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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

1,402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $275.84/cwt -11.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,438/hd at 521 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $259.76/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,639/hd at 631 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.11/cwt -1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,247/hd at 513 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,402 1,377 672
Feeder cattle 1,054 1,114 387
Slaughter cattle 298 243 150
Replacement cattle 50 20 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 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
372–395 387 7 317.50–336.00 $323.51 $1,252 —
410 unweaned 410 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,267 —
405–438 424 7 320.00–330.00 $324.21 $1,375 +0.02
462–489 unweaned 479 11 270.00–280.00 $273.51 $1,310 —
475–490 483 8 294.50–309.00 $301.64 $1,457 -0.13
510–540 521 25 273.00–299.00 $286.34 $1,492 -5.62
502–540 unweaned 522 14 253.00–266.50 $257.08 $1,342 -4.02
550–590 570 22 264.50–275.00 $266.99 $1,522 -15.81
575 575 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,466 -27.80
572–590 unweaned 583 10 257.50–258.50 $258.11 $1,505 +15.11
630 unweaned 630 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,518 —
605–638 631 34 251.00–267.50 $261.97 $1,653 +0.13
660 unweaned 660 10 251.50 $251.50 $1,660 +11.50
655–698 681 15 245.00–253.00 $250.47 $1,706 -7.22
732–735 733 6 227.00–240.00 $235.65 $1,727 -12.91
724–745 735 17 242.50–247.00 $244.59 $1,798 -3.97
787 787 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,794 —
810 810 10 231.00 $231.00 $1,871 —
946 946 8 215.00 $215.00 $2,034 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 unweaned 408 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,061 —
400–422 410 9 287.50–309.00 $293.30 $1,203 —
452–466 unweaned 463 9 260.00–262.50 $261.96 $1,213 —
470 thin fleshed 470 6 306.00 $306.00 $1,438 —
457–496 481 8 270.00–302.50 $281.57 $1,354 -5.46
510–530 520 15 250.00–281.00 $269.06 $1,399 -2.92
556–575 unweaned 564 7 240.00–241.00 $240.44 $1,356 -9.56
559–598 576 27 247.00–268.00 $259.02 $1,492 +4.82
590 590 3 241.00 $241.00 $1,422 -13.20
605–617 612 5 260.00–262.50 $261.51 $1,600 +6.27
662–688 674 13 237.50–246.00 $241.74 $1,629 —
710 710 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,640 -4.93
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 5 252.50 $252.50 $912 —
422–447 433 7 260.00–265.00 $262.21 $1,135 —
467–484 477 7 230.00–242.50 $235.25 $1,122 -14.75
505–535 521 8 230.00–244.00 $234.81 $1,223 —
590 590 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 7 229.00 $229.00 $939 —
595 595 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 —
747 747 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,688 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,156 —
450 450 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,058 —
530 530 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,224 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 4 264.00–268.00 $265.97 $1,011 —
408–449 441 19 251.00–265.00 $259.16 $1,143 +6.79
450–475 467 8 245.00–255.00 $248.47 $1,160 -7.30
458–498 unweaned 493 20 231.00–244.00 $242.19 $1,194 -0.18
505 unweaned 505 4 239.00 $239.00 $1,207 —
503–548 514 33 232.50–253.00 $243.61 $1,252 +6.11
600–630 unweaned 618 19 218.00–231.00 $226.83 $1,402 +6.83
662–691 671 13 224.00–239.00 $234.25 $1,572 —
693 unweaned 693 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,559 —
762–780 775 11 221.00–227.00 $225.39 $1,747 —
890 890 4 211.00 $211.00 $1,878 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 6 231.00–243.00 $236.73 $805 +5.77
370–372 371 4 230.00–235.00 $232.51 $863 +9.07
400–415 406 6 235.00–257.50 $246.80 $1,002 +1.35
405–435 unweaned 417 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,005 +7.02
450–495 470 24 235.00–253.00 $243.41 $1,144 +2.98
505–535 522 19 225.00–244.00 $237.51 $1,240 +0.82
510–533 522 6 220.00–222.50 $221.28 $1,155 -15.41
550–585 566 13 224.00–238.00 $231.57 $1,311 -0.35
610–615 unweaned 613 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,287 —
621–640 629 7 214.00–235.00 $225.84 $1,421 +1.74
781 781 4 193.00 $193.00 $1,507 —
800 800 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 3 227.00 $227.00 $1,346 —
665–694 680 8 197.50–205.00 $201.33 $1,369 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 227.50 $227.50 $887 —
470 470 4 227.50 $227.50 $1,069 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 260.00 $260.00 $827 —
370–395 383 4 271.00–291.00 $280.67 $1,075 -35.33
450–462 456 10 230.00–254.00 $241.84 $1,103 +7.99
500–545 525 6 236.00–252.00 $246.46 $1,294 +16.60
550–590 565 13 210.00–227.00 $219.29 $1,239 —
605–630 612 21 199.00–220.00 $213.18 $1,305 -7.36
700–725 713 4 179.00–185.00 $181.95 $1,297 -18.05
792 792 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,521 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715–743 727 7 177.00–179.00 $178.12 $1,295 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–960 855 85-90% 2 50.00–55.00 $52.81 $452 +6.41
870–1260 1026 85-90% 21 71.50–83.50 $78.85 $809 —
1045 1045 85-90% 1 95.50 $95.50 $998 —
805–1240 1083 85-90% 44 83.50–92.00 $87.40 $947 +0.58
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1450 1254 80-85% 43 91.00–102.00 $94.25 $1,182 -2.23
1120–1415 1283 80-85% 11 85.50–92.00 $87.33 $1,120 -9.15
1265–1415 1323 80-85% 6 104.00–110.50 $106.70 $1,412 +16.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1795 1555 75-80% 6 92.00–100.00 $95.86 $1,491 —
1465–1795 1630 75-80% 2 102.00–119.00 $111.36 $1,815 —
1675 1675 75-80% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,424 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–2180 1567 8 85.00–108.00 $100.27 $1,571 —
1310–2205 1758 11 113.00–119.50 $115.67 $2,033 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–970 883 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 115.00–156.00 $129.36 $1,142

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1320 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 7 1,150.00–1,700.00 $1,486.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,085.00 $1,085.00

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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.