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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

2,143 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $300.55/cwt +1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,004/hd at 667 lb · 195 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $315.85/cwt -4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 624 lb · 187 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $338.56/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,947/hd at 575 lb · 138 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,143 3,201 2,806
Feeder cattle 2,021 3,042 2,690
Slaughter cattle 107 119 101
Replacement cattle 15 40 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 8 422.50 $422.50 $1,238 —
348 thin fleshed 348 4 431.00 $431.00 $1,500 —
381–393 388 9 390.00–414.00 $398.70 $1,547 -4.89
412–445 423 23 376.00–414.00 $399.69 $1,691 +15.30
472 unweaned 472 5 349.00 $349.00 $1,647 —
452–491 473 77 362.50–391.00 $382.85 $1,811 +8.15
500–549 517 76 330.50–391.00 $369.75 $1,912 +11.13
522–545 value added 533 50 380.00–390.00 $384.71 $2,051 +5.21
550–588 575 138 317.50–361.00 $338.56 $1,947 +4.45
601–646 624 187 297.00–329.00 $315.85 $1,971 -3.14
655 value added 655 47 310.50 $310.50 $2,034 +3.25
654–692 670 145 280.00–305.00 $297.88 $1,996 -0.89
695 unweaned 695 3 274.00 $274.00 $1,904 —
719–745 727 130 265.00–289.50 $283.28 $2,059 -2.92
758–765 763 9 274.00 $274.00 $2,091 -5.80
810–834 828 14 250.00–259.25 $253.30 $2,097 -14.15
862 862 8 245.00 $245.00 $2,112 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–331 329 11 375.00–400.00 $395.58 $1,301 —
375 375 3 349.00 $349.00 $1,309 -24.93
410–445 423 14 335.00–394.00 $368.98 $1,561 +3.59
461–490 471 25 335.00–367.00 $346.65 $1,633 +11.80
500–533 516 28 318.00–356.00 $337.04 $1,739 +11.92
555–595 582 24 280.00–315.00 $296.92 $1,728 +1.29
606 606 5 296.00 $296.00 $1,794 —
652–695 676 14 270.00–279.00 $273.43 $1,848 —
687 687 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,752 —
710–745 720 7 263.00–281.00 $273.99 $1,973 +7.28
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601–641 626 8 265.00–280.00 $270.40 $1,693 —
662 662 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,721 -4.00
721 721 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,846 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–593 575 7 268.00–276.00 $271.53 $1,561 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,433 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–326 317 14 336.00–348.00 $341.27 $1,082 —
364–385 369 18 342.50–348.00 $347.25 $1,281 -6.89
412–433 416 27 341.00–366.00 $357.64 $1,488 +3.65
461 value added 461 14 337.00 $337.00 $1,554 -22.00
470 unweaned 470 6 298.00 $298.00 $1,401 —
455–489 476 54 300.00–334.00 $315.91 $1,504 -22.85
512–547 523 51 293.00–308.00 $303.80 $1,589 -19.90
550 value added 550 8 307.00 $307.00 $1,688 —
555–588 574 70 277.50–307.00 $292.00 $1,676 +0.67
601–645 618 35 265.00–286.00 $278.23 $1,719 +0.98
658–697 671 15 260.00–265.00 $263.27 $1,767 +17.25
705–730 721 29 245.00–270.00 $257.79 $1,859 +3.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 340.00–360.00 $350.00 $1,148 +46.23
375 375 6 337.50 $337.50 $1,266 +11.79
381 unweaned 381 3 313.00 $313.00 $1,193 —
400–446 437 73 320.00–340.00 $329.81 $1,441 -7.24
453–498 482 43 285.00–325.00 $297.40 $1,433 +7.22
500–538 527 61 277.50–296.00 $292.17 $1,540 +1.01
560–570 565 4 270.00–280.00 $275.04 $1,554 -3.16
602–645 624 39 248.00–267.00 $258.17 $1,611 -10.63
658–692 670 16 240.00–265.00 $249.12 $1,669 -2.38
702–741 717 10 241.00–255.00 $245.27 $1,759 -6.06
800 800 3 228.00 $228.00 $1,824 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554–588 561 11 260.00–265.00 $263.14 $1,476 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 284.00 $284.00 $1,491 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 372 6 345.00–385.00 $367.56 $1,367 —
500–542 523 9 305.00–320.00 $312.02 $1,632 —
553–590 563 8 280.00–302.50 $295.68 $1,665 +7.76
617 617 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,536 -29.00
692 692 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,605 —
700–720 710 4 231.00–234.00 $232.48 $1,651 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
891–1040 943 85-90% 9 60.00–75.00 $67.89 $640 —
815–1265 1015 85-90% 11 87.00–109.50 $102.02 $1,036 —
880–1165 1059 85-90% 21 100.00–125.50 $115.35 $1,222 +6.14
1185 1185 85-90% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,505 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1127–1380 1246 80-85% 17 115.50–132.00 $123.33 $1,537 —
1365–1518 1480 80-85% 4 114.00–115.00 $114.77 $1,699 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 75-80% 1 132.50 $132.50 $2,206 —
1545–1850 1698 75-80% 2 129.50–134.50 $131.78 $2,238 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1800 1613 3 117.00–142.00 $134.38 $2,168 —
1365–2365 1753 5 153.00–163.00 $157.48 $2,761 —
1975 1975 1 179.50 $179.50 $3,545 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1237–1315 1246 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 2,500.00–3,100.00 $3,029.62

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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.