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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

2,918 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $244.15/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,887/hd at 773 lb · 174 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $265.79/cwt +10.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,772/hd at 667 lb · 139 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.14/cwt +5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,756/hd at 634 lb · 135 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,918 3,629 952
Feeder cattle 2,648 3,293 867
Slaughter cattle 240 311 75
Replacement cattle 30 25 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeders sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher, except some heifers near 700 lbs. which sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 375 7 351.00–370.00 $360.06 $1,350 +15.04
405–430 thin fleshed 420 21 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 —
428 428 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,344 -23.35
405–449 432 38 322.50–362.00 $344.91 $1,490 +7.56
450–463 unweaned 459 6 310.00–315.00 $311.64 $1,430 +12.73
450–497 481 31 312.00–350.00 $333.60 $1,605 +9.89
509 value added 509 9 343.00 $343.00 $1,746 —
520 520 4 297.50 $297.50 $1,547 -16.27
504–548 526 104 309.00–339.00 $324.93 $1,709 +11.16
507–540 unweaned 532 13 284.00–300.00 $289.43 $1,540 —
558–561 value added 559 42 310.00–335.00 $328.43 $1,836 +13.93
550–578 unweaned 569 9 280.00 $280.00 $1,593 —
550–598 576 41 275.00–310.00 $291.44 $1,679 -1.11
562–594 584 9 274.00–294.00 $280.49 $1,638 -12.06
593 593 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,601 -22.55
625 thin fleshed 625 8 301.50 $301.50 $1,884 —
608–646 634 119 254.00–294.50 $277.33 $1,758 +17.33
638 638 8 250.00 $250.00 $1,595 -10.00
661 value added 661 16 273.00 $273.00 $1,805 —
665 665 24 247.75 $247.75 $1,648 -6.45
652–691 668 99 255.00–286.50 $269.00 $1,797 +14.80
714 value added 714 12 265.25 $265.25 $1,894 +12.00
700–745 724 57 250.00–266.00 $257.25 $1,862 +4.40
759–783 value added 768 33 241.50–251.50 $245.80 $1,888 -7.70
751–782 773 119 236.00–257.00 $247.49 $1,913 +21.49
750–792 781 22 220.00–235.00 $223.57 $1,746 -2.43
809 value added 809 15 245.00 $245.00 $1,982 —
807–848 830 45 229.00–235.50 $233.09 $1,935 +8.09
836 836 9 220.00 $220.00 $1,839 -5.00
919–928 922 9 220.00 $220.00 $2,028 —
951–976 961 12 211.00–216.00 $213.89 $2,055 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 324 5 325.00–332.50 $329.44 $1,067 +9.44
350–372 361 4 312.50–337.50 $325.38 $1,175 —
420–430 425 4 322.50–327.50 $324.97 $1,381 +6.93
438 unweaned 438 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,183 —
459–492 480 12 297.50–332.50 $316.78 $1,521 +7.02
505–526 520 7 295.00–322.50 $302.63 $1,574 +10.96
555–580 572 14 280.00–290.00 $287.96 $1,647 +12.23
600–644 630 24 240.00–277.00 $261.30 $1,646 +7.53
665–691 675 17 246.00–250.00 $247.30 $1,669 +4.96
724–745 737 23 244.00–252.50 $248.12 $1,829 +13.10
811 811 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,784 —
889 889 6 224.00 $224.00 $1,991 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–540 533 15 275.00–286.00 $278.10 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 4 268.00 $268.00 $1,498 —
687 687 4 241.50 $241.50 $1,659 +32.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–480 466 4 285.00–302.50 $293.49 $1,368 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 302.00 $302.00 $954 -6.00
370–388 381 18 307.50–316.00 $311.80 $1,188 +4.81
385 thin fleshed 385 3 326.00 $326.00 $1,255 —
391 unweaned 391 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,056 —
408 unweaned 408 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,204 +26.70
410 410 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,210 -0.61
400–446 425 26 297.50–320.00 $310.92 $1,321 +15.31
400–437 thin fleshed 432 37 318.00–326.50 $324.47 $1,402 —
450–468 thin fleshed 458 22 318.00–331.00 $324.04 $1,484 +17.48
455–482 476 32 270.00–310.00 $295.85 $1,408 +8.43
500–504 503 6 250.00–260.00 $256.68 $1,291 -11.07
506 thin fleshed 506 4 303.00 $303.00 $1,533 -5.00
512–532 unweaned 524 5 255.00–271.00 $264.75 $1,387 +13.72
502–545 527 69 265.00–287.50 $278.15 $1,466 +10.40
563–587 value added 573 25 264.00–308.00 $280.22 $1,606 +25.07
550–592 574 88 250.00–269.00 $258.57 $1,484 +10.65
601–643 value added 616 61 245.00–265.00 $258.44 $1,592 —
608–648 626 47 240.00–250.00 $245.87 $1,539 +6.61
650–680 666 77 236.00–246.00 $241.19 $1,606 +12.61
673 673 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,508 +5.50
650–698 675 27 220.00–232.00 $225.99 $1,525 +7.49
700–734 value added 718 38 220.00–229.00 $226.53 $1,626 —
700–740 722 46 215.00–231.25 $223.59 $1,614 -1.37
760–797 783 39 210.00–220.00 $215.95 $1,691 -0.18
820 820 14 200.00 $200.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 3 300.00 $300.00 $864 —
360–395 383 17 280.00–305.00 $294.74 $1,129 —
400–448 418 18 280.00–307.50 $290.07 $1,212 +3.41
460 thin fleshed 460 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,380 —
455–498 474 22 257.50–300.00 $272.11 $1,290 -0.65
518–520 value added 519 27 256.00–269.00 $263.69 $1,369 —
500–545 527 48 240.00–272.50 $261.47 $1,378 +7.46
550–590 575 34 240.00–260.00 $250.97 $1,443 +9.87
605–645 636 82 225.00–244.50 $235.04 $1,495 +5.14
665 665 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 +1.68
705–711 709 10 222.00–224.50 $222.99 $1,581 +12.81
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 573 4 217.50–230.00 $224.00 $1,284 —
655 655 3 213.75 $213.75 $1,400 +6.25
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
632 632 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,390 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 337.50 $337.50 $1,012 —
375–398 383 6 315.00–322.50 $319.23 $1,223 —
405 405 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,316 +17.49
450–487 468 21 265.00–316.00 $304.47 $1,425 +20.99
510–545 525 9 280.00–290.00 $284.75 $1,495 +15.64
560–592 578 25 262.00–284.00 $275.22 $1,591 +30.39
612–635 621 5 240.00–259.00 $251.23 $1,560 +15.98
657 657 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,616 —
772 772 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,544 —
817 817 4 193.50 $193.50 $1,581 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1206–1380 1274 80-85% 14 96.50–102.50 $97.73 $1,245 -7.08
1172–1464 1328 80-85% 26 102.00–109.00 $105.07 $1,395 —
1265–1473 1360 80-85% 9 113.50–118.00 $115.26 $1,568 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1010 973 85-90% 2 69.00–73.00 $70.92 $690 +4.13
835–1143 988 85-90% 17 80.50–88.50 $87.70 $866 -21.60
1055 1055 85-90% 1 103.50 $103.50 $1,092 +17.85
975–1185 1108 85-90% 24 90.00–102.00 $95.01 $1,053 -1.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1493–1530 1502 75-80% 4 110.00–114.50 $111.15 $1,669 —
1380–1765 1553 75-80% 13 103.00–112.00 $106.65 $1,656 +0.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1715 1415 11 108.00–127.00 $115.66 $1,637 —
1445–2250 1847 13 113.50–138.00 $128.54 $2,374 —
2090 2090 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1145 1047 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,725.00 $1,598.42
1295 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,585.00 $1,585.00

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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
1370 1370 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,860.00 $1,860.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —

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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.