Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

4,003 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $243.56/cwt +2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,649/hd at 677 lb · 254 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $266.63/cwt +10.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 579 lb · 170 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.34/cwt +6.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 620 lb · 145 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,003	1,207	3,773
Feeder cattle	3,530	996	3,329
Slaughter cattle	413	191	394
Replacement cattle	60	20	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders mostly 10.00 lower, spots 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–337	329	4	295.00–300.00	$298.84	$983	—
410–448	420	12	270.00–300.00	$291.15	$1,223	-24.93
442 value added	442	10	290.00	$290.00	$1,282	—
455–485	464	37	291.00–307.00	$301.15	$1,397	+7.31
470 unweaned	470	8	277.00	$277.00	$1,302	—
523 value added	523	6	283.00	$283.00	$1,480	—
525–535 unweaned	532	9	250.00–256.00	$254.03	$1,351	+11.72
500–549	534	93	267.50–293.00	$278.31	$1,486	-8.58
575 unweaned	575	23	248.00	$248.00	$1,426	+2.41
554–590	580	147	261.00–279.50	$269.55	$1,563	-6.11
600–640	620	134	244.00–261.00	$251.45	$1,559	+10.45
622 value added	622	11	250.00	$250.00	$1,555	—
650 unweaned	650	5	242.00	$242.00	$1,573	+11.00
660–695	676	208	239.00–249.00	$241.14	$1,630	-10.08
685 fancy	685	41	256.00	$256.00	$1,754	—
735 value added	735	26	235.00	$235.00	$1,727	—
700–745	736	64	230.00–240.50	$232.56	$1,712	—
768	768	11	235.00	$235.00	$1,805	—
772 value added	772	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,776	—
832 value added	832	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,830	—
880	880	12	222.00	$222.00	$1,954	—
885–888 value added	885	80	221.00	$221.00	$1,956	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	328	4	297.00–302.50	$298.34	$979	—
352–390	376	13	272.50–295.00	$285.55	$1,074	-6.42
410–445	421	26	260.00–290.00	$276.00	$1,162	-24.68
466–479 unweaned	473	8	210.00–241.00	$225.71	$1,068	-43.07
475	475	21	247.50	$247.50	$1,176	-31.63
455–498	478	38	250.00–289.00	$274.62	$1,313	-4.51
501–545	525	84	235.00–270.50	$250.35	$1,314	-3.75
530–546 unweaned	543	6	230.00–235.00	$230.81	$1,253	—
571–581 unweaned	575	12	220.00–234.00	$225.89	$1,299	—
552–595	576	74	233.00–254.00	$246.60	$1,420	+2.98
590	590	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,363	-12.62
600–630 value added	612	23	245.00–250.00	$248.08	$1,518	—
622 unweaned	622	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,400	-7.00
600–645	630	38	230.00–245.00	$234.00	$1,474	-15.00
651–695	664	71	220.00–241.50	$233.81	$1,552	-2.40
710	710	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,491	—
707–740	726	5	220.00–225.00	$221.41	$1,607	—
729 value added	729	9	235.00	$235.00	$1,713	—
750	750	7	221.00–224.00	$222.71	$1,670	-1.29
807	807	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,695	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	372	3	250.00	$250.00	$930	—
410	410	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,004	—
450–487	470	27	235.00–245.00	$239.08	$1,124	—
507–546	538	16	220.00–233.50	$228.14	$1,227	—
569–592	578	16	220.00–230.00	$224.63	$1,298	-0.37
605	605	13	220.00	$220.00	$1,331	—
665–695	685	3	200.00–208.00	$202.59	$1,388	—
735	735	7	218.00	$218.00	$1,602	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482–494	491	11	217.50–237.00	$222.72	$1,094	—
510 unweaned	510	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,020	—
634 unweaned	634	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,268	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	17	240.00	$240.00	$1,068	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	6	234.00	$234.00	$922	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387	387	3	265.00	$265.00	$1,026	-16.96
405 unweaned	405	4	257.00	$257.00	$1,041	—
405–445	438	56	250.00–271.00	$262.96	$1,152	+3.55
455 value added	455	12	253.00	$253.00	$1,151	—
450–479	467	23	235.00–252.00	$244.18	$1,140	-11.86
518 value added	518	8	229.00	$229.00	$1,186	—
500–545	519	89	237.00–241.50	$239.92	$1,245	-5.08
540 unweaned	540	7	226.00	$226.00	$1,220	-5.10
560 unweaned	560	9	229.00	$229.00	$1,282	-5.00
564 value added	564	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,269	—
565–585	573	32	225.00–242.00	$236.91	$1,357	+11.35
605–625 unweaned	608	33	218.50–226.00	$224.83	$1,367	+14.83
625–645	638	57	225.00–241.00	$236.50	$1,509	+6.66
650–675	660	40	223.50–232.50	$227.63	$1,502	—
665 unweaned	665	20	218.00–219.50	$219.05	$1,457	—
716–745	718	19	200.00–213.50	$212.76	$1,528	—
795	795	5	216.00	$216.00	$1,717	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	337	3	237.50–250.00	$243.24	$820	—
350–392	364	11	235.00–265.00	$253.89	$924	-2.70
425 unweaned	425	4	225.00	$225.00	$956	-20.91
410–445	429	28	220.00–251.00	$232.47	$997	—
463–490	475	33	219.00–242.00	$230.18	$1,093	-15.99
468–491 unweaned	479	10	200.00–228.00	$213.00	$1,020	—
500 value added	500	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,100	—
500–545 unweaned	526	11	202.00–215.00	$208.52	$1,097	-17.81
505–545	528	56	210.00–235.00	$221.59	$1,170	-25.19
550–575 unweaned	567	15	170.00–222.00	$212.96	$1,207	+2.96
552–597	573	26	207.00–215.00	$210.22	$1,205	—
554–598	580	10	200.00–201.00	$200.38	$1,162	—
612 value added	612	9	216.00	$216.00	$1,322	—
603–630	614	5	170.00–200.00	$187.68	$1,152	-33.90
600–630	617	66	200.00–230.00	$217.42	$1,341	-4.16
630 unweaned	630	5	202.00	$202.00	$1,273	—
659–690 value added	667	8	210.00–214.00	$212.97	$1,421	—
650–698	670	37	200.00–218.00	$209.10	$1,401	-3.24
655–690	678	12	180.00–200.00	$191.78	$1,300	-20.56
711–735	723	18	182.00–215.50	$196.87	$1,423	—
760–785	770	13	191.00–197.00	$193.29	$1,488	—
835	835	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,545	—
888	888	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,678	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–322	307	6	230.00–240.00	$236.51	$726	—
352–370	357	4	220.00	$220.00	$785	—
405–416	412	9	210.00–220.00	$211.92	$873	—
450–495	472	31	190.00–226.00	$210.73	$995	—
505	505	3	160.00	$160.00	$808	-55.00
515–540	528	14	180.00–215.00	$195.87	$1,034	-19.13
550–590	561	23	180.00–218.00	$195.82	$1,099	—
606–630 unweaned	618	8	150.00–170.00	$162.35	$1,003	—
609–645	629	9	170.00–218.00	$197.34	$1,241	—
690–692 unweaned	691	3	150.00–157.00	$154.67	$1,069	—
775	775	5	188.50	$188.50	$1,461	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–480 unweaned	461	3	180.00–200.00	$186.94	$862	—
488–489	489	8	180.00–186.50	$184.07	$900	—
563–585 unweaned	567	13	170.00–180.00	$178.41	$1,012	—
710	710	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,136	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	8	171.00	$171.00	$710	—
495	495	7	177.00	$177.00	$876	—
600	600	4	194.50	$194.50	$1,167	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	12	216.00	$216.00	$907	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488 unweaned	488	5	162.00	$162.00	$791	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	4	247.00	$247.00	$864	—
410–443	426	8	240.00–257.50	$248.43	$1,058	-32.57
450–485 unweaned	471	11	180.00–236.00	$204.63	$964	—
460–489	485	7	214.00–225.00	$215.49	$1,045	-41.61
525 unweaned	525	4	223.00	$223.00	$1,171	—
534	534	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,148	-21.88
555–580	570	8	200.00–220.00	$214.33	$1,222	-7.07
610–630 unweaned	619	13	201.00–210.00	$204.81	$1,268	—
600–627	621	19	196.00–210.00	$200.69	$1,246	-3.27
650–688	670	7	199.50–205.00	$202.69	$1,358	—
738	738	6	189.50	$189.50	$1,399	—
760	760	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,292	-27.01
912	912	2	169.00	$169.00	$1,541	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,066	—
495	495	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	4	210.00	$210.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422 unweaned	422	4	200.00	$200.00	$844	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	4	150.00	$150.00	$638	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1370	1235	80-85%	43	80.00–85.50	$83.39	$1,030	—
1075–1555	1268	80-85%	72	85.00–99.50	$88.61	$1,124	—
1325	1325	80-85%	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,352	+6.88

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	85-90%	3	61.00	$61.00	$491	—
860–1372	1075	85-90%	37	63.00–80.00	$74.62	$802	—
960–1430	1142	85-90%	49	79.50–91.00	$83.95	$959	-14.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1475	1378	75-80%	8	98.00–107.00	$102.73	$1,416	—
1185–1825	1466	75-80%	58	86.00–98.50	$91.96	$1,348	-1.30
1375–1610	1477	75-80%	17	80.00–85.50	$82.96	$1,225	-10.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–2110	1789	12	95.00–107.00	$102.81	$1,839	—
1725–1915	1820	2	127.00–131.00	$129.10	$2,350	—
1380–2225	1829	7	109.00–119.00	$114.31	$2,091	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1152	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1065–1408	1192	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,275.00–1,650.00	$1,543.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100–1250	1175	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	2,125.00–2,150.00	$2,137.50	—
1250–1350	1291	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,500.00–2,900.00	$2,827.27	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200–1500	1392	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,650.00–2,000.00	$1,871.88	—

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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.