,098 —
850–862 860 14 124.00–128.50 $126.72 $1,090 -10.28
921 921 7 127.25 $127.25 $1,172 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 5 188.00 $188.00 $605 —
428 428 7 177.00 $177.00 $758 +7.50
482–487 484 9 160.00–163.00 $161.01 $779 —
525 525 3 147.00 $147.00 $772 —
682 682 5 144.50 $144.50 $985 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 174.00 $174.00 $861 -14.00
545 545 6 168.50 $168.50 $918 +9.50
575 575 7 161.00 $161.00 $926 —
711 711 7 154.50 $154.50 $1,098 +4.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 407 4 158.00 $158.00 $643 —
695 695 6 132.00 $132.00 $917 —
787 787 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,023 —
811–816 813 7 119.50–130.00 $124.02 $1,008 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
466–472 468 13 132.00–138.00 $133.86 $626 —
636 636 3 127.00 $127.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 152.00 $152.00 $749 —
591 591 4 138.00 $138.00 $816 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 325 31 158.00–187.50 $171.35 $557 +6.35
370 thin fleshed 370 2 180.00 $180.00 $666 —
379–399 392 45 161.00–170.00 $163.93 $643 -2.20
403–445 423 72 150.00–173.50 $160.69 $680 -7.81
412–445 unweaned 436 41 144.50–156.00 $147.90 $645 -8.10
451–494 473 159 146.00–168.25 $157.07 $743 -2.24
459–485 475 17 140.00–152.50 $146.96 $698 -12.35
501–537 unweaned 519 13 135.00–141.00 $137.39 $713 -7.61
502–548 530 110 138.00–157.50 $149.51 $792 +6.51
550–596 570 172 141.00–156.00 $149.12 $850 -2.26
583 583 4 140.50 $140.50 $819 -10.88
608–615 613 15 134.00–138.00 $136.68 $838 -1.57
605–645 628 65 136.00–147.50 $143.76 $903 -7.84
661 661 9 145.00 $145.00 $958 +8.75
650–692 669 47 137.50–147.25 $143.67 $961 +7.42
690 690 10 130.75 $130.75 $902 -15.11
710–742 722 24 135.75–141.00 $138.66 $1,001 +5.41
753–768 761 9 130.50–132.25 $131.27 $999 +0.52
774 774 12 140.00 $140.00 $1,084 +9.25
808–825 820 33 123.50–136.25 $130.75 $1,072 -3.25
893 893 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,161 —
935 935 4 108.00 $108.00 $1,010 -9.00
967 967 5 108.00 $108.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 thin fleshed 278 3 199.00 $199.00 $553 —
325–348 336 19 156.00–166.00 $160.47 $539 -3.04
355–389 373 43 147.00–157.00 $154.52 $576 +5.57
362–385 thin fleshed 377 9 162.00–169.00 $164.24 $619 -15.76
402–449 421 55 142.00–166.00 $155.77 $656 -4.46
452–458 thin fleshed 456 10 165.00–169.00 $166.59 $760 +0.59
450–493 476 83 137.00–160.00 $150.11 $715 -4.85
503–544 526 112 135.00–152.00 $145.59 $766 -3.09
551–596 576 32 132.50–147.50 $139.84 $805 -5.07
577 577 5 136.00 $136.00 $785 -8.91
604–647 629 51 131.50–142.50 $140.10 $881 +0.10
655–690 675 47 130.00–141.50 $138.51 $935 +5.57
702–735 714 20 130.00–140.00 $136.08 $972 +1.26
765 765 2 127.00 $127.00 $972 -0.29
813 813 3 123.50 $123.50 $1,004 +1.50
941 941 7 123.00 $123.00 $1,157 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 3 140.00 $140.00 $676 —
519–541 533 11 130.00–144.00 $134.96 $719 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
567 567 3 124.00 $124.00 $703 +9.00
611 611 5 139.50 $139.50 $852 —
747 747 3 122.00 $122.00 $911 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 6 136.00 $136.00 $670 —
732 732 3 126.50 $126.50 $926 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 4 127.00 $127.00 $779 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 4 196.00 $196.00 $688 —
420–443 433 7 165.00–171.00 $167.49 $725 -10.55
460–481 468 10 164.00–170.00 $166.77 $780 +2.40
493 unweaned 493 5 154.00 $154.00 $759 —
510–535 526 13 151.00–157.00 $154.41 $812 -4.68
563–580 567 10 144.00–154.00 $151.26 $858 +0.77
611–648 627 14 132.50–141.00 $138.43 $868 -6.57
665–688 682 11 128.00–140.00 $136.81 $933 +1.81
723–735 729 16 125.50–131.00 $129.93 $947 —
898 898 7 117.50 $117.50 $1,055 —
975 975 5 90.00 $90.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 4 188.00–194.00 $190.96 $649 -3.04
376–396 380 21 188.00–191.00 $190.40 $724 -8.60
415–443 428 17 175.00–181.00 $177.82 $761 -5.54
451–489 473 7 158.00–175.00 $164.95 $780 -6.60
503–516 511 14 150.00–160.00 $156.48 $800 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 4 157.50 $157.50 $391 —
348 348 7 166.00 $166.00 $578 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
786 786 6 122.00 $122.00 $959 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1505 1130 80-85% 97 57.00–72.00 $64.15 $725 —
956–1440 1133 80-85% 42 65.50–80.00 $71.67 $812 —
845–1375 1185 80-85% 12 54.00–62.50 $58.50 $693 -8.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1780 1367 75-80% 67 62.00–72.00 $67.88 $928 -0.84
1235–1795 1448 75-80% 17 71.00–76.50 $73.97 $1,071 -0.85
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–950 824 85-90% 11 40.00–49.50 $44.77 $369 —
885 885 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $266 —
750–1095 989 85-90% 41 48.50–63.00 $55.36 $548 -3.23
1035–1140 1102 85-90% 3 61.50–62.00 $61.67 $680 -3.08
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1637 1637 65-75% 8 77.50 $77.50 $1,269 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–2340 1451 12 72.00–87.00 $79.33 $1,151 —
1190–2070 1566 31 84.50–97.50 $90.72 $1,421 —
1550–2260 1880 16 96.00–107.50 $101.02 $1,899 -0.56
YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1855–2270 2075 3 108.00–110.00 $108.97 $2,261 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–1090 921 (<2 yrs)Open 7 78.00–96.00 $87.77 $808
755–1195 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 36 60.00–90.00 $75.92 $781

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
802–1007 939 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 79.00–85.00 $83.29 $782
1070 1070 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 82.00 $82.00 $877
1115–1365 1174 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 64.00–72.00 $68.37 $803
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1370 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 900.00–1,200.00 $1,039.24
1120–1463 1373 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 985.00–1,185.00 $1,040.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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
900–1400 1067 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,010.00–1,175.00 $1,086.67 —

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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.