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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

5,206 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.56/cwt +1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,501/hd at 529 lb · 254 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $259.39/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,613/hd at 622 lb · 252 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.30/cwt -14.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 521 lb · 205 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,206 5,697 1,590
Feeder cattle 4,341 4,981 1,368
Slaughter cattle 745 676 179
Replacement cattle 120 40 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers steady with some under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-10.00 lower except some under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 4 264.00 $264.00 $607 —
232 232 5 292.50 $292.50 $679 —
265 265 4 300.00 $300.00 $795 —
335 335 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,008 +10.00
360–395 374 20 300.00–315.00 $305.26 $1,142 +0.89
385 value added 385 14 318.00 $318.00 $1,224 —
400–435 411 46 290.00–324.50 $313.50 $1,288 +9.40
455–496 469 148 265.00–323.00 $301.25 $1,413 +6.36
475 unweaned 475 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,330 +42.00
515–530 value added 520 80 287.00–299.00 $296.38 $1,541 +7.37
500–545 529 96 260.00–294.00 $286.44 $1,515 +6.94
520–545 unweaned 539 78 248.00–271.00 $266.87 $1,438 —
555 555 6 252.50 $252.50 $1,401 -20.03
552–595 578 173 254.00–282.00 $273.19 $1,579 +0.66
605 605 7 242.00 $242.00 $1,464 -20.34
605–630 value added 614 73 275.00–282.00 $279.44 $1,716 +13.35
601–645 unweaned 620 59 222.50–263.50 $239.64 $1,486 +1.43
605–649 629 113 244.00–265.50 $257.83 $1,622 -4.51
660–690 673 126 236.00–254.50 $248.50 $1,672 -14.35
706 unweaned 706 30 231.00 $231.00 $1,631 -7.17
718 718 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,687 -12.08
733–735 value added 734 74 238.00–260.00 $247.23 $1,815 -6.74
776–785 776 70 229.00–234.00 $233.86 $1,815 -7.53
801 801 27 224.00 $224.00 $1,794 +12.00
1045 1045 22 188.50 $188.50 $1,970 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–304 303 8 274.00–280.00 $275.49 $835 -4.69
350–395 376 33 265.00–307.50 $279.69 $1,052 -11.22
400–439 422 37 266.00–297.50 $273.72 $1,155 -6.28
455–493 477 17 260.00–293.00 $276.42 $1,319 +13.41
505 unweaned 505 20 231.00 $231.00 $1,167 —
500–530 516 35 240.00–269.00 $253.20 $1,307 -3.63
565 unweaned 565 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,311 —
565–595 578 71 240.00–267.00 $252.06 $1,457 +5.14
626 626 5 227.50 $227.50 $1,424 -8.78
630 value added 630 25 244.00 $244.00 $1,537 —
604–649 633 30 237.00–245.00 $241.73 $1,530 +5.45
655–665 662 16 231.00–251.00 $238.46 $1,579 -7.48
675 unweaned 675 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,411 —
750–790 765 9 211.00–230.00 $221.72 $1,696 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,280 +15.50
577–595 591 32 234.00–257.00 $252.09 $1,490 —
818 818 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,759 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 4 213.00 $213.00 $916 —
450 450 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,080 —
537 537 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,192 -1.16
555–575 569 9 221.00–235.00 $226.57 $1,289 —
635 635 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,410 ±0.00
670–685 675 9 217.50–220.50 $219.49 $1,482 +8.49
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 4 210.00 $210.00 $920 —
498 498 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,215 -3.94
505–537 522 10 227.00–239.00 $235.00 $1,227 -16.97
646 646 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,370 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,622 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 250.00 $250.00 $712 +11.00
310–335 324 8 255.00–288.00 $268.91 $871 +15.23
350–398 381 19 242.50–291.00 $268.41 $1,023 +10.04
385 385 3 235.00 $235.00 $905 -23.37
410 unweaned 410 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,054 —
410 value added 410 10 292.00 $292.00 $1,197 —
400–435 414 39 260.00–291.50 $280.55 $1,161 +12.75
465 value added 465 39 260.50 $260.50 $1,211 -11.33
470–485 unweaned 473 11 215.00–229.00 $226.39 $1,071 -30.36
450–499 474 66 246.00–266.00 $256.62 $1,216 -14.58
495 495 3 253.00 $253.00 $1,252 +3.00
500–548 unweaned 512 67 220.00–252.00 $242.61 $1,242 +22.48
500–549 526 138 239.00–262.50 $249.57 $1,313 -15.67
550 value added 550 12 247.50 $247.50 $1,361 -15.32
562–585 unweaned 575 16 210.00–224.00 $217.38 $1,250 -4.62
560–591 577 132 228.00–250.00 $241.29 $1,392 -18.04
596 596 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,341 -34.33
602–645 612 10 220.00–222.50 $220.99 $1,352 -24.54
600–645 618 100 220.00–239.00 $229.41 $1,418 -16.12
665–673 unweaned 667 18 194.00–207.00 $203.36 $1,356 -26.64
665–688 671 73 221.00–230.00 $226.71 $1,521 -12.90
665–687 676 6 196.00–220.00 $208.20 $1,407 -31.41
685 685 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,473 -24.61
702–719 711 66 202.00–224.00 $222.11 $1,579 -6.64
784–792 790 15 190.00–206.00 $194.23 $1,534 —
878 878 17 195.00 $195.00 $1,712 —
1041 1041 17 166.00 $166.00 $1,728 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 5 225.00 $225.00 $655 —
325–345 335 18 235.00–271.00 $251.30 $842 —
351–392 371 19 234.00–245.00 $241.15 $895 +1.87
408 408 9 226.00 $226.00 $922 -29.86
408–448 428 59 230.00–272.00 $255.20 $1,092 -0.66
450–485 465 65 227.50–267.00 $248.03 $1,153 +5.42
465–485 unweaned 481 38 210.50–220.00 $212.25 $1,021 —
505–545 unweaned 517 15 210.00–215.00 $213.17 $1,102 —
500–530 518 48 224.00–250.00 $234.22 $1,213 -9.35
550–590 565 39 212.50–240.50 $232.36 $1,313 +1.42
579–588 unweaned 582 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,164 —
605 unweaned 605 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,041 -24.00
615 value added 615 65 244.00 $244.00 $1,501 —
620 620 19 198.00–227.00 $219.37 $1,360 +1.82
675 thin fleshed 675 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,559 —
690 690 7 202.00 $202.00 $1,394 -7.54
688–698 692 5 204.00 $204.00 $1,412 -5.54
712 712 8 193.50–212.50 $203.00 $1,445 —
818 818 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 6 219.00 $219.00 $964 —
455 455 3 200.00 $200.00 $910 —
475 thin fleshed 475 8 221.00 $221.00 $1,050 —
510–530 515 16 192.00–218.00 $210.75 $1,085 -11.19
552–580 569 5 184.00–206.00 $197.46 $1,124 -18.03
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 212.50 $212.50 $839 —
404 404 4 200.00 $200.00 $808 —
550 unweaned 550 4 172.00 $172.00 $946 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,117 —
609 unweaned 609 7 200.00 $200.00 $1,218 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 422 7 225.00 $225.00 $950 -9.49
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 159.00 $159.00 $692 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,204 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–430 413 5 255.00–265.00 $259.16 $1,070 -16.35
450–498 470 22 220.00–244.00 $235.19 $1,105 -32.31
535 535 4 224.00 $224.00 $1,198 +3.12
550–595 572 17 207.00–221.00 $212.43 $1,215 -1.64
608–642 617 10 199.00–209.00 $204.34 $1,261 —
650–695 666 21 185.00–202.00 $194.92 $1,298 —
705–747 730 5 186.00–194.00 $190.91 $1,394 —
750–760 755 4 180.00–182.00 $181.01 $1,367 +0.01
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 9 191.00 $191.00 $974 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1435 1272 80-85% 150 94.50–104.00 $98.28 $1,250 —
1215–1370 1291 80-85% 6 105.50–110.00 $107.46 $1,387 —
1175–1490 1309 80-85% 13 90.00–93.50 $91.46 $1,197 -10.24
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1170 965 85-90% 49 70.00–82.00 $78.14 $754 —
971–1015 980 85-90% 5 60.00–64.00 $60.83 $596 —
960–1065 1013 85-90% 2 93.50–95.00 $94.29 $955 +18.01
948–1195 1112 85-90% 97 83.00–93.50 $88.18 $981 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1560 1478 75-80% 5 106.00–110.00 $108.59 $1,605 —
1355–1770 1516 75-80% 33 98.00–106.00 $102.37 $1,552 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,197 —
1735–1965 1811 6 106.00–127.00 $115.30 $2,088 —
1940 1940 1 127.50 $127.50 $2,474 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1018–1365 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 57 1,200.00–1,575.00 $1,338.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085–1350 1186 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 18 1,900.00–2,075.00 $1,969.44 —

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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.