Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

2,908 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $360.82/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,952/hd at 818 lb · 331 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.89/cwt +24.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,627/hd at 672 lb · 131 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $591.78/cwt +14.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,475/hd at 418 lb · 81 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,908	5,524	4,454
Feeder cattle	2,610	4,994	4,056
Slaughter cattle	248	409	318
Replacement cattle	50	121	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder sold steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-8.00 higher.

▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 2.00-8.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	11	665.00–690.00	$680.00	$1,564	—
254–293	269	8	655.00–660.00	$657.05	$1,767	-41.31
301–328	319	37	635.00–695.00	$660.67	$2,108	-41.84
350–397	381	23	590.00–655.00	$620.52	$2,364	+8.05
401–447	415	73	518.00–627.50	$597.46	$2,479	+20.46
448	448	8	540.00	$540.00	$2,419	-37.00
475 thin fleshed	475	2	560.00	$560.00	$2,660	—
453–499	482	70	500.00–580.00	$531.27	$2,561	-19.83
497 unweaned	497	8	520.00	$520.00	$2,584	—
502–543	526	34	504.00–545.00	$516.19	$2,715	+8.46
527 unweaned	527	10	527.50	$527.50	$2,780	—
560–595	575	32	440.00–479.00	$462.27	$2,658	+2.39
568–591	584	19	435.00–446.00	$438.38	$2,560	+38.38
600–645	631	34	430.00–465.00	$443.19	$2,797	+1.13
639	639	7	406.00	$406.00	$2,594	+20.24
652–695	674	48	397.00–425.00	$412.41	$2,780	+0.50
753–780	756	20	368.00–387.00	$371.05	$2,805	+8.00
807–825	818	331	357.75–365.50	$360.82	$2,952	+7.08
850	850	21	355.00	$355.00	$3,018	+8.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–292	279	9	620.00–685.00	$646.00	$1,802	+71.00
308–337	323	6	580.00–695.00	$640.09	$2,067	+142.37
380–398	392	14	530.00–590.00	$553.54	$2,170	-41.71
423–445	440	51	525.00–585.00	$547.15	$2,407	+7.64
456–492	471	11	482.50–504.00	$490.74	$2,311	-43.54
500–545	516	18	475.00–510.00	$486.39	$2,510	+2.57
570	570	4	392.00	$392.00	$2,234	-50.75
563–576	571	35	410.00–452.00	$446.70	$2,551	+3.95
611–646	627	13	396.00–440.00	$422.49	$2,649	+29.99
666–670	668	8	374.00–403.00	$388.54	$2,595	+11.54
708 thin fleshed	708	9	400.00	$400.00	$2,832	—
730–742	735	28	361.00–385.00	$375.13	$2,757	+14.49
759–775	768	11	354.00–374.00	$362.99	$2,788	+2.74
815–827	821	80	346.00–350.00	$349.27	$2,868	+3.21
865	865	6	332.50	$332.50	$2,876	-0.35
905	905	2	336.00	$336.00	$3,041	+12.97
1091	1091	6	262.00	$262.00	$2,858	+16.00
1132	1132	9	272.50	$272.50	$3,085	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339	339	8	505.00	$505.00	$1,712	—
367	367	8	490.00	$490.00	$1,798	—
472	472	3	475.00	$475.00	$2,242	—
614–620	617	9	361.00–369.00	$365.46	$2,255	—
923	923	3	319.00	$319.00	$2,944	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1229	1229	8	255.00	$255.00	$3,134	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	4	455.00	$455.00	$2,275	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	3	435.00	$435.00	$2,536	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408	408	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,591	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
254–297	280	14	610.00–680.00	$622.83	$1,744	-42.98
307–340	323	27	590.00–640.00	$603.40	$1,949	+23.88
352–387	370	58	520.00–605.00	$553.57	$2,048	+0.68
380 unweaned	380	6	520.00	$520.00	$1,976	—
400–448	421	54	490.00–555.00	$529.84	$2,231	+16.75
453 fancy	453	6	512.00	$512.00	$2,319	+7.00
476–486	482	59	449.00–506.00	$479.75	$2,312	-0.76
500–545	527	76	417.50–467.50	$446.23	$2,352	-2.23
557–599	579	57	408.00–440.00	$416.15	$2,410	-14.07
577–582	579	9	386.00–393.00	$388.35	$2,249	-41.87
600–624	615	36	385.00–395.00	$394.19	$2,424	-9.29
651–685	672	131	363.00–395.00	$390.89	$2,627	+19.72
707–734	716	15	363.00–375.00	$370.90	$2,656	+5.25
751	751	6	361.00	$361.00	$2,711	+1.00
803	803	18	363.00	$363.00	$2,915	+43.72
810	810	3	370.00	$370.00	$2,997	+50.72
953	953	7	307.50	$307.50	$2,930	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	610.00	$610.00	$1,403	—
292	292	2	510.00	$510.00	$1,489	-60.97
309–335	321	9	520.00–610.00	$568.20	$1,824	+36.37
362–388	378	8	467.50–515.00	$489.81	$1,851	-12.52
416–433	422	16	430.00–503.00	$480.15	$2,026	+29.70
430	430	2	438.00	$438.00	$1,883	-12.45
451–491	468	25	425.00–480.00	$458.45	$2,146	+6.57
490	490	7	450.00	$450.00	$2,205	-1.88
512 thin fleshed	512	15	452.50	$452.50	$2,317	+12.50
503–535	519	16	420.00–445.00	$436.67	$2,266	+19.16
553–578	566	9	372.00–411.00	$391.99	$2,219	+2.41
600–645	629	39	359.00–388.00	$375.48	$2,362	+10.57
637	637	8	346.00	$346.00	$2,204	-18.91
667–680	670	15	359.00–367.00	$365.38	$2,448	+20.89
712–727	717	6	347.00–348.00	$347.66	$2,493	+4.97
722 unweaned	722	4	333.50	$333.50	$2,408	—
758–778	764	24	329.50–346.00	$337.10	$2,575	-1.41
847	847	7	326.00	$326.00	$2,761	—
894	894	9	290.50	$290.50	$2,597	—
945	945	6	296.00	$296.00	$2,797	+3.00
1070–1072	1072	10	246.00–267.50	$263.21	$2,822	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	6	432.50	$432.50	$1,652	—
487–495	490	8	401.00–402.50	$401.57	$1,968	-9.80
533	533	3	410.00	$410.00	$2,185	±0.00
663–668	665	7	350.00–355.00	$352.15	$2,342	—
743	743	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,452	—
908	908	3	280.00	$280.00	$2,542	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,147	-17.50
618	618	4	364.00	$364.00	$2,250	-17.49

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	7	332.50	$332.50	$2,278	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319–340	323	6	630.00–635.00	$634.12	$2,048	+10.17
360–375	370	20	590.00–670.00	$645.82	$2,390	+53.69
415	415	3	565.00	$565.00	$2,345	+69.76
460–476	469	7	500.00–507.50	$503.15	$2,360	+3.15
500–539	519	26	445.00–505.00	$476.96	$2,475	-33.04
590	590	5	413.00	$413.00	$2,437	-11.00
607–642	630	11	405.00–420.00	$414.62	$2,612	+8.69
650	650	3	390.00	$390.00	$2,535	+0.60
730–745	738	11	344.00–364.50	$353.21	$2,607	-3.79
818–846	837	12	317.00–339.00	$331.83	$2,777	—
1087	1087	2	267.00	$267.00	$2,902	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	5	462.50	$462.50	$2,572	—
600–603	602	6	402.50–427.50	$415.03	$2,498	—
839	839	6	322.50	$322.50	$2,706	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	3	440.00	$440.00	$2,024	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1255	1145	80-85%	2	153.00–155.00	$154.10	$1,764	—
920–1390	1147	80-85%	45	150.00–175.00	$166.46	$1,909	—
1033–1340	1182	80-85%	24	174.00–182.00	$178.78	$2,113	+14.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1855	1432	75-80%	18	165.00–180.00	$173.96	$2,491	-5.10
1315–1780	1499	75-80%	16	178.00–185.00	$181.76	$2,725	—
1590	1590	75-80%	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,464	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1175	960	85-90%	7	118.00–135.00	$126.33	$1,213	—
855–1155	983	85-90%	3	160.00–168.00	$163.91	$1,611	—
765–1185	1004	85-90%	23	137.50–162.00	$152.17	$1,528	-5.83

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1555	1503	65-75%	2	187.00–192.00	$189.59	$2,850	—
1730	1730	65-75%	1	198.00	$198.00	$3,425	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1900	1493	4	175.00–194.00	$185.37	$2,768	—
1070–1925	1646	31	188.00–217.00	$202.51	$3,333	—
1490–1975	1716	9	218.00–240.00	$225.12	$3,863	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1085	986	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	249.00–312.00	$278.68	$2,748
805–1220	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	217.50–286.00	$243.63	$2,570

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1046	1046	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	3,700.00	$3,700.00
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1140	1140	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1160	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	3,150.00	$3,150.00
1350–1445	1398	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–3,400.00	$2,868.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
752	752	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00	—

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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.