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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

2,850 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $369.81/cwt +6.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,513/hd at 680 lb · 293 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $360.23/cwt +22.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,616/hd at 726 lb · 260 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $427.87/cwt +30.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,447/hd at 572 lb · 182 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,850 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–342 325 5 500.00–515.00 $505.54 $1,643 +5.54
355–398 375 11 475.00–523.00 $501.45 $1,880 +13.60
400–446 426 35 460.00–560.00 $523.15 $2,229 +49.26
450–498 482 54 450.00–519.00 $480.76 $2,317 +28.24
518 value added 518 8 482.00 $482.00 $2,497 +19.50
500–548 525 101 422.50–504.00 $463.13 $2,431 +31.53
558–590 value added 571 19 426.00–432.00 $428.61 $2,447 +19.96
552–594 572 163 390.00–484.00 $427.78 $2,447 +31.88
601–638 615 164 382.00–424.00 $401.15 $2,467 +19.41
629 value added 629 14 396.50 $396.50 $2,494 -1.40
630 unweaned 630 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,362 —
670 value added 670 9 374.00 $374.00 $2,506 -10.50
650–699 679 260 358.00–386.00 $371.58 $2,523 +12.98
687 unweaned 687 5 341.50 $341.50 $2,346 —
690 690 19 351.00 $351.00 $2,422 -7.60
716 value added 716 20 354.00 $354.00 $2,535 —
708–748 727 234 339.00–366.00 $361.40 $2,627 +33.40
715–738 727 6 331.00–340.00 $335.43 $2,439 +7.43
757 757 3 325.00 $325.00 $2,460 -3.82
751–793 772 72 323.00–358.00 $343.03 $2,648 +14.21
803–823 811 18 318.00–327.00 $322.96 $2,619 +12.96
830 unweaned 830 3 297.00 $297.00 $2,465 —
852–861 859 15 298.00–329.50 $323.25 $2,777 +26.41
916 916 3 319.50 $319.50 $2,927 +19.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 311 11 455.00–554.00 $517.61 $1,610 +88.67
355–360 358 4 484.00–522.50 $503.12 $1,801 +60.22
400–445 422 23 435.00–512.00 $480.31 $2,027 +51.36
456–499 485 31 417.00–496.00 $457.43 $2,219 +49.51
503–548 528 61 392.50–440.00 $416.67 $2,200 -1.14
575 value added 575 11 395.00 $395.00 $2,271 —
561–598 576 40 380.00–405.00 $391.38 $2,254 +2.19
600–640 618 34 364.00–391.00 $382.11 $2,361 +22.85
624 value added 624 20 385.50 $385.50 $2,406 —
669–697 676 21 332.50–364.00 $354.11 $2,394 +14.11
733 733 3 341.00 $341.00 $2,500 +5.00
848 848 4 302.00 $302.00 $2,561 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402–420 411 10 425.00–450.00 $437.23 $1,797 —
450–492 469 18 425.00–440.00 $433.00 $2,031 —
553 553 9 400.00 $400.00 $2,212 —
713 value added 713 20 343.50 $343.50 $2,449 —
722 722 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,238 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,992 —
798 798 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,939 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,681 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
713 713 3 324.00 $324.00 $2,310 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 331 9 490.00–495.00 $491.64 $1,627 +63.49
352–393 365 18 447.50–495.00 $478.33 $1,746 +56.56
400–447 429 64 410.00–481.00 $448.80 $1,925 +22.49
450–498 470 73 385.00–461.00 $418.07 $1,965 +22.05
486 486 9 424.00 $424.00 $2,061 +27.98
514 514 5 355.00 $355.00 $1,825 -21.70
502–549 527 118 381.00–432.50 $403.08 $2,124 +26.38
528–540 unweaned 536 17 338.00–393.00 $360.57 $1,933 —
551–573 557 43 388.00–407.00 $392.42 $2,186 +35.42
571 unweaned 571 10 344.00 $344.00 $1,964 —
552–596 574 82 348.00–395.00 $367.23 $2,108 +1.57
582–588 585 7 346.00–350.00 $347.70 $2,034 +9.73
610 unweaned 610 4 337.00 $337.00 $2,056 —
600–648 625 79 330.00–359.00 $342.40 $2,140 +32.40
642 642 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,119 -11.75
650 value added 650 9 348.00 $348.00 $2,262 —
652–694 690 91 330.00–341.00 $332.43 $2,294 -8.57
714–721 717 14 310.00–312.00 $311.14 $2,231 +10.66
772 772 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,220 -8.35
862 862 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,327 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 3 515.00 $515.00 $1,324 —
300–327 311 5 463.00–482.00 $474.00 $1,474 +54.00
350–391 375 38 400.00–472.00 $447.39 $1,678 +35.96
412–448 430 25 400.00–417.00 $410.23 $1,764 +22.26
453–493 475 49 372.50–426.00 $400.55 $1,903 +26.15
500–547 524 81 360.00–414.00 $384.36 $2,014 +20.77
556–591 578 41 340.00–363.00 $353.76 $2,045 +33.76
601–635 617 60 335.00–340.00 $339.74 $2,096 +7.30
650–680 659 24 300.00–325.00 $318.07 $2,096 —
768 768 4 294.00 $294.00 $2,258 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 5 348.00 $348.00 $1,681 —
581 581 5 338.50 $338.50 $1,967 —
636 636 7 329.00 $329.00 $2,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,750 —
555 555 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,776 —
588 unweaned 588 4 272.50 $272.50 $1,602 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,557 —
511 511 4 349.00 $349.00 $1,783 +19.00
681 681 3 304.00 $304.00 $2,070 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,504 —
495 495 3 365.00 $365.00 $1,807 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,388 —
628 628 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,702 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 601 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,719 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 4 422.00 $422.00 $1,633 —
405–412 410 9 440.00–500.00 $480.23 $1,969 —
453–455 454 6 385.00–425.00 $405.04 $1,839 +11.04
512–547 534 12 370.00–414.00 $389.55 $2,080 +39.87
575–590 583 10 352.50–365.00 $360.47 $2,102 +21.55
625–648 635 10 305.00–341.00 $327.01 $2,077 —
683 683 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,100 +7.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,395 —
590 unweaned 590 7 286.00 $286.00 $1,687 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1130 1005 85-90% 3 90.00–108.00 $98.46 $990 —
930–1180 1037 85-90% 19 111.00–131.00 $123.75 $1,283 —
915–1278 1105 85-90% 45 133.00–147.50 $139.64 $1,543 +13.31
1140 1140 85-90% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,744 +11.90
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1510 1255 80-85% 23 152.50–161.00 $155.72 $1,954 +0.56
1185–1385 1268 80-85% 3 138.00–142.00 $139.25 $1,766 -15.91
1245–1500 1332 80-85% 6 163.00–167.00 $165.13 $2,200 +26.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1560 1532 75-80% 10 164.00–167.00 $166.30 $2,548 —
1415–1775 1551 75-80% 13 153.00–162.50 $159.30 $2,471 +17.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–2180 1673 8 159.50–179.00 $174.13 $2,913 —
1555–1940 1770 4 200.00–215.00 $206.86 $3,661 +19.35
1505–2375 1895 5 181.00–200.00 $191.42 $3,627 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1410 1170 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)All Stages (1-9 mo) 6 2,375.00–3,100.00 $2,810.27
1080–1275 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,750.00–2,850.00 $2,795.86

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Bred Heifers

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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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.