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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 18, 2023

1,533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $230.87/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,660/hd at 719 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.79/cwt +10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,327/hd at 570 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $246.78/cwt -8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,415/hd at 574 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,533 3,186 584
Feeder cattle 1,069 2,961 430
Slaughter cattle 304 225 154
Replacement cattle 160 0 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders under 550 lbs. sold firm to 6.00 higher, over 550 lbs. 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold steady to 9.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 418 4 290.00–291.00 $290.52 $1,214 +1.17
460–475 unweaned 466 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,212 +20.00
480–496 492 8 273.00–280.00 $274.71 $1,352 -25.06
500–522 506 10 258.00–270.00 $261.88 $1,325 -14.55
550–582 570 20 256.00–259.50 $258.18 $1,472 -0.05
550–595 unweaned 577 20 227.50–249.00 $235.39 $1,358 +15.27
619–648 unweaned 626 10 218.00–232.00 $227.01 $1,421 +10.89
602–643 628 17 230.00–250.00 $239.85 $1,506 +2.33
650–685 657 15 233.00–238.00 $235.58 $1,548 +0.74
717–725 719 52 220.00–234.75 $231.30 $1,663 +6.71
720 unweaned 720 3 223.50 $223.50 $1,609 —
762 762 8 218.00 $218.00 $1,661 +1.16
768 768 3 221.00 $221.00 $1,697 +4.16
788 unweaned 788 3 195.00 $195.00 $1,537 —
869 869 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,651 -6.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 285.00 $285.00 $926 —
350–390 373 12 255.00–282.50 $268.32 $1,001 -1.91
452–488 466 12 256.00–280.00 $269.98 $1,258 +7.49
526 thin fleshed 526 10 264.00 $264.00 $1,389 —
500–542 527 25 236.00–260.00 $251.92 $1,328 +15.58
531 unweaned 531 4 221.00 $221.00 $1,174 -19.00
560–582 573 5 246.50–255.00 $249.82 $1,431 +17.75
605–648 630 7 222.00–237.00 $228.18 $1,438 -1.15
632 thin fleshed 632 6 247.00 $247.00 $1,561 —
808–839 837 25 213.00–215.25 $215.08 $1,800 +16.08
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 250.00 $250.00 $862 —
467 467 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,168 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,184 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,505 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 unweaned 370 3 247.50 $247.50 $916 —
420–430 unweaned 425 4 232.50–237.50 $234.97 $999 —
425 425 3 249.00 $249.00 $1,058 -9.33
454–480 unweaned 461 9 225.00–237.50 $233.69 $1,077 —
450–488 470 25 230.00–255.00 $243.63 $1,145 -10.63
500–542 528 22 226.00–245.00 $237.26 $1,253 -0.06
520–548 unweaned 530 13 219.00–226.00 $221.58 $1,174 -3.42
550–583 unweaned 570 5 215.00–223.00 $218.09 $1,243 +4.23
550–572 570 40 222.00–236.00 $234.63 $1,337 +24.63
608–646 626 28 222.00–226.00 $223.49 $1,399 +18.23
626 unweaned 626 8 208.00 $208.00 $1,302 +6.00
669–697 689 39 206.00–219.00 $212.94 $1,467 +10.55
858 858 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,536 —
1023 1023 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288–292 290 5 226.00–236.00 $232.03 $673 —
300–335 319 13 225.00–244.00 $239.16 $763 —
350–390 366 18 227.00–245.00 $238.09 $871 -4.58
405 thin fleshed 405 3 245.00 $245.00 $992 —
400–440 421 16 230.00–242.50 $235.62 $992 -2.74
452–463 unweaned 459 5 222.50–225.00 $224.01 $1,028 —
474–490 483 10 222.50–238.00 $228.36 $1,103 -2.42
515–525 unweaned 518 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,114 +14.30
512–538 519 8 217.50–232.00 $228.24 $1,185 +1.72
565 565 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,300 +17.78
578–585 580 14 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 -2.22
630–648 639 9 198.00–210.00 $206.41 $1,319 -1.06
640 unweaned 640 9 192.50 $192.50 $1,232 +2.58
650 650 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,222 —
663 663 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,260 —
705–725 716 9 174.00–186.50 $183.48 $1,314 -6.52
775 775 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 215.00 $215.00 $959 —
580 580 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,160 +8.00
806 806 4 170.00 $170.00 $1,370 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,088 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 160.00 $160.00 $920 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 180.00 $180.00 $891 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386–388 387 8 287.50–290.00 $289.37 $1,120 +26.54
435–442 439 9 252.50–282.50 $275.62 $1,210 +23.87
450–495 476 12 224.00–236.00 $232.08 $1,105 -20.92
505–548 521 20 205.00–242.50 $233.59 $1,217 +14.63
550–582 570 21 216.00–239.00 $226.25 $1,290 +20.53
605–628 618 12 205.00–220.00 $213.16 $1,317 +10.16
662–692 680 22 175.00–198.00 $188.32 $1,281 +14.75
755–780 770 9 160.00–179.00 $171.63 $1,322 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 4 175.00 $175.00 $998 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1440 1279 80-85% 50 86.00–97.00 $90.24 $1,154 +13.67
1230–1435 1343 80-85% 9 90.00–102.50 $96.05 $1,290 —
1225–1560 1380 80-85% 12 78.50–89.50 $84.87 $1,171 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1100 1053 85-90% 3 32.00–61.00 $48.30 $509 —
940–1245 1086 85-90% 32 79.00–91.50 $85.57 $929 —
980–1130 1088 85-90% 6 86.00–93.00 $87.99 $957 —
935–1395 1095 85-90% 8 68.00–83.00 $75.37 $825 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1413–1880 1517 75-80% 20 84.00–97.00 $92.45 $1,402 +5.97
1529–1825 1586 75-80% 10 98.00–104.50 $99.19 $1,573 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2230 1655 11 98.00–117.50 $110.17 $1,823 +16.56
1360–1925 1663 6 78.00–106.00 $96.48 $1,604 +2.87
1615–1730 1673 2 123.00–132.00 $127.35 $2,131 +33.74

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110–1390 1244 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 21 1,400.00–2,025.00 $1,680.09
1387 1387 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035–1105 1066 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 31 2,300.00–2,425.00 $2,377.44

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080–1100 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 2,875.00–2,925.00 $2,904.17 —
1100–1275 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 2,025.00–2,575.00 $2,447.73 —

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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.