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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

4,610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.86/cwt +15.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 720 lb · 472 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $251.73/cwt +6.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 681 lb · 284 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.35/cwt +17.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,476/hd at 576 lb · 231 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,610 2,806 884
Feeder cattle 4,338 2,690 823
Slaughter cattle 207 101 51
Replacement cattle 65 15 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 6.00 to 20.00 higher. 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
357–396 377 10 333.00–349.00 $338.73 $1,277 —
400–445 426 26 320.00–337.50 $330.05 $1,406 +13.99
450–495 477 82 307.50–342.00 $324.23 $1,547 +12.95
492 unweaned 492 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,363 -6.00
505–536 unweaned 521 10 261.00–293.00 $280.33 $1,461 +12.84
500–547 531 101 295.00–323.00 $312.57 $1,660 +9.03
531–535 value added 534 19 323.00–324.00 $323.74 $1,729 —
561 unweaned 561 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,503 +32.83
576 576 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,452 -23.34
563–598 582 209 267.50–309.00 $289.42 $1,684 +14.08
609 thin fleshed 609 5 292.00 $292.00 $1,778 —
621 value added 621 13 285.00 $285.00 $1,770 +29.50
600–648 630 191 250.00–287.00 $267.97 $1,688 +14.75
650–693 671 114 235.00–269.00 $256.06 $1,718 +10.62
668–690 value added 687 170 246.75–262.00 $248.83 $1,709 —
711–712 value added 711 122 246.25–263.25 $252.80 $1,797 —
700–748 723 350 235.00–266.00 $248.83 $1,799 +13.68
750–790 771 109 227.50–240.50 $233.70 $1,802 +10.82
752–795 value added 787 76 234.00–236.75 $236.04 $1,858 —
810 810 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,822 +14.28
800–842 822 48 216.00–235.00 $226.24 $1,860 +15.52
829 value added 829 60 232.75 $232.75 $1,929 —
855–890 870 34 209.50–235.25 $229.25 $1,994 —
928 928 6 208.00 $208.00 $1,930 —
965–976 974 12 204.00–213.50 $211.93 $2,064 —
1039 1039 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,714 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 361 4 320.00–322.00 $320.48 $1,157 +13.16
405–430 412 24 292.00–315.00 $301.66 $1,243 +9.45
475 value added 475 21 308.00 $308.00 $1,463 —
450–497 477 27 298.00–314.00 $305.63 $1,458 +11.76
502–538 517 40 280.00–295.00 $288.54 $1,492 -0.33
550–597 579 38 256.00–280.00 $272.43 $1,577 +21.31
586 value added 586 48 264.00 $264.00 $1,547 —
592 unweaned 592 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,385 —
601–649 620 23 246.00–262.00 $251.56 $1,560 +10.95
650–675 662 45 230.50–242.00 $241.04 $1,596 +15.65
700–732 716 48 224.00–240.00 $229.86 $1,646 +13.00
744 value added 744 33 229.25 $229.25 $1,706 —
750–760 755 4 223.50–231.50 $227.53 $1,718 +20.03
973 973 4 196.50 $196.50 $1,912 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486–495 489 7 241.00–272.00 $261.15 $1,277 —
569 value added 569 17 245.50 $245.50 $1,397 —
640 value added 640 28 236.75 $236.75 $1,515 —
748 748 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,601 +5.50
762 762 4 201.00 $201.00 $1,532 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 —
522–536 532 18 282.00–290.00 $284.18 $1,512 —
579 579 14 238.00 $238.00 $1,378 —
602–641 617 21 253.00–257.00 $255.42 $1,576 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 281.00 $281.00 $1,467 —
621 621 11 247.00 $247.00 $1,534 +17.42
702–710 704 9 232.00–236.00 $235.10 $1,655 —
963 963 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,916 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 value added 558 10 246.00 $246.00 $1,373 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 4 180.00 $180.00 $1,314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–399 388 18 295.00–305.00 $303.18 $1,176 +20.70
413 unweaned 413 7 273.00 $273.00 $1,127 +2.00
410–445 433 22 283.00–302.00 $291.48 $1,262 +9.91
454 value added 454 11 301.00 $301.00 $1,367 —
452–498 474 58 270.00–293.00 $286.97 $1,360 +10.95
487–490 unweaned 489 10 253.00–270.00 $261.47 $1,279 —
503–524 thin fleshed 522 59 284.00–298.00 $295.54 $1,543 —
505–542 527 49 265.00–284.00 $272.56 $1,436 +22.27
545 value added 545 19 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 —
557–595 value added 568 42 253.00–275.00 $266.55 $1,514 —
553–599 577 173 234.00–268.50 $256.17 $1,478 +17.09
572–592 unweaned 579 12 225.00–238.00 $232.67 $1,347 —
591 591 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,347 -11.08
618 618 7 229.00 $229.00 $1,415 +17.47
604–645 623 50 231.00–258.00 $234.37 $1,460 +22.84
607–636 value added 628 48 236.00–258.50 $245.10 $1,539 +4.10
650–677 value added 662 39 226.25–230.00 $228.33 $1,512 —
651–696 678 104 222.00–232.00 $228.58 $1,550 +13.65
685 685 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,480 +1.07
709 value added 709 10 218.00 $218.00 $1,546 —
706–717 712 35 214.00–222.00 $217.50 $1,549 +8.65
748 748 19 207.00 $207.00 $1,548 -1.85
759–782 773 28 197.00–213.00 $202.76 $1,567 +12.89
822 822 3 197.00 $197.00 $1,619 +9.50
925 925 7 185.50 $185.50 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–391 377 5 272.00–277.50 $275.43 $1,038 +18.61
405–449 unweaned 420 12 234.00–235.00 $234.64 $985 —
418–438 432 10 267.50–276.00 $272.14 $1,176 +19.52
463 unweaned 463 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,065 -5.00
450–490 469 30 248.00–276.00 $262.80 $1,233 +5.38
500–545 515 46 240.00–270.00 $255.84 $1,318 +18.35
539 unweaned 539 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,240 —
557–593 574 17 230.00–249.00 $240.40 $1,380 +24.40
558–593 unweaned 581 11 216.00–231.00 $221.56 $1,287 —
601–647 631 25 220.00–236.00 $224.56 $1,417 +14.11
651–695 672 32 203.00–221.00 $214.49 $1,441 +12.45
711–722 717 12 200.25–201.00 $200.56 $1,438 +10.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 4 230.00–241.00 $235.43 $918 —
406–420 413 8 200.00–213.00 $206.39 $852 —
460–498 483 5 217.00–230.00 $221.95 $1,072 —
575 575 5 197.00 $197.00 $1,133 -21.00
600–648 624 12 187.00–212.00 $199.02 $1,242 —
662 662 3 201.00 $201.00 $1,331 —
703 703 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,251 -12.00
816 816 4 153.00 $153.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
563 563 6 178.00 $178.00 $1,002 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543–548 545 5 240.00–241.00 $240.40 $1,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 284.00 $284.00 $818 —
364 364 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,056 —
445–446 446 12 297.50–311.00 $308.75 $1,377 —
480–495 484 11 265.00–292.50 $273.20 $1,322 —
515–530 519 12 245.00–272.50 $258.65 $1,342 -10.35
550–595 562 25 235.00–263.00 $250.83 $1,410 —
600–625 613 4 222.00–237.00 $229.35 $1,406 +30.28
685–695 693 8 208.00–212.00 $210.50 $1,459 —
725 725 4 192.00 $192.00 $1,392 —
935 935 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,302 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1420 1298 80-85% 36 101.50–114.50 $106.64 $1,384 —
1235–1375 1308 80-85% 8 111.50–115.00 $113.83 $1,489 —
1245–1475 1368 80-85% 8 92.00–103.00 $97.79 $1,338 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1190 1003 85-90% 6 75.00–85.00 $80.40 $806 -9.92
900–1170 1052 85-90% 35 92.50–104.00 $96.07 $1,011 —
1025–1075 1063 85-90% 4 106.50–107.00 $106.62 $1,133 +8.38
1145 1145 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $756 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1710 1533 75-80% 8 102.50–114.50 $108.26 $1,660 +0.94
1860–1865 1863 75-80% 2 112.00–113.50 $112.75 $2,101 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1805 1605 3 95.00–117.00 $104.89 $1,683 —
1290–2005 1618 6 105.00–137.50 $123.57 $1,999 +9.89
1565–2365 1993 6 119.50–149.00 $130.33 $2,597 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
899 899 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 137.50 $137.50 $1,236

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1325 1131 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 17 1,475.00–2,075.00 $1,852.09
1032–1307 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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
1280 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,975.00 $2,975.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —

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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.