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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

6,658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.37/cwt -4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 630 lb · 268 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.22/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $932/hd at 529 lb · 248 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $156.83/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,208/hd at 770 lb · 246 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,658 4,720 9,276
Feeder cattle 5,903 4,359 8,905
Slaughter cattle 694 311 306
Replacement cattle 61 50 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly steady, some calves under 550 lbs up to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 5 221.00 $221.00 $694 +6.00
348 value added 348 4 227.00 $227.00 $790 ±0.00
400–445 424 35 212.00–225.50 $218.73 $927 +4.02
431 unweaned 431 3 201.00 $201.00 $866 —
436 value added 436 13 227.50 $227.50 $992 +18.50
450–497 475 85 199.00–224.00 $216.24 $1,027 +2.67
502–546 522 126 191.00–225.00 $210.90 $1,101 -2.97
525 unweaned 525 42 197.75 $197.75 $1,038 —
563 unweaned 563 6 168.00 $168.00 $946 —
564 564 11 177.00 $177.00 $998 -18.28
551–595 571 191 183.50–211.25 $201.99 $1,153 +6.71
592 value added 592 8 178.00 $178.00 $1,054 -13.03
601–643 618 13 159.00–173.00 $166.11 $1,027 -20.22
607–638 value added 621 27 178.00–187.50 $183.16 $1,137 -4.84
627 fancy 627 5 211.00 $211.00 $1,323 —
600–645 630 193 176.00–196.75 $183.94 $1,159 +8.94
638–647 unweaned 646 30 159.00–165.75 $164.86 $1,065 —
657 657 10 163.85 $163.85 $1,076 -12.22
650–688 663 105 165.50–186.50 $175.63 $1,164 -0.44
666 fancy 666 6 193.00 $193.00 $1,285 —
691 691 16 156.00 $156.00 $1,078 -20.07
700–743 723 223 155.00–171.25 $165.91 $1,200 -1.69
742 value added 742 9 156.50 $156.50 $1,161 -13.00
758 value added 758 15 164.85 $164.85 $1,250 —
751–795 771 191 152.00–166.75 $158.54 $1,222 -2.20
771–774 772 40 144.75–149.25 $145.65 $1,124 -15.09
802–835 824 37 150.00–154.75 $152.90 $1,260 +3.61
856–892 867 56 140.00–155.75 $152.98 $1,326 —
902–918 910 10 140.00–149.25 $144.67 $1,316 —
921 value added 921 12 149.75 $149.75 $1,379 -1.50
929 929 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–347 323 14 200.00–205.00 $201.15 $650 —
369–386 376 19 202.00–210.00 $206.68 $777 +19.04
411–436 thin fleshed 425 29 214.50–225.00 $218.31 $928 —
423–445 438 27 195.00–207.00 $201.90 $884 +13.44
451 unweaned 451 3 178.00 $178.00 $803 —
468 thin fleshed 468 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,081 —
470 470 4 178.00 $178.00 $837 -21.23
450–494 473 44 183.00–207.00 $197.77 $935 -1.46
500–546 522 97 180.00–206.00 $196.64 $1,026 +3.50
523–532 value added 526 12 190.00–207.25 $201.43 $1,060 —
553–595 585 83 170.00–196.50 $181.38 $1,061 +4.62
610 value added 610 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,128 —
612–645 632 153 164.00–183.00 $178.15 $1,126 +9.05
644 unweaned 644 5 144.00 $144.00 $927 —
660 value added 660 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,089 —
650–688 667 87 160.00–177.00 $166.62 $1,111 +4.11
702–742 719 52 144.50–167.00 $158.58 $1,140 -1.49
750–790 775 37 143.50–159.00 $151.36 $1,173 -5.13
810 810 4 151.00 $151.00 $1,223 —
812 812 6 139.50 $139.50 $1,133 —
872 872 10 145.50 $145.50 $1,269 -9.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 8 202.00 $202.00 $1,063 +22.00
528 unweaned 528 4 150.00 $150.00 $792 —
670 670 16 174.25 $174.25 $1,167 —
711 711 32 165.25 $165.25 $1,175 —
805 805 9 152.25 $152.25 $1,226 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
591 591 6 177.00 $177.00 $1,046 —
647 647 17 160.00 $160.00 $1,035 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 142.00 $142.00 $449 —
414 414 7 193.00 $193.00 $799 +19.50
486 486 6 156.00 $156.00 $758 -14.50
560 560 5 177.00 $177.00 $991 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 3 185.00 $185.00 $864 —
507 unweaned 507 4 168.00 $168.00 $852 —
756 756 6 163.00 $163.00 $1,232 —
762 762 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,044 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 5 180.00 $180.00 $787 —
463 463 3 170.00 $170.00 $787 —
518–540 529 6 161.00–180.00 $170.30 $901 -7.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 thin fleshed 264 4 220.00 $220.00 $581 —
316–335 322 9 161.00–180.00 $173.42 $558 -10.74
390 value added 390 9 190.50 $190.50 $743 +14.50
393–399 397 20 164.00–189.00 $178.37 $708 -16.95
413–416 value added 414 13 184.00–189.00 $185.93 $770 -4.07
415–417 thin fleshed 416 21 198.50–206.00 $200.99 $836 —
405–448 428 85 168.00–197.00 $185.89 $796 +4.21
464–470 fancy 466 20 200.00–206.00 $203.88 $950 —
454–493 467 81 165.00–195.00 $186.65 $872 +18.65
490 490 3 165.00 $165.00 $808 -12.23
494 value added 494 6 187.00 $187.00 $924 +13.00
510–519 value added 515 14 174.00–175.00 $174.42 $898 -2.53
516 unweaned 516 3 150.00 $150.00 $774 —
528 528 6 167.00 $167.00 $882 -5.09
501–549 530 225 163.00–189.25 $176.93 $938 +4.84
562 value added 562 4 158.00 $158.00 $888 -9.81
550–596 574 122 160.50–181.00 $172.40 $990 +5.18
570–590 577 18 150.50–154.50 $153.51 $886 -13.71
615 thin fleshed 615 13 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 —
618–621 value added 619 16 158.00–162.50 $161.09 $997 +12.90
601–649 621 174 149.00–173.50 $159.97 $993 -0.65
630 630 4 146.50 $146.50 $923 -14.12
653 653 3 140.00 $140.00 $914 -17.57
653–695 669 108 148.50–163.00 $155.50 $1,040 -2.07
699 value added 699 9 152.50 $152.50 $1,066 -6.26
701–733 716 13 142.50–145.50 $143.92 $1,030 +1.92
701–732 718 174 142.00–157.50 $152.27 $1,093 +10.27
773–795 786 36 144.00–147.00 $145.54 $1,144 -1.96
788 value added 788 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,072 -9.00
803 803 3 124.00 $124.00 $996 -11.00
836 836 20 147.00 $147.00 $1,229 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 178.00 $178.00 $578 -11.70
355–397 383 18 166.50–195.00 $178.56 $684 +12.91
385–396 thin fleshed 391 7 196.00–203.00 $198.95 $778 —
404–448 thin fleshed 412 57 187.50–192.50 $188.55 $777 —
420 unweaned 420 3 158.00 $158.00 $664 —
400–449 432 41 162.00–187.00 $176.41 $762 -0.17
469–479 thin fleshed 476 13 189.00 $189.00 $900 —
450–494 479 64 160.00–184.00 $174.15 $834 +2.30
473–499 unweaned 488 7 158.00–164.00 $161.51 $788 —
510 510 5 152.00 $152.00 $775 +9.00
500–549 531 101 153.00–172.00 $165.42 $878 -1.51
546 unweaned 546 6 140.00 $140.00 $764 —
567 unweaned 567 8 141.50 $141.50 $802 —
551–597 574 58 150.00–169.00 $158.57 $910 -0.16
590 value added 590 7 160.00 $160.00 $944 —
618 618 4 140.50 $140.50 $868 -8.95
620 value added 620 3 148.00 $148.00 $918 —
600–644 628 66 147.00–160.00 $153.43 $964 +10.43
636 thin fleshed 636 9 164.00 $164.00 $1,043 —
652 unweaned 652 5 139.00 $139.00 $906 —
652–697 674 39 136.50–159.25 $148.14 $998 -3.10
676 value added 676 4 135.00 $135.00 $913 —
676 676 11 139.50 $139.50 $943 -11.74
712 712 5 140.50 $140.50 $1,000 -2.35
700–745 721 37 138.50–146.00 $142.42 $1,027 -0.43
759–792 766 10 131.50–142.00 $139.83 $1,071 +1.83
815 815 3 136.50 $136.50 $1,112 +2.54
823 823 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,136 +4.04
1104 1104 4 111.00 $111.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 156.00 $156.00 $548 —
413–437 427 21 152.00–173.00 $162.05 $692 -1.83
455–478 467 12 153.00–162.50 $157.33 $735 +7.92
515–544 529 17 139.00–150.00 $142.00 $751 -3.68
603–611 607 12 136.00–147.50 $141.31 $858 —
686–693 688 11 138.50–139.00 $138.86 $955 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 8 182.00 $182.00 $899 —
559 559 9 171.00 $171.00 $956 —
647 647 10 159.50 $159.50 $1,032 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 3 150.00 $150.00 $544 -17.00
521 521 9 142.00 $142.00 $740 —
586–593 589 8 138.00–141.00 $139.13 $819 —
598 value added 598 3 139.00 $139.00 $831 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 5 152.00 $152.00 $503 —
459 459 6 149.50 $149.50 $686 —
663 unweaned 663 5 131.00 $131.00 $869 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 4 141.00 $141.00 $850 —
719 719 5 133.00 $133.00 $956 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 8 150.00 $150.00 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–495 492 10 169.00–170.00 $169.70 $835 -0.30
514–541 527 9 159.00–175.00 $166.38 $877 -3.20
563 563 8 168.50 $168.50 $949 +6.28
615–645 632 15 149.00–160.00 $152.32 $963 +5.31
657–677 669 15 138.00–154.50 $145.29 $972 —
823 823 3 120.00 $120.00 $988 —
856 856 4 117.50 $117.50 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–397 377 16 194.00–217.00 $205.24 $774 -8.76
477–486 478 19 180.00–186.00 $180.96 $865 —
498 498 7 160.00 $160.00 $797 —
537 537 3 159.00 $159.00 $854 —
538 538 4 170.00 $170.00 $915 —
581 581 13 166.00 $166.00 $964 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 6 160.00 $160.00 $707 —
531 531 4 157.00 $157.00 $834 —
588 588 3 140.00 $140.00 $823 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 3 154.00 $154.00 $641 —
460 460 4 156.50 $156.50 $720 —
582 582 4 146.00 $146.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1465 1195 80-85% 13 65.00–77.50 $73.14 $874 —
945–1480 1210 80-85% 96 75.50–89.00 $82.51 $998 +12.71
920–1580 1247 80-85% 29 85.00–99.00 $89.11 $1,111 +8.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1710 1430 75-80% 40 77.00–89.50 $84.58 $1,209 -5.53
1280–1785 1457 75-80% 21 87.50–94.50 $90.78 $1,323 +6.94
1405–1555 1480 75-80% 2 66.00–76.50 $70.98 $1,051 -12.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 85-90% 1 47.50 $47.50 $475 —
810–1220 1042 85-90% 24 51.50–65.00 $58.13 $606 -10.23
1020–1110 1056 85-90% 4 83.00–85.00 $84.11 $888 +9.33
890–1345 1080 85-90% 27 64.00–82.00 $70.88 $766 -3.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1760 1547 15 80.00–96.00 $88.43 $1,368 —
1375–2565 1809 21 98.00–111.00 $105.37 $1,906 —
1670–2050 1873 6 112.00–127.00 $116.47 $2,181 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–792 761 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 61.50–67.00 $64.71 $492
840–1265 1054 (<2 yrs)Open 11 90.00–111.00 $99.39 $1,048
905–1205 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 80.00–92.00 $85.75 $920

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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.