Missouri Direct Cattle Report

Missouri · USDA-reported Direct Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

1,492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $176.60/cwt ≈ $1,166/hd at 660 lb · 750 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.26/cwt ≈ $1,172/hd at 654 lb · 457 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.85/cwt ≈ $1,311/hd at 725 lb · 170 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,492	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	170	180.85	$180.85	$1,311	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	55	168.21	$168.21	$1,430	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	750	175.85–176.85	$176.60	$1,166	—
850	850	60	150.21	$150.21	$1,277	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–675	654	457	178.00–179.50	$179.26	$1,172	—

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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.