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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

4,284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $208.24/cwt +11.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,187/hd at 570 lb · 248 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.05/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,142/hd at 620 lb · 188 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.54/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 570 lb · 171 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,284 1,606 3,323
Feeder cattle 3,876 1,354 3,043
Slaughter cattle 318 222 255
Replacement cattle 90 30 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 4.00 higher, heifers under 550 lbs steady to 10.00 lower and over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 4 242.50–246.00 $244.18 $801 +5.94
355–390 375 17 235.00–244.00 $238.04 $893 +3.94
412 412 4 215.00 $215.00 $886 -13.56
400–440 428 40 217.00–229.50 $223.46 $956 -5.10
463 463 3 190.00 $190.00 $880 -24.75
455–493 469 63 214.00–230.00 $222.38 $1,043 +7.63
510–543 526 118 202.00–222.50 $216.76 $1,140 +9.64
525–548 533 41 181.00–198.00 $190.77 $1,017 -16.35
550 thin fleshed 550 16 223.50 $223.50 $1,229 —
550–588 570 166 200.50–222.50 $208.69 $1,190 +23.69
560–595 575 28 185.00–202.00 $191.77 $1,103 -12.16
575 value added 575 38 212.00 $212.00 $1,219 —
610–640 622 102 193.00–211.50 $204.05 $1,269 —
650–695 666 115 186.00–199.00 $193.60 $1,289 +3.27
679 value added 679 16 196.25 $196.25 $1,333 —
700 value added 700 16 193.75 $193.75 $1,356 —
706–730 723 34 176.00–182.75 $180.57 $1,306 —
755–765 762 9 182.00 $182.00 $1,387 —
805 805 7 168.00 $168.00 $1,352 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–339 332 12 225.00–235.00 $231.97 $770 +19.26
365–395 377 14 219.00–226.00 $223.13 $841 +8.17
403–445 428 29 206.00–224.00 $215.30 $921 +1.55
448 448 3 191.00 $191.00 $856 -22.75
450–495 475 37 200.00–211.00 $203.62 $967 -1.93
478 478 6 180.00 $180.00 $860 -25.55
505–542 526 53 185.00–213.00 $197.80 $1,040 -3.66
530–543 value added 536 20 200.00–214.50 $206.61 $1,107 —
550 thin fleshed 550 20 211.50 $211.50 $1,163 —
552–562 559 12 170.00–185.00 $176.24 $985 -14.15
550–595 567 63 181.50–204.00 $192.51 $1,092 +2.12
630 unweaned 630 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,172 —
634 value added 634 79 188.75 $188.75 $1,197 —
605–648 639 89 173.00–194.00 $189.10 $1,208 +4.26
650–688 672 88 175.00–193.00 $184.12 $1,237 +5.36
711–722 712 29 175.50–180.00 $179.53 $1,278 +11.53
821–840 827 9 158.00–159.50 $158.51 $1,311 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 17 169.00 $169.00 $747 —
530 530 12 150.00 $150.00 $795 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–488 485 15 175.00–191.00 $185.26 $899 —
500–518 505 9 175.00–184.00 $181.95 $919 -7.05
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 3 203.00 $203.00 $664 —
417 417 5 206.00 $206.00 $859 —
625 625 6 184.00 $184.00 $1,150 —
750 750 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 196.00 $196.00 $719 —
538 538 3 179.00 $179.00 $963 —
578 578 9 174.00 $174.00 $1,006 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 4 219.00 $219.00 $734 +14.50
350–380 367 18 190.00–209.00 $201.19 $738 -10.36
405–440 430 74 194.00–211.00 $201.84 $868 -6.22
430–440 437 10 195.00–195.50 $195.35 $854 -12.71
450–490 477 79 189.00–200.00 $194.13 $926 -9.05
475–499 490 12 175.00–182.00 $179.40 $879 -23.78
500–542 530 54 186.50–195.00 $189.32 $1,003 -9.99
535–540 538 18 174.00–186.00 $177.55 $955 -21.76
551–590 563 10 164.00–167.00 $166.06 $935 -17.15
550–597 570 161 172.50–193.00 $183.56 $1,046 +0.35
602–643 614 118 170.00–188.50 $182.71 $1,122 +11.31
620–635 value added 630 64 188.00–189.00 $188.31 $1,186 —
647 unweaned 647 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,068 —
652 value added 652 38 179.00 $179.00 $1,167 —
652–699 681 22 170.00–176.50 $175.20 $1,193 +17.45
705–745 714 29 165.50–172.00 $170.23 $1,215 +4.23
855 855 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,325 +20.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 10 201.00–216.00 $210.00 $598 —
310–345 325 22 190.00–208.00 $200.68 $652 —
370 thin fleshed 370 5 210.00 $210.00 $777 +2.00
350–392 376 27 175.00–201.00 $190.89 $718 -5.00
422 422 4 177.00 $177.00 $747 -27.59
400–449 428 66 177.00–201.00 $187.18 $801 -17.41
455–498 482 103 170.00–195.00 $184.82 $891 -6.01
485–493 491 13 165.00–167.00 $166.39 $817 -24.44
500–549 531 100 169.00–188.00 $182.04 $967 -6.73
532–538 535 4 160.00 $160.00 $856 -28.77
554–556 value added 555 30 187.50–190.00 $188.75 $1,048 —
560–575 566 30 182.50–185.00 $183.71 $1,040 +15.08
550–592 577 22 150.00–166.00 $156.75 $904 -11.88
601–620 unweaned 608 8 150.00–160.00 $157.45 $957 —
619 619 4 177.00 $177.00 $1,096 +4.94
655–670 665 6 166.00–169.00 $168.02 $1,117 +9.52
711 711 9 166.00 $166.00 $1,180 +18.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514–538 527 16 159.50–182.00 $170.09 $896 -7.89
560–598 579 13 151.00–156.00 $153.45 $888 -7.01
632–644 637 11 132.50–153.00 $143.59 $915 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 5 150.00 $150.00 $686 —
575 575 4 172.00 $172.00 $989 —
596 596 7 140.00 $140.00 $834 —
640 640 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,120 —
650 650 2 153.00 $153.00 $994 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 169.00 $169.00 $693 —
518 518 4 171.00 $171.00 $886 -1.36
595 595 4 155.00 $155.00 $922 —
615 615 4 151.00 $151.00 $929 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 3 140.00 $140.00 $763 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–369 366 14 218.00–226.00 $223.88 $819 +29.88
410–429 422 19 180.00–217.00 $198.43 $837 +5.75
455–477 463 8 194.00–210.00 $199.22 $922 +22.64
500–542 520 20 154.00–180.00 $175.60 $913 +3.37
550–585 570 21 160.00–174.00 $166.05 $946 -1.30
600–643 631 19 147.00–161.00 $157.07 $991 +5.17
672–695 681 9 143.50–149.50 $146.68 $999 +5.94
792–795 794 4 140.50–141.50 $141.00 $1,120 —
970 970 4 107.00 $107.00 $1,038 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 191.00 $191.00 $850 —
459 459 7 159.50 $159.50 $732 —
512 512 5 157.00 $157.00 $804 —
635 635 6 131.00 $131.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 5 185.00 $185.00 $777 +14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1475 1236 80-85% 8 86.00–89.50 $87.15 $1,077 —
1085–1445 1244 80-85% 34 78.00–85.50 $82.38 $1,025 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1050 885 85-90% 6 58.00–68.00 $62.61 $554 +9.36
1030–1060 1047 85-90% 3 80.50–83.50 $81.99 $858 -0.55
960–1205 1089 85-90% 27 72.00–79.00 $76.14 $829 -1.04
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1540 1495 75-80% 2 86.00–88.00 $87.03 $1,301 —
1340–1805 1518 75-80% 13 83.00–85.00 $83.83 $1,273 -3.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1825 1679 5 92.00–100.00 $97.71 $1,641 —
1275–2225 1784 13 103.00–116.50 $109.41 $1,952 +0.52
1820 1820 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,129 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 108.00 $108.00 $956

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1040 955 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 23 1,200.00–1,475.00 $1,378.52
990–1305 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 18 1,075.00–1,250.00 $1,183.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.