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Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

2,517 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.84/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 582 lb · 240 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.67/cwt -24.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 474 lb · 174 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $385.76/cwt -2.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,801/hd at 467 lb · 166 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,517 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 382 64 377.50–419.00 $401.00 $1,532 -21.35
405–445 428 50 378.00–401.00 $386.66 $1,655 -39.92
451–496 467 166 361.00–411.00 $385.76 $1,801 +28.01
503–548 525 116 349.00–398.00 $365.14 $1,917 +22.66
516–546 534 30 316.50–342.00 $334.75 $1,788 -7.73
550–569 565 16 295.00–338.00 $317.02 $1,791 -52.16
554–594 576 89 320.50–373.00 $336.80 $1,940 +3.90
600–633 612 47 329.00–341.00 $331.41 $2,028 -16.68
622–625 unweaned 623 16 314.00–318.00 $314.75 $1,961 -29.25
638 638 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,908 -8.49
660 unweaned 660 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,650 —
660–681 671 11 288.00 $288.00 $1,932 -35.68
664–697 677 50 303.00–322.50 $312.07 $2,113 -11.61
712 712 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,065 -16.43
717–730 722 8 295.00–305.00 $298.79 $2,157 -7.64
764–773 768 12 286.50–290.00 $288.53 $2,216 +1.84
827 827 6 250.00 $250.00 $2,068 -36.00
987 987 5 221.00 $221.00 $2,181 —
1019 1019 11 220.50 $220.50 $2,247 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 318 7 385.00–415.00 $400.35 $1,273 -21.48
355–393 376 23 373.00–385.00 $375.90 $1,413 -26.36
405–425 418 6 380.00–395.00 $384.85 $1,609 -33.17
463–498 481 42 342.50–372.50 $359.10 $1,727 -16.96
518–545 535 21 330.00–358.00 $349.17 $1,868 -17.83
563 563 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,683 -42.56
563–598 581 31 301.00–355.00 $324.74 $1,887 -16.82
605–616 613 13 298.00–336.00 $311.53 $1,910 -20.79
655–689 672 8 303.00–306.00 $304.54 $2,047 -7.23
715–725 720 8 275.00–292.00 $283.44 $2,041 -10.56
750–772 761 13 265.00–293.50 $275.17 $2,094 -13.85
783 783 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,942 -41.02
840 840 3 248.00 $248.00 $2,083 -35.75
851–888 866 19 240.50–245.00 $243.00 $2,104 -7.42
1010 1010 10 215.00 $215.00 $2,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,844 -10.00
707 707 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,927 —
758 758 7 261.50 $261.50 $1,982 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
948 948 3 229.00 $229.00 $2,171 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–325 321 11 357.50–405.00 $394.65 $1,267 -21.64
352–385 374 58 357.00–396.00 $369.20 $1,381 -25.54
382 382 9 346.00 $346.00 $1,322 -48.74
402–438 419 73 357.50–382.50 $371.15 $1,555 -8.97
431 fancy 431 4 388.00 $388.00 $1,672 —
451–489 472 156 316.00–369.50 $348.86 $1,647 -22.20
483–494 488 18 304.00–335.00 $317.99 $1,552 -53.07
513 unweaned 513 4 307.50 $307.50 $1,577 —
501–538 523 10 289.00–309.00 $301.34 $1,576 -36.19
505–548 525 79 319.00–341.00 $331.78 $1,742 -5.75
563–565 564 21 261.00–273.00 $268.44 $1,514 -32.29
554–598 584 219 290.00–318.00 $312.71 $1,826 -1.50
605–649 613 115 285.00–320.25 $315.69 $1,935 +1.78
630–649 642 26 267.00–279.00 $276.39 $1,774 -37.52
662–682 668 21 276.00–284.00 $281.67 $1,882 -8.28
715–739 737 84 248.00–283.75 $280.73 $2,069 -18.27
774 774 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,935 -17.91
846–849 848 10 248.50–251.00 $249.50 $2,116 -10.50
869 869 7 234.00 $234.00 $2,033 —
901–949 916 35 210.00–237.50 $231.42 $2,120 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 thin fleshed 290 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,124 —
330–345 338 15 330.00–400.00 $360.93 $1,220 -1.57
364–385 369 18 330.00–344.00 $334.62 $1,235 -31.36
370 thin fleshed 370 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,452 —
402–440 419 65 325.00–354.00 $346.01 $1,450 +7.89
423 thin fleshed 423 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,597 -8.72
451–495 467 21 304.00–341.00 $325.76 $1,521 -8.50
474 thin fleshed 474 5 354.00 $354.00 $1,678 -24.00
493 493 5 267.00 $267.00 $1,316 -35.25
505–549 533 31 287.00–314.00 $305.71 $1,629 -20.47
550–580 562 29 278.00–315.00 $299.13 $1,681 -14.22
602–621 615 23 270.00–297.00 $284.97 $1,753 -9.43
620 620 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,612 -34.40
654 654 5 256.00 $256.00 $1,674 -15.00
665–696 687 19 252.00–270.00 $260.51 $1,790 -10.49
700–747 720 25 251.00–270.00 $262.79 $1,892 -10.21
748 748 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,795 —
783 783 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,895 -24.00
811 811 7 248.00 $248.00 $2,011 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–711 711 9 240.00–257.00 $249.45 $1,774 —
807 807 11 221.00 $221.00 $1,783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 3 269.00 $269.00 $1,552 +9.00
626 626 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,596 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 3 223.50 $223.50 $2,157 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 4 387.50 $387.50 $1,449 -20.03
415–433 426 9 352.50–372.00 $362.39 $1,544 -26.80
450–499 488 17 330.00–382.00 $351.50 $1,715 +16.59
535–549 542 13 300.00–326.00 $318.16 $1,724 -14.17
583 583 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,866 +20.03
610–633 622 6 272.00–313.00 $292.88 $1,822 -3.17
831 831 4 244.00 $244.00 $2,028 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,184 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1355 1160 80-85% 34 132.50–148.00 $142.28 $1,650 +17.09
1015–1290 1168 80-85% 3 129.00–130.00 $129.63 $1,514 +4.44
980–1430 1239 80-85% 29 148.00–155.00 $150.96 $1,870 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1655 1438 75-80% 29 140.00–152.00 $146.79 $2,111 —
1415–1825 1600 75-80% 13 154.00–158.00 $155.82 $2,493 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1020 863 85-90% 5 78.00–90.00 $84.87 $732 +11.13
825–1275 983 85-90% 22 112.50–132.00 $123.20 $1,211 +1.04
1015–1075 1054 85-90% 4 134.00–141.00 $137.07 $1,445 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1995 1663 8 151.00–169.00 $160.72 $2,673 —
1355–2300 1736 25 169.00–185.00 $177.64 $3,084 -1.27
1610–2340 1839 8 185.00–197.00 $191.20 $3,516 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
807–1085 977 (<2 yrs)Open 28 177.00–231.00 $200.98 $1,964
860–1355 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 150.00–189.00 $170.18 $1,829

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1378–1565 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 2,675.00–2,700.00 $2,680.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1228 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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.