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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 23, 2024

2,815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $254.03/cwt ≈ $1,969/hd at 775 lb · 231 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.85/cwt +15.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 622 lb · 211 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $286.08/cwt +24.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 626 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,815 1,192 1,900
Feeder cattle 2,648 973 1,659
Slaughter cattle 137 189 201
Replacement cattle 30 30 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–387 372 20 322.50–348.00 $334.96 $1,246 —
421–440 430 11 318.00–336.00 $327.13 $1,407 +5.77
450–488 460 47 295.00–336.00 $319.79 $1,471 —
470–472 unweaned 471 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,295 -4.00
516–525 unweaned 519 8 263.00–297.00 $275.89 $1,432 +15.89
503–542 531 73 299.00–314.50 $310.20 $1,647 +29.09
557–594 572 81 276.00–315.00 $300.03 $1,716 +17.13
585 unweaned 585 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,550 +16.89
599 value added 599 25 300.00 $300.00 $1,797 —
608 608 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,587 +6.33
600–643 625 184 270.00–303.00 $288.38 $1,802 +33.71
636–645 unweaned 641 6 245.00–256.00 $250.46 $1,605 —
645 645 6 268.00 $268.00 $1,729 +2.47
652 value added 652 32 285.50 $285.50 $1,861 —
660 660 3 259.50 $259.50 $1,713 +0.73
650–689 666 120 264.00–285.00 $277.65 $1,849 +18.88
701 unweaned 701 8 248.50 $248.50 $1,742 —
720–740 727 69 245.00–266.25 $257.16 $1,870 +3.95
732–738 value added 736 24 254.50–261.25 $258.73 $1,904 —
752–790 775 231 243.00–258.50 $254.03 $1,969 —
808 808 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,955 +12.00
853–858 854 33 230.00–237.00 $236.15 $2,017 +12.71
936 936 19 225.00 $225.00 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 4 322.00–334.00 $328.17 $1,181 +25.79
397 unweaned 397 3 308.00 $308.00 $1,223 —
400–427 417 12 285.00–312.00 $304.82 $1,271 +13.11
485–495 489 7 283.00–292.00 $288.88 $1,413 +7.88
519 thin fleshed 519 6 300.00 $300.00 $1,557 —
505–542 523 10 275.00–282.00 $279.38 $1,461 +0.55
550–592 572 21 268.00–285.00 $274.25 $1,569 +9.25
600–640 618 15 253.00–271.50 $265.96 $1,644 +5.05
638 thin fleshed 638 20 275.00 $275.00 $1,754 —
650–660 657 9 243.00–259.00 $248.28 $1,631 -7.62
702–715 706 10 244.00–247.00 $245.31 $1,732 +5.42
750–785 771 5 242.50–246.00 $243.86 $1,880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,519 —
682 682 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,664 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 4 263.50 $263.50 $1,563 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 3 232.00 $232.00 $1,383 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 322 7 322.00–340.00 $329.13 $1,060 —
366–396 383 22 300.00–337.00 $317.50 $1,216 +18.42
402–448 427 46 285.00–329.00 $316.48 $1,351 +28.48
447 unweaned 447 7 317.00 $317.00 $1,417 —
450–498 474 55 273.00–331.00 $301.46 $1,429 +33.94
530 530 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,383 +16.00
503–548 532 95 266.00–307.00 $284.36 $1,513 +39.36
539 unweaned 539 23 279.00 $279.00 $1,504 +33.39
550–591 565 80 247.00–295.00 $281.61 $1,591 —
613 value added 613 27 267.00 $267.00 $1,637 —
612–625 619 4 230.00–235.00 $232.47 $1,439 -11.66
623 unweaned 623 19 253.00 $253.00 $1,576 +24.00
601–645 624 161 240.00–266.00 $253.59 $1,582 +9.46
655 value added 655 21 256.50 $256.50 $1,680 —
652–679 666 77 233.00–257.00 $248.76 $1,657 —
690 690 16 238.00 $238.00 $1,642 —
708–745 727 112 221.00–251.50 $241.91 $1,759 +7.54
756–779 760 61 225.00–243.00 $238.04 $1,809 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–386 374 11 293.00–311.00 $299.71 $1,121 +11.01
450–482 470 21 250.00–281.00 $268.73 $1,263 +18.16
512 thin fleshed 512 9 282.50 $282.50 $1,446 —
510–540 524 25 250.00–285.00 $264.37 $1,385 +17.64
555–598 582 14 240.00–258.00 $244.65 $1,424 -1.05
600–648 626 9 238.75–255.00 $244.22 $1,529 +14.72
665–674 667 27 232.00–241.00 $238.91 $1,594 +17.37
725 725 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,552 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,196 —
570 570 5 258.00 $258.00 $1,471 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 3 282.00 $282.00 $1,230 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,112 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422–427 425 4 286.00–316.00 $301.09 $1,280 +26.09
450–495 479 9 267.50–283.00 $275.64 $1,320 —
548 548 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,397 —
550–565 554 7 235.00–250.00 $243.51 $1,349 +19.70
636 636 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,412 -8.14
650–687 669 4 221.00–234.50 $227.94 $1,525 +3.94
712 712 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,495 —
875 875 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,610 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1395 1240 80-85% 14 119.50–132.00 $125.37 $1,555 —
1110–1430 1270 80-85% 21 114.00–122.00 $119.34 $1,516 -3.93
1260–1455 1339 80-85% 6 110.00–116.00 $113.48 $1,519 -19.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–970 870 85-90% 2 55.00–72.00 $62.52 $544 —
960–1150 1023 85-90% 3 117.00–121.00 $118.50 $1,212 —
850–1275 1068 85-90% 10 75.00–97.00 $89.97 $961 +20.03
1000–1235 1099 85-90% 14 100.00–116.50 $105.72 $1,162 +35.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1680 1514 75-80% 16 114.00–123.50 $119.68 $1,812 —
1400–1710 1565 75-80% 3 112.50–116.50 $114.29 $1,789 —
1560–1800 1680 75-80% 2 123.00–127.00 $125.14 $2,102 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1720 1557 7 135.00–148.00 $141.26 $2,199 —
1400–2200 1778 8 145.00–156.00 $150.98 $2,684 —
1645–2345 2015 3 154.00–182.00 $169.62 $3,418 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1265–1340 1303 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,900.00–1,925.00 $1,912.14

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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
880–1000 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,175.00–2,425.00 $2,300.00 —

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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.