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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 14, 2024

1,559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $246.00/cwt ≈ $2,057/hd at 836 lb · 120 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $273.44/cwt +14.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 640 lb · 118 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $256.17/cwt -6.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 732 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,559 1,538 1,402
Feeder cattle 1,324 1,355 1,054
Slaughter cattle 175 175 298
Replacement cattle 60 8 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week on a limited test, feeder steers under 550 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady. Heifers steady. Slaughter cows steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 4 352.50–367.50 $359.71 $1,180 +12.23
368–380 374 4 350.00–365.00 $357.38 $1,337 +19.99
409–445 423 18 327.50–365.00 $339.91 $1,438 +6.11
452–497 486 19 302.50–327.00 $310.38 $1,508 -10.99
531 531 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,529 +13.00
505–548 533 21 294.00–317.50 $305.02 $1,626 +0.19
570–585 578 4 280.00–290.00 $285.06 $1,648 -15.93
600 unweaned 600 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,536 +2.97
605–648 635 33 270.00–277.00 $273.70 $1,738 -7.71
643 value added 643 83 273.75 $273.75 $1,760 —
665–690 683 10 258.00–260.00 $258.69 $1,767 -12.15
702–712 707 9 252.50–264.00 $257.88 $1,823 -4.18
735 value added 735 88 256.00 $256.00 $1,882 -7.75
761–770 770 77 247.00–253.00 $252.69 $1,946 +7.19
836 value added 836 120 246.00 $246.00 $2,057 —
853 853 6 240.00 $240.00 $2,047 +2.96
921 921 17 223.25 $223.25 $2,056 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–373 372 15 337.50–347.50 $338.81 $1,260 —
444 444 9 312.50 $312.50 $1,388 -7.20
450–495 472 11 280.00–317.50 $296.20 $1,398 -9.65
515–541 529 11 275.00–293.00 $282.48 $1,494 —
564 564 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,466 -9.54
562–598 576 6 265.00–277.00 $270.57 $1,558 +1.03
601–640 610 13 260.00–266.00 $264.88 $1,616 +4.88
703–740 727 9 240.00–250.00 $244.53 $1,778 —
874 874 8 230.00 $230.00 $2,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
729 729 9 236.00 $236.00 $1,720 —
759 759 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,738 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 5 301.00–308.00 $305.20 $1,343 —
733 733 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,745 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,001 —
728 728 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 4 297.00–320.00 $308.22 $949 —
350–375 368 20 250.00–270.00 $265.57 $977 +25.57
424–444 432 18 250.00–267.00 $260.25 $1,124 -7.29
489–498 492 11 250.00–260.00 $252.95 $1,245 +0.88
512–522 517 4 240.00–245.00 $242.48 $1,254 -16.28
504–545 524 31 252.00–258.00 $254.62 $1,334 -4.14
568 568 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,306 -25.79
565–599 582 14 240.00–247.50 $242.55 $1,412 -13.24
586 unweaned 586 3 218.00 $218.00 $1,277 —
618–645 627 9 231.00–240.00 $234.43 $1,470 -8.42
730–742 739 8 209.00–220.00 $217.28 $1,606 -8.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,096 +9.15
450–455 unweaned 453 4 250.00–253.00 $251.49 $1,139 +1.49
464–495 469 20 260.00–289.00 $278.32 $1,305 -10.17
481 481 6 260.00 $260.00 $1,251 -28.49
500–519 unweaned 510 11 251.00–257.00 $253.86 $1,295 -28.14
505–538 527 17 253.00–260.00 $256.79 $1,353 -14.21
558–595 unweaned 576 11 231.00–240.00 $238.19 $1,372 -1.52
565–595 582 7 246.50–256.00 $250.45 $1,458 -26.17
585–592 588 13 240.00–245.50 $242.95 $1,429 -33.67
613 unweaned 613 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,447 +3.65
643 643 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,472 —
676–690 683 11 230.00–231.00 $230.82 $1,577 -12.00
710–741 729 5 206.00–210.00 $208.44 $1,520 -54.56
809 809 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,739 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 416 8 236.00–251.00 $243.04 $1,011 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
561 561 4 237.50 $237.50 $1,332 —
630 630 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,386 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 4 248.00 $248.00 $1,252 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,330 +61.40
422–425 424 4 320.00–327.50 $323.76 $1,373 —
465–496 485 14 245.00–295.00 $258.49 $1,254 -0.58
500–548 525 14 250.00–270.00 $258.64 $1,358 -6.28
535 535 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,177 -44.92
550–590 576 15 230.00–250.00 $243.52 $1,403 +4.45
607–630 615 9 230.00–235.00 $231.12 $1,421 +4.64
650–698 671 14 206.00–231.50 $216.54 $1,453 -0.28
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–472 469 8 240.00–248.00 $242.97 $1,140 —
553 553 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,322 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1068 984 85-90% 6 59.00–64.50 $62.99 $620 —
867–1220 1075 85-90% 17 75.00–106.00 $95.11 $1,022 —
1010–1230 1122 85-90% 17 109.00–120.50 $114.16 $1,281 +1.30
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1223–1390 1255 80-85% 7 113.00–120.00 $116.44 $1,461 -0.31
1200–1352 1298 80-85% 10 128.50–139.00 $133.19 $1,729 +9.06
1080–1575 1331 80-85% 13 122.00–131.50 $126.34 $1,682 -8.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1485 1447 75-80% 9 125.50–130.00 $127.90 $1,851 —
1435–1470 1453 75-80% 2 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $1,918 —
1550–1610 1572 75-80% 3 110.00–116.00 $113.69 $1,787 -11.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1830 1514 8 119.50–149.00 $136.45 $2,066 —
1410–2055 1827 9 148.00–173.00 $160.18 $2,926 —
1920–2105 2013 2 179.00–184.00 $181.61 $3,656 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1168 1059 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 1,600.00–1,850.00 $1,685.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1368–1390 1375 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,775.00 $2,547.60

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
908–1013 974 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,900.00–2,425.00 $2,261.86

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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
1025–1175 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,800.00–1,975.00 $1,832.14 —
1075–1200 1138 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 2,425.00 $2,425.00 —

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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.