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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 9, 2024

2,280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.96/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 630 lb · 131 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.62/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,843/hd at 718 lb · 120 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.95/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,687/hd at 727 lb · 101 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,280 466 2,779
Feeder cattle 2,063 393 2,532
Slaughter cattle 192 73 207
Replacement cattle 25 — 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price comparisons available on feeders. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 10.00 lower, compared to three weeks ago.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–348 337 4 345.00–350.00 $347.59 $1,171 -18.46
422–445 431 15 317.50–327.50 $323.56 $1,395 -0.70
475–485 480 7 289.00–305.00 $294.42 $1,413 -13.08
486 unweaned 486 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,356 —
501–543 518 50 270.00–296.00 $279.00 $1,445 -16.06
550–592 571 4 258.00–264.00 $261.11 $1,491 -16.26
575 unweaned 575 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,501 —
568–598 576 68 270.00–287.75 $282.72 $1,628 +5.35
600–646 619 68 257.00–286.25 $274.35 $1,698 -1.58
630–647 value added 641 58 278.50–284.25 $280.45 $1,798 —
637–643 unweaned 641 5 241.50–252.00 $245.68 $1,575 —
655 unweaned 655 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 —
650–659 656 9 258.00–262.50 $259.66 $1,703 -11.00
694 value added 694 12 265.00 $265.00 $1,839 —
700–749 715 84 250.00–260.50 $255.15 $1,824 +5.15
702–735 value added 725 36 259.00–262.50 $260.04 $1,885 —
750–792 764 87 230.00–252.00 $248.28 $1,897 —
807–815 812 6 237.75–239.00 $238.16 $1,934 —
870 870 3 237.00 $237.00 $2,062 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 371 24 302.50–322.50 $314.13 $1,165 —
400–449 440 44 280.00–322.50 $292.65 $1,288 —
489 489 9 270.00 $270.00 $1,320 —
475–499 490 28 274.00–286.00 $279.75 $1,371 —
500–549 527 60 260.00–283.00 $271.27 $1,430 —
548 thin fleshed 548 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,562 —
579 unweaned 579 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,390 —
551–597 581 23 260.00–271.00 $265.80 $1,544 -6.07
607–617 611 8 259.00–267.00 $264.49 $1,616 +4.49
651 651 12 254.50–256.50 $255.83 $1,665 -10.56
735 735 3 242.50 $242.50 $1,782 -2.50
761 thin fleshed 761 20 242.50 $242.50 $1,845 —
760–787 770 6 233.00–245.00 $239.85 $1,847 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 275.00 $275.00 $869 —
369 369 4 270.00 $270.00 $996 —
487 487 9 261.00 $261.00 $1,271 —
538 538 3 237.50 $237.50 $1,278 —
578 578 7 235.00 $235.00 $1,358 —
640 640 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,440 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 284.00 $284.00 $1,079 —
500 500 4 243.00–251.00 $247.00 $1,235 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 7 145.00 $145.00 $545 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,328 —
655 655 3 245.50 $245.50 $1,608 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688 688 5 191.00 $191.00 $1,314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 3 306.00 $306.00 $952 —
356–385 365 8 292.00–328.00 $311.39 $1,137 —
445–448 446 13 275.00–304.00 $284.14 $1,267 -5.30
478 unweaned 478 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,214 —
455–495 485 18 265.00–293.00 $278.39 $1,350 +5.00
512 512 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,280 -14.78
500–526 516 16 254.50–271.50 $265.33 $1,369 +0.55
524–530 unweaned 526 8 231.00–259.00 $251.94 $1,325 —
559 value added 559 8 266.00 $266.00 $1,487 —
550–592 567 54 241.00–266.00 $250.65 $1,421 -15.03
580–587 unweaned 584 4 225.00–226.00 $225.50 $1,317 —
610 610 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,434 —
600–648 630 63 234.00–245.00 $240.64 $1,516 —
653–695 671 33 230.00–239.25 $235.32 $1,579 -4.68
678 value added 678 28 237.75 $237.75 $1,612 —
700–733 724 76 220.00–238.00 $232.59 $1,684 +1.09
737 737 25 230.00 $230.00 $1,695 -1.50
770–796 779 21 226.00–236.00 $232.90 $1,814 —
1023 1023 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,790 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–368 361 8 273.00–284.00 $278.33 $1,005 —
403–427 418 35 260.00–275.00 $266.11 $1,112 +6.11
458–494 486 24 250.00–268.00 $259.36 $1,260 -7.89
500–542 523 22 240.00–254.00 $245.74 $1,285 —
531 531 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,306 —
550–588 570 32 235.00–250.00 $242.74 $1,384 -8.26
550–577 unweaned 571 16 218.00–227.00 $221.36 $1,264 —
604 unweaned 604 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,347 —
600–645 620 27 229.50–238.00 $232.54 $1,442 —
650–699 686 23 220.00–233.00 $224.38 $1,539 -14.24
766 766 30 218.00 $218.00 $1,670 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 12 242.00 $242.00 $786 —
493 493 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,134 —
558 unweaned 558 4 226.00 $226.00 $1,261 —
711 711 4 208.00 $208.00 $1,479 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 251.00 $251.00 $753 —
575–589 583 9 220.00–230.00 $224.99 $1,312 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
638 638 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,199 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–397 388 7 230.00–269.00 $249.74 $969 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,226 -17.50
480–497 489 10 253.00–263.00 $259.85 $1,271 -33.67
500–535 525 11 250.00–260.00 $256.05 $1,344 —
565–585 575 19 236.50–250.00 $242.96 $1,397 -12.03
600–643 622 17 215.00–228.00 $219.53 $1,365 —
659–666 663 9 203.50–213.00 $208.80 $1,384 —
700–725 715 8 200.00–224.00 $213.16 $1,524 —
755–765 760 4 195.00–197.00 $196.01 $1,490 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1282 1232 80-85% 4 115.00–125.00 $121.00 $1,491 -14.47
1100–1580 1313 80-85% 34 124.50–136.00 $131.94 $1,732 —
1225–1495 1348 80-85% 8 135.00–146.50 $138.43 $1,866 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–995 877 85-90% 3 71.00–88.00 $80.17 $703 —
840–1115 1011 85-90% 10 90.00–118.00 $101.50 $1,026 -40.62
1015–1145 1102 85-90% 3 128.50–134.00 $130.19 $1,435 -1.89
985–1235 1143 85-90% 21 110.00–127.50 $123.19 $1,408 +3.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1635 1472 75-80% 17 125.00–137.00 $133.06 $1,959 -10.10
1570–1685 1628 75-80% 2 118.00–128.50 $123.06 $2,003 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–2015 1652 9 100.00–158.00 $139.71 $2,308 —
1620–1855 1738 2 174.50–184.00 $178.93 $3,110 —
1310–2220 1764 17 148.00–178.00 $167.66 $2,958 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
893 893 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 159.00 $159.00 $1,420

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1140 1079 Young (2-4 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 4 1,975.00–2,325.00 $2,072.57
1185–1465 1352 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,950.00–2,300.00 $2,173.31

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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.