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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

3,610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.68/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 613 lb · 274 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.30/cwt +2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 573 lb · 210 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.87/cwt +4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,048/hd at 519 lb · 189 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,610 4,892 3,363
Feeder cattle 3,346 4,524 2,729
Slaughter cattle 254 338 288
Replacement cattle 10 30 346

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher, except some under 500 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 6 218.00–221.00 $219.51 $852 -8.78
403 unweaned 403 5 186.00 $186.00 $750 —
400–420 417 25 200.00–221.00 $207.23 $864 -16.17
455–498 468 51 197.50–215.00 $205.82 $963 -5.67
505 value added 505 13 210.00 $210.00 $1,060 +6.36
507 unweaned 507 10 175.50 $175.50 $890 —
518 518 9 195.50 $195.50 $1,013 -1.79
500–545 521 149 190.00–209.00 $204.27 $1,064 +6.98
525 525 8 184.00 $184.00 $966 -13.29
560–565 unweaned 563 13 171.00–184.00 $179.03 $1,008 +11.02
550–598 570 143 179.00–210.50 $193.23 $1,101 +1.13
560–585 value added 582 51 193.00–197.00 $193.53 $1,126 +2.84
582 582 3 184.50 $184.50 $1,074 +0.50
604–645 625 64 171.50–187.00 $180.49 $1,128 +15.49
630 value added 630 27 185.00 $185.00 $1,166 -3.35
625–635 unweaned 631 22 160.00–173.00 $164.78 $1,040 —
675 675 11 170.50 $170.50 $1,151 -8.54
650–697 678 66 169.00–181.00 $175.18 $1,188 -3.86
675–695 value added 688 88 169.00–183.00 $179.66 $1,236 -0.49
700–747 731 29 168.00–180.00 $174.92 $1,279 -6.11
740 740 21 165.00 $165.00 $1,221 -16.03
756 756 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,225 -15.22
810 value added 810 30 170.00 $170.00 $1,377 —
833–845 841 8 163.00–172.00 $166.34 $1,399 +1.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 333 23 200.00–210.00 $205.33 $684 -5.62
355–385 375 10 203.00–209.00 $207.28 $777 +0.41
410–449 435 55 185.00–218.00 $204.45 $889 -3.48
455–487 470 22 185.00–208.00 $190.93 $897 -3.61
505 unweaned 505 3 160.00 $160.00 $808 —
501–543 519 28 170.00–192.00 $183.19 $951 +1.46
533 533 3 165.00 $165.00 $879 -16.73
550–590 565 41 169.00–191.00 $174.05 $983 +3.05
595 unweaned 595 4 160.00 $160.00 $952 —
600–646 627 22 165.00–174.00 $168.73 $1,058 +0.40
672 thin fleshed 672 12 178.00 $178.00 $1,196 -1.00
698 698 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,187 +0.94
717 unweaned 717 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,076 —
738 738 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,210 ±0.00
750–765 756 10 160.50–169.00 $164.02 $1,240 -0.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 unweaned 604 24 158.00 $158.00 $954 —
742 unweaned 742 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 185.00 $185.00 $690 —
495 495 4 169.00 $169.00 $837 —
590 590 7 165.00 $165.00 $974 +2.92
608–630 617 14 156.50–163.00 $159.61 $985 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 6 180.00 $180.00 $677 —
480–490 485 4 175.00–182.00 $178.46 $866 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–395 388 6 155.00–160.00 $158.30 $614 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 377 25 172.00–182.00 $177.93 $671 -6.36
412 412 3 160.00 $160.00 $659 -20.53
428–440 432 15 170.00–187.00 $178.98 $773 -1.55
450–497 477 74 164.50–178.00 $171.23 $817 -4.81
486–498 489 15 153.00–157.50 $155.90 $762 -20.14
500–545 526 65 163.50–179.00 $173.12 $911 +3.32
510–535 value added 527 64 166.00–180.50 $176.28 $929 -4.22
561 unweaned 561 8 154.00 $154.00 $864 —
550–595 570 51 158.00–170.00 $165.18 $942 -2.73
552–587 572 12 158.00–161.00 $159.02 $910 -8.89
572–595 580 22 153.50–160.00 $157.58 $914 -10.33
600–620 unweaned 607 11 150.00–157.00 $153.97 $935 —
600–635 611 75 160.00–165.00 $163.62 $1,000 +2.64
607–625 value added 611 168 166.00–178.50 $169.76 $1,037 +3.26
635 635 20 159.25 $159.25 $1,011 -10.75
650–684 672 108 155.75–166.00 $162.52 $1,092 +3.45
700 700 9 151.25 $151.25 $1,059 +6.25
710–715 713 8 154.00–158.50 $156.24 $1,114 -1.76
1072 1072 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–338 321 10 161.00–177.00 $172.28 $553 -8.44
339 value added 339 7 170.50 $170.50 $578 —
360–395 374 24 160.00–178.50 $172.81 $646 -2.32
400–445 423 37 161.00–185.00 $173.93 $736 +1.69
453–490 466 45 156.00–172.50 $163.22 $761 -3.87
490 value added 490 22 167.25 $167.25 $820 -1.75
500–535 value added 506 55 164.00–167.25 $166.63 $843 —
500–540 526 46 155.00–164.50 $158.89 $836 -3.24
536 536 15 152.50 $152.50 $817 -9.63
537 537 11 153.50 $153.50 $824 -8.63
545 thin fleshed 545 14 170.00 $170.00 $926 —
579 579 6 148.00 $148.00 $857 -6.74
565–598 583 19 153.00–158.00 $155.57 $907 +0.83
602 value added 602 81 163.00 $163.00 $981 —
604 604 5 150.00 $150.00 $906 -6.03
615 unweaned 615 4 145.00 $145.00 $892 —
601–648 616 30 145.00–158.00 $154.47 $952 -1.56
650 650 7 156.50 $156.50 $1,017 —
667 unweaned 667 3 130.00 $130.00 $867 —
742 value added 742 10 155.00 $155.00 $1,150 —
1103 1103 6 117.00 $117.00 $1,291 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417–438 428 6 152.00–165.00 $158.34 $678 —
463 463 5 150.50 $150.50 $697 —
465 thin fleshed 465 5 161.00 $161.00 $749 —
511 511 7 148.50 $148.50 $759 +20.50
585–594 590 14 140.00–146.00 $143.20 $845 -1.72
660 660 4 146.00 $146.00 $964 —
769 769 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,000 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 3 157.00 $157.00 $554 —
404 404 11 145.00 $145.00 $586 -25.00
455–480 468 4 143.00–150.00 $146.59 $686 -13.41
500 500 4 148.00 $148.00 $740 -2.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 5 148.00 $148.00 $607 —
505–548 523 7 130.00 $130.00 $680 —
621 621 4 136.50 $136.50 $848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 3 131.00 $131.00 $675 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–515 508 8 140.00–175.00 $162.93 $828 +0.42
700–718 712 6 131.00–137.00 $135.03 $961 +0.41
800–845 827 5 117.50–131.00 $122.72 $1,015 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 7 136.50 $136.50 $867 —
755 755 3 124.00 $124.00 $936 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 194.00 $194.00 $660 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 3 140.00 $140.00 $690 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1465 1262 80-85% 63 63.50–71.50 $68.52 $865 +0.66
1180–1370 1299 80-85% 5 62.00–65.50 $63.50 $825 -4.36
1278–1390 1306 80-85% 4 71.00–75.50 $74.30 $970 +11.93
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1220 1045 85-90% 38 55.00–64.00 $60.12 $628 —
865–1180 1069 85-90% 13 40.00–56.50 $51.65 $552 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1795 1541 75-80% 22 67.00–72.75 $70.06 $1,080 —
1553–1650 1577 75-80% 4 72.50–75.50 $74.72 $1,178 —
1575–1680 1628 75-80% 2 62.50–65.00 $63.79 $1,039 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–2185 1578 6 55.50–87.00 $78.97 $1,246 +4.57
1330–2295 1688 15 89.00–95.00 $92.06 $1,554 —
1425–2100 1791 8 94.50–115.00 $99.33 $1,779 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1135 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,099.44

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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.