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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

2,417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.42/cwt -15.93 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 518 lb · 113 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $199.04/cwt +1.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 575 lb · 113 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $181.04/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 720 lb · 98 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,417 1,594 1,023
Feeder cattle 2,138 1,272 864
Slaughter cattle 259 202 139
Replacement cattle 20 120 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 380 11 196.00–210.00 $202.02 $768 —
400–440 429 19 197.00–215.00 $206.24 $885 -23.80
455–495 478 58 189.00–217.00 $199.53 $954 -9.85
500–547 530 74 186.00–208.00 $197.05 $1,044 +5.94
545 545 4 163.00 $163.00 $888 -28.11
550–565 555 10 160.00–163.00 $160.92 $893 -22.80
560–595 577 103 186.00–208.25 $202.74 $1,170 +1.04
600–640 614 49 179.50–201.00 $189.13 $1,161 -7.71
610–640 unweaned 619 7 155.00–166.50 $163.10 $1,010 —
650–689 665 17 173.00–184.25 $179.29 $1,192 —
675 unweaned 675 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 —
705–740 720 98 179.00–183.50 $181.04 $1,303 -3.79
750–789 763 15 164.00–176.00 $171.86 $1,311 +2.36
790 value added 790 16 171.00 $171.00 $1,351 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 10 197.50–205.00 $199.55 $649 -16.26
360–390 382 12 190.00–206.00 $195.33 $746 -21.00
420–445 432 18 180.00–196.00 $189.72 $820 -20.23
455–495 473 40 184.00–198.00 $188.86 $893 -5.51
490 490 9 165.00 $165.00 $808 -29.37
500–545 519 28 175.00–192.00 $183.60 $953 -1.34
528 528 4 173.50 $173.50 $916 -11.44
550–595 572 39 173.00–187.50 $178.67 $1,022 -10.17
610 unweaned 610 3 145.00 $145.00 $884 —
600–640 634 37 170.00–180.00 $176.84 $1,121 —
660–696 682 27 164.00–174.00 $170.03 $1,160 -3.82
708–740 724 4 160.00–161.00 $160.49 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 178.00 $178.00 $703 —
465–490 479 7 156.00–171.00 $162.24 $777 —
523 523 27 170.00 $170.00 $889 —
612–630 619 6 160.00–165.00 $161.70 $1,001 —
660–680 671 9 154.50–165.00 $159.09 $1,067 +9.09
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
424 424 4 175.00 $175.00 $742 -27.00
555 555 12 171.00 $171.00 $949 —
605–630 613 9 161.00–162.50 $161.51 $990 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 170.00 $170.00 $762 —
620 620 3 168.50 $168.50 $1,045 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 4 156.00 $156.00 $710 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 4 124.00 $124.00 $573 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
294 294 6 193.00 $193.00 $567 —
315–324 321 8 187.00–189.00 $187.74 $603 -16.26
365–398 382 15 177.00–187.00 $184.99 $707 —
405–445 417 29 176.00–183.00 $178.47 $744 —
460 unweaned 460 12 164.00 $164.00 $754 —
458–490 475 17 166.00–180.50 $173.02 $822 -18.34
500–505 504 26 146.00–161.00 $159.70 $805 -26.65
502–540 522 87 166.00–182.00 $173.63 $906 -12.72
557–593 580 35 162.00–176.50 $167.16 $970 +6.16
590 590 3 138.50 $138.50 $817 -22.50
605 605 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,016 -6.00
600–620 unweaned 610 6 135.50–145.00 $140.33 $856 —
600–640 614 52 170.00–180.00 $177.29 $1,089 +3.29
655–690 671 85 171.00–180.00 $177.71 $1,192 +10.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 312 36 170.00–182.00 $177.14 $553 -13.06
360–385 375 13 162.00–166.00 $163.57 $613 -15.07
402–440 430 16 165.00–176.00 $168.71 $725 -9.12
440 440 5 152.00 $152.00 $669 -25.83
450–494 464 27 160.00–174.00 $164.36 $763 -13.48
465–480 472 13 144.00–155.00 $149.53 $706 -28.31
505–545 520 51 154.00–173.00 $166.02 $863 -3.98
550–590 568 14 141.00–152.00 $145.25 $825 -32.75
552–598 576 34 154.50–171.00 $160.18 $923 -17.82
610 unweaned 610 5 134.00 $134.00 $817 —
612–627 622 32 151.00–166.00 $158.76 $987 -9.07
675–691 687 9 147.50–151.00 $148.26 $1,019 -11.18
749 749 4 147.50 $147.50 $1,105 -4.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 4 146.00 $146.00 $650 —
452–485 470 12 137.00–155.00 $145.81 $685 -0.90
532 532 3 140.00 $140.00 $745 —
632 632 6 152.00 $152.00 $961 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 155.00 $155.00 $556 —
422 422 3 160.00 $160.00 $675 —
485–490 487 8 151.00–157.00 $153.49 $747 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 402 3 145.00 $145.00 $583 —
885 885 4 137.00 $137.00 $1,212 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 125.00 $125.00 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 175.00 $175.00 $592 -58.00
350 350 6 200.00 $200.00 $700 —
452–497 477 12 150.00–162.00 $156.52 $747 -21.30
502–520 510 6 153.00–167.00 $161.57 $824 —
605–645 623 11 132.00–144.00 $139.06 $866 —
823 823 3 115.00 $115.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 4 125.00 $125.00 $535 -35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1285 967 85-90% 27 54.00–67.50 $64.13 $620 +18.13
945–1075 1010 85-90% 4 76.00–82.00 $78.06 $788 +12.28
885–1220 1054 85-90% 51 68.00–76.00 $71.37 $752 -6.20
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1595 1292 80-85% 30 75.50–83.50 $79.54 $1,028 -7.73
1170–1440 1315 80-85% 4 70.00–77.00 $73.53 $967 —
1220–1595 1391 80-85% 7 83.50–91.00 $87.56 $1,218 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1755 1507 75-80% 12 78.00–83.50 $81.11 $1,222 —
1405–1740 1525 75-80% 9 84.50–87.50 $85.14 $1,298 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1545 1417 5 89.00–99.00 $93.88 $1,330 —
1440–2095 1814 5 102.00–113.00 $108.38 $1,966 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1285 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,097.01

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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
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,435.00 $1,435.00 —

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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.