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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

5,831 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $182.69/cwt +0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,148/hd at 629 lb · 259 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.65/cwt +1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,055/hd at 531 lb · 224 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.05/cwt +10.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 614 lb · 199 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,831 5,324 3,360
Feeder cattle 5,245 4,847 3,224
Slaughter cattle 376 402 106
Replacement cattle 210 75 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers firm to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows firm 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
371 unweaned 371 10 200.00 $200.00 $742 —
370–376 374 7 208.50–211.00 $209.21 $782 +5.28
426–435 unweaned 428 14 185.00–194.00 $192.04 $822 +14.04
400–448 433 62 196.00–219.50 $213.52 $925 +7.44
453–487 467 42 189.00–211.00 $204.98 $957 +16.98
471–481 unweaned 477 7 169.00–178.00 $172.81 $824 -12.19
480 480 6 188.00 $188.00 $902 -9.74
493 value added 493 4 200.00 $200.00 $986 —
500–547 529 187 189.00–214.50 $201.11 $1,064 +4.41
543 543 8 187.00 $187.00 $1,015 -9.70
543 unweaned 543 29 186.00 $186.00 $1,010 —
551–597 568 117 183.00–205.00 $195.80 $1,112 +6.48
568 value added 568 9 188.00–197.00 $194.00 $1,102 —
563–573 569 7 169.00–171.00 $169.85 $966 -19.47
619–633 622 16 162.00–173.00 $169.15 $1,052 -13.11
600–641 629 243 174.50–192.00 $183.58 $1,155 +1.32
655–697 681 105 159.50–177.50 $172.66 $1,176 -6.83
697 value added 697 9 169.75 $169.75 $1,183 —
707 707 13 157.50 $157.50 $1,114 -7.41
703–748 712 183 153.50–170.85 $167.70 $1,194 +2.79
756–794 779 36 145.00–157.50 $150.32 $1,171 -4.02
815–832 818 40 146.75–155.25 $149.64 $1,224 -0.01
855–884 862 88 147.00–156.10 $153.88 $1,326 +7.25
956 956 4 139.75 $139.75 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 thin fleshed 293 3 210.00 $210.00 $615 ±0.00
333–336 335 6 176.00–180.00 $177.99 $596 -38.73
355–397 382 21 185.00–202.00 $191.62 $732 -10.91
395 395 3 178.00 $178.00 $703 -24.53
401–442 436 108 185.00–214.00 $208.12 $907 +20.77
451–470 464 23 180.00–200.00 $192.42 $893 +5.58
464–495 thin fleshed 484 22 209.50–215.50 $211.59 $1,024 +1.09
508 unweaned 508 3 170.00 $170.00 $864 —
511 thin fleshed 511 10 208.00 $208.00 $1,063 +8.50
506–545 526 54 182.00–204.00 $193.24 $1,016 +25.24
552–599 571 85 165.00–192.00 $181.00 $1,034 +3.71
603–647 614 199 165.00–185.50 $178.05 $1,093 +10.78
656 656 4 146.00 $146.00 $958 -12.99
658 thin fleshed 658 8 168.00 $168.00 $1,105 —
651–697 667 134 157.00–178.00 $166.07 $1,108 +7.08
701–748 737 78 148.00–163.00 $152.95 $1,127 -1.19
753–797 783 172 141.00–158.85 $156.01 $1,222 +13.10
847 847 15 145.00 $145.00 $1,228 —
959 959 4 137.50 $137.50 $1,319 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 7 149.00 $149.00 $644 —
593 593 8 156.00 $156.00 $925 +1.00
650–666 659 26 141.50–143.50 $142.67 $940 -2.36
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 150.00 $150.00 $660 -15.00
491 491 3 156.00 $156.00 $766 —
579 579 6 158.00 $158.00 $915 —
659 659 5 120.00 $120.00 $791 —
703–721 714 11 134.00–135.00 $134.36 $959 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 6 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
816 816 16 142.00 $142.00 $1,159 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 value added 546 5 158.00 $158.00 $863 —
654 value added 654 6 152.00 $152.00 $994 —
715 715 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,123 —
744 value added 744 6 142.50 $142.50 $1,060 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,079 —
565 unweaned 565 6 174.00 $174.00 $983 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 160.00 $160.00 $730 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 thin fleshed 277 3 190.00 $190.00 $526 -4.00
319 thin fleshed 319 4 202.50 $202.50 $646 —
343 unweaned 343 3 157.00 $157.00 $539 -1.00
363 363 4 147.50 $147.50 $535 -26.36
399 unweaned 399 5 144.00 $144.00 $575 —
405–447 428 46 155.00–173.00 $162.87 $697 +0.99
432 432 3 148.00 $148.00 $639 -13.88
412–448 thin fleshed 435 17 175.00–178.00 $176.00 $766 —
453–495 472 80 157.00–174.00 $163.70 $773 +6.14
476 thin fleshed 476 13 175.00 $175.00 $833 +1.25
488–493 unweaned 490 13 135.00–146.00 $141.78 $695 -0.22
490 490 7 154.00 $154.00 $755 -3.56
510–536 thin fleshed 520 24 164.00–167.00 $166.01 $863 —
507–549 528 70 148.00–162.50 $155.73 $822 -0.23
535 535 3 144.00 $144.00 $770 -11.96
559 unweaned 559 4 136.00 $136.00 $760 -4.00
551–598 570 163 142.00–158.00 $151.58 $864 -2.13
606 thin fleshed 606 15 168.25 $168.25 $1,020 —
602–648 623 94 142.00–161.50 $148.73 $927 +4.27
640 unweaned 640 3 131.00 $131.00 $838 —
648 648 3 140.50 $140.50 $910 -3.96
675 675 4 141.50 $141.50 $955 -2.18
652–698 682 142 145.00–158.75 $155.14 $1,058 +11.46
700–714 708 7 136.50–142.50 $139.96 $991 -1.55
732–742 737 6 135.00–138.00 $136.49 $1,006 +3.49
756–788 774 46 136.00–142.00 $137.92 $1,068 +3.42
900 900 3 127.50 $127.50 $1,148 —
1035 1035 3 119.50 $119.50 $1,237 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 3 165.00 $165.00 $417 —
343 343 4 169.00 $169.00 $580 -21.00
377 thin fleshed 377 5 198.00 $198.00 $746 —
376–382 378 12 182.00–190.00 $187.98 $711 +4.62
402–415 unweaned 405 14 149.00–161.00 $151.64 $614 -6.36
400–449 427 45 165.00–187.00 $174.49 $745 +6.22
453–467 thin fleshed 460 45 180.00–184.50 $182.37 $839 —
457–492 472 68 159.50–181.00 $168.32 $794 +1.45
514 value added 514 5 165.00 $165.00 $848 —
506–549 533 62 158.00–177.00 $164.90 $879 +0.49
542 thin fleshed 542 32 178.50 $178.50 $967 —
549 549 4 158.00 $158.00 $867 -6.41
552–599 577 100 150.50–181.25 $164.57 $950 -4.67
579 value added 579 4 162.00 $162.00 $938 —
626 626 7 146.50 $146.50 $917 -14.33
601–648 627 115 149.00–170.75 $165.75 $1,039 +22.77
659 value added 659 5 150.50 $150.50 $992 —
663 663 4 142.50 $142.50 $945 -19.50
650–695 664 146 145.00–167.25 $157.54 $1,046 -4.46
718–748 734 28 140.00–145.50 $141.21 $1,036 -4.55
754–781 769 14 148.50–151.50 $149.76 $1,152 -0.62
817 817 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,144 +10.00
863 863 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,070 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 value added 481 3 148.00 $148.00 $712 —
496 496 9 168.00 $168.00 $833 —
572 value added 572 9 158.50 $158.50 $907 —
627 value added 627 6 143.00 $143.00 $897 —
635 635 37 153.25 $153.25 $973 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 7 141.00 $141.00 $454 —
405 405 4 134.00 $134.00 $543 —
556–577 567 10 135.00–145.00 $140.09 $794 +11.09
622–630 626 6 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $826 -2.99
677 677 3 132.00 $132.00 $894 —
750 750 4 133.00 $133.00 $998 —
783 783 4 122.00 $122.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 5 142.00 $142.00 $532 —
407 407 3 149.00 $149.00 $606 —
488–491 490 12 135.00–142.00 $137.32 $673 —
538 538 3 141.00 $141.00 $759 —
552 552 5 136.00 $136.00 $751 —
636 636 4 130.00 $130.00 $827 —
671 671 4 132.00 $132.00 $886 -0.11
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 unweaned 508 3 146.00 $146.00 $742 —
669 669 6 147.50 $147.50 $987 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 6 135.00 $135.00 $938 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 unweaned 445 4 146.00 $146.00 $650 —
446 446 4 166.00 $166.00 $740 —
475 unweaned 475 4 155.00 $155.00 $736 -3.00
508–530 512 21 156.00–170.00 $167.06 $855 +6.06
535 unweaned 535 6 146.00 $146.00 $781 —
552–587 576 13 152.00–158.00 $153.77 $886 +5.03
648 648 3 152.00 $152.00 $985 +7.89
800 800 4 135.50 $135.50 $1,084 —
860 860 4 109.00 $109.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 217.50 $217.50 $711 —
382 unweaned 382 5 180.00 $180.00 $688 +5.50
395 395 4 196.00 $196.00 $774 —
412–430 424 11 174.00–192.00 $183.63 $779 -7.37
470–478 473 14 181.00–190.00 $185.49 $877 —
505 thin fleshed 505 6 189.50 $189.50 $957 —
526 526 5 175.00 $175.00 $920 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1350 1184 80-85% 20 66.00–75.50 $71.65 $848 —
995–1395 1198 80-85% 93 75.00–90.00 $82.13 $984 —
1027–1450 1222 80-85% 49 85.00–99.50 $91.12 $1,113 +22.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1385 1032 85-90% 5 53.00–62.00 $58.73 $606 +1.59
945–1130 1041 85-90% 5 75.00–78.00 $76.95 $801 +19.81
800–1305 1055 85-90% 38 61.00–77.00 $69.80 $736 +3.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1775 1438 75-80% 32 77.00–94.00 $84.09 $1,209 +1.61
1310–1590 1459 75-80% 13 86.00–94.50 $91.53 $1,335 +16.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2050 1506 9 90.00–100.00 $95.54 $1,439 —
1245–2100 1749 21 97.50–115.00 $107.44 $1,879 —
1475–2145 1805 13 112.00–125.00 $118.80 $2,144 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1250 996 (<2 yrs)Open 11 88.00–118.00 $99.43 $990
820–1245 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 16 70.00–95.00 $83.15 $894

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
934 934 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 750.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1103 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 835.00 $835.00
1228 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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.