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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

4,934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.94/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,829/hd at 726 lb · 517 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.25/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 712 lb · 385 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $333.87/cwt +2.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 524 lb · 243 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,934 6,450 8,496
Feeder cattle 4,538 5,568 7,364
Slaughter cattle 375 802 1,046
Replacement cattle 21 80 86

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven from 3.00 lower 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
312–335 323 19 350.00–390.00 $369.48 $1,193 +1.61
359–398 383 61 346.00–380.00 $372.51 $1,427 -3.65
405 405 4 313.00 $313.00 $1,268 -47.33
400–443 430 104 328.00–380.00 $363.32 $1,562 +2.99
450–494 477 193 332.50–370.00 $349.87 $1,669 -1.49
501–545 524 236 310.00–364.00 $334.97 $1,755 +3.91
526–548 535 7 293.00–300.00 $296.93 $1,589 -34.13
550–598 568 89 297.00–326.00 $310.04 $1,761 -4.78
583–592 586 6 280.00–286.00 $283.98 $1,664 -6.52
605–632 619 77 283.00–306.00 $292.17 $1,809 -6.99
618–630 unweaned 625 7 275.00–276.00 $275.58 $1,722 —
651 651 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,725 +15.00
652–680 665 141 267.00–290.00 $278.61 $1,853 +28.61
730–742 unweaned 735 5 247.00–254.50 $251.47 $1,848 +11.47
751–755 752 25 248.00–253.75 $252.83 $1,901 +2.74
958 958 221 228.85 $228.85 $2,192 +15.64
1040 1040 52 210.10 $210.10 $2,185 —
1063 1063 54 209.85 $209.85 $2,231 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 4 367.50 $367.50 $1,080 —
310 310 3 324.00 $324.00 $1,004 +2.00
341 thin fleshed 341 4 368.00 $368.00 $1,255 —
355–369 362 12 292.00–298.00 $295.06 $1,068 -42.35
416–432 424 20 317.50–358.00 $334.36 $1,418 +21.33
475 unweaned 475 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,496 —
452–498 476 27 318.00–350.00 $329.50 $1,568 -4.57
512–534 519 12 308.00–315.00 $312.60 $1,622 +8.12
545–548 547 5 280.00–288.00 $283.19 $1,549 -21.29
570–595 578 61 275.00–298.00 $291.46 $1,685 -6.52
578 unweaned 578 8 288.00 $288.00 $1,665 —
603–647 618 23 250.00–280.00 $266.57 $1,647 -23.72
640 unweaned 640 10 264.00 $264.00 $1,690 —
670–693 683 7 238.50–244.00 $240.81 $1,645 -31.14
754 754 10 242.50 $242.50 $1,828 -10.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,235 —
463 463 4 317.00 $317.00 $1,468 +5.00
586 586 11 247.00 $247.00 $1,447 —
592 unweaned 592 5 267.50 $267.50 $1,584 —
697 697 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,777 —
724 724 6 248.00 $248.00 $1,796 —
785 785 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,876 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 8 287.50 $287.50 $1,101 —
446 446 4 271.00 $271.00 $1,209 —
508 unweaned 508 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,361 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
766 766 12 245.00 $245.00 $1,877 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,801 —
788 788 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,678 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 327 22 315.00–337.50 $323.23 $1,057 +1.20
358–393 384 79 306.00–339.00 $326.61 $1,254 -0.70
402–443 419 88 293.00–337.00 $318.62 $1,335 +8.51
473 473 9 279.50 $279.50 $1,322 -26.27
450–496 481 189 280.00–317.00 $306.99 $1,477 +1.22
491 thin fleshed 491 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,576 -1.00
507 fancy 507 23 307.00 $307.00 $1,556 —
503–548 528 152 270.00–301.00 $285.56 $1,508 +31.16
575 575 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,409 -13.88
562–596 576 127 261.00–291.00 $272.88 $1,572 +14.00
602–641 628 59 257.25–279.00 $258.62 $1,624 +0.26
660–667 664 4 241.00–243.00 $241.99 $1,607 -9.82
715–733 726 517 249.00–252.50 $251.94 $1,829 +2.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284–297 291 8 325.00–345.00 $334.78 $974 +11.98
303–313 308 4 325.00–330.00 $327.54 $1,009 +19.72
356–390 370 11 290.00–315.00 $308.94 $1,143 +2.32
405–445 429 27 272.00–310.00 $290.26 $1,245 -9.04
448 unweaned 448 8 252.00 $252.00 $1,129 —
469–497 480 37 255.00–280.00 $267.26 $1,283 -18.91
514 unweaned 514 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,324 —
502–545 519 45 258.00–284.00 $267.41 $1,388 +10.51
520 520 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,362 +5.10
560–592 577 63 247.00–270.00 $256.33 $1,479 +12.58
582 582 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,449 +5.25
603–608 607 16 227.50–240.00 $237.67 $1,443 -0.40
609–638 628 12 254.00–255.00 $254.32 $1,597 +16.25
661–691 677 24 235.50–255.00 $245.43 $1,662 +10.81
698 698 3 246.00 $246.00 $1,717 +11.38
698 unweaned 698 8 231.50 $231.50 $1,616 —
712 712 385 250.25 $250.25 $1,782 +2.21
754 754 14 228.50 $228.50 $1,723 +4.00
803–817 811 25 205.00–213.50 $209.49 $1,699 +2.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
447 447 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,118 —
456 456 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,094 —
483 483 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,135 —
527–537 531 8 242.00–254.00 $246.55 $1,309 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,800 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 3 202.50 $202.50 $1,873 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 5 388.00–409.00 $396.40 $1,229 +62.24
349 unweaned 349 5 302.00 $302.00 $1,054 —
350 350 3 362.50 $362.50 $1,269 +11.32
373 unweaned 373 6 334.00 $334.00 $1,246 —
433 433 3 352.00 $352.00 $1,524 +4.50
446 thin fleshed 446 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,583 —
460–493 474 7 235.00–285.00 $262.72 $1,245 -56.16
476 unweaned 476 8 290.00 $290.00 $1,380 —
510–543 527 16 267.50–293.00 $281.36 $1,483 -19.03
550–590 562 20 279.00–295.00 $283.44 $1,593 -0.56
601–648 638 21 256.00–275.00 $267.73 $1,708 +2.21
728 728 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,551 -27.00
782 782 6 215.50 $215.50 $1,685 -4.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1395 1193 80-85% 74 115.00–133.00 $124.33 $1,483 +0.16
1075–1385 1220 80-85% 10 100.00–116.00 $110.07 $1,343 -1.12
1145–1365 1226 80-85% 12 128.00–138.00 $132.36 $1,623 +0.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1180 991 85-90% 14 80.00–104.00 $96.08 $952 -13.17
880–1160 1026 85-90% 43 104.00–120.00 $111.92 $1,148 -8.08
995–1175 1067 85-90% 5 123.00–129.00 $126.81 $1,353 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1212–1635 1426 75-80% 27 133.00–151.00 $140.21 $1,999 +10.03
1165–1620 1450 75-80% 17 123.00–135.00 $130.07 $1,886 —
1475–1830 1653 75-80% 2 117.00–118.00 $117.45 $1,941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2100 1530 3 129.00–135.00 $133.00 $2,035 -13.34
1320–1950 1697 7 137.00–159.00 $149.32 $2,534 —
1830–2025 1905 5 160.00–168.00 $163.38 $3,112 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
978 978 (<2 yrs)Open 2 169.00 $169.00 $1,653

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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
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,675.00 $2,675.00 —

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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.