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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

1,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $178.43/cwt -11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 566 lb · 72 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $168.75/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 833 lb · 65 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $189.71/cwt -9.79 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 487 lb · 53 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,612 1,657 1,673
Feeder cattle 1,235 1,354 1,445
Slaughter cattle 337 263 208
Replacement cattle 40 40 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower, except yearlings over 600 lbs near steady. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 8 202.00 $202.00 $818 -11.28
450–499 487 53 185.00–195.00 $189.71 $924 -9.79
513–531 524 19 178.00–184.50 $182.59 $957 -16.36
525–548 530 9 171.00–174.00 $173.31 $919 -25.64
550–586 564 63 177.00–184.50 $180.11 $1,016 -0.90
578–582 581 9 160.00–170.00 $166.68 $968 -24.06
655–660 656 7 169.00–170.00 $169.71 $1,113 -3.79
655–675 unweaned 661 10 157.50–160.00 $159.23 $1,053 —
829–846 833 65 163.50–170.50 $168.75 $1,406 +9.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 371 18 174.00–195.00 $187.84 $697 -23.16
435–448 442 4 181.00–182.00 $181.49 $802 -23.49
463–472 467 5 175.00–177.00 $175.81 $821 -16.55
500–548 512 10 170.00–175.00 $171.00 $876 -21.85
555–588 573 15 170.00–180.00 $174.53 $1,000 -14.56
594 594 7 150.00 $150.00 $891 -39.09
605–648 622 36 165.00–178.50 $170.84 $1,063 +5.85
750–782 769 7 154.00–160.00 $157.98 $1,215 —
772 unweaned 772 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 153.00 $153.00 $673 —
500–525 514 7 141.00–151.00 $145.17 $746 —
600–620 608 5 150.00 $150.00 $912 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 359 5 151.00–170.00 $158.41 $569 —
420–445 433 4 151.00–165.00 $157.80 $683 -20.20
456 456 5 160.00 $160.00 $730 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 145.00 $145.00 $780 —
771 771 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,226 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 5 170.00 $170.00 $605 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–338 337 4 155.00–157.50 $156.24 $527 -23.04
350–386 372 13 145.00–152.00 $148.95 $554 -26.82
405–430 413 6 131.00–136.00 $132.73 $548 -42.99
400–447 434 17 150.00–157.00 $152.85 $663 -22.87
465–495 479 14 138.00–145.00 $140.39 $672 -18.61
455–498 486 27 145.00–154.00 $147.04 $715 -11.96
504–525 512 8 131.00–145.00 $140.07 $717 -6.73
521–545 527 13 145.00–150.00 $148.86 $784 -10.70
554–598 566 15 140.00–146.00 $144.04 $815 -4.90
612–633 618 23 139.00–153.25 $151.49 $936 -2.38
655–668 662 13 132.00–151.50 $138.96 $920 +2.25
725 725 5 131.00 $131.00 $950 -12.51
790 790 6 139.50 $139.50 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 11 172.00 $172.00 $657 -8.23
442–445 444 7 156.00–163.00 $160.01 $710 -25.77
462 462 17 160.00–173.00 $169.18 $782 +0.31
505–537 520 13 151.00–160.00 $155.49 $809 -10.39
550–567 563 8 145.00–150.00 $146.22 $823 -16.38
578 578 5 140.00 $140.00 $809 -6.84
619 unweaned 619 4 132.00 $132.00 $817 —
660 660 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,003 —
670 670 3 125.50 $125.50 $841 —
855 855 5 127.50 $127.50 $1,090 -3.50
861 861 7 143.50 $143.50 $1,236 +12.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 3 112.00 $112.00 $448 -43.62
412–447 421 23 125.00–146.00 $140.51 $592 -15.11
460–498 484 11 131.00–143.00 $135.48 $656 —
590 590 5 134.25 $134.25 $792 -0.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 409 5 131.00 $131.00 $536 —
458 458 4 140.00 $140.00 $641 —
598 598 5 145.50 $145.50 $870 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 8 145.00 $145.00 $580 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 4 137.50 $137.50 $426 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 4 191.00 $191.00 $596 —
404–440 417 18 150.00–168.50 $158.96 $663 -33.70
455–485 477 19 145.00–172.50 $161.92 $772 -11.25
500–512 504 8 150.00–156.00 $154.24 $777 -9.35
550–595 574 16 132.00–154.50 $141.21 $811 -17.79
610–638 621 5 130.00–138.00 $133.29 $828 -4.24
650–695 678 12 124.50–132.00 $128.78 $873 -10.71
830–845 838 7 132.00–135.00 $133.85 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 7 132.00 $132.00 $640 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 133.25 $133.25 $686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1440 1273 80-85% 9 72.00–75.00 $73.36 $934 -0.37
1085–1535 1279 80-85% 36 67.00–72.50 $69.05 $883 -4.68
1110–1548 1341 80-85% 27 60.00–64.75 $62.03 $832 -16.53
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1045 939 85-90% 4 36.00–40.00 $38.89 $365 -11.11
875–1100 978 85-90% 25 47.50–57.00 $51.72 $506 —
940–1185 1041 85-90% 30 56.00–65.00 $61.37 $639 +3.17
1080–1085 1082 85-90% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.67 $743 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1475 1416 75-80% 23 68.00–72.00 $70.66 $1,001 —
1405–1695 1518 75-80% 8 73.00–78.50 $74.72 $1,134 -5.46

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1400 1383 4 81.00–94.00 $86.53 $1,197 —
1445–2355 1718 12 92.00–108.00 $99.91 $1,716 —
1615–2115 1903 4 104.00–115.00 $108.10 $2,057 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1022–1238 1209 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 885.00–1,225.00 $1,074.05
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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.