Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

1,594 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $197.69/cwt -10.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 576 lb · 103 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.83/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 729 lb · 82 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.36/cwt -0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 466 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,594	4,284	1,723
Feeder cattle	1,272	3,876	1,471
Slaughter cattle	202	318	182
Replacement cattle	120	90	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–414	412	12	222.50–231.50	$230.04	$948	+15.04
450–494	469	41	200.00–230.00	$209.38	$982	-13.00
505–545	527	21	187.00–193.00	$191.11	$1,007	-25.65
550–580	564	23	182.50–185.00	$183.72	$1,036	-24.97
570–580	580	80	187.00–202.75	$201.70	$1,170	+9.93
617–628	620	7	194.00–198.00	$196.84	$1,220	-7.21
638	638	6	180.50	$180.50	$1,152	-23.55
710–737	729	82	182.00–185.00	$184.83	$1,347	+4.26
753	753	5	169.50	$169.50	$1,276	-12.50
843	843	6	168.00	$168.00	$1,416	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	4	210.00–222.00	$215.81	$669	-16.16
360–395	369	9	210.00–225.00	$216.33	$798	-6.80
425–440	433	4	207.00–213.00	$209.95	$909	-5.35
452–495	483	9	190.00–211.00	$194.37	$939	+14.37
508–524	516	8	181.00–189.00	$184.94	$954	-12.86
555–595	565	8	187.00–189.50	$188.84	$1,067	-3.67
579	579	8	174.00	$174.00	$1,007	-18.51
650–685	664	9	167.00–180.00	$173.85	$1,154	-10.27
809	809	5	154.00	$154.00	$1,246	-4.51

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	4	202.00	$202.00	$828	—
465–495	485	8	160.00–165.00	$162.47	$788	-22.79
583–595	591	8	150.50–165.00	$159.63	$943	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
672	672	15	135.00	$135.00	$907	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	6	210.00	$210.00	$601	—
693	693	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,040	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
666	666	6	169.00	$169.00	$1,126	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	4	204.00	$204.00	$612	-15.00
454–494	466	77	181.00–199.00	$191.36	$892	-2.77
506–530	522	31	182.00–189.00	$186.35	$973	-2.97
569–595	572	47	182.00–189.00	$186.73	$1,068	+3.17
575	575	4	161.00	$161.00	$926	-22.56
627	627	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,091	-8.71
670–687	674	31	165.00–168.00	$167.21	$1,127	-7.99
726	726	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,169	-9.23
812–815	814	4	146.00–151.00	$148.50	$1,209	—
852	852	3	154.00	$154.00	$1,312	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–337	331	21	180.00–197.50	$190.20	$630	-10.48
350–390	369	19	170.00–192.50	$178.64	$659	-12.25
410–432	423	22	172.00–186.00	$177.83	$752	+0.83
460–490	469	14	171.00–184.00	$177.84	$834	-6.98
491–496	494	8	150.00–156.50	$153.23	$757	-13.16
517	517	3	170.00	$170.00	$879	-12.04
525–546	536	18	167.00–184.00	$173.83	$932	+13.83
571	571	18	178.00	$178.00	$1,016	-5.71
610–640	633	12	161.00–170.00	$167.83	$1,062	-9.17
658–697	682	16	156.00–162.00	$159.44	$1,087	-8.58
720–727	724	6	148.50–156.00	$152.23	$1,102	-13.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–485	472	6	145.00–150.00	$146.71	$692	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	233.00	$233.00	$781	—
465–478	472	4	165.00–191.00	$177.82	$839	-21.40
550–584	564	14	146.00–156.00	$151.15	$852	-14.90
715	715	3	134.00	$134.00	$958	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	10	210.00	$210.00	$731	—
448	448	8	160.00	$160.00	$717	-25.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	3	120.00	$120.00	$486	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975	975	85-90%	1	46.00	$46.00	$448	—
845–1165	1013	85-90%	16	62.00–69.00	$65.78	$666	-16.21
940–1212	1020	85-90%	50	70.00–78.00	$71.62	$731	-10.37
1020–1065	1054	85-90%	4	76.00–82.50	$77.57	$818	+1.43

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1520	1240	80-85%	31	77.50–85.00	$80.21	$995	-2.17
1135–1410	1261	80-85%	12	71.00–77.00	$74.10	$934	—
1150–1530	1282	80-85%	7	86.00–90.00	$87.27	$1,119	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1610	1461	75-80%	8	78.00–84.50	$81.09	$1,185	-5.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1610	1522	3	85.00–94.00	$88.33	$1,344	—
1570–1965	1756	7	97.50–109.50	$104.22	$1,830	-5.19
1720–1900	1793	3	118.00–121.00	$119.16	$2,137	+9.75

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1500	1204	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	42	1,100.00–1,500.00	$1,335.89

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
900–1175	1092	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	1,650.00–1,975.00	$1,875.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,760.00	$1,760.00	—

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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.