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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

1,837 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.89/cwt +11.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,736/hd at 581 lb · 136 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.15/cwt -5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 631 lb · 93 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $344.74/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 489 lb · 87 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,837 3,184 2,518
Feeder cattle 1,613 2,876 2,130
Slaughter cattle 224 282 388
Replacement cattle — 26 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers unevenly steady to firm, spots 8.00 to 10.00 higher on steers under 550 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 unweaned 337 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,348 —
358 unweaned 358 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,164 —
372 372 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,209 -37.87
405–445 unweaned 421 8 300.00–361.00 $332.13 $1,398 —
435 435 5 347.00 $347.00 $1,509 +10.15
452 value added 452 3 356.00 $356.00 $1,609 ±0.00
454–485 474 17 316.00–347.00 $333.28 $1,580 -4.16
462–495 unweaned 494 67 300.00–348.50 $347.15 $1,715 +46.15
516 fancy 516 9 341.00 $341.00 $1,760 —
523–528 526 32 300.00–321.50 $317.68 $1,671 +0.18
542 unweaned 542 6 299.00 $299.00 $1,621 —
562–598 577 91 288.50–310.50 $302.90 $1,748 +14.95
564–596 value added 588 29 272.00–310.00 $287.89 $1,693 +2.35
589 unweaned 589 16 296.00 $296.00 $1,743 —
602–649 631 93 274.00–295.00 $282.15 $1,780 -10.84
661–685 670 22 260.00–275.00 $271.36 $1,818 +4.60
669–688 value added 675 10 273.00–275.00 $273.61 $1,847 —
691 691 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,755 -12.76
702–734 716 22 259.00–272.50 $268.71 $1,924 +14.30
729 value added 729 11 270.25 $270.25 $1,970 +12.25
750–765 763 43 259.75–264.10 $263.60 $2,011 +10.17
769 769 9 240.00 $240.00 $1,846 -13.43
932 932 2 224.00 $224.00 $2,088 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,336 —
470 unweaned 470 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,246 —
470 470 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,457 +29.19
500–531 518 7 282.00–296.00 $290.21 $1,503 +8.97
514–531 unweaned 518 12 274.00–299.00 $280.40 $1,452 —
553 value added 553 5 289.00 $289.00 $1,598 —
560–595 575 7 278.00–287.00 $283.01 $1,627 +11.81
690 690 8 266.75 $266.75 $1,841 +6.22
720–742 733 7 246.50–259.50 $253.19 $1,856 +5.08
792 792 5 248.00 $248.00 $1,964 +3.37
825–846 838 5 231.00–238.00 $235.24 $1,971 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 unweaned 653 7 240.00 $240.00 $1,567 —
737 unweaned 737 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,842 —
785 785 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,915 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 unweaned 492 11 250.00 $250.00 $1,230 —
539 unweaned 539 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,348 —
560 unweaned 560 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 unweaned 395 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,070 —
412 unweaned 412 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,092 —
447 447 2 248.00 $248.00 $1,109 —
451 unweaned 451 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,218 —
530 unweaned 530 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,362 —
552 unweaned 552 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 unweaned 604 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,419 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–447 431 8 313.00–319.00 $316.89 $1,366 +13.73
451–496 480 47 291.00–301.00 $296.23 $1,422 +6.65
502 value added 502 9 303.50 $303.50 $1,524 +26.32
500–530 516 28 263.00–280.00 $271.38 $1,400 -11.58
569–586 573 41 269.00–275.50 $272.79 $1,563 +5.46
605 605 15 264.00 $264.00 $1,597 +8.21
616 616 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,509 -10.79
651 value added 651 7 257.00 $257.00 $1,673 —
671 671 4 244.50 $244.50 $1,641 -37.50
707–737 729 22 234.00–245.50 $242.46 $1,768 -2.46
746 746 16 249.75 $249.75 $1,863 +4.83
796 796 3 229.50 $229.50 $1,827 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–438 431 6 276.00–286.00 $282.77 $1,219 +50.86
442 unweaned 442 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,149 —
460 unweaned 460 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,196 -2.00
481 481 4 274.00 $274.00 $1,318 +7.32
516 516 4 263.00 $263.00 $1,357 +0.80
566 value added 566 5 269.50 $269.50 $1,525 —
569 unweaned 569 10 230.00 $230.00 $1,309 -14.00
560–582 574 12 255.50–266.50 $261.60 $1,502 +6.58
620–637 628 24 236.00–249.50 $243.54 $1,529 -0.61
695 695 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,668 -4.75
711–717 712 9 233.50 $233.50 $1,663 +11.24
732 732 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,574 -7.26
770 unweaned 770 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,586 —
802 802 2 212.00 $212.00 $1,700 -10.50
855–870 863 4 201.00–215.00 $207.94 $1,795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 unweaned 378 4 235.00 $235.00 $888 —
558–562 unweaned 561 8 220.00–234.00 $223.48 $1,254 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,049 —
583 583 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,428 -6.91
603 603 3 231.00 $231.00 $1,393 -19.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 unweaned 352 3 250.00 $250.00 $880 —
552 unweaned 552 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,104 —
552 552 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,275 -8.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–587 585 6 231.00–268.00 $255.77 $1,496 —
608–626 620 6 234.00–244.00 $240.73 $1,493 —
628 unweaned 628 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,394 —
730–745 unweaned 738 4 202.00–213.00 $207.56 $1,532 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 3 318.00 $318.00 $1,100 —
451 451 8 318.00 $318.00 $1,434 +0.86
515 515 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,571 —
630 630 2 259.00 $259.00 $1,632 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
612 unweaned 612 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,469 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1655 1326 80-85% 58 107.50–124.00 $117.13 $1,553 —
1160–1495 1357 80-85% 10 105.00–113.00 $109.60 $1,487 —
1060–1660 1370 80-85% 9 115.50–133.00 $121.12 $1,659 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1235 979 85-90% 7 79.00–93.00 $85.35 $836 —
955–1270 1124 85-90% 17 104.50–110.00 $107.49 $1,208 +13.12
945–1275 1130 85-90% 6 88.50–106.00 $98.44 $1,112 +4.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 134.50 $134.50 $1,822 —
1525–1705 1585 75-80% 3 116.00–117.00 $116.64 $1,849 -7.53
1500–1915 1670 75-80% 10 117.50–128.50 $121.89 $2,036 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1905 1556 5 125.00–142.00 $131.93 $2,053 —
1590–2190 1837 5 152.00–163.00 $155.72 $2,861 -2.32

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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.