Missouri (West Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

6,486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $387.77/cwt +10.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,796/hd at 721 lb · 391 head

light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $370.78/cwt +24.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,707/hd at 730 lb · 310 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $453.74/cwt +8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,816/hd at 621 lb · 295 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,486	8,594	7,284
Feeder cattle	5,615	7,338	6,933
Slaughter cattle	720	1,046	286
Replacement cattle	151	210	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold steady to 10.00 higher, with some spots of 20.00 higher on calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 higher.

▲ Feeder cattle: feeders sold steady to 10.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 7.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	4	700.00–725.00	$712.74	$1,853	+57.74
260–275 unweaned	269	5	670.00–690.00	$677.73	$1,823	—
304–345	326	23	608.00–695.00	$658.63	$2,147	+1.85
350–389	372	38	610.00–717.50	$651.20	$2,422	+32.15
400–443	422	125	535.00–615.00	$585.71	$2,472	-4.15
428 unweaned	428	12	590.00	$590.00	$2,525	+20.00
450 unweaned	450	7	520.00	$520.00	$2,340	+4.29
450–497	477	182	494.00–575.00	$542.65	$2,588	+3.55
500–540	518	214	482.00–560.00	$519.72	$2,692	+5.73
518–541 unweaned	524	41	487.50–502.50	$498.35	$2,611	+28.35
555–599	579	130	455.00–508.00	$469.08	$2,716	-3.09
583 unweaned	583	11	471.00	$471.00	$2,746	+21.00
602–615 unweaned	606	27	427.00–482.00	$447.34	$2,711	—
603–649	622	268	442.50–468.00	$454.39	$2,826	+31.66
654–659	657	29	420.00–439.00	$429.37	$2,821	-14.77
660–669 unweaned	668	35	407.50–414.00	$413.08	$2,759	+5.58
700–710	709	16	395.00–432.50	$426.84	$3,026	+17.58
709 unweaned	709	11	396.00	$396.00	$2,808	—
803	803	65	384.50	$384.50	$3,088	+7.00
861–885	876	176	366.50–369.00	$367.38	$3,218	+9.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	3	620.00	$620.00	$1,525	—
275–297	286	4	640.00–680.00	$660.77	$1,890	+36.47
300–314	310	7	605.00–685.00	$662.88	$2,055	+29.01
362–397	380	32	505.00–657.50	$586.10	$2,227	-0.51
400–449	431	47	470.00–562.50	$536.67	$2,313	-0.82
411–448 unweaned	432	11	510.00–525.00	$516.52	$2,231	—
455–498	480	41	460.00–505.00	$488.18	$2,343	+3.35
452–498 unweaned	483	15	505.00–510.00	$508.50	$2,456	—
500–548	529	90	450.00–515.00	$474.76	$2,511	-2.53
552 thin fleshed	552	3	490.00	$490.00	$2,705	—
561–586	574	28	446.00–467.00	$456.02	$2,618	+12.75
600–648	631	97	415.00–442.50	$423.11	$2,670	-3.46
658–690	665	69	380.00–416.00	$412.53	$2,743	-6.95
667	667	5	391.00	$391.00	$2,608	-28.48
719 thin fleshed	719	7	407.00	$407.00	$2,926	—
701–745	729	47	376.00–405.00	$389.08	$2,836	-30.92
730	730	4	357.50	$357.50	$2,610	-62.50
754–789	766	30	361.00–384.00	$373.43	$2,860	-2.26
812–828	825	14	347.00–366.00	$361.99	$2,986	-4.91
864–870	868	13	337.00–351.00	$345.64	$3,000	+24.64
900–922	917	25	315.00–333.50	$324.36	$2,974	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–542	535	5	445.00–460.00	$453.92	$2,428	+29.70
555	555	3	455.00	$455.00	$2,525	+50.06
572	572	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,374	+10.06

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	8	532.50	$532.50	$2,673	±0.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
784	784	7	368.00	$368.00	$2,885	—

Medium 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
851	851	4	177.50	$177.50	$1,511	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–279 unweaned	274	7	590.00–620.00	$611.85	$1,676	—
275	275	2	635.00	$635.00	$1,746	+15.00
315–340	330	18	580.00–620.00	$604.74	$1,996	+4.61
320–345 unweaned	339	8	560.00–580.00	$575.28	$1,950	+27.23
371 unweaned	371	5	527.50	$527.50	$1,957	—
350–396	378	65	502.00–615.00	$557.46	$2,107	+12.87
403–447	421	125	468.00–560.00	$516.37	$2,174	-4.94
435 unweaned	435	14	505.00	$505.00	$2,197	-15.00
455 fancy	455	4	517.50	$517.50	$2,355	—
451–498	474	264	439.00–530.00	$481.16	$2,281	+9.95
476–488 unweaned	481	10	480.00–500.00	$487.99	$2,347	+15.49
510	510	2	396.00	$396.00	$2,020	-58.79
504–528 unweaned	512	19	422.50–457.00	$445.76	$2,282	+0.76
500–547	525	130	440.00–500.00	$462.72	$2,429	+7.93
557–596	575	158	396.00–450.00	$424.14	$2,439	+34.63
599	599	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,306	-4.51
610–614 fancy	613	24	444.00–447.50	$446.19	$2,735	—
602–642	621	74	384.00–428.00	$402.90	$2,502	-13.36
671–693	688	53	387.50–392.50	$391.40	$2,693	-17.57
714–734	721	391	375.00–395.50	$387.77	$2,796	+10.98
750–792	776	185	339.00–359.50	$357.09	$2,771	+9.03
833	833	4	323.00	$323.00	$2,691	-26.66
890	890	6	304.00	$304.00	$2,706	—
950	950	12	309.00	$309.00	$2,936	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	6	580.00–690.00	$635.49	$1,798	+52.69
308–327	315	8	535.00–580.00	$556.70	$1,754	-35.66
373 unweaned	373	3	470.00	$470.00	$1,753	—
368–389	379	18	452.00–565.00	$487.06	$1,846	-25.52
410–448	431	36	435.00–502.50	$478.01	$2,060	+5.41
455 thin fleshed	455	4	480.00	$480.00	$2,184	-20.00
452–498	479	69	424.00–475.00	$457.17	$2,190	-4.25
492 unweaned	492	4	467.50	$467.50	$2,300	—
502 unweaned	502	14	412.50	$412.50	$2,071	—
505–548	527	55	400.00–450.00	$431.76	$2,275	+0.18
573	573	2	402.50	$402.50	$2,306	-5.72
552–590	585	103	363.00–419.00	$397.06	$2,323	+35.66
605–647	633	25	367.00–382.50	$373.79	$2,366	-10.00
666–690	677	26	354.00–385.00	$366.95	$2,484	-1.32
685 unweaned	685	3	356.00	$356.00	$2,439	—
709–731	730	310	366.00–371.00	$370.78	$2,707	+23.06
758–784	782	73	337.50–348.00	$341.27	$2,669	+2.65
785	785	3	319.00	$319.00	$2,504	-19.62
805–842	824	6	312.50–325.00	$318.61	$2,625	-10.78
870	870	5	295.00	$295.00	$2,566	—
973	973	3	296.00	$296.00	$2,880	—
1338	1338	2	235.00	$235.00	$3,144	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,386	—
488–498	492	7	420.00–427.50	$423.25	$2,082	+7.75
528–538	534	11	395.00–400.00	$397.45	$2,122	—
585–593	589	6	385.00–392.50	$388.78	$2,290	+17.53
620–635	625	10	346.00–368.00	$352.71	$2,204	+2.71
652	652	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,249	—
690	690	2	335.00	$335.00	$2,312	+17.50
710	710	3	325.00	$325.00	$2,308	—
788	788	3	327.50	$327.50	$2,581	+18.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1112	1112	34	280.00	$280.00	$3,114	+15.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
651	651	8	365.00	$365.00	$2,376	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965	965	4	280.00	$280.00	$2,702	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,355	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,755	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	580.00	$580.00	$1,798	-37.54
351–395	371	14	535.00–585.00	$558.11	$2,071	+15.95
380 unweaned	380	3	550.00	$550.00	$2,090	-10.00
405–437	425	18	515.00–560.00	$541.05	$2,299	+36.05
465–498	480	21	420.00–527.50	$481.75	$2,312	+1.54
505–548	532	24	405.00–485.00	$451.37	$2,401	+2.21
581–590	585	8	397.50–445.00	$421.59	$2,466	+1.58
601–647	620	16	382.50–445.00	$417.56	$2,589	+7.56
653	653	3	385.00	$385.00	$2,514	—
710–720	715	10	385.00–395.00	$388.51	$2,778	—
760	760	2	365.00	$365.00	$2,774	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1260	1161	80-85%	4	150.00–154.00	$151.44	$1,758	-1.18
980–1335	1171	80-85%	89	161.00–185.00	$176.00	$2,061	+23.38
980–1365	1183	80-85%	58	184.00–197.00	$189.61	$2,243	+36.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1750	1457	75-80%	29	170.00–188.00	$181.11	$2,639	—
1250–1721	1482	75-80%	55	185.00–199.00	$190.97	$2,830	—
1325–1825	1543	75-80%	5	162.00–172.00	$168.19	$2,595	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1030	886	85-90%	11	108.00–141.00	$129.28	$1,145	—
870–1040	949	85-90%	5	160.00–181.00	$173.72	$1,649	—
805–1130	963	85-90%	67	142.00–176.00	$159.11	$1,532	+27.13

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1530	1473	65-75%	2	205.00–209.00	$206.92	$3,048	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	216.00	$216.00	$2,592	—
1215–1395	1305	2	200.00–204.00	$201.86	$2,634	—
1290–2340	1638	44	199.00–241.00	$224.19	$3,672	+9.37
1715–2320	1962	10	238.00–260.00	$244.88	$4,805	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
951–953	951	(<2 yrs)	Open	23	270.00–322.50	$317.93	$3,024
1000–1140	1058	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	191.00–250.00	$226.02	$2,391
820–1360	1109	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	192.00–295.00	$226.49	$2,512

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–970	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	219.00–330.00	$288.47	$2,429
890–893	892	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	200.00–230.00	$218.02	$1,945
910 thin fleshed	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,729

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–995	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	189.00–220.00	$202.96	$1,955

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1037	1037	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,250.00	$2,250.00
955–1225	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	2,700.00–3,050.00	$2,897.74
1049–1190	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	3,000.00–3,650.00	$3,459.81
1005–1260	1177	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	2,800.00–3,600.00	$3,188.60
1245–1290	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,598.22

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–875	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,846.81
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
910–995	953	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,600.00	$2,552.23

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1340–1450	1395	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	3,050.00–3,200.00	$3,127.96

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–850	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,643.08

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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.