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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

4,677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $202.28/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,473/hd at 728 lb · 260 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.93/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,353/hd at 716 lb · 228 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.88/cwt +5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 668 lb · 175 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,677 5,968 5,324
Feeder cattle 4,001 5,486 4,847
Slaughter cattle 486 445 402
Replacement cattle 190 37 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold 3.00 to 8.00 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
341–345 342 9 263.00–272.00 $268.98 $920 +18.70
355–389 370 14 256.00–271.00 $259.45 $960 +14.67
403–444 430 54 247.00–274.00 $261.06 $1,123 +16.60
449 value added 449 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,122 —
456–496 472 79 233.00–260.00 $247.21 $1,167 +4.64
503–549 527 117 232.50–257.50 $250.15 $1,318 +12.05
552 value added 552 10 249.50 $249.50 $1,377 —
555–563 fancy 560 8 248.00–256.50 $253.07 $1,417 —
557–598 578 94 219.00–243.50 $234.98 $1,358 +6.49
600–647 627 137 214.00–230.00 $224.13 $1,405 +6.56
628 thin fleshed 628 15 234.75 $234.75 $1,474 —
638 value added 638 18 227.00 $227.00 $1,448 —
656–699 679 80 201.25–212.00 $204.93 $1,391 +1.86
700–748 728 260 195.00–206.00 $202.28 $1,473 +7.40
754 value added 754 18 199.50 $199.50 $1,504 —
758–780 761 79 189.50–202.75 $200.60 $1,527 +12.74
812–849 823 137 186.50–193.00 $190.40 $1,567 +6.64
868–897 881 130 177.25–188.00 $182.46 $1,607 +2.93
928 928 10 182.50 $182.50 $1,694 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292–293 292 11 210.00–226.00 $217.29 $634 —
319 319 8 276.00 $276.00 $880 +41.38
360–398 387 29 250.00–280.00 $265.41 $1,027 +36.79
426 thin fleshed 426 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,082 —
443–445 445 12 225.00–227.00 $225.50 $1,003 -3.87
455–495 479 49 222.00–240.00 $231.48 $1,109 +1.50
502–548 522 64 218.00–231.00 $223.82 $1,168 +5.70
554 thin fleshed 554 8 235.00 $235.00 $1,302 —
551–598 576 43 213.00–234.00 $222.02 $1,279 +11.68
611 thin fleshed 611 17 224.00 $224.00 $1,369 —
606–643 621 54 202.00–219.00 $209.62 $1,302 +4.87
667 thin fleshed 667 11 208.50 $208.50 $1,391 —
656–692 669 20 201.00–210.00 $204.46 $1,368 +17.67
721–741 736 41 187.00–197.00 $194.41 $1,431 +11.57
765–787 786 70 184.00–191.35 $191.15 $1,502 +16.92
813 813 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,423 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,027 +5.00
599 599 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,258 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 4 191.00 $191.00 $668 —
451 451 4 174.00 $174.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
603 603 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,152 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–398 390 55 215.00–234.50 $228.88 $893 -1.69
397 unweaned 397 12 229.00 $229.00 $909 —
414–449 427 65 211.00–235.50 $227.38 $971 +6.33
470 value added 470 11 235.00 $235.00 $1,104 —
459–491 482 61 211.00–246.00 $230.24 $1,110 +11.62
503 thin fleshed 503 7 231.50 $231.50 $1,164 +16.65
505–548 524 53 207.00–219.00 $212.74 $1,115 +3.68
544 fancy 544 12 221.00 $221.00 $1,202 —
550–598 564 98 189.00–218.50 $208.60 $1,177 +9.64
601 601 7 181.50 $181.50 $1,091 -1.54
600–640 629 115 185.50–202.75 $195.70 $1,231 +12.66
635 value added 635 23 197.00 $197.00 $1,251 —
660–692 668 175 179.00–196.25 $193.88 $1,295 +3.94
705 705 18 183.00 $183.00 $1,290 -5.83
704–736 716 196 188.00–193.00 $189.49 $1,357 +0.66
732 value added 732 14 188.75 $188.75 $1,382 —
757 757 13 180.00 $180.00 $1,363 +14.82
769–793 783 95 169.25–180.00 $177.04 $1,386 +4.90
824–827 826 53 166.00–172.75 $170.59 $1,409 -0.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 200.00 $200.00 $560 —
352 352 5 230.00 $230.00 $810 +10.06
387 value added 387 5 237.50 $237.50 $919 —
410 thin fleshed 410 8 215.00 $215.00 $882 —
400–437 419 17 201.00–237.50 $216.35 $907 +8.83
463 thin fleshed 463 10 232.00 $232.00 $1,074 +15.00
459–498 472 44 191.00–228.50 $218.17 $1,030 +13.09
500–543 525 53 184.00–209.00 $195.18 $1,025 +1.90
570–590 579 33 178.50–198.00 $188.13 $1,089 +4.37
600–649 616 32 178.50–190.00 $183.69 $1,132 +9.45
651–675 652 90 175.00–188.00 $181.16 $1,181 +20.66
709 709 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,241 +3.34
752–767 758 15 168.50–170.00 $169.47 $1,285 —
835–837 836 10 154.50–165.00 $160.81 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 191.00 $191.00 $817 -9.00
513–532 524 15 176.00–178.50 $177.52 $930 +7.52
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 6 199.00 $199.00 $832 —
470 470 5 204.00 $204.00 $959 —
612 612 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,132 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 4 260.00 $260.00 $793 +27.76
422 unweaned 422 8 237.50 $237.50 $1,002 —
449 449 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,046 +16.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 250.00 $250.00 $720 —
374 374 4 212.00 $212.00 $793 -19.00
403–445 428 5 246.00–254.00 $249.01 $1,066 +23.95
537 537 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,117 +0.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1470 1219 80-85% 71 88.00–102.50 $94.23 $1,149 —
1085–1425 1253 80-85% 7 78.00–91.00 $85.65 $1,073 —
1140–1455 1267 80-85% 16 97.00–110.00 $103.14 $1,307 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1775 1425 75-80% 25 91.50–100.50 $96.03 $1,368 —
1493–1640 1524 75-80% 11 101.50–108.00 $104.33 $1,590 —
1458–1820 1530 75-80% 5 84.00–89.50 $85.31 $1,305 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 2 65.00 $65.00 $604 —
895–1165 968 85-90% 31 74.00–91.50 $82.57 $799 —
920–1235 1078 85-90% 2 94.00–98.00 $96.29 $1,038 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1815 1459 8 87.50–105.00 $98.87 $1,443 —
1320–2540 1752 31 99.50–127.00 $116.35 $2,038 -10.68
1875–2165 2019 8 126.00–135.00 $130.29 $2,631 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1265 1079 (<2 yrs)Open 14 108.00–129.00 $118.93 $1,283
945–1275 1138 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 97.00–104.00 $100.83 $1,147
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
673–708 689 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 11 98.00–109.00 $103.86 $716

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1029 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,210.00 $1,210.00
1057–1090 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,050.00–1,250.00 $1,199.81
1038–1103 1077 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,050.00–1,060.00 $1,053.86
984–1360 1146 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 24 1,185.00–1,460.00 $1,340.67
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1281–1293 1288 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,485.00–1,500.00 $1,491.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060–1465 1271 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 101.00–122.00 $110.83 $1,409

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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
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
950–1275 1084 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 14 1,200.00–1,400.00 $1,283.93 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950–975 thin fleshed 967 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 925.00–975.00 $958.33 —
925–1150 1042 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,135.00 $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.