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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

2,776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $188.01/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,149/hd at 611 lb · 166 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.75/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 514 lb · 136 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $190.14/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,084/hd at 570 lb · 124 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,776 1,385 2,667
Feeder cattle 2,173 1,079 2,263
Slaughter cattle 453 286 294
Replacement cattle 150 20 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers steady to 10.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs uneven from 5.00 lower to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 382 13 207.00–213.00 $209.18 $799 —
410–430 418 5 195.00–198.00 $196.23 $820 -7.77
400–445 419 42 198.00–226.00 $213.31 $894 +9.31
455–495 479 77 195.00–215.00 $201.25 $964 +14.77
488 488 8 188.00 $188.00 $917 +1.52
510 value added 510 11 205.00 $205.00 $1,046 —
502–535 520 15 180.00–186.00 $182.01 $946 -9.93
520 unweaned 520 6 184.00 $184.00 $957 —
500–546 526 55 190.00–206.00 $197.74 $1,040 +25.81
550–592 568 91 186.00–203.50 $194.39 $1,104 +4.59
550–597 576 33 169.00–185.00 $178.42 $1,028 -11.38
605 value added 605 81 192.00 $192.00 $1,162 —
600–620 unweaned 607 13 165.00–170.00 $166.38 $1,010 —
600–645 619 72 179.00–192.50 $187.43 $1,160 +4.43
650–690 670 46 170.00–184.00 $174.61 $1,170 —
702–725 712 19 164.00–173.00 $166.89 $1,188 -13.60
751 751 14 167.50 $167.50 $1,258 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 329 9 191.00–210.00 $202.04 $665 -0.38
355–399 380 12 190.00–208.00 $197.87 $752 +22.22
415–445 432 16 190.00–207.00 $198.24 $856 +15.03
455–495 475 24 180.00–194.00 $188.84 $897 +9.58
485 value added 485 7 194.00 $194.00 $941 +1.00
515 value added 515 13 191.00 $191.00 $984 —
505–530 519 28 171.00–188.00 $181.55 $942 -5.26
528 528 7 176.00 $176.00 $929 -10.81
555 value added 555 24 196.75 $196.75 $1,092 —
565–590 579 12 171.00–186.00 $180.36 $1,044 +7.54
600–645 620 21 165.00–182.00 $174.89 $1,084 —
691 691 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,154 —
705–735 720 8 163.50–164.00 $163.63 $1,178 -0.97
880 880 6 151.00 $151.00 $1,329 —
935 935 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,318 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 5 140.00 $140.00 $762 —
554 554 4 140.00 $140.00 $776 —
608 608 3 140.00 $140.00 $851 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 3 181.00 $181.00 $968 —
595 595 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,071 —
686 686 4 163.00 $163.00 $1,118 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 205.00 $205.00 $605 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–398 371 23 164.00–191.00 $174.58 $648 —
420 420 3 176.00 $176.00 $739 +9.76
405–448 428 40 166.00–183.50 $178.09 $762 +11.85
450–485 468 42 161.00–177.00 $168.16 $787 -6.00
460–492 476 19 149.50–165.50 $161.16 $767 -13.00
500 value added 500 14 173.00 $173.00 $865 —
500–548 515 95 160.00–173.25 $169.49 $873 +2.89
510–525 520 27 158.00–162.00 $158.91 $826 -7.69
550–598 574 64 155.00–171.00 $162.99 $936 -9.84
564–590 576 9 147.00–154.00 $150.81 $869 -22.02
605–628 unweaned 615 8 145.00–147.50 $145.92 $897 —
620 620 16 173.50–176.00 $175.06 $1,085 +13.71
620 620 3 153.00 $153.00 $949 -8.35
650–685 659 31 164.50–171.50 $165.67 $1,092 +7.17
664 unweaned 664 4 143.50 $143.50 $953 —
680 680 3 146.00 $146.00 $993 -12.50
698 698 6 140.00 $140.00 $977 -18.50
720–725 722 10 140.00–158.00 $152.57 $1,102 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 6 162.00–170.00 $164.80 $541 +5.34
350–390 366 13 161.00–177.00 $166.90 $611 +6.30
416–442 423 16 155.00–172.00 $164.13 $694 +8.23
450–499 472 39 155.00–171.00 $159.27 $752 +2.21
470–496 483 8 143.00–155.50 $149.42 $722 -7.64
500–525 511 7 152.00–156.00 $154.88 $791 +0.02
550–575 561 17 150.50–162.00 $155.98 $875 +1.85
550–580 562 5 131.00 $131.00 $736 -23.13
610 610 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,031 +20.52
650–665 658 9 150.00–157.00 $153.03 $1,007 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 4 140.00 $140.00 $805 +10.00
600 600 6 155.00 $155.00 $930 —
650 650 4 142.00 $142.00 $923 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 3 163.00 $163.00 $497 —
350–370 362 5 151.00–156.00 $154.07 $558 —
502 502 3 152.00 $152.00 $763 —
575 575 3 139.50 $139.50 $802 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 7 144.00–153.00 $149.59 $606 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 4 137.00 $137.00 $704 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 4 127.00 $127.00 $660 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 134.00 $134.00 $600 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432–440 435 9 160.00–170.00 $163.37 $711 +1.38
480–498 489 4 170.00–172.50 $171.27 $838 -1.80
505–545 526 19 141.00–174.00 $154.88 $815 -0.17
555–582 570 7 148.00–150.00 $148.56 $847 -2.51
610–645 635 11 135.00–145.50 $141.92 $901 +6.69
652–695 671 16 126.00–146.50 $139.14 $934 +10.10
700–740 720 4 130.00–138.00 $133.89 $964 +3.89
760–792 770 9 127.00–129.00 $127.78 $984 +3.78
820 820 5 110.50 $110.50 $906 —
998 998 4 113.00 $113.00 $1,128 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1525 1281 80-85% 91 65.00–71.50 $68.07 $872 —
1200–1535 1347 80-85% 5 72.00–76.00 $73.87 $995 —
1375 1375 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $880 -10.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–930 888 85-90% 3 35.00–44.00 $38.38 $341 —
920–1210 1012 85-90% 16 45.00–54.50 $52.21 $528 -0.46
1030 1030 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $680 +13.33
895–1225 1106 85-90% 42 56.50–64.50 $61.16 $676 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $968 -10.72
1430–1615 1518 75-80% 17 66.00–73.50 $69.39 $1,053 —
1510–1652 1553 75-80% 10 73.50–78.50 $76.25 $1,184 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1805 1558 6 62.00–86.00 $75.16 $1,171 —
1495–2115 1839 13 88.50–99.50 $95.02 $1,747 —
1740–2130 1935 2 100.50–104.00 $102.07 $1,975 —

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
688 688 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 109.50 $109.50 $753

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1116 1004 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 950.00 $950.00
946–1400 1180 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 30 1,100.00–1,425.00 $1,302.23
1123–1332 1231 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 23 875.00–1,010.00 $954.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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
900–1325 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 13 1,450.00–1,900.00 $1,773.08 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 5 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.