Missouri (South Central) Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Missouri reported 129 priced lines covering 2,850 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,632 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 395 head. replacement cattle receipts at 602 head. Counted as USDA files them — 69 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 20, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,632Last week 3,595Year ago 2,293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 395Last week 337Year ago 318

Replacement CattleReceipts 602Last week 463Year ago 324

Compared to last week, feeders early week steady to 8.00 lower, with spots as much as 20.00 lower late week, the exception was loads of 9 wt. steers that sold 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold from 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	500.00–530.00	520.19
11	450–500	483	470.00–497.50	488.84
24	500–550	532	450.00–485.00	467.91
7	600–650	618	425.00–437.50	433.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	515.00	515.00
5	450–500	481	475.00–485.00	479.40
7	500–550	529	445.00–500.00	478.43
2	600–650	620	382.50	382.50
2	650–700	655	375.00	375.00
5	700–750	729	327.50	327.50
6	800–850	822	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	460	425.00–450.00	437.23
7	550–600	594	402.50–406.00	405.01
2	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	310	640.00–665.00	657.81
21	350–400	365	630.00–660.00	648.46
13	400–450	423	600.00–615.00	604.96
53	450–500	469	525.00–555.00	538.90
42	500–550	513	515.00–542.00	532.80
17	550–600	579	475.00–495.00	491.54
68	600–650	619	435.00–450.00	443.54
38	650–700	662	420.00–432.50	427.41
47	700–750	720	389.00–410.00	398.41
68	800–850	812	347.50	347.50
121	850–900	865	350.50	350.50
60	900–950	901	332.00	332.00
123	950–1000	950	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	580.00–630.00	615.22
24	350–400	385	570.00–605.00	593.90
57	400–450	429	490.00–585.00	553.93
24	450–500	481	495.00–522.50	511.67
83	500–550	515	465.00–512.50	496.67
81	550–600	582	440.00–480.00	458.62
49	600–650	630	390.00–428.00	417.85
24	650–700	677	400.00–415.00	404.06
43	700–750	731	370.00–375.00	373.44
3	750–800	777	357.00	357.00
41	800–850	802	330.00–350.00	347.06
63	850–900	888	319.00–339.00	319.96
32	900–950	935	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	530.00–560.00	545.14
16	400–450	427	450.00–505.00	487.71
2	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
14	550–600	586	432.50–447.50	440.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
3	500–550	502	370.00	370.00
9	600–650	604	365.00	365.00
7	800–850	808	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	750–800	780	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	363	545.00–580.00	550.62
29	400–450	430	495.00–520.00	509.78
18	450–500	476	470.00–505.00	480.37
17	500–550	510	440.00–480.00	464.10
58	550–600	565	400.00–427.50	420.24
32	600–650	608	385.00–394.50	392.85
2	700–750	740	362.50	362.50
30	800–850	827	320.00–323.00	320.98
4	850–900	851	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	315	530.00–575.00	559.40
19	350–400	374	500.00–535.00	516.23
51	400–450	431	460.00–505.00	482.56
74	450–500	481	425.00–479.00	453.07
57	500–550	536	400.00–442.50	428.53
39	550–600	577	370.00–407.00	395.08
35	600–650	616	340.00–389.00	367.03
30	650–700	665	340.00–362.00	355.85
14	750–800	779	310.00–320.00	318.55
2	800–850	820	317.50	317.50
7	900–950	917	291.00–293.00	291.57
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	775	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	430.00–460.00	442.47
4	400–450	431	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	381	470.00–490.00	483.16
11	400–450	441	417.50–430.00	427.76
11	450–500	476	400.00–440.00	417.66
2	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	700–750	726	354.00	354.00
10	750–800	768	332.50	332.50
6	800–850	814	315.00	315.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,066	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	3,350.00–3,525.00	3,432.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	47	—	1,288	2,400.00–4,050.00	3,185.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,395	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,902.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,511	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,332.88
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	10	—	1,558	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,756.25
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	72	—	1,061	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,336.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	13	—	964	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,672.38
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,085	1,850.00–3,500.00	3,124.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,007	1,700.00–2,550.00	2,154.39
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	870	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,508.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,799.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	52	—	1,262	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,606.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,183	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,197.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,387	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,290.69
Bulls — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,480	6,000.00	6,000.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,237	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,164.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,197	180.00–252.50	209.39
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	989	183.00–250.00	207.74
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	901	275.00–327.50	299.14
Stock Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	921	117.50–177.50	157.69
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	745	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	8	—	866	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,710.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,378.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,065	2,400.00–3,400.00	3,197.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	4,550.00	4,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	4,750.00	4,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,101	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	5,400.00	5,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	4,500.00–4,600.00	4,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,188	3,800.00–4,350.00	4,065.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,233	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,390.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,257	174.00–190.00	182.52
33	—	1,196	147.50–168.00	161.14
75	—	1,169	159.00–185.00	172.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	953	90.00–117.50	106.98
77	—	989	137.50–166.00	154.79
7	—	1,043	167.50–175.00	171.03
34	—	970	120.00–149.00	137.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,642	178.00–194.00	185.41
61	—	1,424	164.00–185.00	175.94
9	—	1,384	144.00–168.00	162.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,643	199.00–220.00	209.12
15	—	1,623	222.50–240.00	227.86
6	—	1,608	180.00–196.00	188.63

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Missouri barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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