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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

2,562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $273.06/cwt +6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,575/hd at 577 lb · 245 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $255.04/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,580/hd at 619 lb · 139 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $298.46/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,411/hd at 473 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,562 4,003 3,448
Feeder cattle 2,130 3,530 3,151
Slaughter cattle 388 413 253
Replacement cattle 44 60 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
360–370 value added 367 11 325.00 $325.00 $1,193 —
395 395 7 319.00 $319.00 $1,260 —
410–446 432 27 270.00–315.00 $295.41 $1,276 +4.26
450–495 value added 470 26 299.00–316.00 $311.35 $1,463 —
450–494 471 59 260.00–315.50 $297.63 $1,402 -3.52
480 unweaned 480 23 286.00 $286.00 $1,373 +9.00
500–536 519 61 256.00–301.00 $270.12 $1,402 -8.19
515–525 value added 519 17 293.00–308.50 $299.69 $1,555 +16.69
551–599 575 199 249.00–285.50 $271.06 $1,559 +1.51
585 value added 585 46 274.50–284.00 $281.73 $1,648 —
600–630 value added 617 24 257.00–272.00 $262.85 $1,622 +12.85
600–645 620 115 241.00–266.00 $253.41 $1,571 +1.96
657–691 667 72 234.00–249.00 $245.02 $1,634 +3.88
705–740 730 29 232.00–239.00 $237.62 $1,735 +5.06
750 value added 750 17 235.00 $235.00 $1,762 +5.00
751–755 752 10 233.00–237.00 $235.80 $1,773 +0.80
800–824 810 17 220.50–234.50 $228.63 $1,852 —
888 888 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,909 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 327 6 293.00–328.00 $309.83 $1,013 +11.49
350–395 value added 365 9 312.00–315.00 $313.08 $1,143 —
360–390 370 15 257.00–312.50 $269.12 $996 -16.43
408–431 423 19 237.50–260.00 $248.69 $1,052 -27.31
450–485 468 32 220.00–293.00 $272.75 $1,276 +25.25
500–525 510 10 248.00–266.00 $258.59 $1,319 +8.24
505–540 unweaned 518 12 231.00–249.50 $236.72 $1,226 +5.91
535–545 value added 541 9 268.00–271.00 $269.32 $1,457 —
565–580 unweaned 573 8 233.00–243.50 $239.14 $1,370 +13.25
550–595 576 32 234.00–271.00 $252.44 $1,454 +5.84
620–645 640 16 240.00–241.00 $240.38 $1,538 +6.38
660–681 671 26 227.00–239.00 $232.14 $1,558 -1.67
714 714 4 217.50 $217.50 $1,553 +7.50
780 780 3 218.50 $218.50 $1,704 -4.21
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 12 153.00 $153.00 $692 —
515 515 14 150.00 $150.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 175.00 $175.00 $578 —
468 468 4 167.50 $167.50 $784 -71.58
505–540 531 8 225.00–239.00 $230.18 $1,222 +2.04
550 550 4 173.00 $173.00 $952 -51.63
746 746 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,261 -49.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 —
615 unweaned 615 6 197.00 $197.00 $1,212 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 415 25 251.00–271.00 $260.40 $1,081 -2.56
420–440 value added 434 10 262.00–268.00 $263.74 $1,145 —
450–493 478 74 235.00–257.00 $247.36 $1,182 +3.18
510–540 value added 521 10 240.00–251.50 $247.19 $1,288 +18.19
500–548 526 53 226.00–254.00 $244.20 $1,284 +4.28
565 unweaned 565 9 231.00 $231.00 $1,305 +2.00
560–595 value added 577 14 247.00–251.50 $248.96 $1,436 +23.96
566–595 586 48 226.00–244.00 $239.84 $1,405 +2.93
605–630 620 75 215.00–240.50 $235.01 $1,457 -1.49
605–635 value added 623 12 236.00 $236.00 $1,470 —
625 unweaned 625 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,362 -6.83
655–691 678 14 208.00–235.00 $217.31 $1,473 -10.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 307 11 217.00–270.00 $239.07 $734 -4.17
350–385 376 8 225.00–287.00 $246.57 $927 -7.32
425–445 438 9 234.00–250.00 $242.13 $1,061 +9.66
455–498 477 26 210.00–251.00 $232.19 $1,108 +2.01
505–548 536 21 204.00–238.00 $219.41 $1,176 -2.18
570 value added 570 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,357 —
550–590 579 30 200.00–235.50 $217.28 $1,258 +16.90
605–620 value added 616 7 232.00–234.00 $233.44 $1,438 +17.44
605–642 620 22 191.00–232.00 $205.68 $1,275 -11.74
660 660 3 196.00 $196.00 $1,294 -13.10
715 715 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,487 +11.13
781 781 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,328 -23.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 200.00 $200.00 $790 —
430–440 437 3 222.00–228.00 $226.03 $988 +14.11
460–478 474 8 200.00–226.00 $213.17 $1,010 +2.44
500–540 520 4 216.00–219.00 $217.44 $1,131 +21.57
602–615 609 14 179.00–209.00 $194.16 $1,182 -3.18
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 16 152.00 $152.00 $711 —
520 520 11 147.00 $147.00 $764 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 205.00 $205.00 $672 —
370–385 380 12 200.00–219.00 $208.93 $794 —
456 456 4 207.50 $207.50 $946 +23.43
570 570 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 359 7 244.00–277.50 $263.49 $946 +16.49
493 493 5 243.50 $243.50 $1,200 +28.01
500–530 516 19 230.00–243.00 $236.15 $1,219 +21.15
608–645 622 13 210.00–227.00 $217.08 $1,350 +16.39
650–695 681 10 192.00–218.00 $208.37 $1,419 +5.68
715–745 728 3 193.00–200.00 $196.95 $1,434 +7.45

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–950 944 85-90% 6 68.00 $68.00 $642 —
885–1100 983 85-90% 16 72.00–80.50 $75.34 $741 —
910–1240 1095 85-90% 54 77.50–89.00 $81.58 $893 +6.96
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1215 1115 80-85% 6 94.50–103.00 $99.91 $1,114 —
1120–1415 1254 80-85% 8 78.50–82.00 $80.58 $1,010 -8.03
1040–1625 1269 80-85% 52 82.00–97.00 $87.23 $1,107 -1.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1570 1376 75-80% 43 84.00–97.50 $91.43 $1,258 -11.30
1470–1565 1509 75-80% 4 95.00–101.00 $97.04 $1,464 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–2170 1663 13 90.00–104.00 $98.98 $1,646 —
1545–2035 1741 11 104.00–118.00 $109.77 $1,911 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055–1465 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 24 1,300.00–1,650.00 $1,467.09

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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.