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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 21, 2024

2,043 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $258.48/cwt +2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,909/hd at 739 lb · 174 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $279.98/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 625 lb · 141 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.92/cwt +22.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 525 lb · 84 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,043 1,559 1,192
Feeder cattle 1,856 1,324 849
Slaughter cattle 142 175 243
Replacement cattle 45 60 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder steers steady to 6.00 lower with decline on unweaned calves over 500 lbs. Feeder heifers 400-550 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, other weights near steady. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,280 -22.38
451–496 465 38 309.00–329.00 $322.35 $1,499 +11.97
473 unweaned 473 3 303.00 $303.00 $1,433 —
500–542 525 28 285.00–317.00 $301.74 $1,584 +13.74
529 value added 529 22 311.00 $311.00 $1,645 —
532 unweaned 532 5 267.50 $267.50 $1,423 —
537 537 7 282.00 $282.00 $1,514 -23.02
561–565 value added 563 22 298.00–311.00 $303.30 $1,708 —
550–595 584 45 265.00–297.00 $287.13 $1,677 +2.07
588 unweaned 588 10 260.50 $260.50 $1,532 —
602–638 616 41 260.00–285.00 $269.59 $1,661 -4.11
605–635 value added 626 88 274.50–292.50 $289.05 $1,809 +15.30
645–649 unweaned 647 12 248.25–250.00 $248.98 $1,611 —
652–659 value added 654 58 261.00–279.50 $266.14 $1,741 —
661 661 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,652 -8.69
667 unweaned 667 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,581 —
723 723 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,815 -6.88
713–749 738 115 254.00–262.00 $259.72 $1,917 +1.84
731–747 value added 742 53 250.00–260.00 $256.64 $1,904 +0.64
797 797 9 251.00 $251.00 $2,000 -1.69
863 863 34 249.00 $249.00 $2,149 +9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 423 12 297.50–314.00 $306.68 $1,297 -5.82
455–492 467 6 284.00–309.00 $297.31 $1,388 +1.11
500–545 522 32 265.00–306.00 $282.67 $1,476 +0.19
561 value added 561 35 270.50 $270.50 $1,518 —
558–590 571 28 250.00–280.00 $267.49 $1,527 -3.08
573 573 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,444 -18.57
572–578 unweaned 574 10 240.00–252.50 $247.47 $1,420 —
600–641 623 25 249.50–270.00 $260.11 $1,620 -4.77
652 652 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,565 —
650–680 655 18 250.00–261.00 $258.60 $1,694 —
662 unweaned 662 4 233.00 $233.00 $1,542 —
713 value added 713 17 256.00 $256.00 $1,825 —
712–717 715 13 240.00–255.00 $248.86 $1,779 +4.33
730 730 21 235.00 $235.00 $1,716 -9.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,134 —
496 496 3 272.00 $272.00 $1,349 —
508–545 523 5 245.00–250.00 $247.92 $1,297 —
675 675 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,654 —
745 745 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 -6.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 306.00 $306.00 $1,157 —
450–495 471 9 261.00–294.00 $279.34 $1,316 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 319.00 $319.00 $1,043 +4.00
388–397 392 5 311.00–315.00 $312.62 $1,225 —
405 405 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,138 —
406 406 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,129 —
409–447 423 39 303.00–320.00 $315.87 $1,336 —
448 value added 448 7 321.00 $321.00 $1,438 —
472 unweaned 472 13 267.50 $267.50 $1,263 +16.01
450–495 479 28 267.50–315.00 $288.60 $1,382 +28.60
502–539 523 71 257.00–289.00 $280.01 $1,464 +23.22
535 unweaned 535 13 266.50 $266.50 $1,426 +12.64
562–568 unweaned 566 10 245.00–257.00 $249.77 $1,414 +11.58
551–592 571 19 254.00–264.00 $258.41 $1,476 +7.96
602 value added 602 9 259.00 $259.00 $1,559 —
605–625 614 20 247.00–252.00 $249.68 $1,533 +20.68
608–640 unweaned 619 6 220.00–230.00 $226.55 $1,402 -9.45
672 unweaned 672 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,519 —
658–692 673 14 229.25–246.25 $238.75 $1,607 +7.93
702–728 713 7 230.00–234.50 $232.19 $1,656 +23.75
813 813 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,764 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 4 270.00–274.00 $271.97 $911 -36.25
350–390 370 8 265.00–317.00 $280.31 $1,037 +14.74
417–435 425 17 270.00–287.00 $278.07 $1,182 +17.82
463 463 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,208 +8.05
452–482 467 15 260.00–282.00 $275.67 $1,287 +22.72
475–493 unweaned 481 13 235.00–259.00 $252.55 $1,215 —
500–545 525 22 250.00–265.00 $256.03 $1,344 +1.41
546 unweaned 546 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,278 —
550–590 571 23 232.00–257.00 $245.61 $1,402 +15.61
600–630 unweaned 615 4 210.00–220.00 $215.12 $1,323 —
602–648 622 28 224.00–240.00 $229.59 $1,428 -4.84
608–633 628 11 220.00–230.00 $228.24 $1,433 -6.19
650–690 667 17 222.00–241.00 $227.86 $1,520 —
705–740 722 14 210.00–226.50 $216.55 $1,563 -0.73
725–730 728 4 205.00–212.00 $208.51 $1,518 -8.77
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 13 232.00 $232.00 $1,056 —
650 650 3 209.00 $209.00 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,108 +12.96
666 666 6 207.00 $207.00 $1,379 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,061 —
478 478 3 233.00 $233.00 $1,114 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–448 437 12 258.00–312.00 $274.07 $1,198 -49.69
458–465 462 4 240.00–289.00 $264.31 $1,221 +5.82
500–540 524 17 239.00–265.00 $253.69 $1,329 -4.95
532 532 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,250 +15.00
550–590 569 13 230.00–267.50 $239.63 $1,363 -3.89
590 590 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 -33.52
620–635 629 5 229.50–246.00 $236.01 $1,485 +4.89
650–685 663 14 206.00–224.00 $217.42 $1,441 +0.88
700–745 710 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,420 —
808 808 10 190.00 $190.00 $1,535 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,424 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1020 935 85-90% 2 52.00–77.00 $63.36 $592 —
875–1145 1010 85-90% 2 125.00–126.50 $125.85 $1,271 —
835–1222 1025 85-90% 19 77.50–108.00 $94.66 $970 —
920–1230 1091 85-90% 21 104.50–122.00 $110.68 $1,208 +15.57
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1330 1270 80-85% 5 104.00–119.50 $111.11 $1,411 -5.33
1125–1435 1271 80-85% 17 116.00–132.00 $121.16 $1,540 +4.72
1245–1400 1329 80-85% 4 132.00–146.00 $137.97 $1,834 +11.63
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 118.50 $118.50 $1,766 —
1440–1830 1495 75-80% 11 118.00–126.00 $123.91 $1,852 —
1400–1605 1503 75-80% 2 133.50–134.00 $133.73 $2,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1990 1717 9 152.50–169.00 $160.53 $2,756 —
1615–2140 1847 3 130.00–149.00 $140.56 $2,596 -19.62
1600–2295 1948 2 166.50–174.00 $170.92 $3,330 —
YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1970–2355 2133 3 148.50–159.00 $153.13 $3,266 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
989–1031 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 21 184.00–196.00 $189.99 $1,909

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1030–1375 1189 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,675.00–2,250.00 $2,008.14

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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.