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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 28, 2022

5,162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $165.57/cwt -1.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 727 lb · 293 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.12/cwt +2.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,111/hd at 721 lb · 184 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.55/cwt -0.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 676 lb · 164 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,162 4,637 6,388
Feeder cattle 4,536 4,078 5,795
Slaughter cattle 541 510 478
Replacement cattle 85 49 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 unweaned 308 5 206.00 $206.00 $634 —
363 unweaned 363 11 212.00 $212.00 $770 +10.00
350–398 383 26 207.00–229.50 $217.96 $835 +3.46
410 unweaned 410 7 200.00 $200.00 $820 —
401–445 427 44 205.00–230.00 $217.63 $929 +10.78
462 thin fleshed 462 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,058 —
453–498 475 44 190.00–225.00 $206.36 $980 -0.77
501–532 thin fleshed 522 12 207.00–220.00 $211.16 $1,102 —
503–548 530 71 185.50–206.00 $194.23 $1,029 -5.60
537–540 unweaned 537 14 178.00–183.00 $182.28 $979 -3.35
550 550 11 170.00 $170.00 $935 -17.47
550–599 577 59 175.50–200.00 $186.99 $1,079 -0.48
584–591 unweaned 587 25 165.00–177.00 $171.25 $1,005 +5.75
593 value added 593 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,115 —
600 unweaned 600 11 164.00 $164.00 $984 -7.00
607–649 631 70 174.00–186.00 $180.76 $1,141 -1.00
654 fancy 654 9 184.00 $184.00 $1,203 —
652–694 677 104 165.00–179.00 $171.46 $1,161 -2.16
678 678 6 156.00 $156.00 $1,058 -17.62
679 value added 679 45 175.00 $175.00 $1,188 —
703–741 unweaned 710 16 150.00–155.50 $154.42 $1,096 —
708–739 728 277 161.00–169.00 $166.21 $1,210 -1.06
761–775 774 128 154.50–162.50 $161.99 $1,254 +8.49
778 778 6 148.50 $148.50 $1,155 -5.00
779 value added 779 16 161.75 $161.75 $1,260 —
801–847 815 133 148.00–162.60 $157.85 $1,286 +0.89
850–890 880 83 148.60–149.85 $148.89 $1,310 +3.92
972 972 20 137.75 $137.75 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 4 212.50 $212.50 $570 —
310–330 322 5 200.00–212.00 $207.38 $668 —
364–394 388 44 185.00–211.00 $189.85 $737 +4.85
442 442 3 219.00 $219.00 $968 +22.06
467–484 value added 471 19 188.50–219.00 $196.74 $927 —
455–490 473 32 186.00–212.00 $198.94 $941 +9.74
503–548 512 64 170.00–200.50 $185.20 $948 +0.73
541 unweaned 541 9 178.50 $178.50 $966 +5.50
550–596 567 52 165.00–177.50 $173.40 $983 -2.87
578–587 value added 581 19 180.00–186.50 $184.08 $1,070 —
600 unweaned 600 3 151.00 $151.00 $906 —
601–644 618 50 155.00–178.00 $168.82 $1,043 -5.79
665–689 681 108 155.00–169.00 $162.88 $1,109 +3.22
719–749 734 10 150.50–158.00 $154.17 $1,132 -7.79
785–792 791 40 149.50–155.35 $154.91 $1,225 +9.20
803 803 12 150.25 $150.25 $1,207 +5.66
881–898 890 10 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $1,237 -3.31
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 6 144.00 $144.00 $841 —
626 626 6 139.00 $139.00 $870 —
687 687 23 150.25 $150.25 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388–392 392 25 179.50–181.00 $179.68 $704 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 6 180.00 $180.00 $842 —
636 636 16 174.25 $174.25 $1,108 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437 437 3 170.00 $170.00 $743 —
484 484 6 163.00 $163.00 $789 -7.00
517 517 3 162.00 $162.00 $838 -6.00
554 554 4 160.00 $160.00 $886 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 unweaned 293 9 149.00 $149.00 $437 —
334 334 12 190.00–191.00 $190.50 $636 +10.77
352 thin fleshed 352 3 207.00 $207.00 $729 —
355–397 374 34 163.00–188.00 $180.52 $675 -5.57
405–437 420 47 170.00–190.00 $178.68 $750 +5.41
438 unweaned 438 8 167.00 $167.00 $731 -2.00
460 unweaned 460 6 145.00 $145.00 $667 -21.21
474 474 4 163.50 $163.50 $775 -4.13
451–497 476 81 165.50–180.00 $171.83 $818 +4.20
473–482 value added 479 14 166.50–174.50 $169.32 $811 —
506–549 522 77 159.50–173.00 $166.33 $868 +4.93
552–586 568 73 154.50–171.00 $163.28 $927 +2.74
569 value added 569 8 168.50 $168.50 $959 —
576 unweaned 576 8 146.00 $146.00 $841 +0.10
607 unweaned 607 20 147.50 $147.50 $895 —
613 value added 613 18 160.00 $160.00 $981 —
607–647 634 88 149.25–168.00 $159.00 $1,008 -4.36
657–689 667 122 145.50–160.50 $156.63 $1,045 -3.28
673 fancy 673 20 165.00 $165.00 $1,110 —
691 value added 691 9 150.00 $150.00 $1,036 —
704–722 value added 716 16 154.50–156.00 $155.54 $1,114 —
707–737 721 168 152.00–158.50 $153.99 $1,110 +2.26
758 758 6 152.75 $152.75 $1,158 +13.75
769 769 4 136.75 $136.75 $1,052 -2.25
835 835 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 -6.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 thin fleshed 357 3 206.00 $206.00 $735 —
351–380 361 8 165.00–172.00 $169.33 $611 -1.41
378 value added 378 9 172.50 $172.50 $652 —
410–445 414 79 154.00–176.00 $174.39 $722 +7.84
416 thin fleshed 416 5 175.00 $175.00 $728 —
455 unweaned 455 4 145.00 $145.00 $660 -6.00
465 value added 465 11 163.50 $163.50 $760 —
454–498 473 55 154.50–167.00 $161.46 $764 -0.12
501–546 528 110 154.00–162.75 $158.46 $837 +0.59
563 value added 563 6 150.00 $150.00 $844 —
564 unweaned 564 5 134.50 $134.50 $759 —
559–598 575 64 139.00–164.00 $153.79 $884 -0.36
603–647 639 28 142.50–154.50 $150.29 $960 +3.56
652–684 672 106 140.00–160.25 $155.82 $1,047 +12.03
707–733 716 156 137.00–152.75 $150.66 $1,079 +9.21
738 738 4 137.25 $137.25 $1,013 -4.20
753–788 786 68 137.50–141.35 $141.19 $1,110 —
830 830 17 136.75 $136.75 $1,135 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 157.00 $157.00 $614 —
473 473 12 160.00 $160.00 $757 —
531 531 5 141.00 $141.00 $749 —
579 579 4 145.50 $145.50 $842 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 8 142.00 $142.00 $676 —
547 547 7 133.50 $133.50 $730 —
716 716 4 133.50 $133.50 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 unweaned 503 3 127.00 $127.00 $639 —
515 515 3 141.00 $141.00 $726 -4.00
611–638 621 8 135.00–139.00 $137.46 $854 —
660 660 3 130.00 $130.00 $858 -5.04
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 5 140.00 $140.00 $760 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 5 140.00 $140.00 $689 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 4 178.50 $178.50 $871 +8.50
513 thin fleshed 513 8 197.50 $197.50 $1,013 —
515–538 527 10 159.00–190.00 $174.21 $918 -2.38
593 593 7 148.00–160.00 $154.86 $918 -0.14
603–615 610 7 145.00–165.00 $153.48 $936 —
733–748 742 14 138.00–147.75 $145.04 $1,076 +12.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 5 217.00 $217.00 $738 —
365–395 382 7 198.00–211.00 $205.68 $786 -3.32
421–431 426 8 191.00–218.00 $204.34 $870 +4.34
450–498 471 12 180.00–203.00 $188.77 $889 +5.77
540 540 3 160.00 $160.00 $864 -29.00
567 thin fleshed 567 4 176.00 $176.00 $998 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1495 1220 80-85% 15 66.00–79.50 $74.89 $914 -10.54
1010–1540 1237 80-85% 67 79.00–91.00 $85.74 $1,061 +0.31
1000–1430 1242 80-85% 21 88.00–95.00 $91.22 $1,133 +5.79
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1160 957 85-90% 18 57.00–68.50 $65.33 $625 +4.32
860–1070 983 85-90% 6 78.00–84.50 $81.96 $806 +20.95
825–1240 1044 85-90% 41 67.00–81.00 $73.54 $768 -6.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1335 1313 75-80% 2 79.00–80.00 $79.49 $1,044 —
1105–1640 1427 75-80% 34 79.00–90.50 $86.73 $1,238 +10.86
1310–1755 1496 75-80% 19 89.00–95.50 $92.40 $1,382 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800–1860 1830 65-75% 2 87.00–92.50 $89.80 $1,643 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1695 1450 10 78.00–104.00 $93.66 $1,358 +3.15
1188–2345 1488 80 98.00–114.00 $109.11 $1,624 +18.60
1660–2260 1877 12 114.00–125.00 $118.75 $2,229 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
818–1240 1006 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 78.00–98.00 $86.30 $868
770–1405 1025 (<2 yrs)Open 17 90.00–121.50 $105.50 $1,081

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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.