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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 7, 2024

1,538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.09/cwt +28.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,698/hd at 570 lb · 112 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.30/cwt +26.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,810/hd at 670 lb · 68 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.79/cwt +22.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 477 lb · 57 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,538 751 1,377
Feeder cattle 1,355 657 1,114
Slaughter cattle 175 94 243
Replacement cattle 8 — 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week on limited comparisons, steers and heifers under 550 lbs firm to 6.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 7.00 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
297 297 6 359.00 $359.00 $1,066 —
300–335 321 5 340.00–360.00 $347.48 $1,115 —
376–399 393 11 330.00–340.00 $337.39 $1,326 —
401–431 414 13 329.00–343.00 $333.80 $1,382 —
451–477 469 39 318.00–327.00 $321.37 $1,507 +24.24
492 unweaned 492 9 278.00 $278.00 $1,368 +5.50
522 522 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,436 -42.73
526–549 543 41 290.00–318.00 $304.83 $1,655 -12.90
552–589 567 52 270.00–313.50 $300.99 $1,707 +35.99
559–588 unweaned 567 22 273.00–295.00 $283.49 $1,607 +17.48
557–597 value added 573 35 297.25–313.50 $306.23 $1,755 —
593 593 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,542 -23.00
600–642 623 8 260.00–289.00 $281.41 $1,753 +18.18
609–648 unweaned 630 30 240.00–269.00 $253.03 $1,594 +8.03
662 value added 662 15 277.75 $277.75 $1,839 —
652–697 669 47 260.00–274.00 $270.84 $1,812 +13.09
693 unweaned 693 6 247.50 $247.50 $1,715 +17.50
700–741 724 31 255.25–264.75 $262.06 $1,897 +0.46
726 value added 726 9 263.75 $263.75 $1,915 —
770 770 3 245.50 $245.50 $1,890 —
788 unweaned 788 3 226.00 $226.00 $1,781 —
853–872 855 25 229.00–237.75 $237.04 $2,027 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–328 324 4 320.00–325.00 $322.53 $1,045 -36.31
406–425 414 7 310.00–329.00 $319.70 $1,324 +29.97
460–498 472 14 294.00–315.00 $305.85 $1,444 +21.29
550–598 567 9 260.00–281.00 $269.54 $1,528 +24.54
615–635 625 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 -2.56
693 693 5 258.50 $258.50 $1,791 —
778–798 788 4 230.00–240.00 $234.94 $1,851 -1.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,233 —
585 585 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,550 —
900 900 4 214.00 $214.00 $1,926 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 5 263.00 $263.00 $1,389 —
635–638 637 4 236.00–240.00 $238.00 $1,516 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,278 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 302.00 $302.00 $1,163 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 12 305.00–310.00 $305.85 $985 —
355–385 unweaned 372 6 267.50–285.00 $277.39 $1,032 —
393–396 395 7 275.00–293.00 $282.68 $1,117 +2.68
402–446 436 32 291.00–302.00 $294.56 $1,284 —
456–492 476 53 282.00–298.00 $288.49 $1,373 +22.26
472–495 unweaned 484 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,210 -10.00
502–540 515 34 263.00–291.00 $279.06 $1,437 +21.06
524 value added 524 9 298.00 $298.00 $1,562 —
525 unweaned 525 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,480 —
536 536 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,453 +13.00
566 566 10 250.50 $250.50 $1,418 -0.23
571–598 581 22 265.00–292.00 $276.62 $1,607 +25.89
590–596 value added 593 14 267.50–280.00 $272.83 $1,618 —
597–598 unweaned 597 7 230.00–247.00 $239.71 $1,431 -0.29
603 value added 603 9 267.50 $267.50 $1,613 —
604–630 607 27 245.00–274.00 $264.57 $1,606 +20.75
600–630 unweaned 612 5 230.00–234.00 $232.35 $1,422 —
657 value added 657 12 265.75 $265.75 $1,746 —
673–683 unweaned 679 7 225.00–231.00 $227.55 $1,545 —
657–698 681 13 233.00–258.50 $242.82 $1,654 —
701 701 6 250.50 $250.50 $1,756 +17.00
721 721 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,637 -12.60
727 727 6 263.00 $263.00 $1,912 +23.40
760–765 763 4 238.00–247.00 $242.51 $1,850 +20.27
857–875 863 9 203.00–206.00 $204.99 $1,769 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–390 unweaned 384 14 260.00–270.00 $268.55 $1,031 +3.55
385 385 2 240.00 $240.00 $924 -23.06
388 388 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,028 +1.94
405–445 416 20 257.50–284.00 $267.54 $1,113 +0.07
432 unweaned 432 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,058 —
455–490 470 10 247.50–260.00 $252.07 $1,185 -13.91
505–540 unweaned 527 6 240.00–247.50 $244.09 $1,286 +5.09
511–545 530 23 242.00–277.00 $258.76 $1,371 +9.80
550 unweaned 550 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,298 —
550–591 585 16 240.00–273.00 $255.79 $1,496 +23.84
603 thin fleshed 603 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,568 —
613–646 634 16 237.50–251.00 $242.85 $1,540 +7.89
659–695 667 9 234.00–235.00 $234.77 $1,566 +8.77
700–738 719 4 224.00–228.00 $225.95 $1,625 +0.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,171 —
683–695 687 6 222.00–226.00 $223.35 $1,534 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538–542 541 6 210.00–246.00 $234.06 $1,266 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 4 277.50–300.00 $288.60 $1,082 —
450–485 474 7 255.00–270.00 $259.07 $1,228 +5.05
500–540 516 25 240.00–294.00 $264.92 $1,367 +14.12
560–595 580 20 225.00–262.00 $239.07 $1,387 +1.69
600 unweaned 600 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,260 —
622–635 627 8 220.00–236.00 $226.48 $1,420 —
685–693 690 5 212.00–220.00 $216.82 $1,496 —
720–748 730 6 204.00–225.00 $216.05 $1,577 -3.95
811 811 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,703 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1325 1271 80-85% 8 115.00–118.50 $116.75 $1,484 +0.77
1100–1655 1289 80-85% 38 119.50–130.50 $124.13 $1,600 +8.15
1220–1500 1339 80-85% 6 127.50–138.50 $135.12 $1,809 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1065 927 85-90% 8 52.00–65.00 $61.67 $572 —
1020 1020 85-90% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,346 —
955–1220 1111 85-90% 8 90.00–103.00 $98.06 $1,089 —
950–1202 1120 85-90% 16 109.00–121.00 $112.86 $1,264 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1685 1575 75-80% 6 119.00–129.00 $124.96 $1,968 +1.46
1485–1692 1615 75-80% 4 129.00–138.00 $131.19 $2,119 +14.37
1690–1870 1741 75-80% 4 104.00–117.50 $112.90 $1,966 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1760 1406 11 135.00–148.50 $145.76 $2,049 +5.16
1380–1950 1696 9 150.00–170.00 $161.91 $2,746 —
1670–1795 1733 2 174.00–184.00 $178.82 $3,099 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,387

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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.