Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $396.58/cwt -3.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,480/hd at 625 lb · 65 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $440.56/cwt -23.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,322/hd at 527 lb · 53 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $386.60/cwt +16.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,575/hd at 666 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	786	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	6	505.00–515.00	$508.30	$1,845	+6.85
400–421	410	13	472.50–522.50	$498.99	$2,046	-24.16
450–497	481	16	435.00–460.00	$450.02	$2,165	-30.74
502–541	527	53	433.00–456.00	$440.56	$2,322	-22.57
560–585	569	21	395.00–420.00	$414.41	$2,358	-13.37
569 unweaned	569	7	380.00	$380.00	$2,162	—
610–637	621	52	374.00–415.00	$404.68	$2,513	+3.53
637–649 unweaned	643	13	358.00–370.00	$364.20	$2,342	-10.80
653–692	666	35	365.00–393.00	$386.60	$2,575	+15.02
701 unweaned	701	8	330.00	$330.00	$2,313	—
748	748	3	337.50	$337.50	$2,524	-23.90
844	844	4	316.00	$316.00	$2,667	-6.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–332	323	13	500.00–520.00	$513.59	$1,659	-4.02
367–397	381	14	465.00–505.00	$483.52	$1,842	-19.60
405–440	418	16	475.00–500.00	$486.81	$2,035	+6.50
450–494	481	7	400.00–442.50	$431.15	$2,074	-26.28
505–525	511	7	395.00–415.00	$407.71	$2,083	-8.96
550–598	569	5	390.00–395.00	$392.90	$2,236	+1.52
651–688	661	12	362.50–380.00	$373.79	$2,471	+19.68
712–735	726	8	335.00–337.50	$336.58	$2,444	-4.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369–397	380	14	430.00–460.00	$449.35	$1,708	-28.98
450–495	477	19	400.00–445.00	$415.23	$1,981	-2.84
522–532	530	11	393.00–415.00	$396.94	$2,104	-6.14
550–582	559	27	369.00–395.00	$381.81	$2,134	-10.61
568 unweaned	568	5	352.50	$352.50	$2,002	+8.50
600–608 unweaned	605	6	325.00–330.00	$328.35	$1,987	-8.65
605–616	614	14	357.50–360.00	$359.65	$2,208	+17.25
760–785	774	6	295.00–302.00	$297.63	$2,304	+10.13
920	920	2	275.50	$275.50	$2,535	—
965–966	965	7	241.00–286.50	$266.99	$2,576	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	460.00	$460.00	$1,256	-55.00
310–335	326	8	412.00–440.00	$425.57	$1,387	-48.43
357–372	361	7	434.00–467.50	$457.64	$1,652	+10.25
405–442	419	16	385.00–426.00	$404.86	$1,696	-5.37
452–492	472	4	395.00–412.50	$404.12	$1,907	+3.57
550–560	555	4	350.00–370.00	$359.91	$1,998	+6.15
705–715	708	8	300.00–315.00	$309.40	$2,191	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,970	-3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433–447	440	10	425.00–440.00	$431.57	$1,899	-48.66
455–495	468	11	405.00–459.00	$430.19	$2,013	+25.15
522–545	529	7	384.00–424.00	$412.22	$2,181	+22.67
550–580	567	6	330.00–375.00	$350.02	$1,985	-10.45
643	643	3	338.00	$338.00	$2,173	+10.99
660–692	678	9	285.00–331.00	$301.75	$2,046	-5.75
715–745	727	5	271.00	$271.00	$1,970	—
795	795	3	246.00	$246.00	$1,956	—
844	844	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,772	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1450	1297	80-85%	27	150.00–162.50	$155.69	$2,019	+16.44
1160–1485	1332	80-85%	6	145.00–149.00	$147.52	$1,965	-17.61
1250–1378	1334	80-85%	17	162.00–169.00	$166.92	$2,227	+1.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1065	959	85-90%	5	86.00–113.00	$103.06	$988	—
835–1090	1018	85-90%	10	116.00–132.00	$122.62	$1,248	+24.16
955–1320	1136	85-90%	26	131.00–149.00	$142.82	$1,622	-10.18

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1710	1514	75-80%	13	152.00–162.00	$156.45	$2,369	-9.85
1485–1720	1548	75-80%	8	164.50–167.50	$165.63	$2,564	-0.67
1485–1635	1560	75-80%	2	152.00	$152.00	$2,371	-7.30

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1945	1690	7	151.00–178.00	$163.20	$2,758	-10.93
1685–2060	1853	6	180.00–191.00	$185.80	$3,443	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1565	1359	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	2,900.00–3,525.00	$3,211.37

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1190–1560	1338	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	3,000.00–3,335.00	$3,206.59

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–1106	1000	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	87	3,500.00–4,250.00	$3,828.62
1031	1031	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	3,300.00	$3,300.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145	1145	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1236–1265	1246	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	3,675.00–3,700.00	$3,683.46

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	4,700.00	$4,700.00	—
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—

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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.