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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

6,450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $248.04/cwt +7.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,831/hd at 738 lb · 297 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.40/cwt +7.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 735 lb · 232 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.57/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,465/hd at 476 lb · 203 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,450 5,486 6,148
Feeder cattle 5,568 4,715 5,315
Slaughter cattle 802 631 274
Replacement cattle 80 140 559

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 8.00 higher, spots 10.00 to 15.00 higher on calves. 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
296 296 6 350.00 $350.00 $1,036 -34.00
331–343 338 13 366.00–369.00 $367.87 $1,243 -0.29
360–393 381 38 357.00–384.50 $376.16 $1,433 +10.71
407–448 428 82 340.00–390.00 $360.33 $1,542 +10.16
452–497 476 104 322.50–370.00 $351.36 $1,672 +15.36
503–549 521 158 300.50–349.00 $331.06 $1,725 +12.94
552–595 572 161 292.00–330.50 $314.82 $1,801 +6.54
550–591 fancy 578 16 338.00–340.50 $339.76 $1,964 —
580 580 22 290.50 $290.50 $1,685 +4.50
603–643 623 100 281.50–312.00 $299.16 $1,864 -3.86
673 673 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,682 -36.69
654–697 674 64 268.00–288.50 $280.92 $1,893 -5.77
703 fancy 703 21 288.00 $288.00 $2,025 —
701–740 720 71 264.00–280.00 $272.55 $1,962 +6.16
745 unweaned 745 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,788 —
755–798 778 51 246.00–255.50 $250.09 $1,946 -0.72
803–845 818 185 240.00–253.85 $251.33 $2,056 —
869–898 888 192 222.00–242.85 $241.78 $2,147 +8.47
969–997 993 60 209.50–213.85 $213.21 $2,117 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 322.00 $322.00 $1,069 +42.00
387–388 388 15 315.00–343.00 $337.41 $1,309 +6.25
405–447 424 24 294.50–336.00 $313.03 $1,327 -25.37
440 thin fleshed 440 9 347.00 $347.00 $1,527 —
462–498 479 41 279.00–357.50 $334.07 $1,600 +11.07
500–548 524 64 293.00–318.00 $304.48 $1,595 +7.72
550–599 577 54 282.50–310.50 $297.98 $1,719 +0.52
615–641 627 61 266.00–303.50 $290.29 $1,820 +14.60
654 thin fleshed 654 13 276.00 $276.00 $1,805 —
665–672 669 6 263.00–281.00 $271.95 $1,819 +13.76
693 unweaned 693 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,635 —
711–734 724 18 255.00–265.00 $258.80 $1,874 +29.33
740 thin fleshed 740 9 263.00 $263.00 $1,946 —
754 754 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,908 +20.76
840 840 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,932 -1.50
861–878 865 39 220.00–229.50 $227.77 $1,970 -1.23
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 —
549 549 11 322.00 $322.00 $1,768 —
594 594 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,693 -15.02
683–687 684 21 253.00–284.50 $275.46 $1,884 —
710 unweaned 710 6 239.00 $239.00 $1,697 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 10 316.00 $316.00 $1,153 —
456 456 20 312.00 $312.00 $1,423 +50.45
647 647 3 257.00 $257.00 $1,663 +18.00
801 801 7 243.50 $243.50 $1,950 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 265.00 $265.00 $965 —
442 442 11 263.00 $263.00 $1,162 -24.50
484 484 10 303.00 $303.00 $1,467 —
543 543 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,298 -21.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,319 —
642 642 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,637 —
680 680 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,632 —
822 822 3 219.00 $219.00 $1,800 —
1008 1008 6 199.00 $199.00 $2,006 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
239 239 7 352.50 $352.50 $842 —
304–348 328 26 302.00–346.00 $322.03 $1,056 +6.60
355 fancy 355 13 359.00 $359.00 $1,274 —
353–399 381 35 320.00–350.00 $327.31 $1,247 +15.01
400–449 435 38 296.00–330.00 $310.11 $1,349 -3.90
437 fancy 437 15 344.00 $344.00 $1,503 —
461 thin fleshed 461 15 322.00 $322.00 $1,484 +19.61
463 fancy 463 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,528 —
450–498 478 183 288.00–320.00 $305.77 $1,462 +8.34
509 thin fleshed 509 9 303.50 $303.50 $1,545 —
502–547 520 111 269.50–300.00 $283.33 $1,473 +21.91
528–534 530 25 252.50–260.00 $254.40 $1,348 -24.61
550–599 575 93 247.50–274.00 $258.88 $1,489 -4.03
580 580 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,427 -16.91
596 thin fleshed 596 14 270.00 $270.00 $1,609 —
606 fancy 606 18 279.00 $279.00 $1,691 —
610–647 616 22 228.00–244.00 $239.00 $1,472 -22.88
600–639 623 34 244.00–271.75 $258.36 $1,610 -3.52
658–693 687 107 237.50–259.75 $251.81 $1,730 +22.81
734 thin fleshed 734 14 256.25 $256.25 $1,881 —
702–749 735 218 229.00–252.25 $248.96 $1,830 +7.09
758–791 781 62 231.00–245.25 $241.86 $1,889 +4.54
800 800 6 225.00 $225.00 $1,800 +14.14
862 862 8 210.50 $210.50 $1,815 -4.75
902–930 906 32 200.00–215.00 $212.60 $1,926 +13.10
953 953 34 214.00 $214.00 $2,039 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295–296 296 12 307.00–345.00 $322.80 $955 -22.20
315–335 328 9 305.00–317.50 $307.82 $1,010 -13.05
360–395 380 35 261.00–320.00 $306.62 $1,165 +18.32
402–447 429 32 285.00–315.00 $299.30 $1,284 -1.36
453–497 478 80 261.00–300.00 $286.17 $1,368 +9.08
500–541 522 29 247.00–270.00 $256.90 $1,341 -4.97
548 548 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,304 -23.87
553–596 569 20 229.50–252.50 $243.75 $1,387 -6.24
607–646 626 37 231.00–252.50 $238.07 $1,490 +1.90
674 thin fleshed 674 28 257.25 $257.25 $1,734 —
663–684 679 23 231.00–241.00 $234.62 $1,593 -5.71
705–740 738 297 229.00–249.35 $248.04 $1,831 +7.22
760 760 11 224.50 $224.50 $1,706 —
803–833 822 17 200.00–214.00 $207.24 $1,704 +7.24
878 878 4 202.50 $202.50 $1,778 —
858–897 893 61 215.50–220.00 $217.46 $1,942 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 8 262.00 $262.00 $938 —
420 420 17 263.00 $263.00 $1,105 +8.00
481 481 11 258.00 $258.00 $1,241 —
531–546 536 11 214.00–238.00 $227.88 $1,221 —
570–580 577 9 221.00–230.00 $223.97 $1,292 +3.97
695 695 7 221.50 $221.50 $1,539 —
745 745 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,416 -27.05
822–825 824 7 173.00–208.00 $187.97 $1,549 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 16 306.00 $306.00 $1,108 —
438 438 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,253 —
590 590 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,280 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
573 573 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,203 —
642 642 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,477 —
781 781 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,660 —
841 841 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,589 —
919 919 6 191.50 $191.50 $1,760 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 13 277.00 $277.00 $1,510 —
649 649 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,493 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 4 348.00 $348.00 $863 —
328–338 336 13 317.00–370.00 $334.16 $1,123 —
350–398 377 13 325.00–380.00 $351.18 $1,324 +8.01
402 402 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,397 +37.50
452–490 467 25 290.00–331.00 $318.88 $1,489 +2.85
523–536 531 10 300.00–301.00 $300.39 $1,595 +18.47
562 562 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,596 +34.30
610–634 627 16 251.00–284.00 $265.52 $1,665 +11.22
689 689 5 245.50 $245.50 $1,691 -13.50
708 708 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,699 +4.00
766–795 777 8 215.00–228.00 $219.99 $1,709 -1.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–318 310 12 370.00–380.00 $377.43 $1,170 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 5 281.00 $281.00 $964 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1455 1189 80-85% 100 114.00–133.00 $124.17 $1,476 -0.08
1005–1340 1209 80-85% 10 105.00–117.00 $111.19 $1,344 -3.65
1100–1430 1237 80-85% 21 127.00–137.00 $132.02 $1,633 +17.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1650 1447 75-80% 45 125.00–136.00 $130.18 $1,884 -0.82
1355–1740 1553 75-80% 15 134.00–143.00 $138.85 $2,156 +2.17
1900 1900 75-80% 1 119.00 $119.00 $2,261 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1010 851 85-90% 4 81.00–94.00 $87.96 $749 —
790–1140 975 85-90% 27 97.00–118.00 $109.25 $1,065 —
1040 1040 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,248 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1470 1346 4 120.00–135.00 $128.75 $1,733 —
1390–1670 1511 6 139.00–155.00 $146.34 $2,211 —
1800–2095 1944 5 159.00–171.00 $162.89 $3,167 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865–1135 977 (<2 yrs)Open 8 150.00–172.00 $158.53 $1,549
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,480

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1146 1146 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 1,950.00 $1,950.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1162 1162 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 133.00 $133.00 $1,545

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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.