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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

3,814 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.03/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 629 lb · 235 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $169.49/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 729 lb · 146 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $183.84/cwt -2.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 571 lb · 130 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,814 3,448 4,432
Feeder cattle 3,020 3,151 4,054
Slaughter cattle 654 253 348
Replacement cattle 140 44 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers steady to 7.00 higher and heifers steady to 4.00 higher. 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
350–385 360 24 200.00–224.00 $213.41 $768 —
408–447 432 53 195.00–218.00 $206.57 $892 +5.24
450–496 474 76 189.00–209.00 $203.65 $965 +3.15
504–506 value added 505 17 203.00–207.50 $205.11 $1,036 —
500–540 519 58 185.00–207.50 $195.92 $1,017 +4.31
550–596 568 100 179.00–192.50 $186.54 $1,060 +1.41
570 570 4 170.00 $170.00 $969 -15.13
581 value added 581 7 181.50 $181.50 $1,055 -6.42
582 582 15 175.00 $175.00 $1,018 -10.13
591 unweaned 591 4 167.50 $167.50 $990 —
614–644 617 99 170.00–183.50 $175.03 $1,080 -8.14
632 value added 632 13 176.00 $176.00 $1,112 +1.00
620–641 unweaned 635 18 150.00–164.00 $158.58 $1,007 -10.42
654–669 unweaned 665 24 150.00–160.00 $155.87 $1,037 —
650–695 673 62 167.00–173.00 $170.87 $1,150 -7.22
678 value added 678 28 173.00 $173.00 $1,173 -3.22
710–727 value added 714 48 170.25–177.00 $174.17 $1,244 +6.09
717–742 unweaned 733 22 156.00 $156.00 $1,143 —
705–747 737 76 164.50–172.50 $170.43 $1,256 +1.92
770–772 771 6 167.00–167.50 $167.25 $1,289 —
777 777 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,197 —
782 unweaned 782 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,243 —
794 value added 794 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,350 —
810–811 811 7 163.00–163.25 $163.14 $1,323 -0.71
865 865 8 163.50 $163.50 $1,414 +0.50
970 value added 970 24 160.00 $160.00 $1,552 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 197.00 $197.00 $542 —
350–383 373 19 192.00–206.00 $198.91 $742 -6.10
400–445 418 31 186.00–199.00 $190.86 $798 +1.37
460–490 476 16 180.00–189.00 $184.71 $879 +3.73
500–545 517 52 173.50–192.00 $182.29 $942 +2.71
560–591 570 25 168.00–179.50 $172.17 $981 -10.61
580 unweaned 580 3 152.00 $152.00 $882 —
600–640 607 42 165.00–172.00 $168.51 $1,023 -4.10
661–687 674 34 161.00–169.00 $166.68 $1,123 -3.92
715 715 3 161.50 $161.50 $1,155 -1.35
745 value added 745 18 171.00 $171.00 $1,274 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 11 175.00 $175.00 $770 —
500–548 507 20 169.00–178.00 $176.54 $895 —
550 550 7 157.00 $157.00 $864 —
743 unweaned 743 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,077 —
870 870 5 151.00 $151.00 $1,314 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 413 5 172.00–186.00 $180.24 $744 +4.31
450–475 459 9 142.00–182.00 $163.82 $752 -6.18
540 540 4 172.00 $172.00 $929 +6.27
554 554 11 166.50 $166.50 $922 +0.73
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 3 180.00 $180.00 $657 +21.33
451 451 4 170.00 $170.00 $767 —
584 584 4 160.00 $160.00 $934 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 140.00 $140.00 $693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 16 181.00–191.00 $184.96 $603 —
350–395 369 18 177.00–194.00 $184.57 $681 —
420–445 430 20 180.00–185.00 $182.08 $783 +4.32
434 434 6 175.00 $175.00 $760 -2.76
450–496 472 49 167.00–181.00 $174.45 $823 -0.99
490–491 491 6 165.00–167.00 $166.33 $817 -9.11
500–546 526 96 166.00–175.50 $171.68 $903 +0.26
533–545 540 7 161.00–167.00 $164.46 $888 -6.96
553–592 569 40 160.00–170.50 $165.83 $944 -2.48
577 value added 577 18 169.50 $169.50 $978 +0.01
558–588 578 17 156.00–161.00 $159.31 $921 -9.00
600–641 620 141 159.50–172.00 $166.97 $1,035 +4.00
640 unweaned 640 8 156.00–157.00 $156.38 $1,001 —
622–646 value added 644 86 169.00–171.00 $170.84 $1,100 +7.65
650–669 value added 661 21 166.00–169.50 $167.48 $1,107 -12.52
672–680 unweaned 674 8 152.00–156.00 $154.99 $1,045 —
655–687 675 18 156.50–166.00 $163.00 $1,100 ±0.00
720 720 3 152.00 $152.00 $1,094 -7.50
730 value added 730 9 164.50 $164.50 $1,201 +3.90
705–747 734 27 158.00–166.00 $162.35 $1,192 +2.85
787 787 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 326 15 172.00–190.00 $184.60 $602 +20.60
365 thin fleshed 365 5 195.00 $195.00 $712 —
380–392 389 13 175.00–180.00 $177.99 $692 +4.85
414–443 427 26 168.00–185.00 $174.06 $743 +4.62
462–495 479 21 161.00–168.00 $164.82 $789 -0.98
500–548 524 38 154.00–169.00 $162.09 $849 +4.18
555–591 573 25 155.00–162.50 $157.56 $903 +1.08
605 unweaned 605 4 140.00 $140.00 $847 —
620 620 3 154.50 $154.50 $958 +0.60
665 665 3 151.00 $151.00 $1,004 -1.17
652–685 668 14 151.00–162.50 $154.77 $1,034 +2.60
710 710 4 138.00 $138.00 $980 -8.90
750–782 766 4 150.00–160.00 $154.90 $1,187 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 7 140.00 $140.00 $427 —
405 405 8 133.00 $133.00 $539 —
500 500 12 142.00 $142.00 $710 —
611 611 7 158.00 $158.00 $965 —
675 unweaned 675 5 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
762 762 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,090 —
1060 1060 5 128.00 $128.00 $1,357 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 6 169.00 $169.00 $639 +6.43
432–447 443 15 160.00–172.00 $163.12 $723 +18.12
463 463 3 150.00 $150.00 $694 +8.81
509–548 535 15 150.00–153.00 $152.05 $813 +3.05
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 432 8 145.00–146.00 $145.52 $629 —
525–548 539 7 148.00–154.00 $151.83 $818 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 7 134.00 $134.00 $835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–533 519 10 135.00–169.00 $159.75 $829 +10.37
555–595 570 19 140.00–153.00 $145.09 $827 -5.58
650–692 670 19 135.00–143.00 $138.79 $930 -7.02
710–740 723 13 124.00–131.00 $129.40 $936 —
785–790 788 4 128.00–131.00 $129.50 $1,020 —
813–818 815 5 126.00–129.00 $127.20 $1,037 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 7 157.00 $157.00 $604 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 4 156.00 $156.00 $736 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794–970 833 85-90% 14 30.00–38.00 $32.81 $273 —
860–1125 989 85-90% 24 47.00–54.00 $51.52 $510 +1.57
1001–1275 1149 85-90% 75 55.00–63.00 $59.68 $686 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1410 1263 80-85% 10 63.00–64.00 $63.67 $804 -10.17
1115–1470 1304 80-85% 78 64.00–71.00 $66.84 $872 +5.97
1350–1430 1402 80-85% 3 72.50–75.00 $74.20 $1,040 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1383–1655 1463 75-80% 30 66.00–74.50 $70.45 $1,031 -3.74
1720 1720 75-80% 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,299 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1920 1687 6 68.00–82.00 $78.38 $1,322 —
1320–2030 1729 10 84.50–94.00 $89.74 $1,552 —
2080 2080 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,288 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1290–1490 1352 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,155.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
957–1300 1132 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 850.00–1,035.00 $944.33

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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
1025–1325 1232 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 27 1,050.00–1,500.00 $1,332.41 +12.41

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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.