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Missouri (East Central) Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

2,403 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $399.30/cwt +12.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,746/hd at 688 lb · 274 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $430.76/cwt +34.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,684/hd at 623 lb · 256 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $341.16/cwt +25.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,780/hd at 815 lb · 174 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,403 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–295 275 12 540.00–615.00 $588.58 $1,619 —
312–342 328 10 530.00–575.00 $551.64 $1,809 —
360–390 377 13 544.00–584.00 $574.11 $2,164 +65.81
400–448 424 48 475.00–566.00 $525.66 $2,229 +26.67
428 thin fleshed 428 9 602.00 $602.00 $2,577 —
452–471 value added 459 11 556.00 $556.00 $2,552 —
480 unweaned 480 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,400 —
450–498 485 63 465.00–546.00 $514.68 $2,496 +64.66
515 value added 515 28 540.00 $540.00 $2,781 —
500–547 524 112 425.00–555.00 $506.07 $2,652 +65.51
577 value added 577 11 472.00 $472.00 $2,723 —
553–599 582 135 410.00–469.00 $436.92 $2,543 +22.51
605–648 622 209 402.50–453.00 $429.22 $2,670 +24.54
628 value added 628 43 442.50 $442.50 $2,779 —
630 630 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,426 -19.68
674–697 value added 687 75 410.00–420.00 $415.96 $2,858 —
660–698 688 199 380.00–412.00 $393.02 $2,704 +6.42
733–734 734 20 387.00–401.00 $394.00 $2,892 +56.50
750–798 781 40 340.00–362.50 $346.17 $2,704 —
793 793 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,617 —
811–836 812 148 324.00–342.75 $341.74 $2,775 +25.74
815–845 831 26 330.00–350.50 $337.86 $2,808 +21.86
918 918 5 324.00 $324.00 $2,974 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–335 331 4 480.00–520.00 $499.73 $1,654 -13.86
350–398 371 14 450.00–520.00 $495.69 $1,839 +12.17
412–445 433 28 440.00–536.00 $498.07 $2,157 +11.26
450–498 471 19 440.00–512.00 $468.77 $2,208 +37.62
512–535 518 16 385.00–425.00 $412.36 $2,136 +4.65
572–598 592 19 390.00–427.00 $407.08 $2,410 +14.18
600–649 626 23 370.00–410.00 $383.70 $2,402 —
666–668 667 6 360.00–370.00 $363.34 $2,423 -10.45
708–736 727 6 340.00–345.00 $341.62 $2,484 +5.04
831 831 21 324.50 $324.50 $2,697 —
873 873 3 314.00 $314.00 $2,741 —
969 969 7 300.00 $300.00 $2,907 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,800 —
721 721 15 340.00 $340.00 $2,451 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,829 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,435 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–336 331 6 495.00–520.00 $503.06 $1,665 —
358–392 383 28 470.00–535.00 $499.87 $1,915 +50.52
401–447 423 44 425.00–490.00 $456.70 $1,932 —
450–497 481 82 405.00–468.00 $439.08 $2,112 +23.85
487 value added 487 7 483.00 $483.00 $2,352 —
501–520 value added 511 49 453.00–481.00 $466.45 $2,384 —
501–541 521 71 385.00–473.00 $428.21 $2,231 +31.27
546 unweaned 546 5 337.50 $337.50 $1,843 —
550–585 564 59 375.00–440.00 $396.30 $2,235 +14.49
574 value added 574 11 408.00 $408.00 $2,342 —
566–590 575 13 401.00–405.00 $403.42 $2,320 +21.61
590 590 7 374.00 $374.00 $2,207 -7.81
601–635 610 57 361.00–395.00 $381.96 $2,330 +22.31
628 628 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,135 -19.65
625–635 value added 631 45 378.00–394.00 $384.34 $2,425 —
632 632 7 380.00 $380.00 $2,402 +20.35
650–699 677 41 342.00–380.00 $353.49 $2,393 —
700–745 722 28 325.00–347.50 $336.83 $2,432 —
751 751 3 322.00 $322.00 $2,418 +24.37
799 799 7 339.00 $339.00 $2,709 +41.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 500.00 $500.00 $1,425 +40.00
304–345 321 10 470.00–480.00 $474.87 $1,524 +49.30
360–395 379 14 430.00–480.00 $458.72 $1,739 +1.08
442 442 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,878 +20.14
450–490 475 13 385.00–445.00 $409.72 $1,946 +5.60
505–545 531 22 357.50–400.00 $377.69 $2,006 —
553–592 565 9 365.00–375.00 $370.51 $2,093 +10.60
617–645 622 19 356.00–363.00 $360.70 $2,244 —
666–696 683 19 315.50–348.50 $339.27 $2,317 —
708 708 11 320.00 $320.00 $2,266 +10.60
805 805 12 300.00 $300.00 $2,415 —
867 867 10 290.00 $290.00 $2,514 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,440 —
413–446 432 7 370.00–426.00 $403.05 $1,741 —
480 480 3 394.00 $394.00 $1,891 —
552–590 565 9 348.00–400.00 $381.89 $2,158 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 4 585.00 $585.00 $2,211 —
415–440 432 12 440.00–490.00 $465.20 $2,010 +33.63
450–473 462 6 430.00–465.00 $443.91 $2,051 +13.72
505–548 513 13 395.00–432.00 $418.54 $2,147 +6.32
570–580 575 4 360.00–380.00 $369.91 $2,127 +19.89
610 610 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,211 +24.50
673–675 674 5 323.00–345.00 $331.82 $2,236 +30.07
730 730 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,226 +34.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 9 360.00 $360.00 $2,070 —
620 620 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,046 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 5 358.00 $358.00 $1,976 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,658 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1420 1288 80-85% 9 161.50–172.50 $166.39 $2,143 +10.70
1230–1430 1305 80-85% 5 136.00–148.00 $145.08 $1,893 -2.44
1110–1550 1333 80-85% 50 148.00–163.00 $155.89 $2,078 +8.37
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1095 953 85-90% 3 79.00–112.00 $89.38 $852 -13.68
838–1130 1018 85-90% 21 119.00–133.00 $125.32 $1,276 +2.70
1030–1135 1083 85-90% 2 150.00–153.00 $151.43 $1,640 —
1005–1227 1131 85-90% 22 133.00–147.00 $140.77 $1,592 -2.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1535 1483 75-80% 2 166.00–169.00 $167.55 $2,485 —
1410–1655 1504 75-80% 6 153.00–159.00 $156.85 $2,359 +0.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1990 1765 8 130.00–182.00 $167.87 $2,963 —
1505–2520 2011 4 184.00–202.00 $194.10 $3,903 —
1900–2130 2030 4 199.00–212.50 $205.75 $4,177 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025–1108 1061 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 195.00–200.00 $197.76 $2,098

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1136–1190 1161 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 2,725.00–2,750.00 $2,738.35
1125–1415 1282 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 2,925.00–3,700.00 $3,106.08
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1420 1420 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,875.00 $2,875.00

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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.